LAWRENCE — Allen County Community College track athletes competed in six events at the Kansas Relays held April 21-23.
The ACCC men’s 4×100-meter relay team of Chris Henry, DeMario Johnson, Trent Huling and Zach Baldwin placed fifth in the race. They ran 41.90 seconds in the finals after posting 41.71 in the preliminaries.
Baldwin combined with Bryant Terry, Abraham Walker and Darrlyn Bennett for 10th place in the 4×400-meter relay. Their time was 3 minutes, 20.02 seconds.
J’Vente DeVeaux finished ninth in the college men’s triple jump. He had a distance of 48 feet, 2 inches. Travis Venniro was 29th in the college men’s shot put at 42’7 1⁄2”.
John Thurston placed 28th in the college men’s 400-meter hurdles in 56.57 seconds. Jesse Jenkins was 57th in the 800-meter run in 2:03.29.
Eagle JV girls wins tourney
YATES CENTER — Uniontown High’s junior varsity softball team remains unbeaten after winning the Yates Center High JV tournament Saturday.
The Eagles beat Burlington 10-1 then rallied past Humboldt with three runs in the fifth inning to win 5-4.
Taylor Wade was the winning pitcher against Burlington. Jamie Dawson had three singles and Mandie Ridge hit a double and a single. Hitting a single each were Amber Bartlett, Wade, Emily Shinn and Amanda Poyner.
Against Humboldt, Ridge was the winning pitcher. Ridge, Regan Weyant, Dawson and Poyner each had a single.
Eagle girls lose to Jayhawks
MOUND CITY — Uniontown High’s Eagle softball team dropped a non-league doubleheader Friday.
The Eagles lost to host Jayhawk-Linn 11-10 in 12 innings and 12-2.
Uniontown is 12-4 overall. The Eagles host Humboldt Thursday.
The Eagles came from behind twice in the first game. They got two runs in the seventh to force the game into extra innings, tied at 10-10.
Jayhawk-Linn High’s Jayhawks produced the game-winner in the bottom of the 12th.
Tayler Shook pitched six innings, allowing 10 runs on seven hits and 16 walks plus hit two batters and struck out four. Taylor Wade took the loss, pitching six innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk. She struck out one.
Shook led the offense with a triple, a double and a single while Hope Jurgensen had two doubles and a single. Britney Stokes had three singles.
Tiffany Poyner and Torrie Hathaway each had a double and a single. Wade hit two singles. Jessie Camac doubled and Lakyn Coyan singled.
Wade took the pitching loss in the second game. She was charged with 12 runs on nine hits and nine walks with two strikeouts.
Camac had a double. Hitting a single each were Poyner, Jurgensen, Regan Weyant, Hathaway, Wade and Coyan.
Thespians on display
Iola High School’s and Marmaton Valley High School’s forensics teams will showcase their talent for the public Wednesday.
Iola’s will follow the senior class awards assembly at 6 p.m. at the IHS commons area. Marmaton Valley’s will be at 7 p.m. in the high school auxiliary gymnasium.
May Day bop
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Area junior varsity softball teams play
UNIONTOWN — Uniontown High hosted Humboldt and Yates Center in softball junior varsity games last Saturday.
Uniontown beat Humboldt 6-4 with Mandie Ridge as the winning pitcher, giving up five hits, walking five, hitting two batters and striking out nine. Sheri Middleton pitched for Humboldt, allowing seven hits, walking five, hitting three batters and striking out three.
Ridge had two singles for Uniontown. Hitting a single each were April Bartlett, Regan Weyant, Raylene Crystal, Jamie Dawson and Amanda Poyner.
Julie Seibert doubled for Humboldt. Hitting a single apiece were Middleton, Leighton Jaro, Miranda Myers and Hannah Fiene.
Yates Center scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to beat Humboldt 17-16. Middleton went the distance on the mound for Humboldt, allowing seven hits, walking 12, hitting five batters and striking out three.
Humboldt’s Haley Riebel had four singles in the game. Morgan Morris and Middleton each hit a single and a double. Savannah Williams and Fiene each hit two singles. Myers, Megan Herder and Seibert each had a base hit.
Sierra Lenard was the winning pitcher for Yates Center, allowing 14 hits, walking five and striking out four. Becky Wendland, Lenard and Blake Crossfield each had two singles for the Wildcats and Addie Hughes hit a single.
Uniontown’s JV ran its record to 5-0 with a 13-3 win over Yates Center. Taylor Wade allowed seven hits, walked one and struck out three as the winning pitcher.
Bartlett and Weyant each connected for a single and a double for the Eagles. Dawson and Ridge each had two base hits. Crystal and Poyner had a single apiece.
Lenard and Shannon Staats pitched for Yates Center. Lexie Cantrell hit two singles and Chessa Chrisman had a single and a triple. Hitting a single each were Bri Crellin, Lenard and Bailee Stuber.
