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Larned girls win Ellinwood tennis title
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ELLINWOOD – Larned’s girls swept three of four divisions at the Ellinwood tennis tournament. Larned (32) beat Ellinwood (23) for the team title.

In championship singles matches, No. 1 singles Cassie Manry defeated Hutchinson Trinity’s Ava Madden, 6-2 and No. 2 singles Lauren Sleder downed Greeley County’s Maggie Votruba 6-1.

Ellinwood’s No. 1 doubles Grace Sturtz/Mahra Johnston defeated Larned’s Maggie Haas/Keirstin Pinkston 7-5 in the championship match.

Larned’s No. 2 doubles Emma McNett/Leah Pinkston defeated Ellinwood’s Vivian Klepper/Shelby Steffan 6-1 in the finals.

ELLINWOOD TOURNAMENT

TEAM SCORES—1—Larned 32; 2—Ellinwood 23; 3—Hutchinson Trinity 17

NO. 1 SINGLES—1ST—Cassie Manry, L def. Ava Madden, HT, 6-2; Manry def. Shivers, Greeley Co. 6-0; Manry def. Gracyn Dombroski, E, 6-2; Dombroski def. Shivers, Greeley Co. 6-4; Madden, HT def. Dombroski, 6-2

NO. 2 SINGLES—1ST—Lauren Sleder, L def. Maggie Votruba, Greeley Co. 6-1; Sleder def. Brooklyn Reynolds, E, 6-2; Sleder def. Wuertz, HT, 6-2; Reynolds def.  Wuertz, HT, 6-2; Votruba def. Reynolds, 6-3

NO. 1 DOUBLES—1ST— Grace Sturtz/Mahra Johnston, E def. Maggie Haas/Keirstin Pinkston, L, 7-5; Sturtz/Johnston def. Schneider/Reynolds, Greeley Co. 6-4;

Sturtz/Johnston def. Koehler/Salazar, HT, 6-2; Sturtz/Johnston def. Dorsey-Erikson, South Barber, 6-1; Haas-Pinkston def. Dorsey/Erikson, South Barber, 6-2; Haas-Pinkston def. Koehler/Salazar, HT, 6-2; Haas-Pinkston def. Schneider/Reynolds, Greeley Co. 6-4

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1ST—Emma McNett/Leah Pinkston, L def. Vivian Klepper/Shelby Steffan, E, 6-1; McNett/Leah Pinkston def. Votruba/Daniels, Greeley Co. 6-1; McNett/Leah Pinkston def. Spain/Kishpaugh, Kiowa Co. 6-1; McNett/Leah Pinkston def. Lorden/Nelson, HT, 7-6 (7-5); Klepper/Steffan def.  Spain/Kishpaugh, Kiowa Co. 6-4; Klepper/Steffan def.  Lorden/Nelson, HT, 6-2; Klepper/Steffan def. Votruba/Daniels, Greeley Co. 6-2

 

Panther softball outlasts Pratt for sweep
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Deshawnna Bryant
PANTHERS 16, PRATT 11 (G1) — DeShawnna Bryant drilled a game-clinching 3-run homer after the Panthers' 12-run lead was sliced to 13-11. Bryant drove home four runs with three hits and three runs scored. The Panthers led 12-0 on a 9-run second inning and a 3-run third frame. Callie Umphres drove home four runs with three hits. Kya Behr plated three runs with a pair of singles. Kamryn Koelsch, Alyssa McCauley, Denver Ringo and Chayla Prendergast drove in runs. After three shutout innings, Pratt roughed up starter McCauley for seven earned runs and a trio of homers. Pratt's Copus ripped a 2-run and 3-run homer. Sydney Riley hit a 2-run homer. Mica Stapleton, Addison Sowers and Madilyn Bolen drove in runs. Great Bend 093 010 3 — 16 18 1 Pratt 000 362 0 — 11 12 2 McCauley, Prendergast (4) and Koelsch. Copus, Winklepleck (3) and Stapleton. W—McCauley, 1-0. L—Copus, 0-2. SV—Prendergast. 2B—GB—Koelsch, Prendergast, Bryant; Stapleton. 3B—GB—Bryant; P—Copus 2, Riley Great Bend 101 020 000 3 — 7 10 1 Pratt 000 400 000 1 — 5 10 5 Prendergast and Koelsch. Winklepleck, Copus (5) and Stapleton. W—Prendergast, 4-0. L—Copus. 2B—GB—Bryant, Behr, Koelsch; P—Stapleton
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