Mustangs split in Topeka

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June 26, 2017 - 12:00 AM

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TOPEKA — The 11-and-under Iola Mustangs baseball team traveled to Bettis Park in Topeka for a tournament over the weekend.
The Mustangs were able to show off their offensive prowess in the first game on Saturday when they rolled to a 23-9 victory over the Lawrence Dragons.
They were unable to carry that momentum into the second game of the day, trailing 11-1 against the Baldwin Bulldogs.
Sunday was a similar script for the young Mustang team.
Their bats helped carry them to 14-6 victory over the Tecumseh Reapers in their first game on day two of the tournament.
Once again, that offensive momentum failed to carry over into the second game of the day.
The Mustangs ended their  tournament run with a 12-3 loss to the Lawrence Red Wings.

KUNKLER
Iola sophomore Elysia Kunkler competed in the USA Track and Field Oklahoma State Track Meet on Saturday and wound up qualifying in four events for the regional meet in St. Louis in July.
Kunkler got first in her favorite event, the 100-meter high hurdles, and took second in the long jump.
Those are the same two events that Kunkler qualified for the State Championships as a freshman for the Fillies in May.
Kunkler also punched her ticket for St. Louis in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash — an event she never even ran as a freshman.
She took fifth in the 100 and seventh in the 200.
Kunkler will compete in St. Louis at the Region 9 USA Track and Field Championships on July 6-9. The USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in Lawrence will be at the end of the month.

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