Baldwin girls cruise to league title on senior night
Baldwin High's girls basketball team powered past Louisburg 66-36 to clinch the Frontier League title with 46-4 league mark. Senior leaders Karl Garrison Emily Brown and Anna Gillispie scored 14, 12, and 12 respectively as Baldwin dominated the Wildcats, while seniors from both squads were honored after the game. The Bulldogs advance to a sub state opener versus Anderson County, hoping to start two three game runs.
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Baldwin
Baldwin High
Louisburg
Bulldogs
Eric Toot
Wildcats
Karl Garrison
Emily Brown
Anna Gillispie
Brown
Anderson County
Toot
Tyler O’brien
BHS
Jeff Haas
O’brien
O'Brien
Andy Hannon
Micah Mason
Haas
Spring Hill
Kelsey Bowden
Katie Dider
Jessie Kreiser
Tayloer Stacks
Juree Hampton
Jordan Bauer
Molly Kueser
Kari Garrison
Erica Ogle
Katie Harris
Jamie Lawrenz
Laura Poullat
Kara Tompkins
Denise Orloff
Amy Craig
Jared Soares
Journal-World Photo
Tiffany Donaldson
Aldwin
Veritas Christian routs Syracuse in state tourney opener
Veritas Christian jumps to early lead and defeats Syracuse Christian 75 to 36 in the Kansas Christian Athletic Association state tournament first round. Newton Christian looms as next opponent after Randtke scores 20 and Woods 18 for Veritas, with Steinle adding eight and the team praising defense and rebounding.
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Newton
Mark Randtke
Casey Woods
Veritas Christian
Syracuse Christian
Kansas Christian Athletic
Veritas
Newton Christian
Syracuse
Peter Gould
Luke Bontrager
Jerod Newport
Jeremiah Jorgenson
Josiah Gould
Phillip Gould
Ezra Brooks
Kirk Long
Shawn Redman
Matt Steinle
Michael Kay
Jesse Schultz
Israel Bear
Gabriel lifts Eudora in late shot over Gardner-Edgerton
In a tight boys game, Gabriel hit a seven foot shot with one second left to lift Eudora 61 59 over Gardner-Edgerton. Lauren Kracl led Eudora with 30 points in the girls loss, while Gardner-Edgerton and Wellsville posted other regional results.
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Gabriel
Eudora
Gardner
Chris Gabriel
Eudora High
Gardner-Edgerton
Aaron Westerhouse
Tyler Cleveland
Mark Abel
Josh Laver
Josh Browhard
Jeremie Bryant
Jessie Montgomery
Lane
Hale
Thomasis
Strock
Highfill
Ballen
Turpin
Artley
Lauren Kracl
Free State and Lawrence wrestlers head to state meet
Fourteen city athletes from Free State High and Lawrence High advance to the state wrestling tournament. Notable entries include Chris Coons a freshman at 103 pounds and Pharoah Hussein a junior at 130 pounds plus multiple regional champions and top placers from Leavenworth regionals.
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Free State High
Lawrence High
Chris Coons
Coons
State
Standout wrestlers vie for Kansas state title in Wichita
Several area wrestlers head to Wichita for state competition led by Ross Starcher of Tonganoxie 40-2 who dominated the 145 lb 4A Hiawatha regional with pins. Others include De Soto sophomore Neil Erisman 23-1 at 152 lb who won the KVL and regional titles. Santa Fe Trail’s Justin Wiscombe 35-1 at 152 lb top seed after Abilene regional. Baldwin’s Derek Lang 42-3 at 160 lb who placed second at Hiawatha regionals. Kyle Flory 39-3 defending 171 lb state champ with league and regional titles. Eudora’s Josh Barr 32-9 first at 44 Hiawatha regional and Eudora’s sole state entrant.
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Ross Starcher
Tonganoxie
Starcher
Hiawatha
Justin Wiscombe
Wiscombe
de Soto
Neil Erisman
Kyle Flory Baldwin
Flory
Frontier League
Baldwin
Josh Barr
Eudora
Barr
Area Qualifiers At State Wrestling Meet
Area qualifiers from Baldwin De Soto Eudora Mill Valley Wellsville Ottawa and Tonganoxie listed with weight classes and finalists. Names include Jehle Bonner Mason Lang Flory Canterbury Hurt Faircloth Erisman Goleman Mercer Barr Broadbent Gladfelder Yates Turner Pannel Johansen Saunders Williams Tenpenny Angell Miller MacPhero Pence Espinosa Bowen Mundy Cauthon Crotinger Eden Wiscombe Shively Palmer Starcher Ramirez and more.
