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The Washburn University women's basketball team dropped its first game of the 2022 calendar year, taking a 69-50 loss at Missouri Southern Thursday night.
Washburn saw its four-game winning streak come to an end, with the Ichabods falling to 5-8 over-all and 3-4 in the MIAA, while Missouri Southern improved to 9-5 overall and 6-3 in the conference.
Washburn senior Hunter Bentley scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Thursday night in the Ichaabods' 69-50 MIAA loss at Missouri Southern. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Senior Hunter Bentley was a bright spot for the Ichabods, notching a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
With Thursday's performance Bentley moved into the No. 8 spot on Washburn's career scoring list.
The Washburn offense got off to a slow start, making just 3 of 15 shot attempts from the field while the Lions went on an 8-0 run in the final 5:07 of the first quarter to take a 15-6 lead.
Aubree Dewey ended the Ichabods' scoring drought with a pull-up jumper at the 8:34 mark in the second quarter and Macy Doebele followed that with a pair of free throws to pull within 15-10.
Missouri Southern responded with another scoring run, adding seven unanswered points in just over four minutes to extend its lead to 22-12.
Emma Chapman made a layup to score the final points of the opening half, but the Lions went into the halftime break with a 28-19 advantage.
Both teams were held scoreless in the third quarter until Washburn's Nuria Barrientos made a jumper at the 7:01 mark. Doebele made a jumper midway through the quarter to cut Washburn's deficit 33-26, but Missouri Southern ended the quarter on an 11-4 run to push its lead back to double-digits at 44-30.
Washburn had its best quarter of the game in the fourth, shooting 42 percent and scoring 20 points, but the Lions also recorded their best period and put up 25 points to maintain their double-digit lead for the rest of the contest.
The Ichabods ended the night shooting 30.6 from the floor while the Lions shot 42.9 percent.
Missouri Southern went nine for 26 from 3-point range and Washburn made four of 19 from deep, with Bentley making all four treys.
The Ichabods out-rebounded the Lions by a 43-38 margin and scored 12 points after 10 offensive boards. Washburn made all eight of its free throw attempts while Missouri Southern made just half, going 12-of-24 at the charity stripe.
Shae Sanchez added eight points and six rebounds for Washburn. Doebele had eight boards and made all four of her free throws.
Four Lions finished in double-figures, led by Lacy Stokes' 18 points. Stokes also contributed 7 assists, 5 steals and 5 rebounds.
The Ichabods will close out their road trip on Saturday afternoon at Pittsburg State.
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MANHATTAN (2-6, 2-5) at SEAMAN (5-2, 5-2)
Friday night's game between the Vikings and Indians has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. Seaman has not played since a 68-47 Centennial League win over Topeka High last Friday.
Senior Juan'Tario Roberts (23) scored a game-high 24 points as Highland Park improved to 8-0 with a 70-54 road romp past previously-unbeaten Junction City Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Elijah Brooks is coming off a 21-point performance in Topeka West's 71-57 win at Emporia on Tuesday. [File photo/TSN]
HIGHLAND PARK (8-0, 7-0) at TOPEKA WEST (6-1, 5-1)
Highland Park, No. 2-ranked in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, went on the road Tuesday night and handed Junction City its first loss of the season, 70-54, while No. 5-ranked Topeka West is coming off a 71-57 Centennial League road win at Emporia. Senior Juan'Tario led Highland Park with a game-high 24 points against Junction City while junior Ketraleus Aldridge added 18 points and junior Tre Richardson 10 points for the Scots. Senior Elijah Brooks scored a game-high 21 points for West against Emporia while junior Xavier Alexander added 18 points with five 3-pointers and senior Zander Putthoff added 17 points with three 3-pointers.
Hayden junior Joe Otting (33) had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds in last Friday's 70-54 loss to Topeka West. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
EMPORIA (0-8, 0-7) at HAYDEN (1-5, 1-5)
After having Tuesday's game against Topeka High postponed, Hayden is scheduled to be back in action in Friday's boys-only Centennial League game against the Spartans. The junior varsity game will start at 4:30 p.m., followed by the varsity contest at approximately 6 p.m. Emporia is coming off a 71-57 league loss to Topeka West on Tuesday. Parker Leeds and River Peters both scored 20 points for the Spartans against Topeka West. Hayden's most recent game was a 70-54 loss to Topeka West last Friday, with senior Trent Duffey scoring 23 points and junior Joe Otting adding 15 points and grabbing 13 rebounds.
