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Larned tennis places runner-up
Audrey Manry
Larned's No. 1 singles Audrey Manry hits a winner in a 7-2 victory over Hoisington Thursday. Manry placed first at the Larned Invitational. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the News

LARNED – Larned's No. 1 singles Audrey Manry (4-0) captured first place Thursday at the Larned Tennis Invitational. Manry downed Colby's Hayden Bellamy 7-2 in the championship match.

Colby's No. 2 singles Samantha Diederich, No. 1 doubles Mackenzie Dodson/Kaitlyn Farmer and No. 2 doubles Jenna Unruh/Dani Schroeder captured first place. Colby placed first (37) and Larned finished runner-up (26).

Colby's No. 2 singles Diederich defeated Ellinwood's Daphne Doll 7-6 (7-3) in the title match. Hoisington's Samantha Colson defeated Larned's Sarah Manry 7-1 for third place. 

Larned's No. 1 doubles Ava Mull/Ella McNett defeated Ellinwood's Wittney Hammeke/Monica Hammeke 7-3 for third place.

Colby's No. 2 doubles Unruh/Schroeder downed Larned's Kathryn Holt/Abby Holt, 7-5, in the championship match. Hoisington's Ashlynn George/Mallory Reif beat Ellinwood's Grace Hoskins/Kiley Troyer 7-2 for third place. 

LARNED INVITATIONAL

TEAM TOTALS–1–Colby 37; 2–Larned 26; 3–Lyons 15; 4–Hoisington 11; Ellinwood 11

NO. 1 SINGLES–1–Audrey Manry, Larned def. Hayden Bellamy, Colby, 7-2; 3–Tessa Miller, Lyons def. Audrie Harms, H, 7-5

Manry def. Miller, 7-4; Manry def. Harms, 7-2; Manry def. Madisyn Schlochtermeier, E, 7-1; Bellamy def. Harms, 7-6 (7-3); Miller def. Harms, 7-5; Harms def. Schlochtermeier, 7-2; Bellamy def. Schlochtermeier, 7-3; Miller def. Schlochtermeier, 7-4

NO. 2 SINGLES–1–Samantha Diederich, Colby def. Daphne Doll, E, 7-6 (7-3); 3–Samantha Colson, H def. Sarah Manry, Larned, 7-1 

Diederich def. Colson, 7-4; Diederich def. Manry, Larned, 7-1; Doll def. Colson, 7-3; Doll def. Manry, 7-4; Doll def. Shelby Johnston, Lyons, 7-0; Colson def. Johnston, Lyons, 7-1

NO. 1 DOUBLES–1–Mackenzie Dodson/Kaitlyn Farmer, Colby def. Jayme Belote/Bella Bryant, Lyons, 7-2; 3–Ava Mull/Ella McNett, Larned def. Wittney Hammeke/Monica Hammeke, E, 7-3

Dodson/Farmer def. Mull/McNett; 7-3; Dodson/Farmer def. Hammeke/Hammeke, 7-2; Dodson/Farmer def. Isabelle Gonzalez/Tessa Fry, H, 7-1; Belote/Bryant def. Mull/McNett, 7-6 (7-4); Belote/Bryant def. Hammeke/Hammeke, 7-6 (7-4); Belote/Bryant def. Gonzalez/Fry, 7-5; Mull/McNett def. Gonzalez/Fry, 7-4; Hammeke/Hammeke def. Gonzalez/Fry, 7-2 

NO. 2 DOUBLES–1–Jenna Unruh/Dani Schroeder, Colby def. Kathryn Holt/Abby Holt, Larned, 7-5; 3–Ashlynn George/Mallory Reif, H def. Grace Hoskins/Kiley Troyer, E, 7-2; Unruh/Schroeder def. George/Reif, 7-5; Unruh/Schroeder def. Hoskins/Troyer, 7-3; Holt/Holt def. George/Reif, 7-4; Holt/Holt def. Hoskins/Troyer, 7-1; Holt/Holt def. Mia Bryant/Victoria Contreras, Lyons, 7-0; George/Reif def. Bryant/Contreras, 7-0; Hoskins/Troyer def. Bryant/Contreras, 7-4


Trio win Russell track gold medals
Eli Hurley
Eli Hurley - photo by Lori Farmer
Trio win events at Russell track RUSSELL — Central Plains Oiler Eli Hurley captured the triple jump (41-812); Broc Klima won the 110-meter hurdles (17.27) and Hoisington's Roger Sneath won the pole vault (10-6) at Thursday's Russell track invitational. RUSSELL GIRLS AREA RESULTS 400m—6—Soeken, CP, 1:12.02 800m—3—Compton, HHS, 2:46.4; 5—Davis, CP, 2:50.24 1,600m—4--Davis, CP, 5:50.53; 6—Compton, HHS, 6:09.84 3,200m—3—Davis, CP, 12:36.83 100m hurdle—3—Robison, CP, 18.27 300m hurdles—4—Robison, CP, 55.06; 6—Nash, CP, 20.36 1,600m relay—3—Central Plains, 4:40.27 (Robison, Soeken, Jeffrey, Emery Siemsen) Long jump—6—Emery Siemsen, 14-53/4 Pole vault—6—Kaiser, 6-6 RUSSELL MEET AREA RESULTS 100m—4—Rogers, CP, 12.43 110m hurdles—1—Klima, 17.27 200m—6—Rogers, CP, 24.54 1,600m relay—6—Hoisington, 4:16.33 (Wyant, Reif, Sneath, Drake Martin) Long jump—6—Hurley, CP, 18-3 Triple jump—1—Hurley, CP, 41-81/2 Shot put—4—Pfannenstiel, 42-9; 6—Schepmann, 38-3 Discus—3—Pfannenstiel, 136-1 Pole vault—1—Sneath, HHS, 10-6
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