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By RICK PETERSON
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Amaya Buchanan, Josh Hammons and their Washburn Rural teammates will be looking for higher scores as the 2022 high school bowling season moves forward.
But both Junior Blues junior standouts were certainly happy with the way things started in Wednesday's Topeka High quadrangular at Gage Bowl.
Buchanan won the girls individual title with a 638 three-game series as the Junior Blues won the team championship by a 2,158-2,145 margin over Junction City while Hammons was the boys champ with a 675 series while Rural won the team championship by a 2,598-2,449 margin over host Topeka High.
Amaya Buchanan
Josh Hammons
Buchanan and Hammons agreed that it was great to get the season off and running.
"I honestly felt really good,'' Buchanan said. "Everyone had a great attitude and it was really fun. We were all there supporting each other and it was the best time I've had in a long time.''
Hammons agreed that Wednesday was a big day for the Junior Blues.
"I think there was definitely some pressure on the field, but we had our buddies around and we were cheering each other on and keeping each other's heads high and we just went out and executed today,'' Hammons said.
Both Rural standouts said they thought their series Wednesday were a good starting point for the year.
"I'm feeling pretty good,'' Hammons said. "I set a good average for the start of the season. I think our team's coming out really hot and I think this shows that we're a big name to beat.''
Buchanan agreed.
"It was a good starting point,'' she said. "I feel like I could have done a little bit better, but for the first one I've had in a long time because I had not bowled in a hot minute, it was really good.''
Rural's Matt Hartter finished fourth in the boys standings with a 635 series while Logan Glinka placed fifth with a 625 series.
Buchanan's Rural teammate, Kaitlyn Doyal, placed second individually with a 558 series in the girls standings.
Washburn Rural bowling coach Jo Ricard (center) talks with her team after the Junior Blues swept the team and individual titles in Wednesday's Topeka High bowling quadrangular. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Overall, Washburn Rural coach Jo Ricard said she thought Wednesday was a good jumping off point for the Junior Blues.
"You just want to get a good start with things,'' Ricard said. "We saw some things and we'll see some things the next two days when we're in Lawrence before we go back and get some practice next week.
"We always say we don't want our best game in the beginning, we want the best in the end. This is our starting point and let's build and go from there.''
Shawnee Heights' Aiden VanMetre rolled a 637 series to place third in the boys standings while Topeka High's Gabbi McCarthy took third with a 544 series and Shawnee Heights' Karli Gilliland was fifth with a 522 in the girls division.
TOPEKA HIGH QUADRANGULAR
BOYS
Team scores
Washburn Rural 2,598, Topeka High 2,449, Shawnee Heights 2,440, Junction City 2,352.
Individual results
1. Josh Hammons, Washburn Rural, 675; 2. Lindsay, Junction City, 671; 3. Aiden VanMetre, Shawnee Heights, 637; 4. Matt Hartter, Washburn Rural, 635; 5. Logan Glinka, Washburn Rural, 625.
GIRLS
Team scores
Washburn Rural 2,158, Junction City 2,145, Shawnee Heights 1,937, Topeka High 1,885.
Individual results
1. Amaya Buchanan, Washburn Rural, 638; 2. Kaitlyn Doyal, Washburn Rural, 558; 3. Gabbi McCarthy, Topeka High, 544; 4. Swango, Junction City, 543; 5. Karli Gilliland, Shawnee Heights, 522.
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The Washburn University women's basketball team is set to return to the court for the first time in nearly two weeks on Thursday when the Ichabods travel to the Show Me State to face Missouri Southern in a 5:30 p.m. MIAA contest.
Washburn is on a four-game winning streak and captured a 66-59 victory at Central Missouri on Dec. 31 to improve to 5-7 overall with a 3-3 record in the MIAA. Missouri Southern rolled past Northeastern State, 78-62, on Tuesday evening to improve to 8-5, 5-3.
These two teams split the series last season as Washburn took a 56-49 victory in Lee Arena and dropped a 59-51 decision in Joplin, Mo.
Thursday's game will be the 84th all-time meeting between Washburn and Missouri Southern, with the Ichabods leading the series, 53-30.
Hunter Bentley leads Washburn with a 12.3 scoring average and has moved into the No. 9 spot on the Ichabods' career scoring list. [File photo]
Hunter Bentley leads Washburn with a 12.3-point scoring average and has scored nine or more points in eight straight games.
Former Wabaunsee standout Abby Oliver is Washburn's second-leading scorer with a 7.7 scoring average to go with 4.6 rebounds per game. She had nine points and seven boards at Central Missouri.
Hanover product Macy Doebele averages 7.4 points and 4.0 rebounds for WU and Shae Sanchez averages 6.7 points while Nuria Barrientos notched her second double-double of the season against Central Missouri with 11 points and 10 rebounds. She averages 6.1 points and leads the team with 5.1 rebounds per game. Barrientos is fifth in the MIAA with 17 blocks.
Bentley moved up to No. 9 on Washburn's all-time scorers list last week with 1,349 points in her career and will pass Joy Benton at No. 8 with eight more points.
Bentley is also tied for the third-most minutes played while wearing a Washburn uniform. She has put in 3,697 minutes of work on the hardwood and will pass Reagan Phelan in second in 105 more minutes of playing time.
