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FREE PRESS Page 8 Colby Free Press Monday, May 14, 2012 SSPORTSPORTS Out at third Women’s track team eighth at regionals The Colby Community College Berndt. “She is chasing my school Coffeyville Community Col- women’s outdoor track team fi n- record and I would love to see her lege, third, 95. ished eighth of 15 teams May 4 and break it!” Barton Community College, 5 at the Kansas Jayhawk Commu- Oslyn “Melissa” Collins fi n- fourth, 87. nity College Conference Outdoor ished third in the 3,000-meter Cloud Community College, Regional meet in Hutchinson. steeple chase with her personal fi fth, 82. The team almost doubled its score best time of 12:24.55, qualifying Hutchinson Community Col- from last year’s regional meet. her for nationals. She missed the lege, sixth, 63. Gortia Ferguson had a record- school record by just a few sec- Cowley Community College, breaking fi nish in the 100 meters onds. Collins also fi nished seventh seventh, 58.5. (11.60) and 200 meters (24.43), overall in the 5,000 meters. Colby Community College, breaking her own record and fi n- McIntosh fi nished sixth overall eighth, 46. ishing in second place. She was in the 100 meters, running her per- Neosho Community College, also the anchor leg on the 4x100- sonal best time of 12:06. ninth, 33. meter relay team with Prisca Tori Mackley fi nished ninth Highland Community College, Roys-Dossou, Gabrielle McIntosh overall in the high jump and 14th 10th, 29.5. and Mikarla Swann. The relay in the long jump. Dodge City Community Col- team fi nished fourth and broke the Vanessa Loya fi nished sixth in lege, 11th, 13. Colby school record with a time of the heptathlon and 10th in the high Kansas City Kansas Commu- 49.17. jump. nity College, 12th, 12. “I was very proud of these la- “Overall, this was a really good Allen County Community Col- dies,” said Head Coach Crystal meet for the ladies,” said Berndt. lege, 13th, 6. Berndt. “They all ran great and “I am very excited to see what we Garden City Community Col- I’m hoping to see faster times at will do at nationals!” lege, 14th, 4. nationals.” The women’s team will com- Pratt Community College, 15th, Roys-Dossou fi nished second pete in Levelland, Texas, from 0. in the heptathlon with a score of Thursday to Saturday, May 17 to Conference Results 3720. She ran her personal-best 19, in the National Junior Col- Final Team Score time in the hurdles and jumped lege Athletic Association Outdoor Butler, fi rst, 233. her personal best in the long jump. Championships. Cloud County, second, 156. She is currently in 13th place in KJCCC Division I Regional Hutchinson, third, 142.5. the nation. The top 16 get to com- Results Barton, fourth, 124. KAYLA CORNETT/Colby Free Press pete in the national competition. Johnson County Community Colby, fi fth, 99.5. Odasie Wright jumped over a runner on April 25 after getting her out at the bag during a Colby “If Prisca can put everything to- College, fi rst, 175. Dodge City, sixth, 52. Community College softball game at the Colby campus fi eld. The Lady Trojans defeated Mc- gether at nationals, I am hoping to Butler Community College, Cook Community College from Nebraska in two games, 14-11 and 10-6. see a top-10 fi nish from her,” said second, 138. Volleyball showcase Golden Plains boys team set for July in Wichita triumphs at Logan Invite By Judy Rogers fi fth, 21.84*. Golden Plains High School 300-meter hurdles – Hoeting, third, 49.41; The ninth annual Kansas Vol- year. You will play challenging Players that register before the [email protected] Barnhart, fourth, 20.28; Joseph Koerperich, fi fth, leyball Showcase will be held on competition and get recognized deadline will participate in the in- 54.4. Sunday, July 22, in the Wichita early. Plan to attend and get a head dividual skills and drills session. The Golden Plains High School boys’ track 4 x 100-meter relay team – Trey Schwarz, Heights High School gym. start on narrowing down your col- Players that register after the dead- team triumphed in many events to win the Logan Christensen, A. Luna, Weber, second, 47.22. The showcase is for high school lege choice. is limited, so sign up line will be allowed to participate Invitational on May 1. 