Redwine aims to restore Kansas track prominence
New KU track coach Stanley Redwine, a former Arkansas assistant with 22 conference titles and nine NCAA crowns, vows hard work and improvement without a set title timetable. He cites personal peak as an athlete and stresses leadership, family balance, and building a staff suited to elevating KU’s program.
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Gentry wins 4A long jump at Wichita State state meet
Perry Lecompton athlete Simon Gentry captured the Class 4A long jump title at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium with a 21-foot 4-inch leap. He entered with the second-best season best and forecast a strong day, later aiming for a top-three finish but posting the winning mark and preparing for further events. Other area competitors also posted notable showings including Baldwin High’s Eric Brown a javelin PR and DeSoto’s Mindy DeGroot placing third in the high jump. Ottawa’s Errol Moloto and Michael Nation led prelims in sprints and hurdles while Wellsville’s Brad Bloss took third in 3A and helped multiple relays advance.
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Softball pairings set for Holcom Complex games
No 7 Shawnee Mission Northwest faces Lawrence at 6 pm. No 4 Blue Valley Northwest plays No 5 Wichita Northwest at 8 pm. No 2 Wichita East vs No 7 Junction City at 6 pm. No 3 Olathe East vs No 6 Maize at 8 pm. Monday winners meet at noon, third place at 2 pm, final at 3 pm.
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Rain delays state softball action on soggy fields
Weather disrupted the state softball schedule as lightning and rain forced stoppages. Stogsdill praised city crews for drying the fields after a soggy morning, with decisions on games to resume or move to Monday based on field conditions by 3 p.m. today.
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Free State sprinters claim seconds at meet
Emily Reed finished ahead of teammate Jamie Schwartz in a morning event while Katie Bell and Reed were the only LHS girls to reach state in javelin. Humbarger placed second in shot put, another senior year milestone, as Free State’s 400 relay failed to reach finals though 1,600 relays qualified.
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KU signs two more players for women's basketball
Kansas University coach Marian Washington adds Rodneikka Freeman a 6 foot 5 forward from Stone Mountain Georgia and Leila Megue a 5 foot 7 point guard from Sweden. Freeman averaged 12 points 10 rebounds and four blocks per game and Megue 20 points and six assists in Sweden Junior National Team play.
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Nelson named boys coach and Jernigan to girls program
Nelson replaces Chris Bertrand as boys coach and will take over the girls program from Kelly Jernigan who was interim coach in spring. Bertrand resigned in January. LHS boys went 3-15 last fall. Nelson, a Baker All American, played pro soccer for three teams including Kansas City Attack. Also five Kansas track athletes set for NCAA championships in Raleigh June 1-4 2000: Bulat, Russell, Branson, Gruber, Morris.
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Wichita North earns Class 6A state baseball win over Junction City
No. 3 seed Wichita North defeats Junction City 5-2 as Brett Williams fires a two hitter and drives in two runs. Junction City ends its season 14-9 while Wichita North improves to 20-3. Williams goes the distance with 12 straight retired.
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LHS baseball edges Wichita Heights in 5-2 win
Lawrence High School rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat Wichita Heights 5-2 as Blake Allen drove in Nolan Samuels and Etken delivered a two run single. Samuels and Wiedeman led LHS with multi hit days while Jon Murray improved to 6 0 on the mound.
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