Short and Phlegar advance to state golf showdown
Lawrence High senior Leslie Short earned the Lions first state golf berth since 1995 while Free State’s Lauren Phlegar also qualified after a windy regional at Eagle Bend. Short tied fourth after a playoff with Courtney Jones, and Phlegar finished strong before a costly triple bogey on 16. Houlihan outlasted to win the regional with Jones as runner-up.
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Free State High
Lauren Phlegar
Lawrence
Lawrence High
Leslie Short
Lions
Lindsay Gentry
Phlegar
State
Shawnee Miege
Katie Houlihan
Eagle Bend
Firebird
Manhattan CC
Houlihan
Firebirds
Free State
Miege
Shawnee Mission Northwest
LHS
FSHS
Steve Grant
Short
Houlehan
Jones
Phiegar
Alcamar
Lauren
Firebirds Wang wins regional tennis title at Kossover
Emily Wang of Free State rallied from a tight first set to beat Shannon Brown of Aquinas in three sets 6-7 6-2 6-1 to claim the Class 6A regional title at Kossover Tennis Center. Wang advances to state with a 23-5 record and will be joined by teammates Emil McWilliams and Jenna Sheldon-Sherman, who secured doubles berth with a 5-7 8-6 6-3 victory.
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Topeka
Free State
Emily Wang
Kossover Tennis Center
Wang
Overland Park Aquinas
Shannon Brown
Firebird Netter
Service
Brown
Shawnee Mission East
Aquinas
Meghan Wedepohl
Wedepohl
Firebird
Jon Renberger
Emily
Emil McWilliams
Jenna Sheldon-Sherman
McWilliams
Sheldon-Sherman
Lily Hsia
Sarah Temple
Hsia
Sheldon Sherman
Susie Epp
Firebirds
Katie Bushouse
Emily Loewen
Local High School Soccer and Football Scores
Olathe North defeated Lawrence High 5-1 in boys soccer on Tuesday with Joey Kelly scoring for the Lions and Andrew Bailey assisting. LHS, 4-9, hosts SM Northwest Thursday at USI. Olathe Santa Fe Trail beat Central 28-14 in junior high football on Monday with Arvelle Trotter and Daii Dillingham scoring on 25 and 15 yard runs. Central visits Southwest Thursday. Baker's soccer team beat William Jewell 5-1 as Erik Jones scored three and Joe McArdle and Blake Reynolds added goals. Baker 9-4. Baker University defeated William Jewell 24 in women's soccer Tuesday with Kathy Sobba scoring twice. BU, 8-6, will meet St. Mary’s Sunday at Baker’s field.
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Lawrence High
Joey Kelly
Lions
Andrew Bailey
Brendan Scarffe
Arda Alton
Zach Hemenway
LHS
SM Northwest
USI
Olathe Santa
BA Lowin
Baker
William Jewell
Erik Jones
Joe McArdle
Blake Reynolds
Baldwin
Baker University
Kathy Sobba
St. Mary's
Baker's Field
KU Women Golf Finishes 14th at Legends Shoot-Out
In Franklin Indiana Kansas University women’s golf team placed 14th of 15 teams at the Shoot-out at the Legends Tuesday. Ashley Bishop led the Jayhawks finishing tied for 45th with a final round 74 and an overall 231.
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Franklin
Ind
Kansas University
Ashely Bishop
Jayhawk
Blakeney Loses In All American Tennis Doubles Match
Kansas player Quentin Blakeney fell in straight sets to Illinois’ Philip Stolt 6 3 6 3 in singles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s All American Championships. He and teammate Pete Street lost their doubles match 8 5 to New Mexico’s Scott Bart and Takeshi Oh.
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Kansas
Quentin Blakeney
Blakeney
Illinois
Philip Stolt
Pete Street
Scott Bart
Takesh Oh
New Mexico
Doues
Ottawa rolls past KC Ward 9 to 1 in soccer clash
Ottawa High School's soccer team defeated KC Ward 9 to 1 on Tuesday. Steven Savage scored three goals, with Kevin Prentice, Jeremy Altic, Russell Geist, Roland Jaworski, Jarod Sigmund and Chris Pellant each adding a goal.
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Kansas City
Ottawa High
KC Ward
Steven Savage
Kevin Prentice
Jeremy Altic
Russell Geist
Roland Jaworski
Jarod Sigmund
Chris Pellant
Correction corrects Kellum family details in Journal World
The correction notes that former Lecompton High and Wichita State football player Marv Kellum's father is C W Kellum. It states Kellum has two brothers Wayne and Kenneth and a sister Karen Ice who reside in Douglas County.
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Lecompton High
Wichita State
Marv Kellum
Journal World
Kellum
C.W. Kellum
Wayne
Kenneth
Karen Ice
Douglas County
Free State volleyball sweeps quad on Senior Night
Free State Firebirds roll to a 3-0 quad sweep beating Kansas City Ward 15-11 15-11 Garden City 15-13 15-3 and Shawnee Mission Northwest 15-3 15-13. Senior Joyia Chadwick leads the blocks with 23 total in the night and coach Nancy Hopkins praises new plays and lineup as the team improves. Free State now 18-11 prepares for Thursday quad in Topeka against DeSoto Topeka West and Shawnee Heights.
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Free State
Firebirds
Kansas City Ward
Garden City
Sunflower
Shawnee Mission Northwest
FSHS
Nancy Hopkins
Hopkins
Joyia Chadwick
Cyclones
Chadwick
Sunflower League
Buffaloes
Caitlin Wisler
Stephani Heider
SM Northwest
Cougar
Topeka
DeSoto
Topeka West
Shawnee Heights
Lawrence High volleyball goes 1 2 in quad at LHS gym
Lawrence High won one match and lost two in a four hour quad at the LHS gym. The Lions beat Topeka Hayden 15 13 8 15 15 8 with Katie Bell delivering 13 kills. Manhattan and Washburn Rural won their matches as Annie Willoughby and Molly Lindquist led the way for the opponents. The coach cited attitude issues and miscommunication as key factors and the team travels to Overland Park Aquinas on Saturday.
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Lawrence High
LHS
Lions
Topeka
Hayden
Washburn Rural
Manhattan
Katie Bell
Annie Willoughby
Lawrence
Molly Lindquist
Ashley Westmeyer
Jo Huntsinger
Overland Park Aquinas
Latimore to Arizona signals star recruit in future KU matchups
Latimore, a 6 foot 8 senior forward from Halstead, verbally commits to Arizona. He notes climate and program development as key factors while Arizona and Kansas schedule a home and home series. Latimore averaged 25 points and 13 rebounds for Halstead and has ties to Mesa Mountain View.
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Dennis Latimore
Kansas University
Allen
Latimore
University of Arizona
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Jayhawks
Jayhawk
Roy Williams
Lute Olson
Arizona
Tucson
Soph
UCLA
Stanford
Halstead
Mark Fox
Mesa
Ariz
Mountain View High
The
Arizona Republic
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