Firebirds Begin Volleyball Season On The Road
Free State opens at Tongie due to unfinished bleachers in new high school. Coach Nancy Hopkins says the squad, led by starters Graves, Langstrum, Morningstar, Pees, Walker, and Zylstra, will adapt and gain experience despite limited home games and delayed bleacher installation set for Sept. 18.
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Free State
Nancy Hopkins
Firebirds
Manhattan
Tonganoxie
Tongie
Sarah Graves
Alison Langstrum
Jamie Morningstar
Anna Pees
Larissa Walker
Mariana Zylstra
Varsity
Leavenworth
Shawnee Mission South
Harmon
Hopkins
Free State Volleyball At A Glance
Varsity roster includes Alexis Bliss Andi Cook Sarah Graves Alison Langstrom Jamie Morningstar Anna Pees Cathy Stella Larissa Walker Mariana Zylstra. JV roster lists Anne Buhler Alex Graham Rachel Huffman Alyssa Hamburger Deborah Newby Marika Spurgeon Casey Vaughn Laura Wolfe. Schedule shows multiple 6 p.m. matches at Tonganoxie Manhattan Olathe North Olathe South Overland Park Aquinas and others through November 1 State.
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Alexis Bliss
Andi Cook
Sarah Graves
Alison Langstrom
Jamie Morningstar
Anna Pees
Cathy Stella
Larissa Walker
Mariana Zylstra
Anne Buhler
Alex Graham
Rachel Huffman
Alyssa Hamburger
Deborah Newby
Marika Spurgeon
Casey Vaughn
Laura Wolfe
Local sports briefs include fall hockey clinic and LYABA sign ups
The city fall roller hockey program opens with a five week clinic at Deer Field Park rink next Tuesday. LYABA youths ages 3 through 21 can sign up Saturday 9 to 11 a.m. at Royal Crest Lanes. League play starts Sept 13 and runs into January on Saturdays. Proceeds support Baker University programs.
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Deerfield Park
LYABA
Lawrence Young American Bowling Alliance
Royal Crest Lanes
9Th
Iowa
Jayhawk Club hosts tournament results from Alvamar golf
In Alvamar last weekend Jayhawk Club hosted golf results. Beere Break shows the American Cancer Society event set for September 20 in Wichita. Mason Kindlesparger Low, Jon Kindlesparger and Steve Mason shot 75s in low gross. Kirk Schneider 76. Net leaders: Jeff Miller 66, Paul Nelson 68, Gene Shaughnessy 70.
Pringle Takes Third In State Horseshoe Tourney
Char lie Pringle of Lawrence placed third in the men s senior division at Hutchinson s state horseshoe tournament last weekend with five wins two losses and a 67 percent ringers average. Also at the Labor Day run Me norah Medical Center titles went to Ebel Wilson Heitzman and Paul Heitzman in various age groups with Ebel and Wilson taking 50 54 and 65 59 10K events while Heitzman claimed 65 69 5K. Dee Boeck of Lawrence was runner up in the 45 49 women s 5K and Marshall Martin finished third in the men 30 34 10K.
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Pringle
Charlie Pringle
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Ebel
Wilson
Heitzman
Richard Ebel
Dick Wilson
Eudora
Paul Heitzman
Menorah Medical Center
Labor Day Run
Dee Boeck
Marshall Martin
Free State golf coach mixed emotions after fourth at BVNW Invite
Free State coach Jack Schreiner said the team was not pleased nor disappointed after finishing fourth with a 219 at Leawood South Country Club. Lauren Phlegar led Free State with a 50 as Lawrence High placed sixth at 251, while Overland Park Aquinas won with 173, BVNW 178, Shawnee Heights 179, and Blue Valley 227. Schreiner noted the course was tough and that the team still has time to improve.
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Free State
Jack Schreiner
Schreiner
Firebirds
Leawood South Country Club
Lawrence High
Overland Park Aquinas
BVNW
Shawnee Heights
Blue Valley
Lauren Phlegar
Shawnee Lake
Leavenworth-Lawrence High sweeps tennis tri meet 6-0
Lawrence High varsity tennis blanked Shawnee Mission North 6-0 and Leavenworth 6-0 in Wednesday’s triangular. Key contributors included singles players Brooke Seymour Shirin Moshiri and Katie Marden along with several winning doubles duos. Lawrence hosts Olathe South Shawnee Mission South and Pembroke Hill next week while other school notes follow.
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Leavenworth
Lawrence High
Shawnee Mission North
Lawrence
Dick Wedel
SMN
Lions
Brooke Seymour
Shirin Moshiri
Katie Marden
Rebecca Myrick
Kate Polmanteer
Jacinta Langford
Katie Winter
Karen Chang
Lisa Norbury
Myrick
Polmanteer
Marden
Seymour-Moshiri
Winter-Langford
Chang-Tisdale
Olathe South
Shawnee Mission South
Pembroke Hill
West Junior High
Southwest
West
Olathe California Trail
Topeka West
Shawnee Heights
Janisse sidelined for 12 weeks amid busy KU schedule
KU faces a hectic December slate with games against Arizona on December 2 at the Great Eight in Chicago Emporia State on December 4 at Allen Fieldhouse and a Franklin Bank Classic trip to Washington DC on December 7 and 8. Janisse, a late-blooming recruit from Los Angeles City College, profiles as a key swingman and point guard transition.
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Jayhawks
Arizona
Chicago
Emporia State
Allen Fieldhouse
Washington, D.C
City College
Point
Loyola Marymount
Pepperdine
Janisse
Hingis Reaches Semifinals Amid Cold Windy Conditions
Hingis reached the semifinal round as she described her near faultless play in cold windy conditions. Sanchez Vicario, the 1994 U S Open champion, lauded Hingis noting she has confidence on every shot and delivers when needed even in tough weather.
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Hingis
Sanchez Vicario
Rusedski Tops Krajicek to Reach U.S. Open Semifinal
Greg Rusedski served a U S Open record 142 mph and defeated Richard Krajicek 7 5 7 6 7 6 to reach the semifinals. He faces Jonas Bjorkman after Petr Korda retired with flu like symptoms trailing 7 6 6 2 1 0.
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Greg Rusedski
Richard Krajicek
Rusedski
Mike Sangster
Jonas Bjorkman
Petr Korda
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ames Howard
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