By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Jack Bachelor
JACK BACHELOR, Washburn University
A junior guard, Bachelor was named the MIAA Player of the Week after averaging 19.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds as No. 1-ranked Ichabod men's basketball went 2-0 with victories over two top-five teams. The former Washburn Rural star went 8 of 13 from 3-point range and 9 of 10 from the free thow line as WU improved to 13-0, scoring 20 points against Lubbock Christian and 19 against West Texas A&M. Bachelor's first basket of the game against West Texas A&M pushed him over the career 1,000-point mark and he now has 1,017 career points.
Madi Blanco
MADI BLANCO, Washburn Rural
Blanco, a senior, won the 140-pound championship in Saturday's 35-school Ladycat Classic wrestling tournament, improving to 13-1 on the season as Washburn Rural captured the team title by a 184.5-147 margin over host Basehor-Linwood. Blanco battled back from a 7-2 deficit in the championship match to record a second-period pin.
Kailyn Hanni
KAILYN HANNI, Silver Lake
Hanni, who eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career, was named the Most Valuable Player in the Flurry In Flush girls basketball tournament at Rock Creek after Silver Lake clinched the tournament championship with a 72-44 win over Eudora on Saturday. Hanni helped the Eagles go 4-0 on the week, including a 69-53 regular-season win over Rossville, a 56-38 win over Hesston, a 62-41 win over Hays and Saturday's win over Eudora.
Olive Jones
OLIVE JONES, Shawnee Heights
Jones, a sophomore girls wrestling standout, captured the 135-pound championship in Saturday's 35-school Ladycat Classic at Basehor-Linwood. Jones, who led the T-Birds to an 11th-place team finish, improved to 13-1 on the season, including a second-period pin at the 3:46 mark in the tournament final.
Britany Kogbara
BRITANY KOGBARA, Washburn University
A junior Washburn University women's basketball player, Kogbara scored 38 points in three Ichabod wins on the week as WU posted three straight double-digit victories to improve to 9-3 on the season. Kogbara scored 18 points with five rebounds in her first Washburn start, a 68-52 win over Truman State, and scored 6 points with 5 rebounds in a 59-42 win over Western Colorado and had 14 points with six rebounds in a 78-49 victory over Cameron.
Lacey Middleton
LACEY MIDDLETON, Washburn Rural
Middleston, a senior, won the 125-pound championship in Saturday's 35-school Ladycat Classic wrestling tournament, improving to 14-2 on the season as Washburn Rural captured the team title by a 184.5-147 margin over host Basehor-Linwood. Middleton won the title with a 4-1 decision in the championship match.
