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Great Bend doubles first, Panthers place runner-up
Alexis Folkerts, Abbie Moyers
Published: Sep 16, 2019, 8:07 PM

Great Bend’s No. 1 doubles Alexis Folkerts-Abbie Moyers earned first place and the Panthers placed runner-up with 54 points to team champion Garden City (64) at Saturday’s Great Bend Tennis Invitational at Shannon Schartz courts. 

Folkerts-Moyers won five consecutive matches with their tightest match an 8-7 (7-5) tiebreaker over Hoisington’s Brooke-Steinert-Kelsi Dalton, who placed fourth. Hoisington’s tandem also lost a tiebreaker in the semifinals.

Great Bend’s No. 2 singles Anna Popp (4-1) placed runner-up with a 8-2 loss to Garden City’s Sage Riggs. 

Garden City’s No. 1 singles Carson Linenberger defeated WaKeeney-Trego’s Carolina Brungardt, 8-4 for first place. Great Bend’s Remi Ingram (4-1) finished third with a 8-4 victory over Liberal’s Priscilla Vasquez. Ellinwood’s Wittney Hammeke nearly upset Linenberger in a tiebreaker, losing 8-7 (8-6).   

Hoisington’s No. 2 doubles Samantha Colson-Isabelle Gonzalez (3-2) placed third with a 8-5 victory over Great Bend Black’s McKenna Cape-Sahara Rziha. Garden City’s Carole Galia-Brooke Ptacek defeated Dodge City’s Jewel Escobar-Mariana Ortiz,  8-2 for first place.  

GREAT BEND INVITATIONAL

TEAM TOTALS—1–Garden City 64; 2–Great Bend 54; 3—WaKeeney-Trego 50; 4—Dodge City 38; 5—Hoisington 26; 6—Liberal 23; 7—Great Bend Black 13; 8—Ellinwood 12

NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Carson Linenberger, GC def. Caroline Brungardt, WT, 8-4; 3—Remi Ingram, GB def. Priscilla Vasquez, L, 8-4; 5—Jordyn Trombley, DC def. Wittney Hammeke, E, 8-7 (8-6); 7—Mollie Phillips, GB Black def. Audrie Harms, H, 8-0 

Ingram def. Vasquez, 8-6; Ingram def. Trombley, 8-4; Ingram def. Harms, 8-4; Brungardt def. Ingram, 8-5; Linenberger def. Hammeke, 8-7 (8-6); Brungardt def. Hammeke, 8-5; Hammeke def. Phillips, 8-0; Hammeke def. Harms, 8-2; Linenberger def. Phillips, 8-2; Brungardt def. Phillips, 8-3; Trombley def. Harms, 8-5; Vasquez ded. Harms, 8-7 (13-11) 


NO. 2 SINGLES–1—Sage Riggs, GC def. Anna Popp, GB Red, 8-2; 3—Gracie Hickson, WT def. Faith Heath, DC, 8-3; 5—Jaciana Rivera, L def. Tessa Fry, H, 8-4; 7—Lakyn Smith, GB Black def. Jasmin Rios, DC, 8-5

Popp def. Rivera, 8-1; Popp def. Heath, 8-2; Popp def. Fry, 8-2; Popp def. Hickson, 8-7 (7-2); Heath def. Fry, 8-2; Rivera def. Fry, 8-4; Fry def. Rios, 8-4; Hickson def. Smith, 8-4; Riggs def. Smith, 8-2; Rios def. Smith, 8-7 (7-3); Rivera def. Smith, 8-1


NO. 1 DOUBLES–1—Alexis Folkerts-Abbie Moyers, GB Red def. Hannah Kinderknecht-Tillie Malinowsky, WT, 8-2; 3—Hannah Kipp-Ashleigh Chappel, GC def. Brooke Steinert-Kelsi Dalton, H, 8-6; 5—Ashlynne Winans, Sam Nguyen, DC def. Monica Hammeke-Taryn Robl, E, 8-6; 7—Riddhi Bombaywala-Brianna Sanders, L def. Ruth Williams-Dinah Newman, GB Black, 8-3

GB Red def. Liberal, 8-1; GB Red def. DC, 8-0; GB Red def. Hoisington 8-7 (7-5); GB Red def. GC, 8-1; Hoisington def. DC, 8-3; Hoisington def. Liberal, 8-4; WT def. Hoisington, 8-7 (8-6); GC def. Ellinwood, 8-5; WT def. Ellinwood, 8-6; Ellinwood def GB Black, 8-0; Ellinwood def. Liberal, 8-4; WT def. GB Black, 8-0; GC def. GB Black, 8-5; DC def. GB Black, 8-0  

 

NO. 2 DOUBLES–1—Carole Galia-Brooke Ptacek, GC def. Jewel Escobar-Mariana Ortiz, DC, 8-2; 3—Samantha Colson-Isabelle Gonzalez, H def. McKenna Cape-Sahara Rziha, GB Black, 8-3; 5—Madison Huslig-Mya Ward, GB Red def. Shae Cleland-Desiree Littlechild, WT, 8-2; 7—Aracely Jurado-Katie Classen, L def. Daphne Doll-Madisyn Schloctermeier, E, 8-0

