Short pace city squads shine at Lawrence Invitational
Lawrence High junior Leslie Short recovered from a sprained ankle to post an 82 at Alvamar, tying for sixth and finishing seventh after a scorecard playoff as the Lions placed 17th in a 21-team Lawrence Invitational dominated by Shawnee Mission Miege. Other notables include Free State’s Lauren Phlegar 84 and Topeka Washburn Rural’s Houlehan 75 with two straight titles.
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Michelle Regan
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Lions take 2-1 quad in home volleyball slate
Lawrence High opened with a 15-6 15-6 win over Shawnee Mission West and a 15-1 15-1 victory against SM East, then fell 15-6 18-16 to Leavenworth. Alexis Heere’s late ace gave LHS a 16-15 lead before Leavenworth finished. Coach Jo Huntsinger praised team improvement to 3-3 ahead of Saturday Wichita Northwest tournament.
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Pioneers
Katie Bell
Annie Willoughby
Lawrence
Alexis Heere
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Wichita Northwest
Casey Wilson
Dournarw
Jessica Williams
Free State girls tennis tops quad tournament field
Overland Park Free State High School won the quad meet against Blue Valley Northwest Shawnee Mission West and DeSoto, finishing 4-0 against both the Vikings and Wildcats and 2-2 with the Huskies. Susie Epp and Ann Liu led singles, with strong doubles play from Bushouse Loewen and Hickert Larrabee.
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Ann Liu
Jon Renberger
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Emily Loewen
Elizabeth Hickert
Jessica Larrabee
Firebirds fall to SM South in boys soccer clash
Overland Park Shawnee Mission South defeated Free State 2-1 at the Raiders field. The Firebirds trailed 2-0 at halftime before Brandon Sublette scored with 12 minutes remaining assisted by Todd Trahan. Nick Ens Jesse Ens and Kevin Steffen were praised for strong play as Free State pressured late.
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Todd Trahan
Nick Ens
Jesse Ens
Kevin Steffen
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Jason Pendleton
Local High School Sports Briefs From Kansas City Area
Local briefs recap volleyball and football action across area schools. Free State High went 1-2 in a quad at Blue Valley North, with wins over Olathe North and losses to Blue Valley North and Aquinas. Jayla Chadwick and Katy Vormehr highlighted play. Kansas University football opened parking upgrades with 818 spaces at ten dollars per vehicle near the Kansas Union. Montreal Expos outfielder Montreal-Lee Stevens reportedly out for season after toe injury. Stevens, 33, was traded from Texas in 2000 and now has 123 games with a .265 average, 27 doubles, 22 homers, 48 RBI. Central Junior High topped Mill Valley 30-12 in freshman action. De Soto visits Sept. 25 after two-0 start for Mustangs. Olathe Frontier Trail fell to South 50-16 in freshman football. Perry Lansing won 2-0 in boys soccer over Perry Lecompton. Ottawa 2-2 after beating Kansas City Turner. Veritas beat Cornerstone in volleyball 15-13, 15-6. East Lawrence Rec Center Eagles 2-0 and travel to Grandview Mo.
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Olathe North
Overland Park Aquinas
Jayla Chadwick
Katy Vormehr
Johnson County Community College
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Lee Stevens
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Will Thomas
Shawn Pringle
Arvette Trotter
Pringle
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Poin
Ringle
Thomas
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DeSoto
LHS falls to Shawnee Mission East 3 1 in soccer clash
Shawnee Mission East defeated Lawrence 3-1 as Michael Chatman opened for Lawrence with a first half goal. Derek Scott made 90 minutes of key saves before leaving late in the half. Steve McCracken tied the game and Chuck Keller put East ahead late in the half as East pressured in the second period.
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Derek Scott
Lions
Youth Sports Inc
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Michael Chatman
Jamie Peterson
Chatman
Joey Kelly
Lancer
Lancers
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Chuck Keller
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Susie Epp dominates Marysville Invite to claim No 1 singles title
The Firebirds player went 3 0 to win the No 1 singles championship at the Marysville Invitational last weekend and also went 3-0 at No 1 singles Thursday at the Topeka Highland Park quad. Coach Renberger notes her versatility and value at No 1 while aiming for Emily Wang and Susie to reach state in singles.
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Firebirds
Marysville
Topeka
Highland Park
FSHS
Jon Renberger
Emily
Wang
Susie
Baldwin doubles tennis team goes 10-0 with strong pairing
Baldwin Highs No. 1 doubles duo Weege and Oakleaf posted a 3-0 run at the DeSoto tournament and 5-0 at the Baldwin Invitational to reach a perfect 10-0. Coach Ginny Honomichi credited their prior varsity experience and strong baseline and net play, noting they complement each other well and are fundamentally sound.
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Oakleaf
Baldwin
DeSoto
BHS
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