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Washburn men's basketball coach Brett Ballard never spoke four truer words.
"Better late than never,'' Ballard said.
Sophomore Brady Christiansen hit the game-winning 3-pointer in Thursday's 66-64 Washburn MIAA win over Lincoln. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Freshman Jack Bachelor (center) celebrates Thursday's 66-64 MIAA win over Lincoln with his Washburn teammates. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
After trailing for virtually the entire night, the Ichabods pulled out a 66-64 home MIAA win over Lincoln on sophomore Brady Christiansen's game-winning 3-pointer from the top of the key.
"We ran that play like the last three plays of the game and it was just kind of read what the big guy did,'' Christiansen said. "He went with Bach (Jack Bachelor) on the drive and I popped out and tried to step up and make it and as soon as I released it, I knew it was going in. I really did.''
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Washburn University's women had plenty to play for in Thursday's home MIAA basketball contest against Lincoln in Lee Arena.
First of all, Lora Westling's Ichabods were trying to put a seven-game losing streak in the rearview mirror.
Washburn senior Aubree Dewey scored a game-high 19 points as the Ichabods snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 71-62 home MIAA win over Lincoln. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Sophomore Yibari Nwidadah scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds in Thursday's 71-62 Washburn win over Lincoln in Lee Arena. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
But WU was also trying to wipe away the bad taste left by a 13-point road loss on Jan. 13 to the Blue Tigers, who have posted just two MIAA wins on the season.
The Ichabods achieved both those objectives in a 71-62 Pink Out Night win while surpassing their win total from the entire 2022-2023 season.
"We had a lot to play for tonight, just getting our confidence back, getting a win, and avenging a loss, especially with an event like tonight,'' Westling said. "We have so many incredible women in the stands to play for and that show real courage and fight (against breast cancer).
"We told our players, 'You get to go out tonight and play. A lot of people are having a lot more to battle so enjoy yourself and I thought we did for most of the game.''
Washburn, which improved to 12-13 overall and 7-12 in the conference, got 19 points from senior point guard Aubree Dewey while sophomore YIbari Nwidadah added 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out with 2:50 remaining.
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The Kansas State High School Activities Association added a Class 4A-1A division for high school bowling this season and Hayden took full advantage of that change Wednesday at Gage Bowl, sweeping the team championships in the regional tournament while also garnering the boys individual title.
Hayden bowling coach Brian Hackett (left) and his Wildcats celebrate a strike during the Baker competition in Wednesday's Class 4A-1A regional tournament at Gage Bowl. Hayden swept the boys and girls team titles to qualify for state. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Wildcats won the girls and boys team championships to earn berths in next Wednesday's state tournament at Bowlero-Wichita while Hayden junior Chase Blaser shot a 603 three-game series to claim top individual honors in the boys division.
Hayden's boys put four bowlers in the top 11 places individually as the Wildcats won the team title by a 2,974-2,885 margin over Ottawa, with both of those teams earning team berths for state.
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Junior Amelia Ramsey registered a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds in Tuesday's 61-48 Centennial League road win at Manhattan.
Junior Amelia Ramsey scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Hayden's 61-48 Centennial League win at Manhattan Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
Hayden, No. 2-ranked in Class 3A, improved to 16-3 overll and wrapped up Centennial League play with a 7-3 record.
Wildcat junior Brylee Meier added 10 points in Tuesday's win while senior Avery Grunert scored eights points and senior Lauren Sandstrom, junior Norma Greco and sophomore Bella Reid all finished with seven points.
Hayden will close out its regular season on Thursday at Eudora.
Bulldawgs avenge loss with 57-50 Mid-East League win over Rock Creek
Rossville's boys closed out their regular season with a tight 57-50 Mid-East League win over Rock Creek, completing their regular season with a 14-6 overall record and an 8-2 mark in the league.
Tuesday's Rossville win avenged a 51-47 loss to Rock Creek earlier in the season.
Rossville jumped out to a 16-5 first-quarter advantage but Rock Creek answered with a 22-12 second quarter to pull within a point at the half (28-27).
Rossville led 43-38 at the start of the fourth quarter and outscored the Mustangs 14-12 over the final eight minutes to hold on for the win.
Junior Kameron Badura led the Bulldawgs with 14 points, followed by Mason Jones with 12 points, Tayson Horak with 11 and Cameron Miller with nine points.
Rossville girls cap 17-3 regular season
Rossville's girls finished off a 17-3 regular season with a 69-25 Mid-East League rout over Rock Creek Tuesday night.
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Washburn Rural's girls bowling team rode its balance to a Class 6A regional team championship Wednesday at West Ridge Lanes, punching its ticket to next Thursday's state tournament at Wichita.
Washburn Rural's girls bowling team poses for a picture after winning the team title in Wednesday's Class 6A regional tournament at West Ridge Lanes. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural's girls react to the announcement that they finished first in Wednesday's Class 6A regional bowling tournament. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Senior Claire Ireland paced the Junior Blues with a 595 three-game series to finish fifth individually while three other Rural bowlers posted top-15 finishes and Washburn Rural finished its day with a strong performance in the four Baker format games to take a 3,040-2,988 victory over Olathe Northwest and Mill Valley.
"They were pretty solid all the way through,'' Rural coach Jo Ricard said of her team. "We've had a good week of practice leading up to this and we knew that if the girls would just do their job, get their spares and hit their targets and those type of things, that we would be OK.
"We had some really good practice work with Baker this week as well and Baker was strong again and we know that can be a huge key piece for us.''
Washburn Rural senior Claire Ireland bowled a 595 series to finish fifth in Wednesday's Class 6A regional tournament at West Ridge Lanes. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Ireland got her day off to a strong start with a 247 game, the second-highest game of the day in the girls tournament. Then, after struggling to a second-game 156, bowled a solid 192 in her final game to pace the Junior Blues.
"I was a little frustrated in the middle but I think I just needed to hit my target and it wasn't happening, but my last game helped me out a little bit,'' Ireland said.
