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Panther tennis places fourth at WAC
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Members of the 2021 GBMS volleyball team are front row—Lainey Smith, Jadynce Schroeder, Shatarah Newton, Henley Nairn, Rhett Nairn; second row—Hayley Suchy, Allie Gerhardt, Braelyn Turner, Kaitlyn Dreiling, Camryn Post, Alyvia Batchman, Miya Nachtigal, Kamryn Koelsch, Kya Behr, Meredith Mazouch, MacKenzie Lindberg, Jaselyn Werth, Heidi Jording, Braylee Carper, Kynli Shull; third row—Maddison Gaddis, Sophia Cale, Remmi Burkes, Katelyn Roddey, Ava Kaiser, Lydia Schaub, Alex Mayers, Araceli Aguilera, Zoey Mayberry, Sophia Elsen. back row—Naima Zapita, Gabriella Tomlin, Chalya Prenderegast, Kourtnee Leech, Olivia Boone, Madelynne Siefkes, Kimmy Hofflinger, Katherine Mazouch, Denver Ringo, Tatum Anderson, Alyssa McCulley, Kyra Lewis.

LIBERAL — Great Bend’s No. 2 singles Hayden Honomichl (3-1) placed runner-up to Garden City’s Aaron Shaffer in Monday’s Western Athletic Conference Tennis Tournament. The temperature hit 65 degrees with a 20-25 mph north wind.

Great Bend’s No. 1 singles Matthew Phillips (0-4) played one match before sustaining an ankle injury. No. 1 doubles Josh Hoisington-Malachi Williams (1-3) finished fourth. No. 2 doubles Jordan Popp-oger Arias (2-2) placed third. 

Garden City’s No. 1 singles Huy Nguyen, No. 1 doubles Will Keller-Daniel Darter and No. 2 doubles Nathan Morren-Tyler Morren all finished with 4-0 records.

Will Keller was named WAC Player of the Year. Garden City’s Rod Robinson was named Coach of the Year.

WAC TOURNAMENT

1—Garden City 16; 2—Dodge City 10; 3—Hays High 7; 4—Great Bend 6; 5—Liberal 1

NO. 1 SINGLES

1—Huy Nguyen, GC, 4-0 

2—Zac Wyse, HH, 3-1 

3—Lakin Scheck, DC, 2-2 

4—Erick Rodriguez, L, 1-3 

5—Matthew Phillips, GB, 0-4 

Nguyen def. Wyse, 8-0; Nguyen def. Scheck, 8-2; Nguyen def. Rodriguez, 8-0; Nguyen def. Phillips, 8-0; Wyse def. Scheck, 8-2; Wyse def. Rodriguez, 8-1; Wyse def. Phillips, forfeit; Scheck def. Rodriguez, 8-2; Scheck def. Phillips, forfeit; Rodriguez def. Phillips, forfeit


NO. 2 SINGLES

1—Aaron Shaffer, GC, 4-0 

2—Hayden Honomichl, GB, 3-1 

3—Arturo Redondo, DC, 2-2 

3—Chris Goodale, HH, 1-3 

5—Jack Maxwell, L, 0-4  

Shaffer def. Honomichl, 8-3; Shaffer def. Redondo, 8-5; Shaffer def. Goodale, 8-4; Shaffer def. Maxwell, 8-1; Honomichl def. Redondo, 8-7 (8-6); Honomichl def. Goodale, 8-1; Honomichl def. Maxwell, 8-2; Redondo def. Goodale, 8-5; Redondo def. Maxwell, 8-3; Goodale def. Maxwell, 8-5


NO. 1 DOUBLES

1—Will Keller-Danil Darter, GC, 4-0 

2—Cannon Bunkall-Alex Ramirez, DC, 3-1 

3—Seth Shorb-Brandon Kennemer, HH, 2-2 

4—Josh Hoisington-Malachi Williams, GB, 1-3 

5—Ivan Armendariz-Alex Perez, L, 0-4 

GC def. DC, 8-2; GC def. HH, 8-2; GC def. GB, 8-2; GC def. Liberal, 8-0; DC def. HH, 8-3; DC def. GB, 8-5; DC def. Liberal, 8-2; HH def. GB, 8-2; HH def. Liberal, 8-1; GB def. Liberal, 8-3 

