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Freshman Mackenzie Gamble turned in a breakout performance Saturday afternoon as Washburn's women's basketball team avenged an earlier loss with a 74-64 MIAA win over Emporia State at Lee Arena.
Gamble led the 11-11 Ichabods with a career-high 22 points, including six 3-pointers.
Washburn freshman Mackenzie Gamble scored 22 points with six 3-pointers in Washburn's 74-64 MIAA win over Emporia State. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Washburn and Emporia State (17-5) were tied 13-13 at the end of the first quarter, but the Ichabods used a 15-8 second quarter to take a 28-21 advantage to the locker room at halftime.
The Ichabods then opened the third quarter with a 10-0 run, building a 38-21 lead before the Hornets got on the board at the 6:12 mark.
Washburn eventually built its lead to 19 points (54-35) and fought through a late Emporia State rally to hold on for the double-digit win.
Hunter Bentley backed Gamble with 13 points while Macy Doebele added 12 and Nuria Barrientos and Lauren Cassaday scored 10 points apiece.
The Ichabods will travel to second-seeded Central Missouri on Wednesday for a quarterfinal game in the MIAA tournament.
Tre'Zure Jobe totaled a game-high 23 points for Emporia State, while Fredricka Sheats recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
WASHBURN WOMEN 74, EMPORIA STATE 64
Emporia State 13 8 14 29 -- 64
Washburn 13 15 26 20 -- 74
EMPORIA STATE (17-5, 17-5)
Handy 1-9 4-4 6, Jobe 9-20 3-4 23, Sheats 5-11 0-0 12, Schultz 2-11 1-3 5 Hartman 5-9 0-0 12, Weathers 1-2 2-2 5, Tinner 0-2 1-2 1, Hooper 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-64 11-15 64.
WASHBURN (11-11)
Gamble 8-16 0-0 22, Dewey 1-4 0-0 3, Bentley 4-10 2-2 13, Barrientos 4-7 2-2 10, Doebele 4-6 4-4 12, Cassaday 4-5 2-3 10, Narber 1-9 2-4 4, Willey 0-1 0-0 0, Tanking 0-1 0-0 0, Galtczak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-59 12-15 74.
3-point goals -- Emporia State 7 (Jobe 2, Sheats 2, Hartman 2, Weathers), Washburn 10 (Gamble 6, Bentley 3, Dewey). Rebounds -- Emporia State 35 (Sheats 11); Washburn 43 (Barrientos 8, Doebele 8). Assists -- Emporia State 7 (Three with 2); Washburn 21 (Gamble 4, Narber 4). Turnovers -- Emporia State 11; Washburn 16. Fouled out -- none.
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A smiling Damon Parker informs his Washburn Rural wrestlling team that the Junior Blues had locked up the Class 6A state title prior to Saturday night's championship matches. [Photo by Jeff Jacobsen/Action Images Photography]
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PARK CITY -- Saturday was Washburn Rural Day at Hartman Arena.
Not only did the Junior Blues run away with the school's first-ever Class 6A state championship by a 159.5-112 margin over Olathe North, but Rural claimed three individual state titles and a pair of runner-up finishes while having 10 state medalists.
And as dominating as that performance may have been, Rural coach Damon Parker wasn't really surprised.
"This is a loaded team and we knew that coming in here,'' Parker said. "We talked all week about winning the moments and leaving no doubt and we did not want this thing to be a squeak by and hope some people lose kind of thing.
"We wanted to come out and impose our will and we did that today.''
Washburn Rural senior 120-pounder Bishop Murray captured his third state titles while junior 113-pounder Jacob Tangpricha won his second straight championship and freshman 106-pounder Jonathan Morrison earned a gold medal in his first state tourney.
The Jjnior Blues got runner-up finishes from senior 285-pounder David Huckstep and junior 170-pounder Austin Fager while senior Bowan Murray (138) finished third, junior Nick Vincent (152) fourth, junior Aidan Boline (160) and senior Remington Stiles (182) fifth and sophomore Henri McGiven (126) sixth.
Washburn Rural wrestling's team poses for a team picture after winning the Class 6A title Saturday night. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Morrison, who capped a 29-3 season, started Rural's string of three straight state titles when he pinned Derby senior Cody Woods (34-6) at the 7:21 mark in overtime.