4 x 400-meter relay team – D. Luna, Trey sophomores, juniors and seniors early. if space is available. Nearly every event had at least one Golden Schwarz, Koubek, Ferencak, 4:04.21. graduating in 2013, 2014 and The deadline to register is Fri- Your name and information will Plains athlete place for points, and many of them 4 x 800-meter relay team – D. Luna, Koubek, 2015. day, June 22, with the application be included in the showcase’s col- showed improvement including a new school re- Koerperich, Barnhart, fourth, 10:43.53. The Kansas Volleyball Show- postmarked by this date. A late fee lege coach’s recruiting guide. cord set in high jump by senior Cole Christensen. Shot put – Tristan Schwarz, 35’8”; Jacob An- case provides girls looking to of $20 will be added for applica- Players will receive a Kansas Results of the meet are listed below with improved tholz, 30’1”*. continue their volleyball careers tions postmarked after June 22. Volleyball Showcase T-shirt to results marked with an asterisk (*). Discus – Tristan Schwarz, sixth, 121’3”; An- at the collegiate level the opportu- Cost is $70 per player before wear, to match your info in the re- 100 meters – Kalyn Weber, fi rst, 11.29 seconds; tholz, 104’8”*; Koerperich, 90’11”. nity to exhibit their skills in front June 22 and $90 after that date. cruiting guide. Andrew Luna, second, 11.59*; Tom Koubek, Javelin – Weber, 118’7”. of recruiters of many respectable The schedule for the showcase A playing schedule will be 12.83. High jump – Christensen, fi rst, 6’5.25”*; Trey Kansas and surrounding state col- will be individual skills and drills mailed out mid-July indicating 200 meters – Weber, fi rst, 23.28; A. Luna, sec- Schwarz, third, 5’6”*; Koerperich, 5’2”. leges. from 8 to 9 a.m., wave one from your team, wave and playing ond, 23.81; Tomas Ferencak, 26.0. Long jump – Christensen, third, 18’9.25”; Zach All junior colleges, four-year 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., individual skills times. 400 meters – A. Luna, fi rst, 53.41; Domonic Spresser, 17’4.75”; Trey Schwarz, 17’.25”*. colleges and universities in Kan- and drills from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Refunds will be issued pending Luna, 59.64*. Triple jump – Christensen, fi rst, 41’3.25”; Z. sas and the surrounding states are and wave two from 2:30 to 6:30 a written medical excuse only, mi- 110-meter hurdles – Chance Hoeting, third, Spresser, third, 38’10.25”. invited to attend. Especially valu- p.m. nus a $30 processing fee. 20.0; Josh Barnhart, fourth, 20.28; Grant Spresser, able for athletes from smaller, Players will be put on teams Additional information regard- rural high schools, the showcase (based on positions played) of ing hotels, directions and playing may connect you with coaches eight to 10 players, will be pro- schedule can be found at www. who otherwise would not get the vided a coach and will play in one ksvbshowcase.com. chance to watch you play. wave. For information or to register, Over 200 athletes participated in Teams will play two 40-minute contact Ronda Shirley at (903) Lady Trojans named all-region last year’s successful event. from matches, with at least 10 minutes 363-3996 or ksvbshowcase@ over 37 schools came to watch last of warm-up prior to each match. gmail.com. The Kansas Jayhawk Community College Con- buquerque, N.M, outfi eld; Odasie Wright, Hutchin- ference has announced selections for the Division I son, third base; and Michelle Glaze, Brighton, Colo., Softball All-Region teams. utility. Three Lady Trojans were named to the All-Region Deadra Trujillo, Hudson, Colo., was selected to Surging Royals beat White Sox 9-1 First Team and one player to the Second Team. the Second Team for second base. First Team selections were Dominique Padilla, Al- By Jay Cohen over the Chicago White Sox on of a throw, prompting a mound AP Sports Writer Sunday. visit from manager Ned Yost and Alcides Escobar went 3 for 3 a trainer. CHICAGO – The Kansas City with two walks for Kansas City, Duffy was headed back to Kan- This could be the Royals lost their starting pitcher which broke it open with six runs sas City on Sunday night and is in the fi rst inning and were in the in the ninth inning. Francoeur also scheduled for an MRI exam on middle of a listless day at the plate had an RBI single and made a nice Monday. He also experienced before pinch-hitter Johnny Gia- play in right fi eld. tightness in his elbow last month. votella turned it all around with Kansas City won for the fourth Luis Mendoza came in and one big swing. time in fi ve games despite losing pitched 5 2-3 innings, keeping Opportunity Giavotella hit a two-run double Danny Duffy to elbow tightness the Royals in the game while they off Matt Thornton in the seventh after just three batters. The left- struggled to score against Philip inning and Jeff Francoeur belted hander recorded two outs before Humber.