Free State Faces No. 1 Manhattan In 6A Regional
Free State High travels to Manhattan to meet top-ranked Indians in a 4:30 p.m. Class 6A regional at Eisenhower Middle School. The Firebirds are 5-15 as the No. 8 seed, while Manhattan is 17-1. Lawrence High faces Topeka at 2 p.m. The winners meet for a regional title at 7 p.m. Free State seeks its first state berth behind pitcher Eric Peterson and hitters Matt Berner and Kyle Unruh.
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FSHS soccer fires up as playoff push begins
Firebirds led by Kristin Bock with seven goals and 11 assists plus sophomores Meredith Mayo and Michelle Garcia return from injury. Eight starters back from last year as they aim to advance in regionals. LHS faces Topeka while Free State battles Junction City in softball.
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Shawnee Mission East
Ottawa doubles trio clinches Class 4A regional title
Ottawa seniors Kevin Prentice and Travis Garrod won the Class 4A regional doubles tennis title at Forrest Park. They defeated Parsons duo Jason Kearns and Brett Goedeke to finish 23-1 and advance to the state tournament at Hutchinson CC.
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Lions Elwell heads to state tennis after regional run
Lawrence High sophomore Scott Elwell finished fourth in Class 6A singles at Indian Creek recreation center with a 2-2 record, earning a spot at Wichita State's Coleman Tennis Complex. He defeated Matt Mourning and John Martens before losing in semis and the third-place match.
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SM East
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SM Northwest
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Phillip Lem
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Jon Weggint
LHS golf team misses state after teeing from wrong tees
Lion senior Mark Frederick and two teammates teed off from blue rather than gold, incurring a two stroke penalty on No 5 and forcing a replay. Frederick finished 82 after an out of bounds second shot on No 18. Firebirds placed fifth at 338 as coach Schreiner criticized players and missed state. Shawnee Mission North West won with 312. SI writer Rottinghaus.
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Korb’s grand slam fuels Tonganoxie in regional win
In a Class 4A regional first round at Hiawatha, junior catcher Andrea Korb hit a grand slam in the second inning to push Tonganoxie to a 7-1 victory over Jefferson West. Korb left with a season-ending wrist injury after a play at home, as THS improves to 13-6 and advances to face Holton. Katie Jeannin earned the win, moving to 11-6 with two hits supported by Kristin Korb and Kim Newton scoring and driving in runs.
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THS
Mark Mall
Kristin Korb
Kim Newton
Atchison
Brock Robson
Cardinals
Maur Hill-Hayden
Holton shuts out Perry-Lecompton in regional opener
Holton defeated Perry-Lecompton 7-0 in the Class 4A regional first round. Allison Lawrence and Megan Barker each went 1 for 2 while Amber Williams was 1 for 3 for Perry-Lecompton. Amy Maple fanned seven in a 4-8 effort with the loss. PL coach Jill Bradney praised the players for hitting the ball, just at defenders.
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Megan Barker
Amber Williams
Perry-Lecompton
Amy Maple
Jill Bradney
Baldwin tops DeSoto in Class 4A regional opener
Baldwin, the top seed, battered DeSoto with 12 hits and nine runs in the bottom of the third at WyCo Sports Complex. Winning pitcher Kyrstan Hubbel improved Baldwin to 17-2 as Katie Martin drove in three RBIs with two triples. The Bulldogs advance to face the Mill Valley Kansas City Piper winner in a Wednesday regional semifinal.
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Basehor-Linwood tops Eudora in first-round regional game
In a Class 4A regional at WyCo Sports Complex Basehor Linwood defeated Eudora with a single hit by Shena Niedens in the top of the second inning. EHS finished 5 16.
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Ottawa slams four homers in rout of Osawatomie
Ottawa, the third seed in Class 4A, blasted four home runs to beat Osawatomie 14-4 in the Drake Field regional opener. Will Newland hit two homers and drove in three. Nathan Steward went 3 for 3 with a homer and a double. Kit Evans added a homer and three RBIs as Ottawa improved to 15-6. OHS advances to face Prairie View Louisburg winner Wednesday.
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Nathan Steward
Kit Evans
Travis Caryl
Chris Hermreck
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