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Topeka West's Zander Putthoff lines up one of several 3 pointers against Highland Park. (Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN)
By ANDREW GILL
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Every once in a while, we all need a reminder that some things are bigger than sports.
Before falling to Centennial League-champion Topeka West 86-64 Tuesday night at West, the Highland Park boys basketball team gave everyone in attendance that reminder.
At the conclusion of West’s Senior Night festivities, the boys took the floor to warmup, but the Scots weren’t sporting their typical pregame garb.
Instead, they wore pink T-shirts with the words ‘We Support Coach Bloom,' in honor of the Chargers’ head coach, Rick Bloomquist, who was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 squamous cell carcinoma.
It was a small gesture, but one that made a huge impact and caught Bloomquist by surprise.
“I come walking out here and thought, ‘What the hell are they wearing pink shirts for?’ Then it hit me.” Bloomquist said. “It was the most sincere form of respect anyone had ever given me.”
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Washburn University's women's basketball team led from start to finish Tuesday night at Northwest Missouri, cruising to a 56-43 MIAA victory over the Bearcats.
Washburn won its third straight game and improved to 10-10 on the season while Northwest Missouri fell to 7-13.
Freshman Mackenzie Gamble hit 5 of 8 shots from the field and finished with 13 points, while senior Hunter Bentley contributed 12 points and 8 rebounds and junior Nuria Barrientos had 9 points and 8 rebounds.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn University senior star point guard Tyler Geiman got the word in the second half of Tuesday's game against Northeastern State that he had a chance for the first triple-double in the Ichabods' proud men's basketball history.
But Geiman didn't try to do anything special to try to etch his name in Washburn's record book. He just did what he had been doing all night and, really, for his whole career.
"With like 10 minutes to go I went to the bench and one of my coaches was like, 'Hey, you're going to get one more shot and you need two assists,' so I went in and kind of did what we normally do, go make plays and people hit shots and it worked out,'' Geiman said after finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the Ichabods' 88-73 MIAA romp at Lee Arena.
"We were just playing and doing what we do.''
Tyler Geiman notched the first triple-double in Washburn history in Tuesday's 88-73 win over Northeastern State. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
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Rossville's girls basketball team outlasted Mid-East League foe Wabaunsee 56-53 in overtime Monday night, improving to .
Monday's game was close thorughout, with the Bulldawgs leading 17-15 at the end of the first quarter before Wabaunsee took a 32-28 advantage at the half.
Rossville used a 13-9 third quarter to tie the contest at 41 and the game was deadlocked 51-all at the end of regullation before the Bulldawgs outscored the Chargers 5-2 in the OT.
Rossville had three double-figure scorers, led by freshman Kinsey Perine with 16 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Freshman Emma Mitchell added 12 points and senior Julia Streit 10 points.
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By RICK PETERSON
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Washburn’s men’s basketball team will be looking to bounce back from consecutive losses for the first time this season when the 15th-ranked Ichabods host Northeastern State in a 6 p.m. MIAA contest at Lee Arena.
The Ichabods (14-5 overall and in the MIAA) are coming off an 88-85 overtime loss to No. 3 Northwest Missouri on Saturday after dropping an 81-77 loss to Missouri Western last Thursday.
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The RiverHawks are 4-15 after sweeping a home-and-home series with Central Oklahoma.
