Free State narrowly tops Rural in defensive struggle
In a rough regional clash, Free State and Rural both shot under 32 percent as Hard pressed defenses defined the game. Free State built a 22-10 halftime lead, then held Rural to 1-for-16 from three. Abbey Casady, Scout Wiebe, and Chelsea Casady led Free State’s late scoring at the line while Kennedy Kirkpatrick returned but left with knee trouble.
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FSHS
Bryan Duncan
Rural
Free State
Duncan
Firebirds
Wiebe
Liyah Rogers
Blues
Charly Michaelis
Erika Lane
Rogers
Abbey Casady
Chelsea Casady
Scout Wiebe
Kennedy Kirkpatrick
Firebird Classic results and player remarks after games
Free State beat Washburn Rural 43 31 with Blue Valley West 40 30 in third, Shawnee Mission South 67 26 over Highland Park, and Olathe North 72 24 over Sumner Academy. Lane, bound for Tulsa, went 3 for 11 with eight points. Wiebe drew a charging foul to end her game. Chelsea praised the team’s shared effort and cohesion.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Free State
Bryan Duncan
Firebirds
Washburn Rural
Rogers
Abbey
Lane
University of Tulsa
Wiebe
Chelsea
Free State Girls Defeat Washburn Rural 43 31
Free State girls beat Washburn Rural 43 to 31 as Abbey Casady led with 6 9 8 and Scout Wiebe added 4 6 for 11. Washburn Rural’s Lane fouled out,Errors led to 16 turnovers for Rural while Free State had 12.
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Free State
Washburn Rural
Hannah Weingartner
Erika Lane
Charly Michaelis
Jordyn Musselman
Courtney Winkley
Paige Cunningham
Lauren Biggs
Kelsey Browne
Morgan Hutchinson
Bailey Hamilton
Abbey Casady
A’liyah Rogers
Kennedy Kirkpatrick
Scout Wiebe
Chelsea Casady
Millie Shade
Summer Frantz
Michaelis
Kirkpatrick
Wiebe
C. Casady
Lane
Lawrence High Girls Fall in Triple OT to Eisenhower
Lawrence High girls lose to Goddard Eisenhower 69 67 in triple overtime in the Emporia Tournament seventh place game. Anna Wright scores 23 for the Lions with six three pointers and five steals as Kylie Seaman adds 16 and Makayla Bell 13. The Lions drop to 2 9 and host Leavenworth Tuesday.
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Lawrence High Girls
Emporia
Lawrence High
Lions
Goddard Eisenhower
LHS
Nick Wood
Kyle Seaman
Anna Wright
Wright
Seaman
Makayla Bell
Emma Kelly
Wood
Lawrence
Eisenhower
Lee
Teufel
Medbrey
Minor
Hoenschecht
King
Blasi
Hochstein
Bri Anderson
Kylie Seaman
Imani Simmons
Kionna Coleman
Veritas boys rally past Wichita Sunrise for 46 33 win
Veritas Christian boys erased an eight point deficit, trailing by five at halftime, then outscored Sunrise 27 9 in the second half. Chad Stieben led with 17 points while Thomas Bachert blocked several shots and grabbed rebounds as Veritas improves to 11 3 and eyes Topeka Heritage.
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Veritas
Wichita Sunrise
Eupura
Veritas Christian
Sunrise
Gary Hammer
Thomas Bachert
Chad Stieben
Eagles
Andrew Currier
Elijah Harvey
Caleb Holland
Hammer
Topeka Heritage
Young
Mackey
Madding
Fager
Dean
Douvier
Wichitta Sunrise
Eupora
Wichita
Kevin Shelton
Naomi Hickman
Bonner Springs Nips Baldwin In Top Gun Title Game
Bonner Springs girls rally in the fourth quarter to beat Baldwin 41 to 40 in the Wellsville Top Gun Tournament final. Freshman Julianne Jackson iced the win with two free throws with 44 seconds remaining as Haley Hoffine Anna Deegan and Kennedy Bizzell led the scoring for Bonner Springs while Maddie Ogle and Katie Jones topped Baldwin's efforts.
