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