Finnesy's 253 career tackles rank 15th on the NCAA D-II active chart and he is 15th on the D-II active solo tackles chart with 158 and 15th on the Ichabod career tackles chart.
Senior Jake Zeller is fifth on the NCAA D-II active punting average chart at 42.2 and he is seventh in total punt yards (7,047). Zeller is second in the MIAA and ninth in the national rankings in punting average at 43.5. Zeller is second on the Ichabod all-time punting average chart at 42.2 and ninth in total yards at 7,047.
Player of the Year Camden Granado leads 21 city players to receive All-UKC soccer recognition
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Senior Player of the Year Camden Granado of conference champion Shawnee Heights led the way as 21 city soccer players earned All-United Kansas Conference recognition, including 11 first-team picks.
Senior Camden Granado, who helped lead Shawnee Heights to the United Kansas Conference championship, has been named the UKC player of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Granado, the leading goal-scorer in Shawnee Heights history, was joined on the first team by Heights junior goalkeeper Alan Arteaga, senior defender Jason Slay and junior midfielder Mason Haas while T-Bird coach Nic Simons was named the UKC coach of the year.
Topeka West put six players on the first team -- junior defender Kameron Ortiz, sophomore defender Makaly Martinez, senior midfielder Giancarlo Valenzuela, sophomore midfielder Valentin Del Real, junior forward Diego Gonzalez-Talavera and senior forward JP Ayella --while Seaman is represented by senior forward Rylan Harris.
Shawnee Heights put senior defender Jack Hall, senior defender Thomas Aragon, senior midfielder Juan Garcia and senior forward Jose Curvelo-Montenegro on the All-UKC second team along with Topeka West senior goalkeeper Gage Kindred Noragon, Seaman senior defender Owen Stewart and Viking senior forward Cody Quy.
Seaman seniors Kaelon Taylor and Jack Walker and Topeka West junior D'Ante Smith-Dilone received honorable mention.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE SOCCER
No. 2 Washburn men's basketball on the road for back-to-back tests in Central Regional Challenge
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
After an impressive start to the 2025-2026 season with a pair of double-digit wins in Florida, No. 2-ranked Washburn University men's basketball will end a layoff of nearly two weeks when it plays back-to-back games in the Central Regional Challenge Friday and Saturday at Pittsburg State.
Sophomore Dillon Claussen is averaging 22.5 points and 12.5 rebounds through Washburn's first two games entering this weekend's Central Regional Challenge in Pittsburg. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods will face Minnesota State-Moorhead at 7 p.m. Friday before taking on Winona State at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
Both WU foes advanced to the NCAA Central Regional Tournament last season, with the Ichabods taking a 93-65 win over the Dragons in the NCAA Central Regional Championship in Lee Arena to advance to the NCAA Elite Eight.
"Going 2-0 was definitely the goal,'' said Washburn 6-foot-8 sophomore standout Dillon Claussen. "We wanted to come back 2-0 and against Dallas Baptist we got down early, but our coaches preach that it's a 40-minute fight, so we stayed with it and got the job done.
"Augusta was a litle short-handed, but DB is definitely a super good team and to be able to beat them like that is big.''
Washburn coach Brett Ballard also felt that the Florida trip was a solid showing for the Ichabods.
"Augusta was great because we got out to a great start and then didn't let our foot off the gas and got to play a lot of guys, so that was awesome,'' Ballard said. "And then Dallas Baptist, although you don't want to dig yourself a hole, it was a really good opportunity for us to see how we were going to react to that with a new team.
"I thought we didn't really ever flinch and loved how we had some guys off the bench come in and help us and then how we just responded to that challenge and rose to the moment. It's early, but I think that's a really positive sign for this team.''
In Washburn's win over Augusta Ichabod junior newcomer Jeremiah Jones had eight steals and he followed that performance with seven steals against Dallas Baptist, setting a Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic record.Following the conclusion of the Hall of Fame Classic, Claussen, Jones and junior Jack Bachelor were named to the 10-person all-classic team.
Junior Jack Bachelor is averaging 20 points with eight 3-pointers and 13 assists for 2-0 and No. 2-ranked Washburn. [File photo/TSN]
