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Larned softball sweeps Hesston
Celebrate girls
The Larned Indians celebrate Erin Smiths walk off single and their 3-2 win over Lyons in an early-season doubleheader. - photo by Photo by JANET FLESKE

HESSTON — Larned’s girls rolled past winless Hesston 21-2 and 22-9 for a softball sweep Tuesday. Larned (7-9, 7-9 CKL) plays at Kingman May 10. Hesston (0-14, 0-14 CKL) plays at Hoisington (11-5, 11-5 CKL) Friday.
LARNED 21, HESSTON 2 — Pitcher Mattie Glover permitted two runs and struck out five batters. Glover drove in four runs with two hits.
Kelsey Parr drove in three runs with three hits. Alea Makings and Ally Aldrich each delivered two hits and two runs batted in.
Erin Smith scored four runs and Aldrich, Haley Skelton and Tymarra Bryant each scored three runs.
Larned scored seven runs in the first inning and eight runs in the fourth inning. The Indians drilled six doubles.
LARNED 22, HESSTON 9 — Larned pitcher Alyssa Clark pitched four innings and allowed six runs.
Skelton drove in three runs with two hits. Baylea Perez, Aldrich, Aarika Bright, Glover, makings and Clark each drove in one run.
Larned scored six runs in the first inning and eight more in he fourth inning. The Indians delivered four doubles.
Hesston’s Kinsley Miller drove in there runs and Lauren Clark drove in two runs.
LARNED 21, HESSTON 2
Larned 733 8 — 21 13 0
Hesston 011 0 — 2 5 8
Glover and Smith. Teach and L. Clark. W—Glover. L—Teach. 2B—L, Parr, Bryant, Aldrich, Smith, Makings, Glover. 3B—H. Miller.   
LARNED 22, HESSTON 9
Larned 612 814 — 22 8 4
Hesston 120 420 — 9 11 6
Glover, Alyssa Clark (3) and Smith. Teach and L. Clark. W—A. Clark. L—Teach. 2B—L, Aldrich, Smith, Skelton, Makings; H. Miller 2, Shirley, Schilling, L. Clark, 3B—H, L. Clark 

Central Kansas League
Sterling        17-1      17-1
Haven         13-2      13-2
Lyons         10-3      10-3
Pratt         11-4      11-4
Smoky Valley     9-4          9-4
Hoisington     11-5      11-5
Kingman     8-10      8-10
Larned         7-9         7-9
Halstead     3-15      3-15
Hillsboro     1-15      1-15
Nickerson     0-12      0-12
Hesston     0-14      0-14
Monday’s games
Lyons 25-13, Hesston 0-1
Larned 10-3, Hillsboro 6-10
Sterling 11-14, Halstead 1-3
Tuesday’s games
Sterling 11, Lyons 4
Haven 17-10, Hillsboro 4-0
Halstead 6-7, Kingman 3-2
Pratt 6-18, Nickerson 0-2
Larned 21-22, Hesston 2-9
Thursday’s games
Haven at Smoky Valley
Friday’s games
Nickerson at Lyons
Hesston at Hoisington
Saturday’s games
Pratt at Lyons
HOISINGTON (11-5, 11-5)—LL Haven 3-6, 10-22; WW Halstead 13-3, 13-8; WW Hillsboro 11-0, 5-16; WL Pratt 4-2, 0-5; WW Larned 7-1; 8-5; WW Nickerson 17-0, 14-3; LL Hoisington 0-3, 2-14; WW Kingman 15-1, 12-7; 5-6—Hesston; 5-10—Lyons, Smoky Valley
LARNED (7-9, 7-9)—LL Sterling 2-17, 1-9; LL Haven 3-20, 1-17; WL Halstead 18-10, 0-11; LL Hoisington 1-7; 5-8; WL Lyons 3-2, 0-11; WW Nickerson 19-0, 14-3; WL Hillsboro 10-6, 3-10; WW Hesston 21-2, 22-9; 5-10—Pratt, at Kingman; 5-12—at Smoky Valley