Lions fall to Washburn Rural in softball regional final
Washburn Rural pitcher Lisa Carey no-hit Lawrence High in a 9-0 regional final win at Ken Berry. Carey struck out 14 and walked one as WR carries a 22-0 record into the state tournament in Olathe May 30-31. Lawrence ends 11-11 after a semifinal 9-7 win over Leavenworth sparked by Christyn Crane’s grand slam.
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Toreka
Washburn Rural
Lisa Carey
Lawrence High
Ken Berry
Carey
Oklahoma University
LHS
Reenie Stogsdill
Olathe
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Lions
Christyn Crane
Heather Vespestad
Jennifer Proctor
Stogsdill
Kaw Valley League honors for area baseball and softball players
Perry Lecompton seniors Jake Worthington and Joe Collette join DeSoto Marcus Green and Kyle Lux of Tonganoxie as first team Kaw Valley League baseball selections. DeSoto also lands Shaun Moore and Melissa Fletcher on softball's first team with Katy Ellis Erin Erickson and Kim Cole from nearby programs. Wellsville lineman Wenn Rutledge signs with Missouri-Rolla and Wellsville setter Burgoon commits to Baker volleyball.
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Perry Lecompton
Jake Worthington
Joe Collette
Arere DeSoto
Marcus Green
Tonganoxie
Kyle Lux
Basehor-Linwood
Cale Wiehe
DeSoto
Shaun Moore
Melissa Fletcher
Toganoxie
Katy Ellis
Perry
Baker
Burgoon
Wellsville
FOP tops SuperTarget 8 6 in Heinrich League clash
FOP defeated SuperTarget 8 6 Wednesday night at Holcom. Josh Williamson homered and doubled with three RBIs, while Rob Scott and Josh Swenson combined on the win. Jake Neu and Martin deBoer drove in two runs each for FOP, Morgan Minniss added the other run. Jeremy Farmer and Troy Wingert doubled for SuperTarget.
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FOP
Holcom
Josh Williamson
Rob Scott
Josh Swenson
Jake Neu
Martin deBoer
Morgan Minniss
Jeremy Farmer
Troy Wingert
DeSoto-D Hayden meet in final for state bid
DeSoto seeks a second straight Class 4A state berth after a 10-3 regional semifinal win over Bonner Springs. No. 2 seed DeSoto (14-6) faces defending champ Topeka Hayden (11-9) at 6 tonight in Tonganoxie. The winner advances to Manhattan May 30-31. Tecored Wat starts for DeSoto.
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Wildcats
Topeka Hayden
Leavenworth County Fairgrounds
Tonganoxie
Manhattan
Bonner Springs
Marcus Green
Grant Owens
Wat
Wignery
Bonner
Charlie Fitzgerald
Hayden
Perry-Lecompton
Jefferson West
Perry- Lecompton
Lawrence summer camps and sports events roundup
Community youth sports camps and tryouts highlight Lawrence activity. SA's Goal 10,000 basketball pro tam features Rex Walters during June and July sessions. WJHS hosts Warhawk camp for grades seven to nine, and Free State High runs volleyball camps for July. USS Tryouts for Lawrence Select Soccer set for June 7 to 11 at Douglas County Fairgrounds. Marcel Vifian places third in Memphis in May Triathlon with clinics planned at Lone Star Lake.
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Lawrence
Salvation Army
Kansas
Philadelphia 76Ers
Rex Walters
Cal
USS
Douglas Country Fairgrounds
LSS
Mauro Nobre
Vifian
Marcel Vifian
Memphis
Mark Bates
Canada
Spencer Smith
Great Britain
Visian
Lone Star Lake
Cardinal
Cardinal Basketball Academy
Eudora High
Terry Zerr
Don Grosdidier
Lawrence area sports update and youth camps summary
Lawrence updates cover KC Blues LASL champions with 38 points over Mad Greek 30. Lamer and Spray win Missouri Fat Tires mountain bike titles in Springfield. Knight leads U 12 Lightning with 4 goals in 4 0 win over Brookside A. LHS senior Hodges wins U 19 duathlon at Clathe's Heritage Park.
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KC Blues
Mad Greek
D&m Pasterigg
Lawrence Brewers Supply
Francis Sports
Paraguay
Red Lyon
Free State Brewery
Lamer
Lawrence
Stacey Lamer
Larry Spray
Springfield
Spray
Doug Plummer
Chad Lamer
Knight
Lightning
David Knight
Lawrence Lightning
Brookside A
Kansas City
Matt Schwabauer
Nick Giannakis
LHS
Shannon Hodges
Lawrence High
Clathe’s
Heritage Park
Avila Wins First NCAA Tennis Match for Kansas
Xavier Avila of Kansas defeats Florida's Justin O Neal in three sets at the UCLA venue to open NCAA championships. Avila improves to 28 13 and advances to face Michael Carter while teammate Enrique Abaroa loses to Boris Bosniakovic finishing 30 14. Avila and Abaroa to play doubles versus Simon Larose and Matt Pledger. Jayhawk duo ranked 30th with 27 15.
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Los Angeles
Kansas University
Xavier Avila
Justin O'Neal
Florida
Ucla
Los Angeles Tennis Center
Avila
Penn State
Michael Carter
Kansas
Enrique Abaroa
Brigham Young
Boris Bosniakovic
Abaroa
Mississippi State
Simon Larose
Matt Pledger
Jayhawk
Rolex
Big 12 meets to study bowl revenue rebate issue
The Big 12 conference wrapped its spring session with upbeat mood and cooperation among former Big Eight and Southwest Conference members. Leaders including Joe Castiglione and Steven Hatchell noted progress, tabled the Nebraska Texas Colorado rebate debate for study, and planned a conference call later in summer to decide how to absorb ticket shortfalls without changing bylaws. Also discussed were the 1998 football schedule and broader fiscal-year concerns.
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Big Eight
Old Southwest Conference
Joe Castiglione
Missouri
Steven
Hatchell
Nebraska
Texas
Colorado
Castiglione
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