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EMPORIA (6-2, 5-2) at HAYDEN (4-2, 4-2)
Friday night's game between the Wildcats and Spartans has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. Hayden has had two straight games postponed, with the Wildcats' Tuesday game against Topeka High also postponed.
MANHATTAN (3-5, 3-4) at SEAMAN (4-3, 4-3)
Friday night's game between the Vikings and Indians has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. Seaman has not played since a tough 43-38 Centennial League loss to unbeaten Topeka High last Friday.
Topeka West junior Jazmyn Ford scored s team-high 10 points in the Chargers' 55-26 loss at Emporia on Tuesday. [File photo/TSN]
HIGHLAND PARK (1-7, 0-7) at TOPEKA WEST (0-8, 0-7)
Highland Park is coming off a 43-41 Centennial League loss at Junction City on Tuesday while Topeka West dropped a 55-26 league decision at Emporia. Freshman Amelia Ramsey scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for Highland Park against Junction City while sophomore Victoria Reed added 11 points and freshman Mariah Parker-Brown had 10 points with three 3-pointers. Junior Jazmyn Ford led Topeka West with 10 points and sophomore Zoe Clark added seven in the Chargers' loss to Emporia.
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Topeka West's wrestling team earned USD 501 bragging rights Wednesday night, sweeping district rivals Topeka High and Highland Park in a triangular at High.
All three 501 schools were hampered by illness, with the Scots, Trojans and Chargers combining for 25 open spots -- 10 for Highland Park and eight apiece for eight for West and High).
Topeka West opened the triangular with a 48-24 victory in the first match over Topeka High, with 106-pounder Dillon Jay, 113-pounder Preston Gengler and 160-pounder Fox Cook all earning victories.
The Chargers followed their first-match victory with a 42-30 win over Highland Park. Topeka West collected 36 out of its 42 points as a result of Hi Park open spots weight classes. Cook was the West winner, recording a pin in 1 minute, 03 seconds.
The Scots earned three pins against Topeka West -- 170-pounder Tanner Lassiter, 182-pounder Adrian Burney and 285-pounder Morgan Dean.
In the battle for second place, Topeka High topped Highland Park on the Trojans' Senior Night, 36-21.
High’s 106-pounder Victor Mesa, 120-pounder Kasius Jamison, 170-pounder Jaxson Johnson and 220-pounder Andrew Perez posted wins to help boost the Trojans.
“They (seniors) mean a tremendous amount to us,'' Topeka High coach Tony Canacari said. "Andrew Perez does a great job leading us in the room. Jahmari (Pleasant) does the same thing. Azaryah, Lance, and everyone else is an awesome group. I hate losing them.
"I wish they had last season to wrestle as well, but things have been better for us this year.''
Highland Park 285-pounder Morgan Dean and Topeka High's Jahmari Pleasant do battle in Wednesday night's Topeka High wrestling triangular. Dean (left) posted a 3-0 win. [Photo by Isaac Deer/TSN]
In the 285-pound matchup, Highland Park’s Morgan Dean and High’s Pleasant went to three periods, with Dean taking a 3-0 win to go 2-0 on the night.
Despite the lack of numbers, Highland Park coach Freddy Maisberger was pleased just to be able to compete on Wednesday night.
“We have a lot of things to work on,'' Maisberger said. "I’m glad we had it (the match) even though we had a lot of people who were out, as far as sickness. We probably could’ve been closer, as far as some of the matches, but I’m just glad that we are wrestling.''
Canacari echoed Maisberger’s statements.
“I thought the kids went out there and wrestled hard,'' he said. "We got hit by COVID today pretty bad with the testing. We were open in a lot of weight classes. The kids that were here tonight competed hard.''
TOPEKA HIGH TRIANGULAR RESULTS
Topeka West 48, Topeka High 24; Topeka West def. Highland Park, 43-30; Topeka High def. Highland Park, 36-21.