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Wellsville
Bonner Springs High
Baldwin
Bonner Springs
Juli
Anne Jackson
Maddie Ogle
Katie Jones
Kailyn Smith
Callie Enick
Jessie Katzer
Katie Kehl
Hailey Cope
Haley Hoffine
Anna Deegan
Julianne Jackson
Kkaleigh Taylor
Kennedy Bizzell
Ozark wins 285-pound title at Osawatomie Invitational
Free State High's wrestlers place sixth among 16 teams as Ozark takes the 285-pound crown. Colton Steele finishes second at 154, Ben Soukup second at 152, Nick Vidoli third at 170, Maurice Jacobs fifth at 132, and Sam Skwarlo sixth in the Osawatomie event.
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Osawatomie
Sterling Ozark
Free State High
Ozark
FSHS
Colton Steele
Ben Soukup
Nick Vidoli
Maurice Jacobs
Sam Skwarlo
Brisk Meet Runs Fast Times for Wenzel and Miller
Brien Wenzel places seventh at 126 seconds and Sid Miller eighth at 113 in a brisk meet as BRIEFLY notes top performances.
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James Wenzel
Sid Miller
LHS wrestling takes seventh at Olathe North dual meet
Lawrence High placed seventh in a 12-team dual tournament at Olathe North without several regulars. Garrett Girard Alan Clothier and Andrew Denning each went 5-0, as the Lions beat Piper 53-18 then fell to Staley Washburn Rural and Shawnee Mission East before a 36-27 win over Grain Valley. Konnor Kelly went 5-0 on the junior varsity side and LHS hosts Senior Night Wednesday against Blue Valley Southwest and Baldwin.
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Olathe
Lawrence High
Garrett Girard
Alan Clothier
Andrew Denning
Lions
Piper
Staley
Washburn Rural
Shawnee Mission East
Grain Valley
Konnor Kelly
LHS
Blue Valley Southwest
Baldwin
Kansas women fall to Oklahoma State in rebounding mismatch
KU struggled on the boards as Oklahoma State pulled away after halftime. Chelsea Gardner led Kansas with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Carolyn Davis added 12 points and five boards. Angel Goodrich faced tight defense, finishing with 10 points, six rebounds, six assists, and two steals. The Cowgirls dominated the boards in the second half and the Jayhawks never reclaimed the lead after a late first-half surge.
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Kansas
Oklahoma State
Jim Littell
Cowgirls
Carolyn Davis
Angel Goodrich
Tiffany Bias
Bias
Natalie Knight
Beena Mays
Mays
SMU
Davis
Jayhawks
Goodrich
Chelsea Gardner
Monica Engelman
Asia Boyd
Bunny Williams
CeCe Harper
Knight
Harper
Engelman
Gardner
Boyd
Williams
Team
CAI State
Michael Price
Beverly Roberts
Laura Morris
Oklahoma State Buckets Count in Slack Showdown
Oklahoma State players Liz Donohoe Ton Young Lindsey Keller Tiffany Bias Brittney Martin Morgan Toben Kendra Suttles and team combined for 25-6212-14 shooting 39 assists 12 turnovers 4 blocks and 10 steals in a high scoring college game.
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Oklahoma State
Liz Donohoe
Ton Young
Lindsey Keller
Tiffany Bias
Brittney Martin
Morgan Toben
Kendra Suttles
Keller
Suttles
Donohoe
Bias
Toben
Young
Martin
Team
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Olathe North
Kansas City
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Veritas Boys
J-W
Kidd
Johansen
Stevens
White
Calacrese
Weiser
Grant
Tori Huslig
Madi Bennett
Kristen Finger
Ali Dover
LHS Wrestling
O-North
Ohn Young/Journal-World Photo
Allen Fieldhouse
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