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A1 Lock & Key Performers March 10, 2025
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Trevor Christy
TREVOR CHRISTY, Hayden
Christy, a senior, posted a third-place individual finish in last Thursday's Class 4A state bowling championships at Wichita's Bowlero Northrock, helping lead Hayden to its first-ever state bowling team title. Christy finished third with a 698 series, bowling games of 244, 239 and 215 as the Wildcats won the team championship by 95 pins (3,666-3,571) over Mulvane.
Jalen Foy
JALEN FOY, Topeka West
A senior guard, Foy scored 40 points in two Class 5A sub-state victories on the week as Topeka West boys basketball advanced to the Class 5A state tournament. Foy scored 19 points with a pair of 3-pointers in a 69-63 overtime semifinal win over Bishop Carroll and had 21 points while hitting 8 of 10 free throws in Saturday's 81-54 home win over Valley Center in the sub-state championship game.
Emily Lee
EMILY LEE, Hayden
Lee, a senior bowler, earned her second straight Class 4A-1A state medal last Thursday at Wichita's Bowlero Northrock, bowling a 551 series to place fourth individually. A regional champion, Lee bowled games of 188, 203 and 160 as the Wildcats finished sixth as a team. Lee posted an 11th-place state finish as a junior in 2024.
Top seed Ichabod men to host NCAA Division II Central Regional
By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Washburn University men's basketball team will be the No. 1 seed and the host team for the 2025 NCAA Central Regional Tournament starting on Saturday, March 15, in Lee Arena.
Washburn's men's basketball team watches the NCAA Selection Show Sunday night in the Lee Arena court level suite. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
Washburn, 26-3 on the season after a quarterfinal loss to Central Oklahoma in the MIAA Tournament, will open its regional bid against No. 8 seed Harding (22-9) at 5 p.m. Saturday in the third of four quarterfinal games.
MIAA Tournament champion Fort Hays State (23-9) is also in the regional field and has been installed as the No, 7 seed.
The Tigers will face No. 2 Minnesota State-Moorhead (23-8) in Saturday's 2:30 p.m. game.
Other Saturday quarterfinals will pit No. 3 seed Winona State (21-10) against No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State (20-9) at 12 p.m. and No. 4 Minot State (21-10) against No. 5 Concordia St. Paul (21-8) at 7:30 p.m.
The Ichabods will be making their fifth NCAA appearance in eight years under Washburn head coach Brett Ballard and WU will host the NCAA regional for the first time since the 2001 NCAA South Central Regional when the Ichabods advanced to the NCAA championship game.
Washburn has also hosted NCAA Regionals in 1992, 1994, 1995 and 2001 going a combined 5-3.
Overall the Ichabods are 16-16 in the NCAA Tournament and 13-13 in the NCAA regionals.
NCAA CENTRAL REGIONAL
At Lee Arena
Saturday's games
12 p.m. -- Winona State (3: 21-10) vs. Southwest Minnesota State (6: 20-9)
2:30 -- Minnesota State-Moorhead (2: 23-8) vs. Fort Hays State (7: 23-9)
5 -- Washburn (1: 26-3) vs. Harding (8: 22-9)
7:30 -- Minot State (4: 21-10) vs. Concordia St. Paul (5: 21-8)
Sunday, March 16
5 p.m. -- Game 1 winner vs Game 2 winner
7:30 -- Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner
Tuesday, March 18
Championship game
Hayden girls roll to third straight state tournament berth with 52-22 rout over Baldwin
By JUSTIN BURKHARDT
TopSports.news
Hayden’s Lady Wildcats saw themselves in familiar position Saturday night, with their third straight sub-state state tournament berth on the line againt Baldwin.
Hayden's girls pose for a team picture after clinching a third straight state tournament berth with Saturday's 52-22 win over Baldwin. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN
The Wildcats would see the Lady Bulldogs put up a early fight by taking a early 6-5 lead and then getting within three at 15-12 early in the second quarter, but that would be all she wrote for the Bulldogs as Hayden would take off and outscore the bulldogs 37-10 the rest of the way on the way to a 52-22 rout.
The Wildcats would get a early three from senior Bella Reid.
“I was excited and I was glad it went in because all my friends and family were their watching me,'' Reid said. “This season has been a highlight of my basketball career, playing beside by my best friends has meant everything to me. This season has definitely been my favorite and I will be sad when it is over.”
The Wildcats, who have featured a starting lineup that features four seniors and a standout freshman in 5-foot-11 Hailey Schmidtlein, who would score 11 points for the Cats.
“It means a lot to go to state as a freshman,'' Schmidtlein said. "The way we played that game, was one play at a time. We really came out strong each quarter, and we really came out strong in the second half. I am so proud of us and I can’t wait to see what we can do at state.”
Senior Norma Greco on making it back to state: “I think that over the recent years we have had good teams and that our program has really taken a step up in the right direction.”
Senior Millie Ramsey scored 12 points in Saturday's 52-22 Hayden sub-state win over Baldwin. [Photo by Rex Wolf/TSN]
The Wildcats will miss a huge senior class next season and a big part of the four-member senior class will be the tandem of Brylee Meier and Millie Ramsey, with Meier being a four-year varsity member and Ramsey being a mid-season transfer a year ago. This will be Ramsey's third trip in a row to the state tournament, with her first trip coming during her time at Highland Park when she would lead her Scots to the 5A state tournament.
Meier and Ramsey would share scoring honors on a special night for the Cats as they would both score 12 points.
“We just came out with a lot of energy and the crowd was really good tonight,'' Meier said. "Everyone came ready to play and we were able to get the win. This program has improved a lot over the years. My teammates and I have all worked really hard to get where we are today. Us going to state for a third year in a row shows all of the blood, sweat and tears we all have put into this program.”
