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Cardinals, Indians to meet in softball
KSHSAA SOFTBALL REGIONALS
First baseman Lynzi Myrick and catcher Shaylee Martin collide but Myrick hangs on to the ball for the second out of the inning.


HOISINGTON — It’s an old-fashioned softball rivalry renewed when Larned (10-10) and Hoisington-Central Plains (10-10) meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Logan Field. The Cardinals beat Larned 20-1 after the Indians won the opener 7-4 April 24.
Larned pitcher Mattie Glover and Hoisington pitcher Taylor Boxberger are experienced pitchers.
Top-seeded Smoky Valley (11-9) meets Nickerson (0-20) at 3 p.m. Monday. The Vikings beat Nickerson 16-3 and 16-9 during the season. Hoisington swept Smoky Valley 7-5 in extra innings and 12-8. The Vikings picked up forfeit wins over Larned.
ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood’s girls (9-10) will ride a five-game winning streak against Elkhart (11-9) in Monday’s 2A regional at Johnson City, a 195-mile trip. Ellinwood has beaten Lincoln 17-10, and swept Ellis 11-5, 22-1 and Little River 7-5, 22-7 the past five games.
Ellinwood has finished as 2A state runner-up the past two seasons and lost to Moundridge in the regional championship three years ago.

4A DIVISION 1
STATE SITE EMPORIA
ANDALE (May 14)—Andale 16-4 vs. Mulvane 7-13; Rose Hill 14-6 vs. Ulysses 11-9
ARKANSAS CITY (May 15)—Arkansas City 15-4 vs. Coffeyville 5-15; Winfield 11-8 vs. Wellington 8-10
BASEHOR (May 15-16)—SM Miege 5-15 vs. KC Sumner 2-15; KC Piper 18-2 vs. Sumner-Miege winner; Bonner Springs 9-11 vs. Basehor-Linwood 8-12
BUHLER (May 15)—Hays 9-9 vs. Buhler 0-20; Abilene 6-14 vs. McPherson 4-16
CHANUTE (May 14)—Independence 20-0 vs. Chanute 9-10; Fort Scott 14-5 vs. Labette Co. 9-9
EL DORADO (May 15)—Augusta 19-1 vs. El Dorado 7-11; Circle 14-6 vs. Andover Central 9-9
OTTAWA (May 14)—Paola 17-3 vs. Louisburg 3-17; Spring Hill 14-6 vs. Ottawa 11-9
WAMEGO (May 15)—Tonganoxie 16-4 vs. Atchison 5-15; Eudora 16-4 vs. Wamego 13-7

4A DIVISION 2
STATE SITE SALINA
BALDWIN (May 16)—Santa Fe Trail 13-5 vs. KC Ward 9-11; Osawatomie 12-6 vs. Baldwin 13-7
CHAPMAN (May 15)—Clay Center 20-0 vs. Concordia 3-17; Marysville 6-14 vs. Chapman 4-16
COLUMBUS (May 15)—Baxter Springs 10-7 vs. Parsons 0-20; Galena 10-10 vs. Columbus 7-11
GIRARD (May 15)—Girard 18-0 vs. Wichita Trinity 6-12; Frontenac 11-9 vs. Clearwater 7-13
HOISINGTON (May 14)—SMoky Valley 11-9 vs. Nickerson 0-20, 3; Hoisington-Central Plains 10-10 vs. Larned 10-10, 4:30
HUGOTON (May 14)—Holcomb 15-3 vs. Pratt 13-7; Kingman 15-3 vs. Hugoton 14-6
LACYGNE (May 15)—Burlington 19-1 vs. Prairie View 4-14; Iola 6-14 vs. Anderson Co. 5-15
ST. GEORGE (May 15)—Holton 16-4 vs. Rock Creek 7-13; Jefferson West 9-11 vs. Topeka Hayden 8-12

3A
STATE SITE MANHATTAN
BELOIT (May 14-15)—Beloit 17-2 bye; Ellsworth 12-8 vs. Minneapolis 10-10; SE Saline 14-6 vs. Plainville 3-17; Lyons 12-8 vs. Russell 6-13
CHEROKEE (May 14-15)—Cherokee-SE 17-1 bye; Riverton 11-9 vs. Neodesha 7-11; Humboldt 18-2 vs. Erie 2-16; Arma-NE 11-9 vs. Cherryvale 3-17
COUNCIL GROVE (May 14-15)—Council Grove 15-3 bye; Osage City 13-7 vs. Pomona-West Franklin 7-11; Jayhawk Linn 15-5 vs. Central Heights 3-17; Mission Valley 15-5 vs. Wellsville 6-14
DOUGLASS (May 14-15)—Cheney 17-3 bye; Eureka 10-8 vs. Caney Valley 9-11; Belle Plaine 13-5 vs. Chaparral 3-17; Douglass 11-5 vs. Fredonia 7-11
GOODLAND (May 14-15)—Scott Cigty 13-3 bye; Colby 8-12 vs. Goodland 6-14; Hays-TMP forfeit over Lakin; Sublette 9-11 vs. Cimarron 3-17
HAVEN (May 14-16)—Haven 19-1 vs. Halstead 3-17; Remington 13-7 vs. Sterling 12-8; Hutchinson Trinity 17-3 vs. Hesston 5-13; Sedgwick 13-7 vs. SW Heights 6-14
OSKALOOSA (May 14-15)—Oskaloosa 17-3 bye; Wathena Riverside 8-10 vs. Atchison Co. 5-13; Perry-Lecompton 17-3 vs. Pleasant Ridge 5-15; McLouth 17-3 vs. Atchison-Maur Hill 5-13
SABETHA (May 14-15)—Rossville 17-3 vs. Hiawatha 3-15; St. Marys 12-8 vs. Seneca Nemaha Central 9-11; Silver Lake 17-3 vs. Sabetha 6-14; Royal Valley 14-6 vs. Riley County 7-13

2-1A
STATE SITE PRATT
BELLEVILLE (May 14-15)— Belleville-Republic Co. 13-7 bye; Bennington 2-18 vs. Lincoln 2-18; Sylvan-Lucas-Wilson 9-9 vs. Ellis 7-10
BURDEN (May 14-15)—Udall 19-0 bye; Burden-Central 9-10 vs. Dexter-Cedar Vale 6-13; Sedan 14-5 bye; South Haven 12-7 vs. Oxford 2-17
BURLINGAME (May 14-15)—Valley Falls 14-6 bye; Pleasanton 4-16 vs. Troy 3-13; Lebo-Waverly 7-11 bye; Burlingame 4-12 vs. Lyndon 2-18
CANTON (May 14-15)—Marion 14-6 bye; Hillsboro 10-10 vs. Canton-Galva 7-11; Chase Co. 14-6 bye; Moundridge 13-7 vs. Inman 5-15
JOHNSON (May 14-15)—Spearville 13-5 bye; Medicine Lodge 7-9 vs. Stanton Co. 5-13; Elkhart 11-9 vs. Ellinwood 9-10
LEON (May 14-15)—Flinthills 15-4 bye; Crest 4-16 vs. West Elk 0-18; Bluestem 15-5 bye; Yates Center 12-6 vs. Altoona Midway 0-20
PITTSBURG (May 14-15)—Oswego 18-2 bye; Chetopa 9-11 vs. Pittsburg Colgan 5-13; Uniontown 14-6 bye; Marmaton Valley 9-10 vs. St. Paul 4-15
SALINA (May 14-15)—Wabaunsee 14-6 bye; Ell-Saline 4-14 vs. Little River 3-17; Salina Sacred Heart 12-8 vs. Northern Heights 5-15