These three teams are joined by Burlington in a junior varsity tournament at Yates Center today.
Mustang golfers have tough day
PARSONS — Iola High’s golf team was way off the pace in Thursday’s Southeast Kansas League designated tournament. It was the Labette County High Invitational.
The Mustangs finish ninth with a 381 team total. Independence won the 18-hole event with a 320.
Weston Hines shot a 91, tying for 21st, as Iola’s top finisher. Jon Nichols of Pittsburg was top medalist with a 69.
Jarrett Mosbrucker was next in line for the Mustangs with a 93 followed by Doug Stewart at 94. Nick Jacobs shot a 103.
Kris Collins carded a 104 and Zach Crawford shot 106.
The Mustangs travel to Coffeyville Tuesday for the third SEK designated tournament of the season.
Yates Center, Uniontown athletes place at Neodesha
NEODESHA — Yates Center High’s David Van Hoose and Uniontown High’s Emily Aikins were double gold-medal winners at Thursday’s Neodesha High Invitational track meet.
Van Hoose won the 100-meter dash in 11.7 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 23.2 seconds, a personal-best time. Aikins did the same on the girls’ side, winning the 100 in 13 seconds and the 200 in 27.9 seconds.
Trenton Miller of Uniontown won the boys’ discus with a throw of 126 feet, 3 inches. Yates Center’s Brae Adams captured first in the girls’ discus at 116’8”.
Also for Uniontown, Aikins was third in the long jump, and Abby Dixon took fifth in the discus and sixth in the shot put. Rachel Henderson placed third in the 3200-meter run and fourth in the 1600-meter race.
Carter Wood was third in the boys’ high jump.
Yates Center’s Sam Aguirre ran second in both hurdle races, in 17.1 seconds in the 110-meter highs and 43.8 seconds in the 300-meter intermediates.
C.J. Stiffler was fifth in the shot put at 39’9”. He placed fifth in the javelin at 133’9”.
For the Wildcat girls, Cherokee Shaffer tied for fourth in the high jump at 4’6”.
Mindi Holloway took second in the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 59 second with Shaffer in fourth at 3:05. Paige Steinforth placed five in the 400-meter dash in 70.5 seconds.
Haley Bedell placed third in the 300-meter low hurdles in 57.07 seconds. In the 100-meter high hurdles, Holloway was fourth, 19.6, and Bedell was sixth in 20.9.
The 4×400-meter relay team of Steinforth, Shaffer, Bedell and Holloway was third in 4:58. Shaffer, Steinforth and Holloway combined with Macy Heger to take fifth in the 4×100-meter relay race in 58.24.
Mustangs play in SEK tournament
CHANUTE — Iola High’s Garrett Catron and Zeph Larney finished sixth in their respective singles division at Thursday’s 2011 Southeast Kansas League tennis tournament.
The Mustang doubles teams were eighth and ninth, respectively.
Catron, playing in the No. 1 singles division, had one win, 8-5 over Coffeyville’s Brad Eastman. He lost 8-2 to Parsons Payton Hays, 8-0 to Fort Scott’s Ben Bristley and 8-4 to Pittsburg’s Michael Giffin.
In No. 2 singles, Larney defeated Dakota Lewis of Labette County 8-2. He dropped 8-4 decisions to Drew Rising of Coffeyville and Dillon Peet of Fort Scott. Then he lost 8-5 to Rising.
Iola’s No. 1 doubles team of Jordan Strickler and Andrew Lowell recorded an 8-3 win over Humble and Zwahlan of Columbus. They lost 8-0 to Grillot and Altic of Fort Scott, 8-1 to Coffeyville’s Mitchell and Hershey and 8-5 to Mathes and Traxson of Labette County.
Chris Michaels and Drew Smith, Iola’s No. 2 doubles team, lost their only match of the day. Labette County’s Bancwertz and Webster beat Iola’s duo 8-3.
The Mustangs have a week to prepare for the Kansas Class 4A Substate Tournament at Independence.
IMS golf team claims SEK trophy
PARSONS — For the second year in a row, Iola Middle School is the owner of the Southeast Kansas League golf trophy.
The Ponies won their final golf tournament Thursday at Katy Golf Course in Parsons.
Iola’s top four golfers combined for a 192. Coffeyville was second at 205 and Chanute placed third with a 210.
Kaden Macha beat teammate Shane Walden on a scorecard playoff to take first place. Both IMS golfers shot 41s. Third place went to Matt Percy of Central Heights, who carded a 42.
Adam Peterson claimed the sixth-place medal with a 49. Drake Dieker shot a 51 for the nine-hole tournament.
Matt Jacobs finished with a 52 and right behind him was Isaiah Grover with a 53.