Tangpricha, the 106-pound champion as a sophomore, followed Morrison's win with a 3-1 decision over Olathe North sophomore Cael Alderman (23-3) to finish his season with a 33-2 record.
Bishop Murray (29-1) then capped Rural's three-match streak with a 9-2 decision over Lawrence junior Kevin Honas (22-4).
And while Murray was thrilled to win his third title, he said Saturday was all about the team.
"The highlight of the day is Washburn Rural wrestling,'' Murray said. "Me and all my teammates, you can't measure our heart, you can't. We have an insurmountable amount of heart in every one of our kids.
"It doesn't matter if we're way worse than them skill level-wise we're still going to give it everything we've got and we're going to pull it out because that's what we do.''
Huckstep (27-5) was the first Washburn Rural wrestler to compete in the finals, which started at 182, with the Junior Blue senior dropping a 9-4 decision to familiar foe Damian Ilalio of Manhattan. Ilalio, a senior, finished the season 32-2, with one of those losses coming against Huckstep.
Fager, a junior, dropped a 5-1 decision to 35-0 junior Blake Jouret of Olathe South in the 170 final, with Fager finishing the season 30-4.
Bowan Murray (31-4) also turned in a strong state performance for the Junior Blues, finishing third at 138 pounds.
Murray was pinned by Olathe East junior Jacob Bragg in the first round of competition (quarterfinals), but battled back to take third when he avenged his earlier loss to Bragg with a 2-0 decision.
Saturday's boys title capped a banner week for the Junior Blues, with Rural's girls winning their second straight state title on Thursday by a 100-74 margin over Wichita North.
Washburn Rural became the first Kansas school to win girls and boys state championships in the same season while Rural's boys tteam itle was the first-ever by a Topeka school.
"We like making history,'' Parker said.
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Team scores
Washburn Rural 159.5, Olathe North 112, Dodge City 106, Derby 78, Olathe South 66, Campus 61, Olathe East 57, Garden City 54, Lawrence 53, Free State 53, Manhattan 51, Blue Valley 42, Wichita Northwest 40, Gardner-Edgerton 30, Junction City 29, Blue Valley West 26, Wichita West 22, Blue Valley North 21, Shawnee Mission East 19, Olathe Northwest 16, Liberal 12, Shawnee Mission Northwest 8, Blue Valley Northwest 6.
Individual results
106 -- 1. Jonathan Morrison, Washburn Rural; 2. Cody Woods, Derby; 3. Nolan Bradley, Free State; 4. Ezekiel Witt, Junction City; 5. Casin Lawrence; 6. Andrew Honas, Lawrence.
113 -- 1. Jacob Tangpricha, Washburn Rural; 2. Cael Alderman, Olathe North; 3. Eric Streeter, Free State; 4. Jack Elsten, Lawrence; 5. Ben Darling, Blue Valley West; 6. Jantzen Borge, Manhattan.
120 -- 1. Bishop Murray, Washburn Rural; 2. Kevin Honas, Lawrence; 3. Jacob Vasquez, Olathe North; 4. Kayden Blake, Junction City; 5. Darius Shields, Free State; 6. Sam Perez, Blue Valley North.
126 -- 1. Jahir Contreras, Shawnee Mission East; 2. Joseph Triscornia, Olathe North; 3. Dylan Sheler, Campus; 4. Tate Rusher, Derby; 5. Ismael Ramirez, Dodge City; 6. Henri McGivern, Washburn Rural.
132 -- 1. Damian Mendez, Dodge City; 2. Easton Taylor, Manhattan; 3. Jacob Rymer, Campus; 4. Knowlyn Eagan, Derby; 5. Trevor Vasquez, Olathe North; 6. Jacob Bartlett, Blue Valley Northwest.
138 -- 1. Erick Dominguez, Garden City; 2. Michael Solomon, Blue Valley; 3. Bowan Murray, Washburn Rural; 4. Jacob Bragg, Olathe East; 5. Caleb Streeter, Free State; 6. Gabe Barron, Olathe North.
145 -- 1. Nathan Bowen, Campus; 2. Trey Medina, Lawrence; 3. Alec Samuelson, Olathe North; 4. Johnny Cash Thomas, Olathe South; 5. CJ Neuman, Junction City; 6. Blaisen Bammes, Manhattan.
