Tuesday/Wednesday HS roundup: Scots' Jones registers quadruple-double
on By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Highland Park senior girls basketball standout Koralee Jones registered a quadruple-double in Tuesday's 68-10 home Meadowlark Conference victory over Kansas City-Sumner.
Highland Park senior Koralee Jones registered a quadruple-double in Tuesday's 68-10 Meadowlark Conference win over Kansas City-Sumner. [File photo/TSN]
Jones scored 22 points with 13 rebounds, 10 steals and 10 assists as Highland Park improved to 3-5 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
Highland Park officials said that they have been told that based on available records and news reports there are no verified instances of a previous Kansas high school girls player officially recording a quadruple-double although there have been several near-misses.
The Scots will be back in action Thursday, playing a non-league game at Shawnee Heights before hosting KC-Harmon on Friday in a Meadowlark Conference contest.
Hayden star junior bowler Kelton Meier opened his 2026 season on Tuesday with a 785 series, including a 300 game. [Photo by Scott Paske/KSHSAA Covered]
Hayden's Meier bowls perfect 300 game
Hayden junior Kelton Meier, who helped the Wildcats win a Class 4A-1A state bowling championship to end the 2025 season, opened '26 with a spectacular performance on Tuesday in the Hayden quadrangular at Gage Bowl, rolling a 785 series, including a perfect 300 game in his final game of the day.
Meier opened his series with a 227 and rolled a 258 in the second game before achieving perfection in the third game.
Andrew Lee added a 611 series, Reece Renyer a 585, Ashton Litke a 562 and Jason Ahlstedt a 530 as Hayden claimed the team crown over Centennial League foe Manhattan.
Hayden's girls finished second to Manhattan, with Emily Peterson leading the Wildcats with 457 series.
Manhattan's Cortlynn Millington won the girls individual title with a 720 series, including a 279 game.
Sabres top Highland Park boys
Kansas City-Sumner's boys improved to 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the Meadowlark Conference with a 73-52 Tuesday night road win at Highland Park.
The Scots fell to 2-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference.
Highland Park will play a non-league game at Shawnee Heights on Thursday before hosting KC-Harmon in a Meadowlark contest on Friday.
Seaman girls fall to De Soto in UKC tilt
Coming off a 23-point United Kansas Conference win at Topeka West a night earlier, the No. 10-ranked (Class 5A) Seaman girls dropped a 52-38 home UKC decision to De Soto on Wednesday.
The Vikings trailed the Wildcats 15-7 at the end of the opening quarter and 26-17 at the half.
Seaman got back in the hunt with a 17-13 third quarter but the Wildcats closed with a 13-3 fourth stanza, pulling away at the free throw line.
Senior Maddie Gragg led the Vikings (6-3 overall, 6-2 UKC) with nine points while sophomore Claire Puvogel added eight points and Cara Beaton, Lydia Dreher and Brynn Spencer seven points apiece.
Maddie Leis led De Soto with 20 points.
Seaman will be back at home Friday to host UKC foe Leavenworth.
Lion boys protect Flint Hills lead with win over Osage City
Cair Paravel boys basketball improved to 7-2 overall and a perfect 5-0 in the Flint Hills League with a 51-40 home win over Osage City Tuesday night.
The Lions jumped out to a 13-8 first-quarter lead and led 27-15 at the half.
Osage City used an 18-7 third quarter to get within a point before the Lions closed things out with a 17-7 fourth quarter.
"Huge league win against an extremely talented and well-coached Osage City team,'' CPLS coach Chip Kueffer said in a text.
Senior Lucas Marichal led Cair Paravel with 16 points while Chase Hastert added 13 points and Blaine Durbin 11.
No. 1-ranked Washburn men put 16-0 record on the line in ESU rematch
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
No. 1 nationally-ranked Washburn University men's basketball will put its perfect 16-0 record on the line Thursday in a 7:30 p.m. MIAA road game against Emporia State in White Auditorium.
Sophomore Dillon Claussen leads 16-0 Washburn with 16.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game entering Thursday's MIAA game at Emporia State. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Ichabods, 6-0 in the MIAA, will be facing the Hornets for the second time in 12 days after taking a 91-66 win over Emporia State on Jan. 3 in Lee Arena.
