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Seaman, Shawnee Heights and Topeka West all put a player on the All-United Kansas Conference volleyball first team while Seaman senior Kinsley Smith was named the conference defensive player of the year.
Kinsley Smith, Seaman
Smith also earned a spot on the eight-member All-UKC first team along with Shawnee Heights senior Avery Willey and Topeka West junior Sydney Van Dyke.
Avery Willey, Shawnee Heights
Sydney Van Dyke, Topeka West
Shawnee Heights senior Brooke McCabe was named to the All-UKC second team while Seaman senior Addison Sibley, Shawnee Heights junior Clara Morgan and senior Jaidyn Euwer andTopeka West senior Breonnah Keeling and sophomore Kendall Munoz received honorable mention.
Lansing senior Avery Sands was named the UKC offensive player of the year while De Soto senior Kylie Groves was named the setter of the year and Lansing's Whitney Pakenham was voted coach of the year.
ALL-UNITED KANSAS CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL
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Jadyn Baum
JADYN BAUM, Washburn Rural
A junior running back, Baum sailed over the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the season Friday night, picking up 182 yards and scoring three touchdowns on 15 carries as 6-3 Washburn Rural advanced to the second round of the Class 6A football playoffs with a 37-0 win over Wichita South at Bowen-Glaze Stadium. Baum scored TDs on 8, 8 and 46 yards against the Titans.
Dillon Claussen
DILLON CLAUSSEN, Washburn University
A 6-foot-8 sophomore, Claussen registered a pair of double-doubles as the No. 2-ranked Washburn men's basketball team opened the season with a pair of wins in the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Lakeland, Fla. The Omaha, Neb. native scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Saturday's 101-53 win over Augusta (Ga.) and had 23 points and 12 rebounds in Sunday's 89-77 win over No. 3-ranked Dallas Baptist.
Henry Laubach
HENRY LAUBACH, Washburn Rural
A sophomore, Laubach led a balanced Washburn Rural cross country team with a 22nd-place individual finish in a five-kilometer time of 16 minutes, 40.66 seconds Saturday at Rim Rock Farm as the Junior Blues captured the Class 6A team championship by a single point, 100-101 over Blue Valley.
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The No. 19-ranked Washburn University soccer team tied Missouri Western 0-0 on the road Sunday afternoon, extending its unbeaten streak to 13 straight matches.
Freshman goalkeeper Lili Everley recorded three saves in MIAA-leading Washburn's 0-0 tie Sunday at Missouri Western. [File photo/TSN]
"The ladies put in another really solid performance today,'' Washburn coach Davy Phillips said. "We performed really well this entire weekend, and I'm very proud of our team.
"We are continuing to grow and are getting better with every game. Wednesday night (against Emporia State) will be a lot of fun vs. another good MIAA team."
Washburn improved to 11-2-4 overall and 8-0-3 in the MIAA with Sunday's deadlock.
Washburn controlled the opening 45 minutes and recorded eight shots as eight different Ichabods took a shot in the half, with five of them being on goal.
In the secnd 45 minutes, it was more of a back-and-forth game as Washburn recorded five shots while the Griffons took four, with three on goal and saved by Washburn freshman goalkeeper Lili Everley.
Junior Mackinly Rohn led Washburn with three shots.
The Ichabods stayed atop of the MIAA standings with 27 points heading into the final match of the regular season at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Yager Stadium against Emporia State. Pittsburg State is in second in the conference with 26 points.
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Sophomore Dillon Claussen scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Washburn's 89-77 win over Dallas Baptist Sunday in Lakeland, Fla. [File photo/TSN] - Details
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A determined fourth-quarter comeback gave Washburn University a late lead, but Missouri Western delivered the final blow as the Ichabods dropped a 27–24 MIAA road decision on Saturday.
Sophomore linebacker JC Heim registered 15 tackles in Saturday's 27-24 Washburn MIAA loss at Missouri Western. [File photo/TSN]
After the Griffons took a 27-24 lead with 1:44 to go, the Ichabods took over at their own 20 and converted four third-down conversions to reach the Griffon 13 with 14 seconds left, but an incomplete pass on first down and an intentional grounding on second down forced a 10-second runoff as the Ichabods were without any more time outs, ending the game with a three-point loss for the second week in a row.
Missouri Western controlled the opening quarter and was first on the board when Brandon Hall capped an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run at the 6:28 mark.
Washburn responded with a drive of its own, as Aidan Battle drilled a 28-yard field goal to make it a 7-3 game with 2:06 remaining in the first quarter.
The Ichabods then grabbed their first lead in the second quarter thanks to a defensive spark.
After Jordan Finnesy forced a fumble that Kamble Haverkamp recovered at the Griffon 27, quarterback Logan Madden connected with Weston Ropp on a 13-yard touchdown strike for a 10–7 advantage with 5:24 left before halftime.
Missouri Western answered just before the break with a 33-yard Latrell Armstrong field goal to send the game tied 10–10 into the locker room.
Missouri Western pushed back in front in the third quarter behind Armstrong's 44-yard field goal and Hall's second rushing touchdown, a 33-yard burst that extended the lead to 20-10 heading to the fourth. Hall finished with 130 rushing yards as part of the Griffons' 215-yard team ground effort.
Keller Hurla entered at quarterback and engineered a 75-yard scoring drive early in the fourth stanza, finding Henry Mohrmann for a 10-yard touchdown to pull the game back within 20-17.
On the next possession, Finnesy swung momentum again with a 43-yard interception return to set up Hurla's one-yard keeper that put Washburn back on top 24–20 with 10:55 remaining.
