Wells saves best tennis for last at state tourney
Garden City High School senior Darcy Wells finished with a 1-2 record at the Class 6A state tennis tournament at Shawnee Mission East. Wells won a Friday opener 6-2 6-2 over Sharee Pruitt, fell to Kristi Barnthouse then to Meghan Wedepohl, and lost 9-4 in consolation. Wells praised her effort and enjoyed competing against top Kansas players.
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Garden City High School
Darcy Wells
Wells
Maize
Val Jones
Buffalo
Shawnee Mission East High School
Wichita Heights
Sharee Pruitt
Blue Valley North
Kristi Barnthouse
St. Thomas Aquinas
Meghan Wedepohl
Kansas
Tigers win state doubles title in rain delayed final
Anderson and Eutley, 37 3, capped a season forming a doubles team after singles success. They defeated Bruno and Keating after weather suspended play, then won Sunday 6 1 6 1 to claim the championship, praised by coach for their teamwork and resilience.
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Beloit
Katarina Lipponen
Meder
Osborne
Brittany Dietz
Wichita Collegiate
Mallory Schwann
Anderson
Eutley
Baldwin
Colleen Kivett
Carissa Venable
Tanya Kajese
Lacey Law
Tigers
Marysville
Liz Stohs
Michelle McCormick
Bruno
Keating
Butley
Tiger
State
Volleyball: HPL Stanton County resumes strong run in pools
Cinderella stories mark Pool A as Stanton County, Syracuse, and Sublette each claim set wins in a tight round of pool play. Lakin dominates Pool B with four wins, defeating Elkhart, Wichita County, Satanta, and Holcomb, while Wichita County edges into the semifinals on tiebreaker. Davidson praised Wichita County for steady play and late-season consistency.
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Stanton County
Syracuse
Sublette
Schadegg
Lakin
Broncs
Elkhart
Wichita County
Satanta
Holcomb
Davidson
Indians
Hugoton
Garden City Busters clinch No. 1 seed with win over Independence
Garden City pounced early with a 23-0 lead and rolled to a 37 point first half, 639 total yards, and a 34-8 edge at one point as Daniel Davis and CJ Jones starred. Jenkins threw for 301 yards overall while Independence managed 165 total yards. The victory secures Garden City home field through the Jayhawk Conference playoffs and a first round rematch with Independence in two weeks.
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Independence
Anthony Chambers
Pirates
Garden City
Daniel Davis
Chambers
Larson
Davis
Lacevic
Broacbusters
Remuise Johnson
Pirate
Jenkins
C.J. Jones
Independence Pirates
Burgardt
Jones
Chris Jackson
Cole Ballard
Kyle Barkley
Ballard
Jayhawk
Holcomb Triumphs In HPL Meet Over Hugoton
Holcomb wins the high school cross country league meet, beating Hugoton as Holcomb seniors Corey and Chris push through pain and pressure. Hugoton, ranked No. 6 in 4A, falls despite a strong top five. Holcomb's Zach Henderson leads their runners with a fifth-place finish at 17:51.
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Holcomb
Lindall Cox
Corey
Chris
Hugoton
Eagles
Zach Henderson
Longhorns
Nick Rodriguez
Cox
Hill Dominates Hi-Plains Meet In Close Race
Hugoton freshman Brittany Hill wins the Hi Plains League cross country meet at Wichita County Municipal Golf Course in 11 minutes 58 seconds, defeating Southwestern Heights’s Trista Barnett by 16 seconds as Lakin’s Megan McClain takes third. Southwestern Heights claims the team title with 32 points, followed by Lakin 61, Syracuse 77, Stanton County 85, Hugoton 107, and Wichita County 147.
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Brittany Hill
Hugoton
Kansas
Wichita County Municipal
Southwestern Heights
Trista Barnett
Hill
Barnett
Lakin
Megan McClain
Nick Rodriguez
Brittany
Syracuse
Stanton County
Wichita County
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