DC def. Hoisington, 8-2; Hoisington def. Liberal, 8-5; Hoisington def. GB Red, 8-2; GC def. Hoisington, 8-4; GB Black def. WT, 8-3; GC def. GB black, 8-5; GB Black def. Ellinwood, 8-5; DC def. GB Black, 8-2; GB Red def. Liberal, 8-4; DC def. GB Red, 8-4; GB Red def. Ellinwood, 8-2; GC def. Ellinwood, 8-1; WT def. Ellinwood, 8-1
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Updated: Apr 7, 2025, 9:10 PM
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CKL SOFTBALL Halstead 4-0 6-0 Haven 4-0 6-1 Hoisington 2-0 6-0 Hesston 2-2 3-5 Larned 0-0 4-1 Nickerson 0-2 2-4 Smoky Valley 0-2 0-2 Pratt 0-2 0-4 Hillsboro 0-4 2-4 TUESDAY—Pratt vs. Haven; Hesston vs. Smoky Valley; Nickerson vs. Halstead; Hoisington vs. Larned; Hillsboro vs. Moundridge FRIDAY—Haven at Halstead; Hesston at Larned; Pratt at Hoisington; Nickerson at Andale; Smoky Valley at Hillsboro HALSTEAD (4-0, 6-0)—W Kingman 7-1; W Liberal 4-3; WW Pratt 1-0, 7-6; WW Hesston 12-2, 6-3; 4-8—Nickerson; 4-11—Haven; 4-17—at Hillsboro; 4-22—Smoky Valley; 4-24—Larned; 4-28—at Douglass; 5-2—at Hoisington; 5-8—Bluestem HAVEN (4-0, 6-1)—W Sabetha 11-6; L Burlington 0-6; WW Smoky Valley 16-1, 16-1; WW Hillsboro 12-0, 15-2; 4-8—Pratt; 4-11—at Halstead; 4-14—at Remington; 4-17—Larned; 4-22—at Hoisington; 4-25—Nickerson; 4-28—Wichita Trinity; 5-6—at Russell; 5-9—at Hesston HOISINGTON (2-0, 6-0)—WW Russell 14-4, 14-6; WW Ellinwood 18-2, 12-3; L Nickerson 17-2, 18-3; 4-4—Hays TMP; 4-8—at Larned; 4-11—Pratt; 4-17—at Hesston; 4-22—Haven; 4-25—at Hillsboro; 5-2—Halstead; 5-5—at Beloit; 5-8—at Smoky Valley HESSTON (2-2, 3-5)—WL SE Saline 4-3, 3-4; L Liberal 5-6; L Kingman 9-10; WW Hillsboro 11-4, 18-2; LL Halstead 2-12, 3-6; 4-8—Smoky Valley; 4-11—at Larned; 4-17—Hoisington; 4-22—at Nickerson; 5-2—at Pratt; 5-5—Newton; 5-9—Haven LARNED (0-0, 4-1)—WL Cimarron 22-7, 5-6; WL Lyons 12-2 (4-4 suspended); WW Ellis 21-4, 18-5; 4-8—Hoisington; 4-11—Hesston; 4-15—Smoky Valley; 4-17—at Haven; 4-22—Hillsboro; 4-24—at Halstead; 4-28—Spearville; 4-29—Russell; 5-9—at Nickerson; 5-13—at Pratt NICKERSON (0-2, 2-4)—WL Hutchinson Trinity 8-17, 2-14; WL Lyons 14-13, 9-16; Hoisington LL 2-17, 3-18; 4-8—at Halstead; 4-11—at Andale; 4-17—at Pratt; 4-22—Hesston; 4-25—at Haven; 4-28—Kingman/Ellsworth; 5-2—Hillsboro; 5-5—at Smoky Valley; 5-9—Larned SMOKY VALLEY (0-2, 0-2)—LL Haven 1-16, 4-10; 4-8—at Hesston; 4-11—at Hillsboro; 4-15—at Larned; 4-22—at Halstead; 4-25—Pratt; 4-29 Lyons; 5-1—SE Saline; 5-5—Nickerson; 5-8—Hoisington PRATT (0-2, 0-4)—LL Halstead 0-1, 6-7; LL Great Bend 11-16, 5-7; 4-8—Haven; 4-11—at Hoisington; 4-17—Nickerson; 4-22—at Mulvane; 4-25 —at Smoky Valley; 4-29—Dodge City; 5-2—Hesston; 5-5—Kingman; 5-9—Hillsboro; 5-13—Larned; 5-15—Andale HILLSBORO (0-4, 2-4)—WW Canton-Galva 21-1, 19-4; LL Hesston 4-11, 2-18; LL Haven 0-12, 2-15; 4-8—Moundridge; 4-11—Smoky Valley; 4-15—Herington; 4-17—Halstead; 4-22—Larned; 4-25—Hoisington; 4-29—Inman; 5-2—at Nickerson; 5-5—at Council Grove; 5-9—at Pratt
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