Free State wins quad as Fish leads high school bowling
Free State High boys win a home quadrangular at Royal Crest Lanes with Briggs Fish on 604 series and Matthew Eagle 600, while Tyrease Richards and Nick Crawford post strong scores and the Firebirds pull ahead of Atchison. Girls team edges Atchison by 47 pins led by Gentry Jordan and Maddy Dethloff, as Free State JV also shines.
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Crawford
Free State
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Avery Allen
Gentry Jordan
Maddy Dethloff
Bri Martin
Jamie Souders
Bret Watson
Chaise Hegrenes
Atchinson
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Gardner
Sarah Pesce
Miranda Williams
Meagan Ziegler
Ashley Givens
Samantha Lenz
Eric Glogan
Cameron Edens
John Easum
Macray Urish
Nicholas Williams
Tom Reno
Alex Craig
Nick Krug
Journal-World
Jamie Sanders
Jordan
Lions bowler Warren leads Lawrence High quad win
Lawrence High girls bowling star Kierstan Warren rolled a career best 711 series to win the Washburn Rural quad at Westridge Lanes in Topeka. The LHS girls placed third behind Washburn Rural and Topeka West, while Tristan Decker led the boys to a third-place team finish. The Lions next compete Feb 6 at Royal Crest Lanes.
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Westridge Lanes
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Topeka West
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Lions
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Firebirds
Salina Central
Tim Schraad
Baldwin girls dominate St. Marys in Wellsville opener
Baldwin High School led by Ogle and Jones, pressuring St. Marys into 21 first-half turnovers as the 8-3 Bulldogs cruised to a 56-25 win in the Wellsville Top Gun Tournament first round. Baldwin advances to face K C Piper in Friday semis.
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Moylan
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Perry
Son Hess
Kaws
Jefferson County North
Longhorns down Jayhawks in second half rally
Texas jumped out to a 38 34 halftime lead after converting 12 of 16 three point attempts then crushed Kansas 42 21 in the second half. Texas shot 59 percent in the final 20 minutes while KU fell to 29 percent. Lamaria Cole led a late sequence as Texas pressed its advantage.
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Samaria Cole
Ashley Roberts
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Nekia Jones
C. Manning-Allen
GiGi Mazionyte
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Hawkins
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Gardner
Cole
Williams
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Jones
Mazionyte
Davenport
Fussell
Brown
Henderson
Taylor
McGee
Beverly Roberts
Jesse Stafford
Lang
McGee- Dickerson
May Forsberg
Stafford
Texas Women Rout Jayhawks As Hurt Kansas Routs End
Texas surged with a 17-3 run after trailing 49-40, led by Nneka Enemkpali and Brady Sanders on fast breaks. Kansas, missing Keyla Morgan due to concussion and Cole with an injury, faced an uphill road trip with no timetable for Morgan’s return and a looming road swing to Texas Tech and Oklahoma State before a Feb 9 Oklahoma rematch.
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Jayhawks
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Oklahoma
Seabury Girls Triumph Over Midland Adventist 42 36
Seabury Academy girls basketball beat Midland Adventist 42 36 as Mariah Smith scored 20 with five threes. Reilly Malone added 12, Regan Zaremba and Kayleigh Boos each had five. Seabury trailed entering the fourth before a 16 8 decisive period. Coaches noted Midland’s zone defense limited Seabury until Smith found outside shots. The Seahawks advance to face Pembroke Hill in Kansas City.
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Mariah Smith
Seabury Academy
Midland Adventist
Seabury
Midland
Keith Smith
Mariah
Reilly Malone
Regan Zaremba
Kayleigh Boos
Seahawks
Pembroke Hill
Kansas City
Veritas Boys Pull Away From Topeka Heritage 62 45
Veritas Christian’s boys basketball built a big early lead over Topeka Heritage and held on for a 62 45 victory. Chad Stieben led Veritas with 28 points while teammates Wiebe Napier Weinhold and Dressler added multiple baskets to secure the win.
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Chad Stieben
Veritas Christian
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Winston Wiebe
Drake Napier
Mark Weinhold
Miles Dressler
St. Mary’s Academy
Eudora
Heritage
Micah Edmondson
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Seth Hale
Peyton Donohoe
Tori Huslg
Alyssa Krestan
Kevin Shelton
Shelton
Christ Prep Academy
Eudora Recreation Center
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