Monday and Tuesday High School Sports Schedule
Monday events include Central Heights at Jayhawk Linn 430 p.m. Ottawa plays Tonganoxta at 400 p.m. Ottawa softball travels to Blue Valley at 400 p.m. West Franklin faces Oskaloosa at 430 p.m. Tuesday features Ottawa at Emporia in tennis at 300 p.m. Snowball Relays track meet at Wellsville starts 400 p.m.
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Jayhawk-Linn
Ottawa
Tonganoxta
Blue Valley
West Franklin
Oskaloosa
Emporia
Wellsville
Weekend sports slate with NCAA action and PGA Players Championship
Friday features NCAA Tournament games Kansas versus UAB at 6 10 p m CBS Bake versus Illinois at 9 p m CBS with golf PGA Players Championship at 11 a m ESPN LPGA Kraft Championship at 4 p m ESPN2 NBA doubleheader Dallas at Miami 7 p m and Minnesota at LA Lakers 9 30 p m ESPN Saturday highlights include NCAA men Division II final noon CBS Division I regional finals 3 30 p m CBS NCAA women Notre Dame versus Pann St 11 a m UC Santa Barbara versus Conn 1 30 p m ESPN Division I final 5 p m ESPN2 LSU versus Texas 8 p m ESPN Georgia versus Purdue 10 30 p m ESPN NHL Colorado at Detroit 12 30 p m ABC Gott PGA Players Championship 1 p m NBC LPGA Kraft Championship 3 30 p m ABC motor sports Nextal Cup Food City 500 practice 11 a m FX Busch Sharpie 250 noon Ch 4
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UAB
CBS Bake
Illinois
CBS
ESPN
Notre Dame
Pann
UC Santa Barbara
Conn
ESPN2
LSU
Texas
Georgia
Purdue
Motor Sports
FX Busch
NCAA Basketball Final Four and Regionals Matchups Listed
The Associated Press summarizes semifinal and regional semifinal pairings for the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma State faces Saint Joseph's in the East final at Continental Airlines Arena after a 63-51 and 84-80 wins, with Texas, Xavier, Duke, Illinois, Alabama, and Kansas also advancing or set to play in the Atlanta and St Louis regions. Connecticut meets Alabama in the Phoenix regional after Connecticut beat Vanderbilt and Alabama beat Syracuse.
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Associated Press
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East Rutherford
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Saint Joseph's
Wake Forest
Continental Airlnes
Saint Joseph’s
Atlanta
Georgia Dome
Texas
Xavier
Duke
Illinois
ST. Louis
Edward Jones Dome
Alabama
Birmingham
Kansas
Georgia Tech
Nevada
St Louis
Phoenix
America West Arena
Connecticut
Vanderbilt
Syracuse
Royals Send Dee Brown to Omaha in PCL move
In a Thursday port note the Kansas City Royals traded Dee Brown and sent him outright to Omaha of the Pacific Coast League. The move affects rosters as Brown moves from the majors to the minor league affiliate.
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Associated Press
Kansas City Royals
Dee Brown
Omaha
West Franklin squads rise after last year's gains
West Franklin sports teams, led by baseball with six returning starters and catcher Clint Hawkins, eye a possible state push after finishing 15 6 and 9 11 in two seasons. Pitching depth is a concern as Dillon and Barrigan have moved to college, with Brian Green Stumpf Frieden and Demeter as top candidates. Softball may reach .500 or better this season.
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West Franklin
West Franklin Falcons
Falcons
Clint Hawkins
Hawkins
Abe Frieden
Zach Crooks
Dallas Dillon
Patrick Barrigan
Brian Green
Jeremiah Stumpf
Frieden
Chris Demeter
Trevor Anderson
Dillon Frack
Brian Thompson
Eric Wooten
Chris Leach
Matt Rand
Caleb Reed
Area high school sports rundown and key players
A preview of area teams Anderson County Baldwin Central Heights Pomona Williamsburg Ottawa Wellsville and West Franklin. Focus on the West Franklin Falcons with top returnees Ashley Olson Elisha Smith Jenna Hamilton Tori Nichols and Jamie Miller who will share pitching duties. Pomona aims for a fifth league title behind seasoned state qualifiers led by Stephanie Worthington.
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West Franklin Falcons
Falcons
Ashley Olson
Elisha Smith
Jenna Hamilton
Tori Nichols
Jamie Miller
Miller
Smith
Top seeds collide in East Rutherford regional semifinals
In the East Rutherford NCAA regional semifinals Oklahoma State defeated Pittsburgh 63 to 51 as Pitt shot poorly. Saint Joseph's beat Wake Forest 84 to 80 with Nelson and West each scoring 24. Connecticut routed Vanderbilt 73 to 53 behind strong shooting and Ben Gordon’s 20 points.
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East Rutherford
Oklahoma State
Pittsburgh
Cowboys
Pitt
Panthers
Tony Allen
Julius Page
Saint Joseph’s
Wake Forest
Hawks
Jameer Nelson
Delonte West
Saint Joseph's
Pat Carroll
Tyrone Bailey
Saint Joseph
John Bryant
Dwayne Jones
Eric Williams
Chris Paul
Bailey
Nelson
Allen
John Lucas
West
St. Joe’s
Phoenix
Connecticut
Vanderbilt
Huskies
Rashad Anderson
Ben Gordon
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