WAKEENEY — Hoisington, Claflin and Ellinwood boys’ tennis teams competed in the high school Class 3-1A regional on Friday..
Claflin’s No. 1 single Benn Kirmer, who concluded the regular season with a 18-8 record that gave him the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye, qualified for state by taking first place at the regional.
The Wildcats’ No. 1 singles player topped Ellinwood’s No. 1 single Kale Clawson, who finished in second place, 6-3 and 6-0. Clawson will also be heading to the state meet in Hillsboro on Friday and Saturday.
Ethan Smith, Hoisington’s No. 1 singles player, took third place by defeating Trego’s Jacob Weber 6-0 and 6-3.
Hoisington’s No. 1 doubles, Chris Batt and Chase Buntain, also qualified for state with a third-place finish over Scott City’s Corbin Yeager and Luke Minnix. The Cardinals’ duo lost the first game 6-1, but came back to take the next two games 6-3 and 7-6 (7-3).

CLASS 3-2-1A REGIONAL TENNIS
At Wakeeney
Friday
BOYS
Claflin results
No. 1 singles — Benn Kirmer (3-0) first place: def. Ellsworth 6-2, 6-0; def. Hoisington 6-1,6-0; def. Ellinwood 6-3, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles — Meritt Hammeke & Evin Liebl (0-1): lost to Trego 7-5, 3-6, 10-4.
No. 2 doubles — Jesse Schneweis & Tyler Bailey (0-1): Ellinwood 6-0, 6-0.
 
Ellinwood results
No. 1 singles — Kale Clawson (2-1) second place: def. Trego 6-4, 6-4; def. Trego 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
No. 2 singles — Aaron Pike (0-1): lost to Hoisington 6-0, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles — Shawn Troyer & Cody Isern (3-1) fifth place: def. Claflin 6-0, 6-0; lost to Scott City 6-3, 6-1; def. Scott City 6-4, 6-1; def. Belleville 6-2, 7-5.
No. 2 doubles — Nick Espinosa & Matt Niles (0-1): lost to Scott City 6-3, 6-5 (7-5).

Hoisington results
No. 1 singles — Ethan Smith (3-1) third place: def. Hoisington 6-0, 6-0; def. Ellsworth 6-1, 6-3; lost to Claflin 6-1, 6-0; def. Weber, Trego, 6-0, 6-3.
No. 2 singles — Jordan Mooney (0-1): lost to Ellsworth 6-3, 3-6, (10-7).
No. 1 doubles — Chris Batt & Chase Buntain (2-1) third place: def. Trego 6-0, 6-0; lost to Trego 4-6, 6-3, 6-2; def. Scott City 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).
No. 2 doubles — Brian Schauf & Jeffrey Kaiser (0-1): lost to Trego 6-1, 6-0.

Larned trio qualifies for state at Cimarron regional
CIMARRON — The Larned High School boys’ tennis team will be sending its No. 1 and No. 2 singles players, as well as its No. 1 doubles, to the Class 3-1A state meet in Hillsboro starting on Friday and finishing up on Saturday.
The Indians’ top finisher at Friday’s regional in Cimarron was No. 1 singles players Jaret Johnson, who was given a first-round bye and went 2-1 on the day to take second place.
Kevin Vonfeldt finished in fourth place as the No. 2 singles player for Larned.
The Indians’ No. 1 doubles team, Jahman Hill and Roelof Pier, finished in fourth place after going 2-2 on Friday.
As a team, Larned took second place at the regional with 22 points, putting them behind Sterling, which snagged 22.


CLASS 3-2-1A REGIONAL TENNIS
At Cimarron
Friday
BOYS
Team standings
1. Sterling, 22; 2. Larned, 14; 3. Meade, 13; 4. South Barber, 5; 5. Southwestern Heights, 3; 6. Fairfield, 1; 7. Cimarron, 0.

Larned results
No. 1 singles — Jaret Johnson (2-1) second place: def. Southwestern Heights 6-0,6-0; def. Meade 6-1, 7-6 (7-4); lost to Sterling 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.
No. 2 singles — Kevin Vonfeldt (2-2) fourth place: def. Southwestern Heights 6-1, 6-3; def. South Barber 6-2, 6-0; lost to Sterling 6-3, 6-4; lost to Meade 6-1, 6-2.
No. 1 doubles — Hill & Pier (2-2) fourth place: def. Cimarron 6-1, 6-0; def. South Barber 6-1, 5-7, 10-6; lost to Sterling 6-1, 6-1; lost to Meade 5-7, 7-5, 7-5.
No. 2 doubles — Cowell & Orth (0-1): lost to Southwestern Heights 4-6,6-2, 10-7.
— Kevin Price