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Baldwin
Mark Jehle
Joe Bonner
Josiah Mason
Derek Lang
Kyle Flory
Adam Canterbury
de Soto
Brandon Hurt
Adam Faircloth
Neil Erisman Er Leif Goleman
Alex Mercer
Eudora
Josh Barr
Mill Vallay
Justin Broadbent
Aaron Gladfelder
Brett Yates
Matt Turner
Jared Pannel
E.J. Johansen
Alex Saunders
Oskaloosa
David Williams
Jeff Peterson
Colby Tenpenny
Ottawa
Blaine Angell
LHS trio stars in state wrestling bids and talks
LHS seniors Halpin Kellerman and Hussein lead a strong trio as they chase state titles. Hussein, third in ranking, won the Sunflower League and Class 6A regional in Leavenworth. Halpin and Kellerman, both 10th graders, are ranked fourth and prepare for first-round state matches against Hobert Adcock and Fitzgerald.
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Hussein
Leavenworth
Ghana
Halpin
Kellerman
Kansas Wrestling Coaches Assn
LHS
Clayton Kellerman
Lions
State
Olathe South
Eric Hobert
Wichita Northwest
Tyler Adcock
Manhattan
Kris Fitzgerald
Brunfeldt sets state marks in 500 free. Free State wins team title
Brunfeldt led Free State to its first state swimming title by breaking the 500 free state record in preliminaries with 4:35.34 and again in the final at 4:35.02. He also placed second in the 200 free and anchored the 400 free relay to first, sealing the team title for the Firebirds. Starcher dominates regional wrestling with 40-2 record, earns spot at state meet with three other Tonganoxie wrestlers.
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Brunfeldt
Free State
Firebirds
Lawrence High and SM West battle for Sunflower title share
Lawrence improved to 12-7 overall and 8-2 in the Sunflower League with a 42-39 overtime win over Olathe North. SM West dropped to 11-8 and 5-5 after a 41-39 loss to SM North, with a substate rematch looming as Lawrence faces Shawnee Mission West next.
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Lawrence High
Sunflower
Olathe North
LHS
Lawrence
SM West
Olathe South
Olathe East
O-South
O-East
SM North
Tba
Free State Firebirds seek second in Sunflower League finale
Free State aims to finish second in the Sunflower League as it hosts Olathe North in the regular season finale. The Firebirds stand 13-6 overall and 8-2 in league play, while Olathe North sits 5-14 and has dropped seven straight, including a 56-5 loss to Lawrence High. The winner earns a home first round sub state game, with Free State favored to boost its win total from last year.
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Free State
Olathe North
Firebirds
Sunflower
Lawrence High
Tba
Clathe North
Eagles
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Caleb Dean
Chad Wagner
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Brian Turk
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J-W
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Wellsville
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Stoughton
Bowman
Eldridge
Ross
Eldhorn
Whitworth
Gary van Horn
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Kyle Rush
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Cody Canterbury
Scott Samsel
Thatcher Starling
Jodi Wingebach
SF Trail
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Santa Fe Trail
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Wallsville Tow
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Boyer
Burke
Claar
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Sunflower League
Marc Albers
Albers
Brendan Halpin
SM Northwest
Chaz Hill
Nolan Kellerman
Carl Wilk
Blake Hegeman
Hegeman
Mare Somers
Somers
Brock Gentry
Mike Goble
Goble
Matt Somers
Dale Sipple
Sipple
K.J. Siebert
Siebert
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Williams
Jesse Hardy
Hardy
Wichita
Neil Erisman de Soto
Erisman
Derek Lang Baldwin
Lang
Tyler Pence
Michael Espinosa
Levi Bowen
Lorenzo Mundy
Josh Cauthon
Dustin Crotinger
Travis Eden
Daniel Shively
Tonganolle
Garrett Palmer
Chad Starcher
Ray Ramirez
Ryan Wood
Alex Brunfeldt
Fonganoxie
Chad Roberts
Roberts
Joe Crane
Crane
Shawnee Mission West
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