 

NO. 2 DOUBLES

1—Nathan Morren-Tyler Morren, GC 4-0 

2—Erik Martinez-Chris Velez, DC, 3-1 

3—Jordan Popp-Roger Arias, GB, 2-2  

4—Eli Zimmerman-Adam King, HH, 1-3 

5—Cristobal Sanchez-Bryan Symons, L, 0-4 

GC def. DC, 8-1; GC def. GB, 8-1; GC def. HH, 8-1; GC def. Liberal, 8-1; DC def. GB, 8-1; DC def. HH, 8-1; DC def. Liberal, 8-2; GB def. HH, 8-6; GB def. Liberal, 8-1; HH def. Liberal, 8-5

 

Cardinals' trio wins tennis titles
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The Hoisington girls tennis team features Annabelle Gonzalez, Aubree Martin, Jaylin Kolas, Decelia Bray, Jillian Axman, Brennley Reif, Coach Kiley Klug
Cardinals win Ellsworth tennis title ELLSWORTH — Hoisington's No. 1 singles Jasper Pawlowski, No. 2 singles Brody Rossman and No. 2 doubles Kian DeLong/Xander Mooney placed first as the Cardinals won the Ellsworth tennis title April 3 with 67 points. In championship matches, Jasper Pawlowski defeated Cimarron's Landon Houseman, 8-2; Rossman downed Cimarron's Jacob Pando 8-4; and DeLong/Mooney defeated Trego's Lucas Dreher/Mason Yingling 8-6. Trego's No. 1 doubles Graeden Deines/Camdyn Flavin edged Hoisington's Leyton Mooney/Gabriel Pawlowski, 8-7 (7-2) in a tiebreaker. ELLSWORTH TOURNAMENT TEAM SCORES—1—Hoisington 67; 2—WaKeeney Trego 55; 3—Ellsworth Black 42; 4—Cimarron 38; 5—Lyons 28; 6—Colby 25; 7—Ellsworth Red 23 NO. 1 SINGLES—1ST—Jasper Pawlowski, H def. Houseman, Cim, 8-2; 3RD—Chuen, Lyons def. Smith, WT, 8-1; 5TH—Weder, EBlack def. Denny, Colby, 8-5; 7TH—Janssen, ERed def. Martin, Good, 8-7 (7-1) Pawlowski def. Smith, WT, 8-1; Pawlowski def. Chuen, Lyons, 8-2 NO. 2 SINGLES—1ST—Brody Rossman, H def. Pando, Cim, 8-4; 3RD—Deines, WK def. Taylor, EBlack, 8-4; 5TH—Peter, Lyons def. Shaw, Colby, 8-5; 7TH—Fall, Lyons def. Wooten ERed, 8-1 Rossman def. Fall, Lyons, 8-2; Rossman def. Taylor, EBlack, 8-0 NO. 1 DOUBLES—1ST—Deines/Flavin, WT def. Leyton Mooney/Gabriel Pawlowski, H, 8-7 (7-2); 3RD—Davis/Kyler, EBlack def. De La Cruz/Maze, ERed, 8-1; 5TH—Haines/Wright, Colby def. Kite-Tatro, Cim, 8-1 Mooney/Pawlowski def. Haines/Wright, Colby, 8-3; Mooney/Pawlowski def. Davis/Kyler, EBlack, 8-2 NO. 2 DOUBLES—1ST—Kian DeLong/Xander Mooney H def. Dreher/Yingling, WT, 8-6; 3RD—Conley/Placencia, E Black def. Wedere/West, ERed, 8-3; 5TH—Jeager/Haug, Colby def. Loughridge/Miranda, Lyons, 8-2 DeLong/Mooney def. Casas/Foster, Cim, 8-2; DeLong/Mooney def. Conley/Placencia, EBlack, 8-3
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