Weekend Recap

Our part of the state saw several area teams have successful weekends.

Bishop Carroll brought home state championships in both girls and boys bowling for 5-1A. Carroll’s girls team scored 2,409, and sophomore Morgan Kuckelman placed third individually with a 614 series.

The boys score of 2,686 was good for first by a margin of 23 pins. The top finisher for the Golden Eagles was Jake Schoenberger. He finished third overall with 715 pins.

This weekend was also sub-state basketball championships, which determine who advances to the state tournaments. Heights girls are making a return trip to the 6A state tournament in Emporia. Both Goddard boys and girls are heading to 6A state in Emporia. Both teams faced and beat Wichita North in the Northwest-A sub-state bracket championships. City League champ Wichita Heights boys (21-1) will be there, as well as defending state champion Southeast. Dodge City boys and Garden City girls are moving on. Garden City beat Northwest to advance and are now 11-11 on the season.

In 5A, Liberal boys and girls have both punched their tickets to state in Topeka. Great Bend girls, Andover Central boys, Hutch boys and Salina Central boys are all going on as well. Salina Central was 13-8 going into its sub-state championship game with McPherson, which was 20-1.Central came away with the huge 58-50 upset.

Cheney is yet another school to advance both their girls and boys teams to state. They will compete at the 4A state tournament at Salina. Hesston boys are also going on. After moving up to 4A this year, defending state champion Wichita Trinity have made it to state. Rose Hill girls are also going on.

Collegiate’s boys and girls are both on their way to 3A state in Hutch. Hillsboro girls and Medicine Lodge boys made it too.

Defending state champion Berean Academy girls are heading back to defend their title in 2A state at K-State’s Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. The Berean boys will join them at state.State tournament play is Mar. 11-14. Click here for state tournament brackets.