Toughness is consistency. Toughness is competing the next play, no matter the circumstances. Regardless of the obstacles that were thrown in front of them, this group fought tooth and nail to the bitter end. Till the final second, this group was tough.
#Family
Incredible comeback win tonight against Piper 61-52 to take the Bobcat Invitational at Basehor-Linwood! Great team victory. Congratulations to
@EdwardsSavian
and Joe Berry on being named to the All-Tournament Team and
@jordanwhite2019
on being named tournament MVP!
🏀🏆 CENTENNIAL LEAGUE 🏆🏀
- PLAYER OF THE YEAR -
Jack Bachelor
- 1ST TEAM -
Jack Bachelor
- 2ND TEAM -
Amare Jones
Wyatt Conklin
- HONORABLE MENTION -
Kaden Ballard
We want to thank our new friends at Westside Elementary in Pittsburg for allowing us to read and shoot some hoops with them yesterday! We had a blast! 📚🏀
Varsity Final:
- Sub-State 1st Round -
Rural 60 Campus 51
🔨
@BachelorJack
⛓️
@heim_jc
Proud the way we finished and proud of our response to some adversity. Survive and advance!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 62 Hayden 29
🔨
@amare_jones3
⛓️
@durst_griffin
JV Final:
Rural 57 Hayden 53
🧹🧹🧹
Proud of the way our guys came out aggressive all night!
#Family
Thank you to all fans, supporters, students, and especially the band for all your support this season and this weekend in Wichita!
@WaRuBand
@wrhsleaders
Varsity Final:
Rural 46 Hayden 36
🔨
@BachelorJack
🔒
@morris_tre
JV Final:
Rural 47 Hayden 41
9th Final:
Rural 71 Hayden 42
🧹🧹🧹
Proud of our freshmen for starting us off right Thursday night and proud of our older guys for finishing the job!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Championship Showdown Tournament
Rural 64 SM West 41
🔨
@morris_tre
🔒
@amare_jones3
A solid finish to the tournament and a solid start to the new season - proud of this group!
#Family
Varsity Final (OT):
Rural 43 Hayden 39
🔨
@BachelorJack
⛓️
@MaxBettis40
JV Final:
Rural 61 Hayden 45
9th Final:
Rural 58 Hayden 44
🧹🧹🧹
Proud of the way all three of our groups battled throughout the game when shots weren’t falling!
#Family
🏀🏆 CENTENNIAL LEAGUE 🏆🏀
- 1ST TEAM -
Griffin Durst
Amare Jones
- 2ND TEAM -
Kaden Ballard
- HONORABLE MENTION -
JC Heim
John Hoytal
An ENTIRE starting five recognized by opposing coaches in the league - the ultimate testament to a balanced, unselfish team!
Varsity Final:
Rural 54 Topeka High 42
🔨
@MaxBettis40
🔒
@KingLeonard2025
JV Final:
Rural 55 Topeka High 41
9th Final:
Rural 51 Topeka High 35
🧹🧹🧹
Proud of the way our guys competed and responded to adversity on all three levels tonight!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 46 Junction City 44
🔨
@morris_tre
⛓️
@kadenlballard
JV Final (OT):
Rural 42 Junction City 44
9th Final:
Rural 53 Junction City 27
Proud of the grit we saw from our guys against some really physical squads. Shoutout to KB! 🥶🥶🥶
Varsity Final:
Rural 62 Blue Valley 59
🔨
@heim_jc
& Big C
⛓️
@KingLeonard2025
JV Final:
Rural 42 Blue Valley 53
9th Final:
Rural 42 Blue Valley 56
Proud of the consistency throughout the game from our guys tonight!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 89 Topeka High 65
🔨
@kadenlballard
⛓️
@KingLeonard2025
JV Final (OT):
Rural 57 Topeka High 56
9th Final:
Rural 73 Topeka High 14
🧹🧹🧹
Proud of our guys for locking in and taking care of business after two snow days!
#Family
Congrats to Tre and Jack for signing with
@USM_basketball
and
@IchabodMBB
! Proud of everything they’ve accomplished at Washburn Rural, and very excited for their futures!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 64 Junction City 58
🔨
@MaxBettis40
🔒
@j_hirschi3
JV Final:
Rural 62 Junction City 47
Freshman Final:
Rural 50 Junction City 16
🧹 🧹🧹
Proud of our second half intensity tonight. Great start out of break for all three levels!
#Family
Varsity Final:
- BHM Tournament 3rd Place Game -
Rural 69 Pittsburg 63
🔨
@amare_jones3
🔒
@j_hirschi3
Proud of our guys for finishing strong on day three!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 60 Willard 57
🔨
@DradenChoonch23
⛓️
@b_hamilton36
Proud of grit down the stretch! One more opportunity to compete and get better tomorrow at 2:30!
#Family
Coach Meseke most recently served on the staff at Topeka West and will be teaching at WRHS in the social studies department.
Coach Wilson both played and coached at Washburn University and will be teaching at WRHS as a paraeducator.
