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The Washburn Ichabods men's basketball team will finish off a two-game road trip at Lincoln on Saturday afternoon in Jefferson City, Mo., hoping to bounce back after having a four-game winning streak snapped at Central Missouri Wednesday in an 82-71 MIAA loss.
Washburn is 9-5 overall and 5-3 in the MIAA, while the Blue Tigers (10-4, 5-3) are coming off a 71-63 home win over Emporia State.
Sophomore Sam Ungashick is Washburn's leading scorer at 15.1 points per game entering Saturday's game at Lincoln. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn leads the all-time series 33-6 over the Blue Tigers, but has lost the last two in the series with both games coming during the 2022-23 season.
Sophomore Sam Ungashick leads the Ichabods with a 15.1 scoring average while also averaging 3.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals. He also leads the team with 21 steals and it ranked sixth in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage, hitting 32 of 65 attempts.
Junior Andrew Orr is scoring 13.4 points per game this season while going 41 of 44 from the free throw line, which ranks 13th in the nation in percentage at 93.2. Orr is shooting 55 percent from the field, hitting 73 of 132 attempts
Freshman Jack Bachelor is scoring 12.5 points per game and leads WU with 46 assists. Bachelor has reached double figures in seven straight games and is 9 of 16 from 3-point range in the last four games and is averaging 17 points in his last three contests.
Sophomore Brady Christiansen is averaging 8.2 points with a team-high 7.4 rebounds per game.
The Ichabods are fourth in the nation in 3-point shooting at 42.1 percent, hitting 120 of 285 attempts. Washburn is second in the MIAA in 3-pointers made per game at 8.6 per contest
The Ichabods are first in the MIAA in scoring averaging (81.3 points per game) and ranked eighth in scoring defense (71.0).
Washburn's 48.4 field goal percentage is third in the MIAA and 37th in the nation.
Washburn is plus 7.8 in rebounding margin this season which leads the MIAA and ranks ninth nationally. The Ichabods are also leading the MIAA in total rebounds at 38.9 per game.
DJ Richardson is scoring 16.9 points per game, scoring a season-high 29 points against Emporia State.
Franck Yetna, is scoring 13.0 points per contest and Elijah Farr is averaging 12.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game for the Blue Tigers.
Washburn will return to Lee Arena next Wednesday, hosting Missouri Southern.
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Washburn University women's basketball finishes its quick two-game trip to the Show Me State at 1 p.m. on Saturday against Lincoln.
Washburn is coming off an 84-71 road loss to No. 17 Central Missouri on Wednesday and is now 10-4 overall and 5-3 in the MIAA.
Senior Aubree Dewey (3) averages 15.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists for Washburn. [File photo/TSN]
Lincoln is 5-9 overall to start the season and 1-7 in the MIAA after falling to Emporia State 68-62 at home on Thursday.
Senior Aubree Dewey leads the Ichabods with a 15.1 scoring average on 45-percent shooting from the floor.
Dewey dishes out a team-high 5.5 assists per game and pulls down 5.6 rebounds per game from the point guard position, second most on the team. She leads the team playing 32.7 per game and averages 1.7 steals.
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Rossville freshman Nora Burdiek and sophomore Jack Donovan have been selected by the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency as the Rising Stars of the Week.
The Dan Key Agency will recognize top Shawnee County underclassmen throughout the bulk of the 2023-2024 school year.
Here’s a brief look at the accomplishments of Burdiek and Donovan over the past week:
Rossville freshman basketball standout Nora Burdiek (22) has been named the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency girls Rising Star of the Week. [File photo/TSN]
NORA BURDIEK, Rossville
A 5-foot-10 freshman, Burdiek has made an immediate impact for Rossville, which is ranked No. 4 in Class 3A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association.
Burdiek is coming off a pair of double-figure performances for the Bulldawgs to open 2024 as Rossville improved to 7-1 on the season.
Burdiek scored 10 points in last Friday's 40-33 Mid-East League victory over Riley County and scored 17 points in Thursday's 66-41 non-league win over previously-undefeated Valley Heights.
Rossville sophomore Jack Donovan is the Dan Key Farmers Insurance Agency boys Rising Star of the Week after helping the Bulldawgs post a pair of wins to open 2024. [File photo/TSN]
JACK DONOVAN, Rossville
Donovan, a 5-foot-11 sophomore, has helped lead Rossville to a pair of victories to open the 2024 portion of its boys basketball season.
Donovan has scored a total of 33 point in his past two games as the Bulldawgs evened their record at 4-4 on the season.
Donovan scored 13 points in last Friday's 60-57 come-from-behind Mid-East League victory over Riley County and scored 20 points with four 3-pointers in Rossville's 75-43 non-league win over Valley Heights Thursday night.
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Judy Dyer's doctor would have preferred that his patient, still recovering from a recent accident, hadn't made the trip to Topeka for Thursday's induction of the inaugural class into the Topeka High Sports Hall of Honor.
Former track and field star July Dyer, a 1968 Olympian, speaks during Thursday's induction of the inaugural class into Topeka High's Hall of Honor. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
That wasn't an option for the 1968 United States track and field Olympian.
"My doctor didn't want me to come, but I wouldn't miss this,'' Dyer said. "This is awesome and I just want to say thank you to everybody. I am so happy because I finally got into the Topeka High School Hall of Fame.''
The Topeka High student cafeteria was packed for Thursday's Topeka High Sports Hall of Honor induction ceremony. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Dyer, also a member of the Texas Southern Sports Hall of Fame, Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame, Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame and Topeka Shawnee County Sports Hall of Fame, was part of a star-studded group of inductees that drew a packed house for Thursday's induction ceremonies in the Topeka High student cafeteria.
The inductees will also be recognized during halftime of Friday's home boys basketball game between the Trojans and Hayden. A permanent Hall of Honor display will be placed in the West Hall, adjacent to the THS main gym.
Former Topeka High and Kansas State track and field star JaNelle (Wright) Casson was inducted Thursday as a charter member in Topeka High's Sports Hall of Honor. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Also inducted Thursday were former star athletes Fred Slaughter, Preston Carrington (Syed Mutfi), JaNelle (Wright) Casson, Ruth Fairbank, Mike Torrez, Steve Tilford and Chris Barnes, women's sports pioneer Janet (Steck) Nuzman, legendary coaches Dean Smith, Willie Nicklin and Larry Reid and the 1973 state championship boys basketball team, the 1981 state championship girls basketball team and the Topeka Ramblers.
"Walking in the doors of this building with my own family was not only humbling, but exciting,'' Casson said. "I am so humbled to be part of this prestigious group.''
Topeka High Hall of Honor capsules:
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The Highland Park Scots, ranked No. 3 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, dominated from start to finish Thursday night on the way to an 111-43 Meadowlark Conference victory over Kansas City-Sumner at Highland Park.
Highland Park junior Ja'Corey Robinson slams down a dunk in Thursday's 111-43 Meadowlark Conference rout over KC-Sumner. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Highland Park junior Mikey Williams scored 20 points Thursday night as the Scots rolled to an 111-43 Meadowlark Conference win. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Scots finally played their first game of 2024 and their first game since Dec. 15th on Thursday.
“Break was amazing, that’s the time where there is no school, no anything just basketball, and that’s exactly what we did,'' Highland Park coach Michael Williams said. "I use the pockets in the season to teach and try to grow my team.
"The tricky thing about our schedule so far is that we have had a lot of practice and no games. There’s an idea going around of the competition we are playing and I think when that comes up people discredit what we're doing behind the scenes. Your games are one aspect and phase of it but not the only phase, so we utilize practice to the most to keep improving.”
