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By RICK PETERSON
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The Washburn University baseball squad rolled to a seven-inning 12-2 non-conference victory over Emporia State on Tuesday afternoon to capture its fifth straight win.
The Ichabods have now won 11 of their last 12 games and will resume MIAA play at Newman this weekend, March 4-6.
For the third straight game, Washburn, 12-4 on the season, got on the board in the first inning. Tyler Clark-Chiapparelli led off with a walk and then moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt by Cal Watkins. With two out, Zion Bowlin ripped a single to left field to give the Ichabods a 1-0 lead.
Zion Bowlin had a big day at the plate with two doubles and three RBI as Washburn posted a 12-2 non-conference victory over Emporia State. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The Hornets (5-10) leveled the score in the top of the second with an RBI single.
In the home half of the second, Quinn Waterbury singled up the middle and advanced to third on Cale Savage's double down the left field line. Down in the count 0-2, Clark-Chiapparelli brought both Ichabods in with a single to center to make it a 3-1 game.
Emporia State got one run back the following inning with a two-out single through the left side to cut Washburn's lead to 3-2.
The Ichabods added a pair of insurance runs in the third. Bowlin reached on an infield single and advanced to third on Brett Ingram's two-base hit. Connor Scott recorded on RBI with a sacrifice fly and the next batter, Kros Bay, safely reached on an error by the third baseman and Ingram easily made it home for the second run of the frame.
In the bottom of the fourth, Washburn pushed its lead to 9-2. A single, hit batter, and another single loaded up the bases and a passed ball allowed Clark-Chiapparelli to score. Bowlin came up to the dish swinging and hit the first pitch to left center for a two-RBI double. Ingram followed that up with a single to score Bowlin.
The Ichabods scored their final runs in the bottom of the sixth to make it a double-digit lead. Bowlin led off the inning with another double and later scored on a fielder's choice that resulted in an error. A wild pitch scored Ingram and moved Scott up into scoring position. Waterbury recorded an RBI groundout that brought home Scott to make it a12-2 game.
WU pitcher Cash Crane closed out the seventh and left runners stranded at first and third with a groundout to end the game.
The Ichabods pounded out 12 hits with six Ichabods recording at least one. Bowlin was a perfect 4-4 at the plate and had three RBI and three runs scored. Ingram went 3-3 and scored twice and drove in one run. Also with a multi-hit game was Clark-Chiapparelli, who went 2-3 and scored two runs to go with two RBI.
Washburn starter CharlieKiefer picked up his second straight win and is now 2-1 on the season. He went four innings and allowed two runs on four hits with three walks and struck out five.
Austin Gerety pitched the fifth inning and got three strikeouts. Wyatt Hardy allowed just one hit in the sixth and Crane also surrendered just one hit in his inning.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn University star senior point guard Tyler Geiman was named to the 2022 All-MIAA men's basketball first team as well as the MIAA's All-Defensive team on Tuesday by the MIAA office.
Also earning honors were Jalen Lewis, who was named third-team All-MIAA, and Michael Keegan, who was named the MIAA Freshman of the Year.
Washburn senior Tyler Geiman was named to the All-MIAA first team and the All-MIAA Defensive Team on Tuesday. [File photo/TSN]
Geiman was named first-team All-MIAA after leading the Ichabods with in scoring with a 15.5 scoring average, 6.2 rebounds per game and a 6.6 assist average.
He also led the Ichabods in minutes per game (34.8) and steals per game (1.3).
Geiman finished tied for 10th in the league in scoring, seventh in rebounding, first in assists and assist to turnover ratio, tied for 11th in steals and fifth in minutes played.
Geiman was named to the all-conference first team for the second time, joining Brady Skeens, Will McNeill, Ewan Auguste and Dan Buie as the only Ichabods to be named multiple times to the MIAA's top postseason team.
Geiman was also named to the MIAA All-Defensive team for the second time in his career.
Overall, it was Geiman's third time earning All-MIAA honors after earning honorable mention accolades in 2018-19 as a sophomore.
Jalen Lewis
Michael Keegan
Lewis earned third-team All-MIAA honors after averaging 13.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists while playing 31.2 minutes per game.
Lewis was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick last season. Lewis finished 22nd in the MIAA in scoring and was ninth in the MIAA in 3-pointers per game and 21st in minutes per game.
Keegan joins Javion Blake as the only two Ichabods to be named the MIAA Freshman of the Year.
Keegan averaged 9.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists and registered a team-high 26 blocks while starting 26 of 28 games.
He finished 13th in the MIAA in rebounds per game, sixth in blocks and 20th in steals per contest.
Former Manhattan star Trevor Hudgins was named the MIAA player of the year.
The Ichabods will open the MIAA Tournament on Friday at 6 p.m. facing Emporia State in Kansas City, Mo. at the Municipal Auditorium.
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By KYLE MANTHE
The Washburn Review
After finishing the regular season as the No. 3 seed in Class 6A West, Washburn Rural girls basketball earned a home matchup against 14th seed Garden City to begin postseason.
The Junior Blues continued where they left off in the regular season, picking up a 61-27 first-round victory over the Buffs.