True freshman Lacy Stokes has made an instant impact for Missouri Southern, averaging 17.1 points, 6.2 assists, 3.2 steals and 5.8 rebounds.
Madi Stokes averages 11.7 points and has a conference-best 60.2 field goal percentage while leading the Lions with 6.3 rebounds per game.
Washburn closes out its road trip on Saturday at Pittsburg State (1:30 p.m. start).
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Washburn University's men's basketball team hits the road to Joplin, Mo. to face Missouri Southern in a 7:30 p.m. Thursday MIAA contest.
The Ichabods, 8-6 overall and 5-3 in the MIAA, will be looking for their third win in a row against a Lions team that is 8-4 overall and 4-1 in the conference.
Washburn defeated Missouri Western 76-64 last time out on Jan. 8, winning for the fourth time in the Ichabods' last five games. The Lions are coming off a 72-71 win over Northeastern State on Jan. 11 in Tahlequah, Okla. after trailing by as many as nine points in the second half.
The Lions have only played two games since Dec. 18 (81-66 win over Lincoln and Tuesday's game with Northeastern State) after having their games with Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri re-scheduled due to COVID protocols.
The Ichabods lead the series with Missouri Southern 49-36, but the Lions have won five of the last six meetings.
Junior Jalen Lewis leads Washburn with a 15.0 scoring average entering Thursday night's game at Missouri Southern. [File photo]
Junior Jalen Lewis leads Washburn with a 15.0 scoring average while hitting 34 of 84 3-point attempts.
Freshman Michael Keegan averages 10.9 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game.
Senior Tyler Geiman is averaging 10.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists in seven games this season while Tyler Nelson averages 10.5 points.
Geiman is ninth on Washburn's career scoring chart with 1,465 points and and needs 20 points to move past Dan Buie for the No. 8 spot.
Geiman's 213 career 3-pointers is third all-time at Washburn and his 579 career 3-point attempts is second behind Shannon Kruger's 584.
RJ Smith leads Missouri Southern with a 20.5 scoring average while Stan Scott averages 15 points, Winston Dessesow 13.2 and Christian Bundy 11.9 points. Smith leads the Lions with 9.5 rebounds per game.
Washburn will be back in action Saturday at Pittsburg State before returning to Lee Arena to face No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri next Monday.
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Five Shawnee County basketball teams earned spots in the latest Kansas Basketball Coaches Association state rankings, led by the 8-0 Highland Park's boys, who are ranked No. 2 in Class 5A.
Topeka West, 6-1 on the season, is ranked No. 5 in 5A heading into Friday's Centennial League clash with the Scots at West.
Senior Juan'Tario Roberts (23) and the Highland Park boys are ranked No. 2 in Class 5A by the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association. [File photo/TSN]
Topeka High (8-0) climbed to No. 4 in the 6A girls rankings while Washburn Rural (6-1) is ranked No. 7.
Silver Lake (7-0) is ranked No. 5 in the 3A girls rankings.
KANSAS BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION STATE RANKINGS
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Seaman opened its 2022 high school bowling season on Tuesday at Gage Bowl with a sweep of the team titles in the Hayden quadrangular.
Seaman, which finished third in Class 5A-1A last season, won the boys team title by a 3,397-3,042 margin over Topeka West, with Manhattan third (2,820) and Hayden (2,508).
Seaman's boys team celebrates a strike during the Baker Format competition in Tuesday's Hayden bowling quadrangular. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Vikings, fourth in 5A-1A a year ago, took top team honors in the girls division by a 3,237-2,707 margin over Topeka West, followed by Manhattan (2,589) and Hayden (2,193).
Teams bowled three traditional American 10-Pin games followed by four Baker format games.
Seaman's Draven Townsend was the boys individual champion with a 728 three-game series while Seaman's Ethan Burns was second at 680 and Topeka West's third at 623.
Seaman senior Makenzie Millard reacts after the final pin falls for a strike during Tuesday's Hayden bowling quadrangular at Gage Bowl. Millard placed second individually with a 729 series. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Manhattan's Jasmine Bridges won the girls individual title with a 764 series, followed by Seaman's Makenzie Millard with a 729 series and Topeka West's Megan Wood with a 652.
Seaman's Alexander Prescott bowled an outstanding 747 series in the boys junior varsity division while Seaman's Alyssa Boox was the girls JV champ with a 473.
HAYDEN QUADRANGULAR
BOYS
Team scores
Seaman 3,397, Topeka West 3,042, Manhattan 2,820, Hayden 2,508.
Individual results
1. Draven Townsend, Seaman, 728; 2. Ethan Burns, Seaman, 680; 3. Dason Tidwell, Topeka West, 623; 4. Jack Easum, Seaman, 592; 5. Zander White, Seaman, 585.
GIRLS
Team scores
Seaman 3,237, Topeka West 2,707, Manhattan 2,589, Hayden 2,193.
Individual results
1. Jasmine Bridges, Manhattan, 764; 2. Makenzie Millard, Seaman, 729; 3. Megan Wood, Topeka West, 652; 4. Kayla Mize, Seaman, 637; 5. Katie Price, Seaman, 631.
