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Senior Layla Collins, who led Washburn Rural to the league championship and a Class 6A state tournament berth, was voted the Centennial League 2024 volleyball player of the year as city schools garnered six of first-team spots.
Washburn Rural senior Layla Collins was voted the Centennial League volleyball player of the year by league coaches. [Photo by Doug Walker/Special to TSN]
Collins is joined on the first team by senior teammate Kate Hinck while Topeka High senior Jo'Mhara Benning also earned first-team all-league honors.
Hayden, which placed third in the Class 4A state tournament, put a league high three players on the first team -- senior Reagan McGivern and freshmen Hailey Schmidtlein and Blakely Walter.
Hayden freshman Blakely Walter was named the newcomer of the year by Centennial League volleyball coaches. [File photo/TSN]
Walter was also voted the Centennial League newcomer of the year while Washburn Rural's Kevin Bordewick and Hayden's Corrinne McGreevy were named the league co-coaches of the year.
Rounding out the first team were Manhattan's Bailey Busch and Emporia's Jade Xu.
City schools also dominated the all-league second team, with Topeka High's Campbell Dawson, Washburn Rural's Kasyn Horyna, Stella Kelly and Dayne Shriver and Hayden's Ella Foster earning second-team spots.
ALL-CENTENNIAL LEAGUE VOLLEYBALL
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No. 10-ranked Washburn University men's basketball flirted with the century mark while holding Ottawa to 24 points below its season scoring average with a 97-57 Tuesday night win in its home home opener.
Washburn sophomore Brayden Shorter scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Ichabods in a 97-57 win over Ottawa Tuesday night. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Sophomore Brayden Shorter led four double-figure scorers for the Ichabods with a career-high 26 points on 10 of 19 shooting, including 4 of 9 3-pointers.
"We do score the ball really well, but I feel like what sets us apart is our defense and just being able to hold teams,'' Shorter said. "Like we held them under 60 tonight and that's really good. We scored 97 points and I don't know how many I scored but I think just the defensive end is really what sets us apart.''
Senior Andrew Orr, the reigning MIAA player of the week, had 14 points with a perfect shooting night (6 of 6 from the field, 2 of 2 at the free throw line) while adding four steals.
Washburn senior Jacob Hanna scored 13 points Tuesday night as the Ichabods improved to 3-0 with a 97-57 home win over Ottawa. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
Jacob Hanna added 13 points, followed by Michael Keegan with 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds and five steals.
Jack Bachelor had a career-high 10 assists while adding nine points.
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Three Hayden senior standouts in three different sports are scheduled to sign their college letters of intent over the next three days at the school.
Hayden basketball standout Brylee Meier will sign a letter of intent with Bellevue University on Tuesday at Hayden. [File photo/TSN]
Girls basketball standout Brylee Meier, who helped the Wildcats finish third in the Class 3A state tournament as a junior, is scheduled to sign on Tuesday with Bellevue University.
Three-time Class 4A state singles champion Ainzley Zulueta will sign a letter of intent with Division II Ferris State on Wednesday at Hayden. [File photo/TSN]
On Wednesday Hayden tennis star Ainzley Zulueta will sign a letter of intent with Ferris State University after winning her third 4A singles state title and leading the Wildcats to their second team championship in three seasons this fall.
Hayden volleyball standout Reagan McGivern will sign a letter of intent with Villanova on Thursday at Hayden. [File photo/TSN]
Wildcat volleyball standout Reagan McGivern will sign with Division I Villanova on Thursday after helping lead Hayden to a third-place finish in the 4A state tournament and earning All-State Tournament honors.
Five Vikings to ink letters on Wednesday
Five Seaman athletes, including four state champions, will sign college letters of intent on Wednesday in the Seaman Auditorium,
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The No. 10-ranked Washburn University men's basketball team will be in Lee Arena for the first time in the 2024-25 season Tuesday as the Ichabods host Ottawa in a 7 p.m. contest.
Washburn senior Andrew Orr is averaging 20 points and 7.0 rebounds for the 2-0 Ichabods while shooting 64 percent from the field and 87.5 percent from the free throw line. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods are 2-0 this season after a pair of double-digit wins at the Central Regional Challenge in Kansas City, Mo., topping Sioux Falls on Friday and No. 1-ranked and defending national champion Minnesota State Saturday in an 85-68 win.
The next NABC and D2CIDA national polls will be released on Tuesday.
Senior Andrew Orr leads Washburn with a 20-point scoring average after 21 and 19-point outings in KC. Orr is also averaging seven rebounds a game while shooting 64 percent from the field and 87.5 from the free throw line.
Former Washburn Rural star Jack Bachelor is averaging 14 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Ichabods and is shooting 88.9 percent from the free throw line.
Five WU players are averaging in double figures in the early going and seven are averaging at least 7 points a game.
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Tayson Horak
TAYSON HORAK, Rossville
A senior quarterback, Horak scored three touchdowns as Rossville's football team advanced to the Class 1A state quarterfinals with a 42-0 win over McLouth Friday night. Horak scored on runs of 3, 55 and 28 yards as the Bulldawgs improved to 7-3 on the season with their seventh straight victory.
Max Huston
MAX HUSTON, Seaman
Huston, a senior quarterback, had a hand in five touchdowns Friday night as 8-2 Seaman advanced to the Class 5A football quarterfinals with a 43-16 home win over Valley Center. Huston rushed for 117 yards on 14 carries against the Hornets, scoring touchdowns on runs of 1, 51, 4 and 8 yards and completed 16 of 25 passes for 272 yards, including a 39-yard TD pass.
Andrew Orr
ANDREW ORR, Washburn University
A senior frontliner, Orr scored a total of 40 points as Washburn men's basketball opened the season with a pair of double-digit wins. Orr scored 21 points (9 of 11 shooting from the field) in the Ichabods' 89-71 win over Sioux Falls on Friday and scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds on Saturday as WU knocked off defending Division II national champion Minnesota State, 85-68.
