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Particularly in the Wichita area, the name Schuckman is normally associated with football, with former Bishop Carroll coach Alan Schuckman, a highly-successful high school coach.
Schuckman, who now works with alumni relations at the school, posted a career record of 193-46 in 22 seasons as Carroll's head coach from 1995-2016, with a pair of Class 5A undefeated state championships.
But these days the Shuckmans are also a big soccer family, with 5-foot-7 sophomore forward Khloe Schuckman carving out a standout career for Washburn University.
Khloe said while her dad isn't necessarily a soccer expert, but that he and the rest of her family have been very supportive.
"He's picked it up over the years, but he's definitely more of a football guy,'' Khloe Schuckman said. "He does just kind of leave me alone and let me do my own thing.
"Here and there he tries to give me pointers and stuff, but really I think he realizes that this is my sport and he has his sport. I think the competitive aspect is where we meet in the middle with it.''
Khloe Schuckman made an immediate impact for the Ichabod soccer team as a freshman last season, recording six goals and an assist while earning third-team All-MIAA recogition.
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All four Shawnee County schools that qualified their entire teams for girls state golf will move on to Tuesday's final day of competition, as well two of three individual qualifiers.
Washburn Rural, which finished second in the Class 6A state tournament a year ago, is in second place after the opening day with a four-person score of 325 at Salina Municipal Golf Course while Hayden, third as a team a year ago, is currently third in 4A at Emporia and Silver Lake third in the 3A-1A state meet at Hutchinson's Carey Park..
Regional champion Seaman is sitting fifth as a team in the 5A state event at Hesston Golf Course, with the top six teams in all classes advancing to Tuesday's final 18 holes.
The top 18 individuals also advanced to Tuesday's final round, with Topeka High junior Avery Zimmerman moving on in 6A and Shawnee Heights junior Karlyn Bowman advancing in 5A.
Here's a class-by-class look at the state tournaments involving Shawnee County schools:
CLASS 6A
The Junior Blues finished Monday's opening roud with a season-low team score of 325, currently sitting second behind Olathe Northwest (318). Shawnee Mission East is third at 326.
Junior Raegan Petersen, sophomore Reece Randall and freshman Lauren Cox all shot 81s Monday, tying for 12th individually.
"It was some underclassmen that had never experienced postseason golf before,'' Rural coach Jared Goehring said. "They had a great regional round and have now followed it up with a great first round in the state tournament on a difficult day with very difficult greens.''ti
Senior Mallory Nelson was right behind Petersen, Randall and Cox with an 82.while sophomore Natalie Peterson also shot in the 80s, carding an 88, and senior Avery Scott had a 90.
Goehring said the goal now is to relax and play another strong round on Tuesday.
"The pressure's not on us this year,'' Goehring said. "It's clearly an underdog that we've taken on and the whole team has really thrived on that, especially the younger ones. They've really developed the competitive style and the toughness that we like to see. They're taking it one shot at a time and doing their best to compete and try their hardest.''
Topeka High junior Avery Zimmerman, also a state qualifier as a sophomore, moved on to the final round with an 85.
CLASS 5A
Regional champ Seaman will begin the final day of competition in fifth place as a team at Hesston Golf Course.
Seaman senior star Lois Deeter shot a 78 Monday and is in sixth place individually entering the second round. Deeter has posted a pair of top-five 5A finishes in her previous two state appearances.
Sophomore Avery Samuelson shot an 85 Monday, while sophomore Jaycee Zimmerman shot an 88.
Riley Adams and Makenna Stuke both carded 96s while Anna McLaughlin had a 101.
Shawnee Heights' Karlyn Bowman had a first-round 93 to move on to the final round while Topeka West' Alex Baxter had a 107.
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The No. 12-ranked Washburn volleyball team will begin a five-match homestand with a Turnpike Tussle against Emporia State at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Lee Arena.
The Ichabods went 1-1 last week and are now 17-4 overall, 9-3 in the MIAA while the Hornets have lost nine in a row and are 4-18, 1-12.
Washburn swept the Hornets last month in Emporia.
Washburn and Central Missouri are tied for fourth place in the with a 9-4 MIAA record. The top eight teams will compete in the MIAA Tournament which will take place in St. Joseph, Mo. at the Civic Arena, Nov. 10-12.
For the second time this season, Washburn lost at then-ranked No. 15 Northwest Missouri on Friday by the set scores of 26-28, 15-25, 29-27, and 21-25.
In the four sets there were 16 lead changes, 38 ties and two of the sets went to extra points.
Washburn sophomore Jalyn Stevenson is 11th among conference hitters with 224 kills and 2.95 kills per set. She is also second on the team in aces (24) and third in digs (202), She has recorded 11 double-figure kill matches and six double-doubles.
Halle Meister is second on the team in kills with 182 and her .352 hitting percentage is third in the league. She is also the team leader in blocks with 59 and has registered at least four or more kills in 20 of the 21 matches she's played and had at least one block in 19 matches.
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PAYTON FINK, Washburn Rural
A sophomore, Fink followed up her city title with an individual win in last Saturday's Centennial League girls cross country meet at Manhattan's Warner Park. Fink led the Junior Blues to a one-two-three individual finish and the team championship by a 27-62 margin over Junction City. Fink clocked a winning five-kilometer time of 18 minutes, 53.9 seconds.
JAMES LETCHER JR., Washburn University
A 5-oot-8, 175-pound senior, Letcher became Washburn's all-time leader in receptions in last Saturday's 32-30 MIAA loss at Northwest Missouri. Letcher had eight catches for 129 yards to raise his career total to 197 receptions, passing Ichabod Hall of Famer Sam Sissom, who had 191 in his Washburn career. Letcher also passed the 5,000-yard mark in all-purpose yards, moving his total to 5,023 yards, and now trails Washburn's all-time leader, Hall of Famer Troy Slusser, who had 5,210 yards.
LENNY NJOROGE, Topeka West
The Topeka West senior posted his fifth straight individual win and sixth on the season in last Thursday's United Kansas Conference cross country meet at Shawnee Heights. Njoroge clocked a five-kilometer time of 16 minutes, 04.4 seconds to win by just under 21 seconds while remaining unbeaten against Kansas competition this fall.
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Washburn University's soccer team (10-4-2 overall, 5-3-1 MIAA) scored six goals over a stretch of 50 minutes to run away with a 6-1 conference win over Newman (1-14-1, 1-8-0 MIAA) on Sunday afternoon at Yager Stadium.
Former Washburn Rural star Belle Kennedy, a 5-foot-3 freshman, scored a team-high two goals for the Ichabods, giving her six goals in her first college season.
Through the first 25 minutes neither team could get on the scoreboard although the Ichabods had a significant possession and shot advantage early on.
Washburn's first goal came in the 28th minute on a long pass from Carlee Thompson to a sprinting Kennedy, who beat the Jets' goalie to the ball and drilled it into the back of the net.
Less than two minutes later Kennedy scored again with a header off of a corner kick by Haley Rogers to make it 2-0.
Just 33 seconds into the second half, Khloe Schuckman scored on a ball that was kicked around just a few yards away from the goal. Riley Wells eventually dished it to Shuckman, who scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season.
In the 52nd minute, Londyn Furnish drilled a kick from more than 25 yards out to score her first goal of the season and career.