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Finn Dunshee
FINN DUNSHEE, Hayden
A 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior, Dunshee carried the ball 13 times for 129 yards and scored four touchdowns as Hayden advanced to the Class 3A state football championship game with a 42-14 playoff win over Holton Friday night at Hayden. Dunshee, who saw his most extensive action since suffering a knee injury in Week 5, scored on a 65-yard run on the Wildcats' first play from scrimmage and also added a 4-yard TD run and hooked up with Connor Hanika for 4 and 30-yard TD passes.
Yibari Nwidadah
YIBARI NWIDADAH, Washburn University
Nwidadah, a 6-2 sophomore center, was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Hansen Speark Funeral Home Classic at Quincy, Ill. after helping lead the 3-1 Washburn women's basketball team to a pair of lopsided wins and the Ichabods' third straight win overall. Nwidadah, an Olathe North product, scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in just 14 minutes of action in Friday's 80-64 win over McKendree and scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 20 minutes in Saturday's 97-62 win over Quincy, Ill. Nwidadah is averaging 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds, with two double-doubles.
Jensen Schrickel
JENSEN SCHRICKEL, Hayden
A 5-10, 150 junior, Schrickel scored a pair of touchdowns in Friday's 42-14 Class 3A state semifinal win over Holton at Hayden. Schrickel returned a kickoff 60 yards for a TD after Holton had scored its first touchdown of the night to cut Hayden's lead to 21-7 and Schrickel scored on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Connor Hanika to help Hayden put the game away after Holton had cut the Wildcats' lead to 28-14. Schrickel also scored on a two-point conversion pass from Hanika.
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The Washburn Ichabods were the drama queens on Sunday at Yager Stadium, rallying from a 2-0 halftime defict to stun Central Missouri 3-2 in double overtime and move on to the third round of the NCAA Division II Soccer Championships.
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Washburn's Khloe Schuckman (11), who scored two goals, including the game-winner, and her teammates celebrate the goal by Aubrey Tanksley (9) that forced overtime Sunday against Central Missouri. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Ichabods, who improved to 18-3-1, forced overtime on a goal from sophomore Aubrey Tanksley with just two seconds remaining in regulation and got the game-winning goal with just 1 minute, 25 seconds remaining in the second 10-minute overtime period on an acrobatic shot from junior Khloe Schuckman, her second goal of the game that capped an improbable comeback.
"We just focused on ourselves and they produced an incredible effort,'' Washburn coach Davy Phillips said of the Ichabods' performace in the second half and the overtimes. "I've been telling them all year, when we do what we're supposed to with high energy, we're as good as anybody in the country and I think for certain periods of the game today we showed that quality.''
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Carlos Kelly confirmed to TopSports.news Sunday that he has resigned as Topeka High's head football coach after four seasons at the Trojan helm.
Carlos Kelly confirmed to TSN that he has resigned as Topeka High's head football coach after four seasons. [File photo/TSN]
Kelly said he submitted his resignation after a meeting with Topeka High's administration on Friday.
"After meeting with the administration it was decided that it was probably a good time for a new coach to come in and get a fresh start,'' Kelly said.
Kelly, who previously served as an assistant at Topeka High under former Trojan coach Walt Alexander, posted a 6-27 record in his four seasons as High's head coach, including back-to-back 1-8 seasons the past two years.
The Trojans' lone win this fall came in Week 4, with Topeka High rolling to a 39-10 Centennial League win over Emporia.
Topeka High played arguably what was one of the state's toughest schedules the past two seasons, with High's foes compiling a 136-60 overall record over that span.
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Runners of all ages, as well as a few animals, enjoyed unseasonably warm weather for the 10th annual Winter Wonderland 5K at Lake Shawnee Saturday night.
Participants line up for the start of Saturday's 10th annual Winter Wonderland 5K at Lake Shawnee. [Photo by Todd Fertig/TSN]
Participants took advantage of warm weather and the chance to show their holiday spirit in Saturday's Winter Wonderland 5K. [Photo by Todd Fertig/TSN]
Decked in garish Christmas sweaters and tutus, adorned with strands of lights and reindeer antlers, the runners navigated their way through the holiday light display, enjoying the temperature that hovered around 60 degrees at the start of the race.
Funds raised from the race, sponsored by the Sunflower State Games, support TARC, a program dedicated to the service of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. That cause is dear to a few of the participants, including Topekan Meagan Busey, whose son received services from TARC when he was young.
“It’s a great cause,” Busey said. “It was a great benefit to our son when he was a little guy, and we continue to support it. This race is fun because you get to dress up. Everyone can put their own spin on it and get into the holiday cheer.”
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Washburn extended its winning streak to three games and completed a perfect weekend at the Hansen Speark Funeral Home Classic with a 97-62 win over host Quincy on Saturday afternoon in Quincy, Ill.
Washburn sophomore Yibari Nwidadah (right) was named the Most Outstanding Player in the Hansen Speark Funeral Home Classic at Quincy, Ill. [Washburn women's basketball]
Washburn senior Aubree Dewey was named to the All-Tournament team in the Hansen Speark Funeral Home Classic at Quincy, Ill. [Washburn women's basketball]
The Ichabods return home on Tuesday for their home-opener against William Jewell.
Washburn (3-1) scored its most points since January 29, 2022 when they put up 98 against Central Oklahoma.
The scoring started early against the Owls (0-4) as the Ichabods went up 7-0 with 6:40 left in the first quarter after a 3-pointer by Madelyn Amekporfor.
The lead grew to double-digits after Amaya Davison made a driving layup with 3:04 remaining and it stayed that way with Washburn in front 20-9 after one.