In tournament play advancing is all that matters and even with the win coach Kevin Bordewick still sees some areas to clean up moving forward.
“(We were good) in spurts, I don’t think we were real consistent all the way through,” Bordewick said. “We just have to be more consistent with everything we do.”
Junior Brooklyn DeLeye scored 16 points in Washburn Rural's 61-27 Class 6A sub-state semifinal win over Garden City Tuesday night. [File photo/TSN]
The win moved Washburn Rural to 19-2 on the year and sets Rural up to host No. 11 Manhattan, who the Junior Blues beat twice in the regular season, in Friday's 7 p.m. sub-state final.
“At this point in the season everybody has the same record,” Bordewick said. “Even though we have beaten a team it doesn’t matter because everybody starts over.”
The first quarter was slow paced for both teams offensively. The difference came in Washburn Rural’s three 3-pointers in the quarter coming from three players to build a 13-5 lead.
A floater from Junior Blues sophomore Zoe Canfield put them up by double figures shortly into the second quarter.
Eleven of the Buffaloes' 15 first half points came from junior Alileen Becerril-Landeros, who knocked down two 3-pointers in the second quarter.
“We knew number eleven could shoot 3s, and she made three of them in the first half. We just have to go out and guard her and I don’t think we did a real good job at that,” Bordewick said.
Washburn Rural continued to score from the outside, with three more 3-pointers in the quarter.
The final two started an 8-0 run which was capped off with a layup from junior Brooklyn DeLeye just before halftime to put the Junior Blues up, 34-15.
“I thought we ran fast break really well, especially in the second. I thought we just got the outlet and took off. And I think when we attack we are a little bit better,” Bordewick said.
After a few early turnovers the offense for Washburn Rural ramped up in the third quarter, scoring 22 points.
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By ISAAC DEER
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Juan’Tario Roberts and Bo Aldridge’s combined 51 points were exactly what Highland Park's boys needed to earn a 78-65 Class 5A sub-state semifinal decision over St. Thomas Aquinas Tuesday night at Hi Park.
Aldridge’s 27-point night and Roberts’ 24 points helped the 17-4 Scots post the double-digit win over the Saints.
Highland Park will be back at home Friday for a 7 p.m. sub-state championship game against Piper.
Junior Bo Aldridge scored a game-high 27 points in Highland Park's 78-65 Class 5A sub-state semifinal win over Aquinas. [File photo/TSN]
Aldridge averaged 19 points during the regular season but believes his production on Tuesday night was more about his mental state rather than his physical state.
“My mindset was just really making sure our seniors' season doesn’t come to an end quickly,” Aldridge said. “That has been my mindset outside of winning state. We’ve experienced state before and it’s a great place to be, but we need to prepare and take every step towards winning and making it to state.
“Coach Mike (Williams) has also prepared us for anything and everything that comes our way and I definitely plan to be making it to state.”
Williams knows what steps to take towards winning. Williams and the Scots’ had an 80-percent winning percentage this year. Now the Scots want to have a perfect record from here on out.
“(Aquinas) has amazing size and they come from an amazing league,” Williams said. “We knew we were going to have our hands full with them. We have always played against size and we’ve been the smaller team more times than not.
“We have created a tenacity and grit over the course of the year to get us over those situations where we are smaller.”
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By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn University women's basketball standouts Hunter Bentley and Abby Oliver earned All-MIAA honors on Tuesday afternoon, with senior Bentley earning a spot on the all-conference third team and sophomore Oliver receiving honorable mention.
Hunter Bentley
Abby Oliver
In her fifth season at WU, Bentley is now a four-time All-MIAA selection after receiving honorable mention in 2019 and 2020 and landing on the second team last season.
The former Bishop Miege standout has turned in another impressive season as she leads the Ichabods in scoring (14.5 points per game/eighth in the MIAA), field goal percentage (44.6 percent/sixth in the MIAA), assists (2.6 average), steals (1.3 average), 3-pointers made (48/ninth in MIAA) and minutes played (32.8 average/eighth in MIAA).
Bentley has led Washburn in scoring in 19 games and has had seven games with 20 or more points.
Bentley has played in every game since her freshman season for a program-record 142 games played and 113 starts.
Her name is etched all over Washburn's record book as she ranks sixth in scoring with 1,607 career points as well as fourth in steals (201), fifth in rebounds (752), fifth in free throws made (317), fifth in 3-pointers made (172) and is first in career minutes played logging 4,278).
Off the court, Bentley is a four-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member, a three-time MIAA Scholar Athlete, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, and was a finalist for the 2020-21 MIAA Female Winter Student-Athlete of the Year award.
Oliver, a former Wabaunsee standout, is making her debut on the All-MIAA list.
This season, she is second on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per game and adds 4.6 rebounds per game.
Out of her 128 total rebounds, she has grabbed a team-leading 55 offensive boards.
She is also sixth in the league in total blocks with 29.
Oliver has recorded 14 double-figure games and scored a career-high 20 points at Emporia State in the regular-season finale. Oliver has been named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll twice.
The Ichabods will begin MIAA postseason play on Wednesday at noon as the No. 9 seed taking on No. 8 seed Pittsburg State at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
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