Lakin Broncs fall to Wichita Collegiate in title game
Wichita Collegiate defeated Lakin 15 to 3 in five innings to claim the Class 3A state baseball title. Collegiate used a 10 run fourth inning after taking a 3-0 lead, aided by four Lakin errors. Broncs starter Joel Hannagan allowed 12 hits in 3 1 3 innings, while Zach Storm pitched four innings of two hit ball with seven strikeouts. Brady Fuller led Lakin with late scoring, but the comeback efforts stalled as Collegiate clinched its second straight state crown.
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Collegiate
Fabian Garcia
Trent Overman
Overman
Banks Floodman
Steve Davidson
Joel Hannagan
Davidson
Lakin Broncs burn up 3A state track at Wichita
Lakin Broncs finish third in 3A with 34 points at the Kansas state track meet in Wichita as freshman Megan McClain earns two golds in the 200 and 300 hurdles and a silver in the 100. Robbie Burns leads the boys with standout performances while Bo Richardson sits out with a stress fracture. McClain also breaks the 300 hurdles state record in a memorable weekend.
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Conway Springs
Amy King
Coleman wins 6A pole vault title after past mistakes
Garden City's Chris Coleman overcame last year's near miss by thriving in a vault-off at Cessna Stadium. Four vaulters cleared 14 feet but failed at 14 6, until Coleman cleared 14 6 to defeat Brett Allred and Mike Burkholder after Maize's Derek Grainfield was eliminated by earlier misses.
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Brett Allred
Junction City
Mike Burkholder
Bill Weatherly
Allred
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Weatherly
Rebels' Nelson dominates state track with triple wins
South Gray senior Becky Nelson swept the 3200, 1600, and 800 at the 1A state meet in Cessna Stadium, scoring 30 points to lift her team to third place. She nearly ran four miles across four events, finishing fourth in the 400 while revealing a winning mindset: run to win.
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Magie reels in 1A 300 hurdles title at state meet
Joe Magie, senior at Healy, overcame a third place pole vault to win the 300 hurdles at the state meet in Cessna Stadium with a personal best 40.35 seconds after a fast start. Healy’s Magie admitted surprise at the win and credited early speed for the victory over Weskan’s Troy Okeson. See 2-1A, Page B3.
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Troy) Okeson
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