Varsity Final:
Rural 61 Topeka High 35
🔨
@SamBettis3
⛓️
@heim_jc
JV Final:
Rural 54 Topeka High 22
9th Final:
Rural 64 Topeka High 46
🧹🧹🧹
Proud of our guys for taking care of business in the last home games of the regular season!
#Family
Our players and their families deserve a HUGE shoutout for their commitment so far this summer!
We’ve competed the last three weekends and spent this weekend at
@BillSelf_Camps
. It was an awesome experience staying on campus and playing in the Fieldhouse! 🔵⚪️
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 65 Blue Valley 60
🔨
@BachelorJack
⛓️
@amare_jones3
JV Final:
Rural 56 Blue Valley 63
9th Final:
Rural 39 Blue Valley 46
Proud of the way all our guys competed against a really good program tonight!
#Family
JV Final:
Rural 68 Hayden 45
Freshman Final:
Rural 47 Hayden 40
🧹 🧹
Mannn, it feels good to be back! An awesome first night of competition, and awesome crowd support. Proud of the effort and intensity from our young guys!
#Family
We’re excited to announce two outstanding additions to our coaching staff - David Meseke and Devyn Wilson. Please help us in welcoming them to the Washburn Rural basketball family!
Varsity Final:
- Sub-State Championship -
Rural 31 Wichita Heights 47
Tonight, and all season, this group fought through adversity and scrapped and clawed till the very end. Extremely proud of their character, grit, and fortitude.
#Family
🔵🏀June 2023:
✅MNU Team Camp
✅MAYB Summer Kickoff
✅KU Team Camp
✅KAMO Shootout
✅Future Blues Camp
THANK YOU to all of our players and families for your commitment to the future of Washburn Rural Basketball during the past month!
Varsity Final:
- Championship Showdown 1st Rd -
Rural 62 St. James 67
🔨
@BachelorJack
🔒
@kadenlballard
Proud of the way our dudes scrapped till the final horn in our first opportunity to compete. Back at it again Thursday!
#Family
9th Final:
🏀Topeka City Tournament🏀
Rural 42 Emporia 31
Proud of our freshmen for batting and earning a spot in the championship game tomorrow at 7:30 PM at Highland Park!
#Family
@danluceroshow
This man did not forget his black pants...Referee Chavez saved the day as the assigned referee did not show up until halftime. We appreciate his selfless act and I’m sure the ref who started the game on his own appreciated him too.
#everydayhero
JV Final:
Rural 60 Junction City 40
Freshman Final:
Rural 40 Junction City 24
🧹 🧹
Proud of our guys for taking care of business on the first road trip after a week off! 🚌
#Family
Varsity Final:
- BHM Tournament Semi-Final -
Rural 43 BVNW 61
🔨
@heim_jc
🔒
@kadenlballard
Proud of our second half fight after a tough first 16 minutes. Gotta bounce back quick against Pittsburg tomorrow at 11:30 AM!
#Family
@RuralHoops
Fans—
Rural Boys will open Sub State BB play at Home Tuesday, the 28th @ 6:00 v Haysville-Campus HS. Tickets are $8/adult & $6/student. Due to it being a KSHSAA event no passes are accepted at the gate.
@wrhsleaders
🔵Future Blues Summer Camp🔵
After an awesome four days of 🏀, we’d like to give out a sincere THANK YOU to all:
✅ CAMPERS
✅ ADULTS in their lives
✅ CURRENT PLAYERS
for your commitment to making this week a huge success! We can’t wait to 🔁 run it back soon!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 51 SMNW 58
🔨
@kadenlballard
🔒
@j_hirschi3
JV Final:
Rural 64 SMNW 69
Freshman Final:
Rural 68 SMNW 51
Thankful for the opportunity to compete in front of a great crowd and learn about ourselves against quality competition!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 70 Manhattan 78
🔨
@j_hirschi3
⛓️
@amare_jones3
Tough road game on a night where the JV and freshmen didn’t get to play. Proud of our guys for battling till the final horn.
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 48 Junction City 51
🔨
@kadenlballard
⛓️
@heim_jc
JV Final:
Rural 63 Junction City 43
9th Final:
Rural 38 Junction City 29
Proud of the way our guys fought to the final buzzer. Still learning that there are no little details.
#Family
Varsity Final (OT):
Rural 59 St. James 65
🔨
@kadenlballard
⛓️
@hoytal_john
Proud of the way we scrapped back in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. Much to learn and grow from!
#Family
JV Finals:
Rural 44 Olathe East 42
Rural 32 Topeka West 39
Proud of this group for committing to the defensive end and battling tough on a quick turnaround!
#Family
Varsity Final:
Rural 50 SM East 55
🔨 Draden Chooncharoen
⛓️
@KingLeonard2025
Proud of our fight tonight. Gotta rebound quick, back at it again tomorrow at 4:30!
#Family
Congrats
@JoeBerry2021
on being named Kaw Valley Bank Scholar Athlete of the Week! Way to represent on the court and in the classroom!
#waruproud
#goblues