State power picks for baseball softball and track by Mike Kessinger
Kansas sportswriter Mike Kessinger projects weekend state winners across classes 6A to 2-1A in baseball and softball. He predicts Manhattan over Free State in 6A baseball, Washburn Rural over Goddard in 6A softball, Bishop Carroll over Shawnee Heights in 5A baseball, and St Thomas Aquinas over Great Bend in 5A softball, among others. He also highlights Wichita track standouts Lataish Brown and Chase Schneider as top contenders.
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Wichita
Manhattan
Lawrence Free State
Indians
Lawrence
Goddard
Washburn Rural
Olathe East
Wichita- Bishop Carroll
Shawnee Heights
Great Bend
Hays High
Topeka Seaman
St. Thomas Aquinas
Lady Panthers
Arkansas City
KC Bishop Ward
Wellington
Bulldogs
Scott City
Topeka-Hayden
Marysville
TMP Marian
Monarchs
Kendra
Fort Scott
Brown and Moser aim for 6A state track titles at Wichita
Lataish Brown and Caitlin Moser of Garden City High School head to the 6A State Track & Field Championships at Cessna Stadium. Brown seeks a threepeat in the long jump after a 20 ft 2.5 in state record, while Moser defends in the javelin as part of Garden City’s storied thrower tradition.
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Caitlin Moser
Cessna Stadium
Wichita State University
Garden City
Brown
Moser
GCHS
Bill Weatherly
Megan
Kansas State University
Caitlin
Weatherly
Garden City High School
Jarrett Hernandez
Dodge City
Beavers reach 4A state after late rally at Colby regional
Scott City with standing comeback secures 4A state bid at Salina after bases loaded walk and Justin Miller single in bottom of seventh vs Larned. Miller dominates at plate and mound with an 8-0 record and .543 batting average, guiding No. 4 seed Scott City to Dean Evans Stadium Friday. Hayden looms as first round opponent in Salina.
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Colby
Beavers
Larned
Trey Strecker
State
Justin Miller
Salina
Bill Arnold
Ulysses
Garden City
Arnold
Scott City Beavers
Topeka Hayden Wildcats
Dean Evans Stadium
KSKL
Miller
Dean Evans
Topeka Hayden
Hayden
Jace Gibbs
Williams Stadium
Topeka-Hayden
Stanton County Lady Trojans Meet Sterling in 2-1A Softball Final
No. 1 Stanton County Lady Trojans, 22-1, clash with No. 8 Sterling Black Bears, 7-16, in the Class 2-1A State Softball Tournament at 5 p.m. Friday at the Green Sports Complex in Pratt.
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Stanton County Lady Trojans
Sterling Black Bears
Green
Pratt
Trojans eye 2 1A state crown at Pratt
Stanton County Lady Trojans enter the 2 1A state tournament in Pratt with a 21 1 record and the No 1 seed after a three year building phase. Coach Gary Kendrick relies on a potent offense and a pitching duo with an ERA under 1.00, as top rival Udall awaits in heat conditions.
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Stanton County
Udall
Trojan
Gary Kendrick
Kendrick
Sterling
Carissa Nelson
Whitney Teeter
Suns rally past Mavericks to win Game 1 in Dallas
In a fast paced Western Conference finals opener, the Suns erased a nine point Dallas lead, with Boris Diaw scoring a career high 34 and Steve Nash scoring 27 including the final 3:26. Devin Harris netted 30 for Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki 25 and 19 rebounds.
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Dallas Mavericks
Pau Gasol
Tim Duncan
Steve Nash
Nash
Boris Diaw
Amare Stoudemire
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IFC
Mavericks
Shawn Marion
Devin Harris
Diaw
Tim
Thomas
Boris
Suns
Stoudemire
Phoenix
Mike D'Antoni
Harris
Dirk Nowitzki
Avery Johnson
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Garden City Telegram
Lyons
Burlington
Mighty Lions
Wichita Trinity
Sacred Heart
Riverton
Hoisington
Pittsburg-Colgan
Spearville
St. Marys
Eli Saline
Chase Schneider
Greeley County
Kansas
West
Mike Kessinger
Mkessinger
Joey Sprinkle
Anthony Brown
Anthony
Cessna
Brad Nading
Trojans Eye
Mavs
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