Washburn is one of four remaining undefeated teams in Division II after topping Northwest Missouri 76-53 last Saturday.
The Hornets are 5-10 this season and 1-5 in the MIAA after recording an 82-79 win over Nebraska-Kearney last Saturday.
The Hornets are 3-3 in home games this season.
Washburn leads NCAA Division II in scoring margin at plus 27.6 points per game and is third in field goal percentage at 51.8 percent and second in rebound margin at plus 12.6.
Washburn has not been out-rebounded in a game and has only been tied twice (Lubbock Christian and Emporia State).
WU junior Jeremiah Jones leads the nation in total steals and is third in steals per game at 3.31.
Sophomore Dillon Claussen is sixth in the nation in field goal percentage at 66.4 while junior Jack Bachelor is fourth in the nation in assist to turnover ratio at 3.39 to 1.
Claussen recorded his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds at Northwest Missouri while senior Bryson Smith led the Ichabods with 16 points against the Bearcats.
In the earlier game against Emporia State Jones paced Washburn with a career-high 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, with four assists and four steals. Claussen finished with 16 points, four steals and three blocks and Bachelor scored 16 points with four 3-pointers, nine assists and one turnover. Senior Brady Christiansen led the ichabods with eight rebounds.
TopSports.news' city boys bowlers to watch in 2026
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
TREY DONATH, Shawnee Heights -- A junior two-time first-team All-City pick, Donath helped Shawnee Heights win its first-ever boys Class 5A team bowling championship in 2024 and helped the T-Birds return to state last season. Donath rolled a 614 series at the 2025 state meet to finish 28th as Heights finished fifth as a team. Donath shot a 542 series in regional competition as Heights advanced to state with a third-place team finish. Donath shot a 603 series in the city tournament as Shawnee Heights finished second as a team.
ANDREW FAUROT, Washburn Rural -- Faurot, a junior, was a second-team All-City selection in 2025 after helping Washburn Rural post a fifth-place team finish in Class 6A and capture city and regional team championships. Faurot shot a 587 in the state tournament after finishing third in 6A regional competition with a 679 series.
Dylan Hunt, Seaman [File photo/TSN]
DYLAN HUNT, Seaman -- A junior, Hunt was a second-team All-City pick last season. Hunt finished fifth in the United Kansas Conference tournament with a 663 three-game series and he posted a sixth-place finish in the city championships with a 649 series before rolling a 618 series in Class 5A regional competition.
Kelton Meier, Hayden [Photo by Scott Paske/KSHSAA Covered]
KELTON MEIER, Hayden -- Meier, a junior, helped Hayden capture its first-ever state bowling championship, rolling a 604 three-game series to finish 21st as the Wildcats won the title by 95 pins. Meier shot a 633 series in 4A-1A regional competition to finish sixth as Hayden won the regional title by 213 pins. Meier captured the Centennial League individual title with a 675 series as the Wildcats finished second as a team. A first-team All-City pick, Meier finished ninth in the city meet with a 632 series. Meier averaged 213 with a high series of 706 last season and opened the 2026 season on Tuesday in Hayden's quadrangular with a 785 series, capped by a perfect 300 game in his third game.
Henry Schattilly, Shawnee Heights [Photo by Scott Paske/KSHSAA Covered]
HENRY SCHATTILLY, Shawnee Heights -- After helping Shawnee Heights win its first-ever boys Class 5A team bowling championship in 2024, Schattilly, a senior, helped the T-Birds return to state this past season. Schattilly shot a 579 series at state as Heights finished fifth in the team race. Schattilly rolled a 672 series at regionals to place sixth and lead the T-Birds to a third-place team finish. Schattilly posted an 11th-place finish in the United Kansas Conference tournament with a 625 series as the T-Birds finished second as a team. Schattilly placed third individually in the city tournament with a 658 series for runnerup Shawnee Heights. A first-team All-City selection, Schattilly averaged 212 last season with a high series of 693 and a perfect 300 game.