152 -- 1. Cason Lindsey, Derby; 2. Luke Barker, Dodge City; 3. Luke Hyland, Blue Valley; 4. Nick Vincent, Washburn Rural; 5. Thomas Knudsen, Olathe South; 6. Keeghan Troutman, Gardner-Edgerton.
160 -- 1. Marcelino Otero, Dodge City; 2. Landon Wilkes, Olathe North; 3. Josh Janas, Garden City; 4. Bobby Thomas, Olathe South; 5. Aidan Boline, Washburn Rural; 6. Justin Doebele, Blue Valley.
170 -- 1. Blake Jouret, Olathe South; 2. Austin Fager, Washburn Rural; 3. Jaxson Avena, Olathe East; 4. Ruben Rayas, Dodge City; 5. Corbin Williams, Campus; 6. Noah Sharp, Olathe Northwest.
182 -- 1. Quentin Saunders, Wichita West; 2. Zack Leskovac, Olathe South; 3. Tony Rivero, Liberal; 4. Miles Wash, Derby; 5. Remington Siles, Washburn Rural; 6. Malique Washington, Olathe East.
195 -- 1. Gus Davis, Gardner-Edgerton; 2. Caden Ross, Wichita Northwest; 3. Ty Farrington, Blue Valley North; 4. Lucas Conover, Olathe Northwest; 5. Roman Loya, Dodge City; 6. Alex Allison, Free State.
220 -- 1. Mason Ross, Wichita Northwest; 2. Brooks Lowe, Blue Valley West; 3. Turner Lennard, Olathe East; 4. Santonio Turner, Dodge City; 5. Alvin Horner-Luettel, Shawnee Mission Northwest; 6. Carter Lahmeyer, Olathe North.
285 -- 1. Damian Ilalio, Manhattan; 2. David Huckstep, Washburnn Rural; 3. Sebastian Lopez, Garden City; 4. Brett Carroll, Olathe East; 5. Nicholas Herzog, Blue Valley; 6. Jorge Gallegos, Olathe North.
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Seaman’s boys basketball team continued its late-season surge Friday night at Emporia, riding a solid defensive effort to a 48-32 Centennial League win, the Vikings’ sixth straight win.
Seaman, which improved to 12-8 overall and 10-6 in the league, trailed 13-12 after the opening quarter, but the Vikings outscored the Spartans 13-3 in the second quarter to take a 24-16 halftime advantage and held a 23-16 scoring edge the rest of the way.
Seaman and Emporia (8-12, 4-12) will hook up again Wednesday at Seaman in a first-round Class 5A sub-state contest.
Junior Ty Henry scored 15 points to lead the Vikings while Mateo Hyman, Caden Stallbaumer and Aron Davis added 8 points apiece.
Senior Charles Snyder scored a game-high 17 points for Emporia.
WASHBURN RURAL BOYS 58, HIGHLAND PARK 43
Washburn Rural Joe Berry eclipsed the 1,000-point scoring milestone for his career with a 14-point night and senior Jack Hutchinson added 12 as the Junior Blues avenged an earlier loss to Highland Park, 58-43.
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Seaman’s girls bowling team is now one win away from a perfect season after a dominating performance in Friday’s Class 5A-1A regional tournament at Gage Bowl
Led by individual champion Makenzie Millard and putting five bowlers in the top 10 individually, the Vikings won the team championship 3,133-2,868 margin over Shawnee Heights, which also moved on to next Thursday's state meet at Northrock Lanes in Wichita.
Makenzie Millard
Millard, a junior, looked to be completely recovered from a thumb injury, taking the individual title with a 666 series, including a final-game 247, while Shawnee Heights senior Brylee Prockish was second with a 592 series.
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PARK CITY -- Bob Gonzales arrived at Hartman Arena early Saturday morning and made the rounds prior to the start of the Class 6A boys wrestling tournament, making sure he made the most of his final experience as a high school coach after a banner 44-year prep career.
Gonzales, who announced his retirement from coaching earlier this week, went from team to team on the floor of the arena, visiting with coaches and taking pictures with his iPad to remember the moment.
"As I've been making my way around the arena, it's just been a blast to talk to all my friends,'' Gonzales said. "I feel a little sad because of the great friendships I've built. Most of the coaches that are coaching I actually watched them wrestle, but it's time.''
Retiring Manhattan wrestling coach Bob Gonzales, who lives in Topeka and coached at Topeka West and Shawnee Heights, hugs fellow coaches at Saturday's Class 6A state tournament. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
