Ottawa girls avenge loss and reach sub-state final
Ottawa High senior Lindsey Dieterich and teammates defeated Anderson County 50 to 23 in the Class 4A sub-state semi final. Dieterich and Liz Burks led with 12 points each as Ottawa’s defense limited the Cyclones to 24 percent shooting and forced 26 turnovers. Ottawa advances to face Iola in the championship for a state berth.
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Cyclones
Anderson County
Garnett
Ottawa High
Lindsey Dieterich
Dieterich
Bulldogs
Ottawa
Shooter
Liz Burks
Jayme Vance
McCullough
Liz
Burks
Kathryn Sylvester
Iola
Phillies
Ashli Bowman
Erin Sample
Lexee McDonnell
Rachel Rockers
Kelsi Suderman
Katie Sheffield
Adrienne Allegre
Jenny Heck
Rockers
McDonnell
Vance
Bowman
Baldwin Girls Defeat Ward to Reach Salina Substate Final
Baldwin Bulldogs improve to 19-3 and advance to the Class 4A state tournament site in Salina pending a Saturday sub-state championship against Spring Hill. Junior Colleen Kivett leads with 21 points and 10 rebounds as Baldwin wards off KC Ward 51-43 at Mill Valley, aided by timely charges from Jodie Bacon and Anna Skaggs.
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Shawnee
Baldwin
Anna Skaggs
Salina
Bulldogs
Bicentennial Center
Spring Hill
Mill Valley
Kansas City Ward
Skaggs
KC Ward
Cyclones
Ashley Klemencic
Jodie Bacon
Ashley Baska
Eric Toot
Jodie
Anna
Colleen Kivett
Kivett
Toot
Eudora
Bishop
Aaron Lindberg
Journal-World Photo
Kansas City
Ward
Sub-state hopes rise for LHS and FSHS boys basketball
Lawrence High School led by Dr. Watkins and Stephen Vinson pursues a sub-state run after a seven-year state drought, while Free State aims for a third straight state berth. The Firebirds boast home-court strength, recent wins, and standout scorer Keith Wooden, with LHS and Leavenworth awaiting the winner before a state berth in Emporia.
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LHS
Dr. Watkins
Stephen Vinson
Watkins
Lawrence
Free State
FSHS
Jack Schreiner
Emporia
Lawrence High Boys and Girls show varied results in winter schedule
Lawrence High teams posted a mixture of wins and losses across multiple invitationals and league games. The boys defeated several opponents including Free State and SM South at key meets, while suffering losses to Olathe North and Topeka rivals. The girls opened with losses to Aquinas and Harmon, then earned wins against SM East and Lawrence, highlighting a busy 6A sub state stretch.
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Ing Strong
Free State
Olathe East
Firebirds
Hawks
Joey Mundweiler
Drew Mathews
D-East
FSHS
Munchweiler
KC Washington
Topeka
Olathe North
SM North
KC Wyandotte
SM West
Olathe South
Leavenworth
P.m
Highland Park
Topeka West
Hickman Mills
SM East
SM South
SM Northwest
Lawrence
Northwest
Ke Schlagle
Blue Valley
Junction City
Tonganoxie
KC Schlagle
Topeka Highland Park
Santa Fe Trail Girls Reach Sub-State With 68-62 Win
SFT Chargers ranked No 2 in Class 4A beat Concordia 68-62 to secure a sub-state berth at Abilene High. Melisa Ball led with 23 points, Janelle Arnold 18, Leslie Wardeman 12 as SFT improves to 21-1 with a 10-game streak and awaits Topeka Hayden for a state berth.
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Abilene
Santa Fe Trail
Concordia
Abilene High
Melisa Ball
Chargers
Janelle Arnold
Leslie Wardeman
SFT
Panthers
Topeka Hayden
Funk
Peltier
Smith
Starr
Farha
Crier
Lindsay Boss
Alison Creek
Alexis Pryor
Effingham eliminates Oskaloosa in sub-state hoops
Effingham 58 Oskaloosa 38 in a Class 3A sub-state boys basketball clash. Kyle Kelsay led Effingham with 13 points, as Oskaloosa ends its season at 14-8. Other scorers included Snyder 17 and Bell 5 for Effingham, Newell 4 for Oskaloosa, with a tight fourth-quarter margin sealing the Bears' victory.
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Seneca — Effingham
Oskaloosa High
Bears
Kyle Kelsay
Oskaloosa
Effingham
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Ottawa Girls
Levi Chronister
Jehronister
Ljworld.com
Doug North
Baldwin Girls
Michael Sudhalter
Journal-World
Schreiner
Washburn Rural
Shawnee Mission East
Free State High Boys
the Heights
Garden City
Seaman
KC Sumner
Free State High Girls
Shawnee Heights
We Wyandotte
Oskaloosa Boys
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