State diving lead for Gatti and Leet at Kansas meet
Lawrence High divers John Gatti and Nick Leet sit 1-4 as state championships open with semis. Gatti leads with 224.15 points at Kansas State University Natatorium, while Leet sits fourth. Blue Valley West rival Nick Carr gains ground as teams chase Wichita Southeast for the title. Free State struggles in medley despite some qualifiers.
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Leet
Knox Natatorium
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Southeast
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WSHS and LHS set for 6A regional wrestling clash
Free State High and Lawrence High enter the Class 6A regional at LHS with a projected 1-2 finish repeat after last weekend's Sunflower League. The eight‑team bracket starts at 10:30 a.m. with five first round matches featuring both schools.
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David Stites
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Aaron Madill
Chris Cates
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Brendan Halpin
Clayton Kellerman
Kenny Poeverlein
Chris Hultine
Hultine
Dulgarian
Brett Shoffner
Shoffner
Matt Somers
Kyle Frank
Nick McGovern
Andrew
Grant Steinbach
Brandon Allsbury
Jeremy Bustamante
Waverly tops Seabury in Senior Night boys game
Seabury senior Kris Finger fouled out late as Waverly defeated Seabury 43 to 29 at East Lawrence Recreation Center. Finger scored seven points before fouling out. Seabury seniors Finger Landis Hill played their last home game. Seabury heads to Class 1A regionals at South Junior High against Wetmore.
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Finger
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Seabury
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Aaron Landis
Sean Hill
Seahawks
South Junior High
Wetmore
Heckman
Steven King
Landis
Mator
Tracy Kitson
Kitson
Schneider
Lindsey Ahlen
Highland
Dustin Chapman
LHS Girls Fall In Triple OT At Close Battle
The Lions drop to 71 77 in triple overtime as Polk leads with 27 points and Chervale Ricks fouls out. South advances late, forcing a triple OT before securing the win. DeBiasse and Klingler contribute as LHS braces for sub state two weeks away.
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Lions
Chervale Ricks
Falcons
Mallory
Megan Klingler
South
Leigh DeBiasse
DeBiasse
Olathe South and Lawrence edge into triple overtime thriller
Olathe South defeated Lawrence 77 71 after three overtimes with standout totals from Megan Grisell 24 points Betsy Brownlee 18 and Aubrey Clair 16 for Olathe South while Josie Polk led Lawrence with 27 points. Fouls skewed heavily with 36 against Lawrence and 24 against Olathe South while turnovers ran 22 21 respectively.
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Olathe South
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Betsy Brownlee
Aubrey Clair
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Suzie Boone
Lauren Heck
Carrie Defreece
Jenna Hatlestad
Leigh DeBlasse
Audrey Pope
Josie Polk
Rachael Klingler
Cherrale Ricks
Shari Lassiter
Megan Klingler
Jenna Wilcox
Erin Knight
Brownlee
Tamisea
Clair
Polk
Knight
DeBlasse
Boone
M. Klingler
Shawnee Mission Northwest tops Free State 63 49 in girls hoop
Shawnee Mission Northwest jumped to a nine point lead in the first half and held off Free State 63 to 49. Jamie Stanclift led the Firebirds with 18 points while Emily Hoskins and Missy Rivers each added double digits for the Northwest squad.
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Firebirds
SM Northwest
Wallis Romzek
Emillie Hamburger
Jamie Stanclift
Jayme Lisher
Laurens Abney
Ramona Dane
Kirby Benevinti
Emily Hoskins
Micaela Ariello
Missy Rivers
Stephanie Gerber
Beth, Schilling
Katie Duncan
Perry Lecompton boys outpace Santa Fe Trail for fourth win
Perry Lecompton defeated Santa Fe Trail 55 44 to stretch its win streak to four games. David Higgins scored 15 and Luke Tyner 10 for the Kaws while Shane Miles led SFT with 19. Perry coach Pat Hupauf praised the players as they head toward sub state with two games left.
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David Higgins
Luke Tyner
Perry- Lecompton
Santa Fe Trail
Pat Hupfauf
Shane Miles
SFT
Cameron Babb
Perry-Lecompton
Lecompton
Jane Miles
Jake Carter
Michael Guy
Jay Shively
Shawn Conklin
ty-Lecompton
Brew Tucker
Spencer Kennedy
Paul Foltz
Jason Holladay
Drew Robbins
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