HS Sports Digest – 4/2

Baseball

Salina Central defeated McPherson 9-3
Salina Central defeated Topeka West 14-4

Minneapolis defeated Beloit 5-1
Minneapolis defeated Beloit 13-3

Hoisington defeated Smoky Valley 11-1 in six innings
Hoisington defeated Smoky Valley 6-1

Softball

McPherson defeated Salina Central 8-3

Republic County defeated Southeast of Saline 10-8
Republic County defeated Southeast of Saline 8-3

Hoisington defeated Smoky Valley 10-0 in six innings
Hoisington defeated Smoky Valley 9-4

Girls soccer

Salina Central blanked Ark City 5-0. The Mustangs improved to 4-2, doubling their win total from last year. Central recorded its fourth straight shutout.

Salina South fell to Eisenhower, 4-2. The Tigers scored three straight goals to get the victory.

Boys tennis

Ellsworth Invitational
Central Plains 67, Ellsworth 54, Sterling 50, Larned 35, Ellinwood 29, Sacred Heart 24, Salina South 22, Hoisington 0.

No. 1 singles
Ellsworth’s Joey Oberle defeated Central Plains’ JJ Heredia, 8-1, for championship; Ellinwood’s Caleb Robl defeated Sacred Heart’s Calvin Hemmer, 8-1, for fifth; Salina South’s Brandon Woodhull defeated Hoisington’s Nick Long, 8-3, for seventh.

No. 2 singles
Sterling’s Tucker Robson defeated Salina South’s Bobby Pace, 8-6, for third; Ellsworth’s Zach Griffith defeated Sacred Heart’s Alex Disberger, 8-7 (4), for fifth.

No. 1 doubles
Ellsworth’s Caden Whetzel/Dalton Zelenka defeated Larned’s Andrew Bright/Logan DeMond, 8-7 (5), for third; Sacred Heart’s Trace Leners/Charlie Skidmore defeated Ellinwood’s Caleb Bookout/Brook Degenhardt, 8-6, for fifth; Salina South’s Keegan Exline/Isaac Frost defeated Hoisington’s Keaton Klug/Payton Steiner, 8-3, for seventh.

No. 2 doubles
Central Plains’ Brett Liebl/Lawson Oeser defeated Ellsworth’s Adam Vehring/David Wesseler, 8-1, for first; Sterling’s Ryan Birzer/Jeremy Thorpe defeated Salina South’s Claton Bailey/Nathan McConnell, 8-6, for third; Larned’s Britton Herman/Joe Theis defeated Sacred Heart’s Kobe Douglas/Andrew Mosher, 8-3, for fifth.