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Panthers swimmers head to 5A state
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Matt Huslig

TOPEKA — Two-time Western Athletic Conference champion Matthew Huslig will join two relay teams for the 5-1A state swimming championships Friday and Saturday. 

Great Bend’s swimmers finished runner-up with 332 points behind team champion Garden City (399) at the Western Athletic Conference swimming championship at Garden City.

*First-place WAC champion Matt Huslig has posted the seventh-fastest time in the 200 freestyle (1:52.39) and the 18th-fastest time in the 500 freestyle (5:20.82).

*The WAC runner-up 200-yard medley relay of Tyler Stein, Ellis Long, Allen To and Jacob Kennedy own the 16th-fastest time (1:52.24).

*The WAC runner-up 200-yard freestyle relay of Brody Feist, Allen To, Daniel Abbott and Matthew Huslig sport the 22nd-fastest time (1:38.64). 

*The WAC runner-up 400 freestyle relay owns the 22nd-fastest time (3:43.73) with Brody Feist, Daniel Abbott, Tyler Stein and Matthew Huslig competing. 

5-1A STATE SWIMMING

GREAT BEND QUALIFIERS

100 backstroke—10TH—Tyler Stein, 59.02

200 freestyle—7TH—Matthew Huslig, 1:52.39

500 freestyle—18TH—Matthew Huslig, 5:20.82

200 medley relay—16TH—Great Bend, 1:52.24 (Tyler Stein, Ellis Long, Allen To, Jacob Kennedy)

200 freestyle relay—22ND—Great Bend, 1:38.64 (Brody Feist, Allen To, Daniel Abbott, Matthew Huslig)

400 freestyle relay—22ND—Great Bend, 3:43.73 (Brody Feist, Daniel Abbott, Tyler Stein, Matthew Huslig)


Larned softball sweeps Ellis
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Larned pitcher Karley Lemuz - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the Tribune
Larned softball wins opener LARNED — Larned's softball team scored 39 runs to dominate the Ellis Railroaders 21-4 and 18-5 in Friday's doubleheader. LARNED 21, ELLIS 4 (G1) — Larned's Brooks Simmons tripled and drove home a trio of runs. Driving home a pair of runs were Eowyn Hedding, Maya Wilson, Teagan Walker, Jadyn Crosby and Jillian Hagerman. Hagerman and Karley Lemuz each doubled. Lemuz (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. The Indians took advantage of nine walks, seven errors, six wild pitches and two hit batters. Ellis' Maleah Vine drove home two runs. Rylan Aschenbrenner had an RBI LARNED 18, ELLIS 5 (G2) — Larned's Hedding doubled and drove in three runs. Walker and Hagerman each drove in two runs. Driving home one run were Lemuz, Brooke Simmins, Crosby, Ivy Hope and Gillian Smith. Crosby (2-0) pitched five innings to earn the victory. Railroader Vine drove home two runs. Kia Mader and Raegan Jimenez drove in runs. Larned 010 938 — 21 15 1 Ellis 400 000 — 4 2 7 Lemuz and Brooke Simmons. Rome and Ashenbrenner. W—Lemuz, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-3. 2B—L—Hagerman, Lemuz. 3B—L—Brooke Simmons Larned 240 2(10) — 18 17 4 Ellis 00 14 — 5 6 2 Crosby and Hedding. Rome and Jimenez. W—Crosby, 2-0. L—Rome, 0-4. 2B—L—Hedding, Walker; E—Rome, Jimenez. 3B—L—Walker
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