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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1999
Page
12
Free State Sophomores beat Olathe North 15 8 in the opener then lose 16 15 in game two. Jake Coffman earned the win and went 5 for 8 across both games. Chris Barr also went 5 for 8. Free State improves to 9 5 and will meet Lawrence High at 4 15 p m Tuesday at the ballpark.
Olathe South swept Lawrence High in a Saturday doubleheader at Youth Sports Inc fields, winning 10-6 and 8-6. Lawrence star Chris Johnson went 4-for-7 with a home run, John-Todd Gammill homered in the second game, Rob Scott doubled in both games, and Dallas Worley went 3-for-3. In the first game, LHS (6-8) hosts Olathe North at 4:15 pm Monday at YSI.
DeSoto swept Basehor Linwood 14 7 and 11 4 on Saturday. Charlie Fitzgerald won the first game and Matt Mauzey the second. Scott Lero went 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs in the opener, while Brian Scribner added two runs driven in. In Kansas track action at the Towa Hawkeye Classic, Scott Russell won the javelin with 228-0 NCAA provisional mark and placed second in the hammer. Other KU winners included Andy Morris in high jump, Kevin McGinn in the 1500 and Colby Miller in pole vault. Andrea Branson and Shannon Agee tied for the pole vault title. Baldwin High boys golf shot 322 to take second in the Frontier League, with Jake Beckman medalist at 70 and Sam Reznicek and Kurt Everett tying for fifth after tiebreaker. Baldwin next competes regionals May 17 at Osawatomie.
No. 2 Lawrence High watched its nine game win streak end as Olathe South won 5-3 and 8-6 at Ice Field. LHS outslugged 21-16 but stranded 18 runners. Nick Wilcox led with 5 hits and 4 RBIs, while Josh Perkins belted a three run homer for OS in game two. Coach Dirk Wedd noted missed opportunities and said remaining week will test the Lions.
Oral Roberts outhits Kansas 11 to 5 and never trails to win 10-2. Dusty Barrett improves to 8-1 after seven innings with one unearned run allowed. Kansas suffers its 10th straight loss and sets school record with 40 defeats, ending their season next weekend with a doubleheader against St Scholastica at Hoglund Ballpark.
Free State High girls soccer was shut out 6-0 by Shawnee Mission Northwest on Saturday at Hs field. Laura Gagnon April Del Campo Morgan Matthews and Lauren Wilkinson stood out. Coach Phil Lee praised attacking chances despite no goals. Free State outshot 15 to six and senior Marie Keplinger made 10 saves. The Firebirds (0-13-1) host SM South Tuesday at 4 15 p.m. at FSHS field. JV also lost 2-0 at FSHS field.
Kansas City Wizards snap a 10 game MLS losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy. Alexi Lalas opened the scoring in the 10th minute and Chris Klein added the second in the 32nd, both goals set up by Preki Radosavljevic. This was the Wizards first match under coach Bob Gansler.
Free State, despite 20 hits, split a high school baseball doubleheader with Olathe North. The Firebirds led 9-3 in game two before Nate Vail's grand slam tied it, but O-North won 10-9 in the bottom of the seventh. Coach Mike Hill lamented inconsistency and projected a tougher showing against Lawrence High Tuesday.
The scoreline shows Free State 12 Olathe North 9 in a high scoring affair with hits by Hicks Swenson Batson Carroll McCall Earp and Chrisjohn for Free State and several players for Olathe North. Home runs by Shaun Flynn and later power by Nate Wall Matt Heider Brett Bagard and others marked the game.
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