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Sophomore Dillon Claussen scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in Washburn's 89-77 win over Dallas Baptist Sunday in Lakeland, Fla. [File photo/TSN] - Details
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A determined fourth-quarter comeback gave Washburn University a late lead, but Missouri Western delivered the final blow as the Ichabods dropped a 27–24 MIAA road decision on Saturday.
Sophomore linebacker JC Heim registered 15 tackles in Saturday's 27-24 Washburn MIAA loss at Missouri Western. [File photo/TSN]
After the Griffons took a 27-24 lead with 1:44 to go, the Ichabods took over at their own 20 and converted four third-down conversions to reach the Griffon 13 with 14 seconds left, but an incomplete pass on first down and an intentional grounding on second down forced a 10-second runoff as the Ichabods were without any more time outs, ending the game with a three-point loss for the second week in a row.
Missouri Western controlled the opening quarter and was first on the board when Brandon Hall capped an 11-play, 71-yard drive with a 14-yard touchdown run at the 6:28 mark.
Washburn responded with a drive of its own, as Aidan Battle drilled a 28-yard field goal to make it a 7-3 game with 2:06 remaining in the first quarter.
The Ichabods then grabbed their first lead in the second quarter thanks to a defensive spark.
After Jordan Finnesy forced a fumble that Kamble Haverkamp recovered at the Griffon 27, quarterback Logan Madden connected with Weston Ropp on a 13-yard touchdown strike for a 10–7 advantage with 5:24 left before halftime.
Missouri Western answered just before the break with a 33-yard Latrell Armstrong field goal to send the game tied 10–10 into the locker room.
Missouri Western pushed back in front in the third quarter behind Armstrong's 44-yard field goal and Hall's second rushing touchdown, a 33-yard burst that extended the lead to 20-10 heading to the fourth. Hall finished with 130 rushing yards as part of the Griffons' 215-yard team ground effort.
Keller Hurla entered at quarterback and engineered a 75-yard scoring drive early in the fourth stanza, finding Henry Mohrmann for a 10-yard touchdown to pull the game back within 20-17.
On the next possession, Finnesy swung momentum again with a 43-yard interception return to set up Hurla's one-yard keeper that put Washburn back on top 24–20 with 10:55 remaining.
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The No. 2-ranked Washburn University men's basketball team made its 2025-26 season debut Saturday, charging past Augusta 101-53 in the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Lakeland, Fla.
Junior Jack Bachelor tied a career high with 25 points, including five 3-pointers, in Saturday's 101-53 Washburn win over Augusta. [File photo/TSN]
The Ichabods never trailed and leding for 39:51 of the 40 minutes.
The defensive energy set the tone early as the Ichabods forced 16 first-half turnovers, converting them into 15 fast-break points and sprinting to a 56-25 halftime advantage.
Washburn completely suffocated Augusta in the paint, holding the opponents to just six points inside the lane in the first 20 minutes while pouring in 34 of their own around the rim.
On the offensive end, Washburn shot 53 percent from the field (41-77) for the game while drilling eight 3-pointers.
Meanwhile, the defense frustrated Augusta into 30 percent shooting overall, including just 6-for-30 from beyond the arc.
Junior Jack Bachelor drilled five 3-pointers on the way to a game-high 25 points, tying a career high, while adding six assists.
Sophomore Dillon Claussen delivered a dominant double-double, scoring a career-high 22 points and adding 13 rebounds and two blocks.
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No. 2-ranked Washburn University volleyball got back to its winning ways on Saturday afternoon, sweeping Northwest Missouri State in a road matchup.
Natalie Hedlund led Washburn with 10 kills in Saturday's 3-0 MIAA sweep at Northwest Missouri. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn (21-2 overall, 10-2 MIAA) battled through a tight first set to win 25-23 before cruising to wins in the next two sets, 25-12 and 25-13, to secure a regular-season series sweep of the Bearcats (8-13, 2-10).
After falling behind 4-1 the Ichabods took control of the first set with a 5-0 run that turned into an 8-1 burst capped off by a kill for Natalie Hedlund.
Northwest Missouri battled back to pull within one and eventually tie the set at 16. That was the only tie the rest of the set with the Bearcats pulling within one while Washburn was at match point before Austin Broadie finished the set with a kill.
A three-point burst for the Ichabods gave them an early advantage in the second set before the lead expanded to seven at 14-7 after Taylor Rottinghaus landed an ace.
It turned into a 6-1 run after Brynee Topolski took a pass from Rottinghaus to the floor to go up 18-8. Washburn hit .333 as a team in the set while holding the Bearcats to just a .029 hitting percentage. Corinna McMullen served an ace to wrap up the second set 25-12 and go up 2-0 in the match.
In the third set a kill by Bella Limback started a 4-0 run that put the Ichabods in front, 11-5. Northwest Missouri pulled back within three at 14-11 before Washburn went on a 7-0 run to push the lead to double figures.
The Ichabods held on down the stretch, winning the final three points to take the set and the match 3-0.
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HUTCHINSON -- After rolling to the Pool II championship on Friday and advancing to the Class 4A championship match with a dominating semifinal performance, No. 6 seed Hayden's bid for a sixth state volleyball championship came up just short Saturday afternoon, with top seed Andale taking a 25-12, 25-27, 25-22 win over the Wildcats at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
After receiving its second-place Class 4A state medals, Hayden volleyball watches champion Andale receive its medals Saturday at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. [Photo by Scott Paske/KSHSAA Covered]
Hayden (33-10) never led in the first game as Andale (36-1) jumped out to 8-2, 15-6 and 19-8 leads on the way to the decisive win.
The Wildcats bounced back in the second set and led 17-8 and 19-10 but Andale came all the way back to take a 25-24 lead before big kills from Hayden sophomore Hailey Schmidtlein got Hayden over the hump.
Hayden sophomore Hailey Schmidtlein puts away a kill in Saturday's Class 5A state championship match against Andale. [Photo by Scott Paske/KSHSAA Covered]
Hayden junior Mallory Tanking spikes the ball in Saturday's Class 4A championship match against Andale at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. [Photo by Scott Paske/KSHSAA Covered]
The third set was tied 13 times before Andale got the upper hand after the final tie at 19-19.
"The first game, we kind of just got in our way, and that's part of volleyball,'' Hayden coach Corrinne McGreevy said. "Sometimes it's a trickle down effect and you start making errors and you just can't stop. And we could not stop.
"But we bounced back. They had short-term memory. They moved on and they let it go. The last one could have been a 50-50 game. It could have gone either way. Those were two incredible teams. What a great state championship match. That was awesome.''
Hayden's nail-biter in the title match came after the Wildcats rolled to a 25-18, 25-8 win over Paola in the semifinals.
