Vestal fuels late rush but LHS falls 4-3 to Topeka
Lawrence High girls soccer, led by freshman Abby Vestal with a hat trick, battled back from a 4-1 deficit but fell 4-3 to Topeka High at Youth Sports Inc. fields. Vestal’s three goals came from close range as Lawrence, coached by Matt Makens, eyed momentum for Thursday’s home game against Olathe Northwest.
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Lawrence High
Matt Makens
Topeka High
Abby
LHS
Abby Vestal
Makens
Lions
Trojans
LHS Faith
Youth Sports Inc
Vestal
Topeka
Lawrence
Sopho
Olathe Northwest
Firebirds edge rivals as Free State struggles in meet
Firebirds win the meet but show lower performance than usual. Dirks-Ham dominates the 100 backstroke, Rudman wins the 100 breast in 1 16.15, while Ashley Robinson takes the 200 and 500 freestyles. Katie Swank leads with the 50 and 100 freestyles aiding two relay wins. Pipkin and Ezell also win, but no Firebirds qualify for state. Crady cites fatigue and heavy schedule as factors before league and state meets.
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Dirks-Ham
Rudman
Free State
Ashley Robinson
Firebirds
Katie Swank
FSHS
Lauren Pipkin
Rory Ezell
Future of River City Festival in doubt due to KU policy
A 26 team prep baseball festival praised as a Midwest premier event risks collapse as KU administration weighs policy changes. FSHS coach Mike Hill and KU coach Ritch Price emphasize mutual benefit from Hoglund Ballpark usage, while KU officials caution against overreliance on campus facilities. Community leaders urge KU to preserve the festival as Free State’s Hoglund Ballpark remains the best venue.
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Mike Hill
Midwest
Ritch Price
Jayhawks
River City
University of Kansas
Hill
Hoglund
Sean Lester
Free State
Price
Hogland
Firebirds
Kansas City
Winnetonka
Kansas University
Hogland Ballpark
Postponements Hit Kansas High School Girls Soccer and Softball
Free State Highs girls soccer game at Shawnee Mission East and Lawrence Highs softball doubleheader with Olathe North were postponed due to rain. Both events will be rescheduled.
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Free State High
Shawnee Mission East
Lawrence's
Olathe North
Firebirds roll past SMS in high-scoring win
Free State as they rout SMS South 10 to 0 in five innings at Hogland Ballpark. Tyler Blankenship led off with a triple, Anthony Dreiling drove in runs, Brett Lisher homered, and the Firebirds pulled away with three more in the fifth. Dreiling went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, while Metzler and Ellenbecker contributed key RBI and strikeouts as Free State improved with Head Coach Hill signaling room to grow.
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Mott McClurg
Journal-World
Tyler Blankenship
Brett Lisher
Blankenship
Free State High
Shawnee Mission South
Firebirds
Free State
Anthony Dreiling
Dreiling
Paul Metzler
Raiders
Hill
SM South
Max Elfenbecker
L—Ryant Anthony
Ryne Price
Scott Heitshusen
Bobby Price
RBI
Ellenbecker
Nebraska junior Curtis Ledbetter earns Big 12 player of the week
Nebraska first baseman Curtis Ledbetter a Lawrence High product from Lawrence Kansas was named Big 12 Conference baseball player of the week. He hit .563 going 9 for 16 with three doubles two home runs and five RBIs in wins over Wichita State and Missouri and extended his hitting streak to 13 games.
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Nebraska
Curtis Ledbetter
Lawrence
Ledbetter
Wichita State
Missouri
Golf clubs for kids with George Brett at Twin Oaks
Kansas Clubs for Kids will give away 1200 free PING golf clubs at Twin Oaks Golf Complex in Eudora on Saturday. Youth ages 6 to 15 may receive youth-sized irons after a 1 am clinic led by Brett and PGA Tour pro Matt Gogel. Free clubs aimed to promote youth golf with emcee Roger Twibell and DCJGA enrollment, with details at kansasclubsforkids.org.
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Matt Gogel
Brett
Gogel
Twin Oaks
Eudora
Kansas
Jeff Burey
Burey
Olathe Wolf Creek
Douglas County Junior Golf Academy
PGA
DCJGA
Pam
Alvamar
Alvamat
Eagle Bend
Orchards
Randy Towner
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Ryan Woe
Lion Ledbetter
Iowa
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