GIRLS EXHIBITION MATCHES
With a large number of open spots, the girls competed in exhibition matches on Wednesday night.
Topeka West’s 120-pounder Aa’Zauviyah Majors and 155-pounder Dadriona Anderson were able to win by pin in both of their matches. Majors would win in 1:40 and Anderson won her match in 1:05.
Topeka High’s 109-pounder Neviah Martin won by decision while High’s 138-pounder Marilena Zuniga won in a16-second pin.
“I thought the girls we did have did a great job,'' Topeka High girls coach Roger Laubengayer-Mena said. "A lot of those matches were actually re-matches because we are 501, so we see them a lot. Someone like Marilena to go against (Highland Park) Ruby (Hernandez), who has been wrestling a long time was neat. Someone like Neviah (Martin) who is a first-year wrestler getting a pin felt good as well.''
The three 501 schools will all meet again on Saturday's Topeka High Invitational (9 a.m. start).
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Amaya Buchanan, Josh Hammons and their Washburn Rural teammates will be looking for higher scores as the 2022 high school bowling season moves forward.
But both Junior Blues junior standouts were certainly happy with the way things started in Wednesday's Topeka High quadrangular at Gage Bowl.
Buchanan won the girls individual title with a 638 three-game series as the Junior Blues won the team championship by a 2,158-2,145 margin over Junction City while Hammons was the boys champ with a 675 series while Rural won the team championship by a 2,598-2,449 margin over host Topeka High.
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Buchanan and Hammons agreed that it was great to get the season off and running.
"I honestly felt really good,'' Buchanan said. "Everyone had a great attitude and it was really fun. We were all there supporting each other and it was the best time I've had in a long time.''
Hammons agreed that Wednesday was a big day for the Junior Blues.
"I think there was definitely some pressure on the field, but we had our buddies around and we were cheering each other on and keeping each other's heads high and we just went out and executed today,'' Hammons said.
Both Rural standouts said they thought their series Wednesday were a good starting point for the year.
"I'm feeling pretty good,'' Hammons said. "I set a good average for the start of the season. I think our team's coming out really hot and I think this shows that we're a big name to beat.''
Buchanan agreed.
"It was a good starting point,'' she said. "I feel like I could have done a little bit better, but for the first one I've had in a long time because I had not bowled in a hot minute, it was really good.''
Rural's Matt Hartter finished fourth in the boys standings with a 635 series while Logan Glinka placed fifth with a 625 series.
Buchanan's Rural teammate, Kaitlyn Doyal, placed second individually with a 558 series in the girls standings.
Washburn Rural bowling coach Jo Ricard (center) talks with her team after the Junior Blues swept the team and individual titles in Wednesday's Topeka High bowling quadrangular. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Overall, Washburn Rural coach Jo Ricard said she thought Wednesday was a good jumping off point for the Junior Blues.
"You just want to get a good start with things,'' Ricard said. "We saw some things and we'll see some things the next two days when we're in Lawrence before we go back and get some practice next week.
"We always say we don't want our best game in the beginning, we want the best in the end. This is our starting point and let's build and go from there.''
Shawnee Heights' Aiden VanMetre rolled a 637 series to place third in the boys standings while Topeka High's Gabbi McCarthy took third with a 544 series and Shawnee Heights' Karli Gilliland was fifth with a 522 in the girls division.
TOPEKA HIGH QUADRANGULAR
BOYS
Team scores
Washburn Rural 2,598, Topeka High 2,449, Shawnee Heights 2,440, Junction City 2,352.
Individual results
1. Josh Hammons, Washburn Rural, 675; 2. Lindsay, Junction City, 671; 3. Aiden VanMetre, Shawnee Heights, 637; 4. Matt Hartter, Washburn Rural, 635; 5. Logan Glinka, Washburn Rural, 625.
GIRLS
Team scores
Washburn Rural 2,158, Junction City 2,145, Shawnee Heights 1,937, Topeka High 1,885.
Individual results
1. Amaya Buchanan, Washburn Rural, 638; 2. Kaitlyn Doyal, Washburn Rural, 558; 3. Gabbi McCarthy, Topeka High, 544; 4. Swango, Junction City, 543; 5. Karli Gilliland, Shawnee Heights, 522.
