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Emporia State senior Hannah Woolery, a Cair Paravel Latin product, and Hornet teammate Mackenzie Dimarco have received first-team All-America soccer honors from the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) as selected by the College Sports Communicators.
Cair Paravel Latin graduate Hannah Woolery, a senior soccer standout for Emporia State, has received first-team All-America honors. [Photo courtesy of Emporia State Athletics]
Woolery also earned first-team All-MIAA honors this season after ranking fourth in the MIAA in goals, third in shots on goal, fourth in points and sixth in assists.
Woolery holds the Emporia State career record with 21 assists. She also ranks second in shots on goal while ranking third in both career goals and career points.
Off the pitch, Woolery was named CSC Academic All-District with a 3.90 GPA in English.
Dimarco, also a senior, was unanimously named first-team All-MIAA at forward after leading the MIAA in goals, shots, shots on goal and points while ranking second in game-winning goals.
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Nine Silver Lake and Rossville players have earned first-team berths on the All-Mid-East League football team, with the 6-3 Eagles putting five players and the 5-5 Bulldawgs four players on the first team.
Silver Lake juniors Tanner Martin (left) and Eli Barnes (24) have been named to the All-Mid-League football first team at specialist and receiver. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
![Silver Lake senior Troy Heiman (11) received All-Mid-East League first-team honors at receiver. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]](/images/2024/08/TroyHeiman1.jpg)
Silver Lake senior Troy Heiman (11) received All-Mid-East League first-team honors at receiver. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Eagles are represented on the first-team offense by juniors Tanner Martin (specialist) and Eli Barnes (receiver) and seniors Kaden Walker (line) and Troy Heiman (receiver) while senior Chase Root (linebacker) was named to the first-team defense.
Rossville senior back Braiden Hensley (2) earned first-team All-Mid-East League football honors. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Rossville senior Kade Perine (22) earned All-Mid-East League first-team honors at defensive back. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Bulldawgs put seniors Jacob Carver (line) and Braiden Hensley (back) on the first-team offense and senior Kade Perine (back) and junior Barrett Lietz (line) on the first-team defense.
Rossville and Silver Lake combined for eight players who received honorable mention.
ALL-MID-EAST LEAGUE FOOTBALL
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Washburn University men's basketball closed the second half on a 5-2 run to force overtime, but the Ichabods were whistled for a season-high 32 fouls, including the game-deciding call with nine seconds remaining in OT, falling 81-78 in their MIAA opener at Northeastern State on Monday night in Tahlequah, Okla.
Washburn sophomore Andrew Orr scored a career-high 24 points in Monday night's 81-78 overtime loss at Northeastern State. [File photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
In the extra period NSU drew first blood, scoring on a layup by Obi Agu with 3:40 to play The RiverHawks hit a jumper with 2:45 to go to take a 76-72 lead before WU sophomore Andrew Orr, who had a monster night for the Ichabods, scored off an offensive rebound with 2:12 left.
NSU hit two of three free throws after a foul on a 3-point attempt by Damon Bailey as the RiverHawks pushed the lead to 78-74, but Orr hit a pair of free throws as Washburn pulled with two at 78-76 with 1:24 to go.
NSU came up empty on its next possession and Orr scored again with 37 seconds to go, tying the score at 78.
In overtime NSU's Christian Cook was fouled on a 3-point attempt with two seconds left on the shot clock and nine on the game clock and hit all three charities tp put the RiverHawk up by the final margin.
Washburn's potential game-tying 3-pointer was off the target and the Ichabods fell to the RiverHawks for the third game in a row.
The 32 fouls by the Ichabods were the most by a Washburn squad since being called for 30 at Central Oklahoma on Dec. 9, 2021. Three of Washburn's starters fouled out in the game while Orr finished with four.
Orr led the Ichabods with a career-high 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting from the field and 6 of 7 from the free throw line.
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Seven Shawnee County basketball teams have earned spots in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association's preseason state rankings, released Tuesday.
Washburn Rural, Topeka High, Seaman and Silver Lake are ranked on the girls side while Highland Park, Topeka West and Hayden earned spots in the boys rankings.
Senior Brooklyn DeLeye is a top returner for Washburn Rural, which is top-ranked in the Class 6A KWCA girls preseason rankings after winning the state title last season. [File photo/TSN]
Zoe Canfield, a University of Kansas commit, helped lead Washburn Rural to the Class 6A girls state title last season. [File photo/TSN]
Defending Class 6A state champion Washburn Rural begins the season top-ranked in the 6A girls state rankings while Topeka High is ranked No. 8 after advancing to state the past four seasons.
Seaman is ranked No. 9 in the 5A girls rankings while Silver Lake is No. 2 in 3A after finishing third at state last season.
Senior Bo Aldridge (1) returns for Highland Park, which begins the 2022-2023 season third-ranked in Class 5A in the KWCA preseason rankings. [File photo/TSN]
Senior Joe Otting returns for Hayden, No. 3-ranked in Class 4A, which is coming off a fourth-place state finish last season. [File photo/TSN]
Highland Park is ranked No. 3 in the 5A boys rankings while Topeka West is ranked ninth. Both the Scots and Chargers advanced to the 5A state tournament a year ago.
Hayden is ranked third in 4A after posting a fourth-place state finish last season..
KANSAS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION PRESEASON STATE RANKINGS
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Most of the names are probably already familiar to anyone who follows local sports, but a long and growing list of athletes who call Topeka/Shawnee County home have made a big impact at the college and/or professional level.
Here's a look at just some of the stars who continue to make their hometown proud:
Carly Bachelor
CARLY BACHELOR, Washburn Rural/Creighton -- Bachelor earned All-State recognition in basketball, volleyball and soccer at Washburn Rural, leading the Junior Blues to the Class 6A state basketball title and a runner-up state finish in soccer in her senior year (2019). A 6-foot guard/forward, Bachelor has gone on to carve out a successful basketball career for Creighton, which advanced to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2021-2022 and is 6-0 this season. Bachelor is currently averaging 8.5 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting 49 percent from the field and playing 27.5 minutes per game.
Corey Ballentine
COREY BALLENTINE, Shawnee Heights/Washburn/Green Bay Packers -- A 5-11, 199-pound cornerback, the former Shawnee Heights and Washburn star was promoted from the Packers' practice squad to the active roster on Nov. 12 and has played in three games, recording two tackles and forcing a fumble. The fourth-year pro has played in 35 career regular-season games for the Giants, Jets, Lions and Packers, recording 48 tackles, including 38 solo stops.
Elijah Brooks
ELIJAH BROOKS, Topeka West/North Dakota
A 6-4 freshman guard, Brooks was named Mr. Kansas Basketball as a senior at Topeka West, helping lead the Chargers to a second straight 5A state tournament berth and finishing his career as the Chargers' single-season and career scoring leader. Brooks has missed four games with injury/sickness but has started all four games that he's been available, averaging 6.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game. Brooks has helped the Fighting Hawks open the season 5-3 and North Dakota is only one win away from equaling last year's victory total in a 6-25 season.
DeShawn Hanika
DeSHAWN HANIKA, Hayden/Iowa State -- A 6-6, 238-pound junior tight end, Hanika played in all 12 games for 4-8 Iowa State this fall, catching 17 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns. Hanika, who helped Hayden win a state championship in basketball, caught three passes for 49 yards and a touchdown in the Cyclones' final game of the regular season against TCU, which will play Kansas State for the Big 12 championship on Saturday.
