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The No. 23 nationally-ranked Washburn University soccer team returns to Yager Stadium this weekend, hosting Missouri Southern at 6 p.m. on Friday and No. 8-ranked Central Missouri at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Washburn is 10-1-1 in the 2023 season, needing just one victory to equal its 2022 win total in an 11-6-2 campaign.
WU is currently tied for first in the MIAA through five conference matches with Central Missouri and Fort Hays State.
Washburn set a program record with nine straight wins and has currently not lost in 10 matches, the most for the program since 2006.
Washburn went on the road last week for the first time in conference play and posted a 1-0 win over Missouri Western and a 1-1 tie with Northwest Missouri.
WU senior goalkeeper Raegan Wells started both games last weekend, playing all 180 minutes and making seven total saves.
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By RICK PETERSON
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The No. 20 nationally-ranked Washburn University volleyball team (13-4 overall, 7-3 MIAA) secured a Pink Out match sweep on Thursday night in Lee Arena, grounding the Jets of Newman (0-17, 0-9) in a 3-0 sweep.
Washburn won each set by at least 10 points beginning with a 25-10 first set victory. The Ichabods took a 25-12 win in the second and closed out the match with a 25-15 decision in the third set.
The Ichabods started the match with an ace from Corinna McMullen, which began a 7-0 start to the match.
Iyannah Jackson knocked down a kill shortly after completing a 5-0 burst for Washburn which pushed the lead into double digits at 12-2.
The Jets got four straight points to pull within five but never got closer.
Sophia Cavanaugh came off the bench to become the seventh Ichabod to record a kill in the set and ended it at 25-10.
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Highland Park football picked up a much-needed victory Thursday night, ending a two-game skid and improving its playoff prospects with a 36-0 non-league win over Kansas City-Northeast, Mo. at Hummer Sports Park.
The visiting Vikings gave the Scots trouble in a sloppy first half, but senior Amari Taylor’s two long scoring receptions gave Highland Park a 16-0 cushion at the break.
“They were sitting on our offense for a little bit, but we just had to make a couple of adjustments,” Taylor said. “We had some new plays we put in and I got great blocks by the team to take it home.”
The Scots cleaned up their sputtering offense in the second half and built enough of a lead to trigger a running clock in the final period.
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It wasn't exactly ideal conditions for Thursday's United Kanas Conference cross country meet at the Shawnee North Community Center, with competitors having to deal with not only a tough course but a stiff wind.
But that was no problem for Shawnee Heights senior boys star Jackson Esquibel, who won his first UKC title by 42 seconds after finishing second in the conference meet as a junior.
Esquibel clocked a five-kilometer time of 15 minutes, 40.0 seconds while Seaman sophomore Brody Anderson finished second in 16:22.0.
"It's a little challenging, especially with the wind today,'' Esquibel said. "That was a little difficult, but I told myself to enjoy it, smile through the pain and push on the parts that are the most difficult.
"Going into regionals and running this course next week I really wanted to get the small details down so next week I can just feel comfortable out here.''
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Seaman sophomore girls cross country star Ryin Miller ran alone for virtually all of Thursday's United Kanas Conference meet at the Shawnee North Community Center.
And that suited Miller, who added the UKC championship on the heels of last Saturday's city title, just fine.
Even though Miller had zero competition up front, winning by 1 minute and 43 seconds, she pushed herself to an outstanding five-kilometer time of 17 minutes, 54.7 seconds while De Soto junior Addison Gillespie finished second in 19:37.8.
"Honestly, I feel like I maybe do better alone,'' Miller said. "I feel like running with other people, it's pressure and it makes me nervous, but alone I just feel better I guess.''
Miller claimed her first UKC title on Thursday after finishing second to former Piper star Grace Hanson as a freshman.
Thursday's win continued what has been an outstanding sophomore year for Miller, who placed fifth in Class 5A in the 2022 state meet.