WU senior Andrew Orr & teammates celebrate their NCAA D-II Central Region championship.

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Seaman coach Matt Tinsley name UKC girls' basketball Coach of the Year.

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Washburn Rural senior Amare Jones named Centennial League Boys' Player of the Year.

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Rossville junior Rylee Dick named to All-Big East First Team.

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WU Coach Brett Ballard’s jubilation as the Ichabod’s won the NCAA D-II Central Regional championship.

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Junior Kailyn Hanni, Silver Lake, named to All-Big East First Team.

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TAYSON HORAK, Rossville

A senior quarterback, Horak scored three touchdowns as Rossville's football team advanced to the Class 1A state quarterfinals with a 42-0 win over McLouth Friday night. Horak scored on runs of 3, 55 and 28 yards as the Bulldawgs improved to 7-3 on the season with their seventh straight victory.

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MAX HUSTON, Seaman

Huston, a senior quarterback, had a hand in five touchdowns Friday night as 8-2 Seaman advanced to the Class 5A football quarterfinals with a 43-16 home win over Valley Center. Huston rushed for 117 yards on 14 carries against the Hornets, scoring touchdowns on runs of 1, 51, 4 and 8 yards and completed 16 of 25 passes for 272 yards, including a 39-yard TD pass. 

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ANDREW ORR, Washburn University

A senior frontliner, Orr scored a total of 40 points as Washburn men's basketball opened the season with a pair of double-digit wins. Orr scored 21 points (9 of 11 shooting from the field) in the Ichabods' 89-71 win over Sioux Falls on Friday and scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds on Saturday as WU knocked off defending Division II national champion Minnesota State, 85-68. 

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TRE RICHARDSON, Washburn University

A sophomore receiver, the former Highland Park multi-sport star caught eight passes for 193 yards and carried the ball five times for 35 yards in Saturday's 28-27 home football loss to No. 8-ranked Central Oklahoma. Richardson caught 80 and 48-yard touchdown passes and also had a long touchdown run called back by a penalty. Richardson has caught a team-high 47 passes for 931 yards and 10 TDs.

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JENSEN SCHRICKEL, Hayden

A senior receiver, Schrickel scored three touchdowns in Friday's 49-0 Class 4A second-round home playoff victory over Girard, with the 9-1 Wildcats advancing to the state quarterfinals. Schrickel carried the ball eight times for 108 yards and caught four passes for 66 yards. Schrickel scored on runs of 17 and 52 yards and caught a 9-yard TD pass. 

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SAM VAN DYNE, Washburn University

Van Dyne, a sophomore quarterback, completed 26 of 43 passes for 406 yards and four touchdowns in Saturday's 28-27 Ichabod football loss to No. 8-ranked Central Oklahoma at Yager Stadium. Van Dyne threw for 80 and 48-yard TDs to Tre Richardson, 15 yards to Maury Sullivan and 3 yards to Conner Searcy and has now thrown for 1,195 yards and 12 TDs in just six games.

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