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Larned softball sweeps Dragons
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Larned High Schools Ivory Muldrow chases down a ball in center field to end the inning. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO Janet Fleske

LARNED — Alea Makings drilled a two-run single that sparked Larned to a Central Kansas League doubleheader sweep over Halstead 8-5 and 14-12 Thursday. Larned (6-6) moves to .500 and Halstead drops to 0-10.
LARNED 8, HALSTEAD 5 – In a 5-5 game, Haley Skelton doubled and Mattie Glover singled to start a three-run sixth inning. Lynzi Myrick reached on an error and Skelton scored the go-ahead run. Makings’ single scored Myrick and pinch-runner Kendra Grandy for an 8-5 lead.
Pitcher Mattie Glover yielded a home run, but earned the victory.
Kelsey Parr, Mattie Glover, Ivory Muldrow and Myrick also drove in runs.
LARNED 14, HALSTEAD 12 – Larned built a 14-7 lead and reliever Mattie Glover recorded the final outs. Madison Erway homered and drove home two runs. Mattie Glover drove in two runs.
Myrick, Maddy Wares, Grandy, Makings, Perez also drove home runs.

INDIANS 6, DRAGONS 5
Halstead 103 010 0 – 5 7 4
Larned 030 113 x – 8 10 4
Werner and Beckett. Glover and Myrick. W—Glover. L—Werner. 2B—L—Perez, Glover, Parr, Skelton; H—Werner. 3B—H—Newman; HR—H—Beckett.

INDIANS 14, DRAGONS 12
Halstead 200 104 5 – 12 14 1
Larned 110 534 x – 14 11 4
Koehn, Considine (3), Beckett (6) and Werner. Perez, Glover (7) and Myrick. W—Perez. L—Koehn. 2B—L—Glover. 3B—L, Myrick. HR—L—Erway.

CKL SOFTBALL
Haven 10-0
Pratt 8-0
Lyons 8-1
Kingman 9-3
SValley 7-5
Larned 6-6
Hoisington 4-5
Hesston 3-5
Hillsboro 1-8
Halstead 0-10
Nickerson 0-11

THURSDAY’S GAMES
Hoisington 8-7, Nickerson 1-6
Larned 8-14, Halstead 5-12
Lyons 10-6, Kingman 4-21
Pratt 11-7, Hillsboro 0-0
Smoky Valley splits with Hesston

TUESDAY’S GAMES
Haven 25-15, Hesston 8-8
Pratt 6-8, Kingman 1-4
Lyons def. Halstead
Larned 6-13, Nickerson 0-6
Smoky Valley 4-15, Hoisington 2-3

HAVEN (10-0)—WW Nickerson 18-2, 20-9; WW Larned 17-0, 16-1; WW Hillsboro 13-6, 19-4; WW Smoky Valley 20-0, 16-10; WW Hesston 25-15, 15-8; 4-25—at Pratt; 4-28—Lyons 5-2—Kingman; 5-5—Hoisington; 5-9—at Halstead

LYONS (8-1)—WW Hesston 13-3, 16-3; WW Nickerson 2-0, 14-1; W Hoisington 20-3; 4-17—at Hoisington, ppd.; WW Halstead; WL Kingman 10-4, 6-21; 4-25—Hillsboro; 4-28—at Haven; 5-2—Smoky Valley; 5-5—at Pratt; 5-9—at Larned

PRATT (8-0)—WW Halstead 15-0, 13-1; WW Larned 5-0, 13-0; WW Kingman 6-1, 8-4; WW Hillsboro 11-0, 7-0; 4-25—Haven; 4-28—Smoky Valley; 5-1—at Hesston; 5-2—at Nickerson; 5-5—Lyons; 5-9—Hoisington

KINGMAN (9-3)—WW Larned 11-7, 9-7; WW Hoisington 4-2, 14-1; WW Hesston 14-0, 13-3; WW Smoky Valley 11-6, 8-7; LL Pratt 1-6, 4-8; WL Lyons 21-6, 4-10; 4-25—Halstead; 4-28—Hillsboro; 5-2—at Haven; 5-9—Nickerson

SMOKY VALLEY (7-5)—WW Nickerson 17-5, 18-8; WW Halstead 27-12, 20-3; LL Kingman 6-11, 7-8; LL Haven 0-20, 10-16; WW Hoisington 4-2, 15-3; WL Hesston; 4-28—at Pratt; 5-2—at Lyons; 5-4—Larned; 5-9—at Hillsboro

LARNED (6-6)—LL Kingman 7-11, 7-9; WW Hillsboro 12-0, 9-7; LL Haven 0-17, 1-16; LL Pratt 0-13, 0-5; WW Nickerson 6-0, 13-6; WW Halstead 8-5, 14-12; 4-25—at Hoisington; 4-28—at Hesston; 5-4—at Smoky Valley; 5-9—Lyons

HOISINGTON (4-5)—LL Kingman 2-4, 1-14; WW Hillsboro 6-5, 13-2; L Lyons 3-20; 4-17—Lyons, ppd.; LL Smoky Valley 2-4, 3-15; WW Nickerson 8-1, 7-6; 4-25—Larned; 4-28—at Halstead; 5-2—Hesston; 5-5—at Haven; 5-9—Pratt

HESSTON (3-7)—LL Lyons 3-13, 16-3; LL Kingman 0-14, 3-13; WW Halstead 101, 14-9; LL Haven 15-25, 8-15; WL Smoky Valley; 4-25—Nickerson; 4-28—Larned; 5-1—Pratt; 5-2—at Hoisington; 5-5—Hillsboro

HILLSBORO (1-8)—LL Larned 0-12, 7-9; LL Hoisington 5-6 , 2-13; LL Haven 6-13, 4-19; W Nickerson 8-5; LL Pratt 0-11, 0-7; 4-25—at Lyons; 4-28—at Kingman; 5-2—Halstead; 5-5—at Hesston; 5-9—Smoky Valley

HALSTEAD (0-10)—LL Pratt 0-15, 1-13; LL Smoky Valley 12-27, 3-20; LL Hesston 1-11, 9-14; LL Lyons; LL Larned 5-8, 12-14; 4-25—at Kingman; 4-28—Hoisington; 5-2—at Hillsboro; 5-5—at Nickerson; 5-9—Haven

NICKERSON (0-11)—LL Haven 2-18, 9-20; LL Smoky Valley 5-17, 8-18; LL Lyons 0-2, 1-14; L Hillsboro 5-8; LL Larned 0-6, 6-13; LL Hoisington 1-8, 6-7; 4-25—at Hesston; 5-2—Pratt; 5-5—at Halstead; 5-9—at Kingman