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Hutchinson won the Class 5A State Title last Saturday and the Salthawks were rewarded with six total First-Team All-League selections, the Offensive and Defensive Most Valuable Players and the Coach of the Year award. Running back Ja'Mon Cotton was the Offensive MVP for his 2,000-plus yards of rushing this season. Najahuan Tipton-White was the Defensive MVP for the Salthawks and AVCTL Division I. Derby made it to the Class 6A State Semifinal game and placed five total players on the First-Team for offense and defense combined.

By JEREMY KOEHLER Prep Editor, Wichita East High School   While the whole East track team has fought inconsistent practice and meet weather this season, senior Laura Combs had to fight even more, dealing with lingering cross country injuries. The injuries have not prevented Combs from having a positive outlook on the young season. "Since I'm coming back from an injury, my goal is just to finish the season to the best of my ability," Combs said. "I'm not really sure what obstacles might still lie in front of me, but I hope to still be an active participant, either as a runner or as an active supporter of the team.

      By EMILY RIPPERGER Prep Editor, Trinity Academy One Trinity senior has been a basketball player since she was 5, averages almost 13 points per game and plans to continue her basketball career next year. This player s name is Kendra Crow. Crow has a passion for basketball; she loves the sport. Not only does she enjoy playing, she likes her team at Trinity. I like how we can play for God and not have to hide it. We know we re playing for Him, Crow said.

Regional action is underway on the ball diamond and the pitch. Follow the links below to find statewide scores and updated match-ups for regional baseball, softball and soccer throughout the week. Also listed below are state qualifiers in each class for baseball and softball. Baseball May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 Softball May 14 May 15 May 16 Girls Soccer May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 The winners of each baseball and softball regional will advance to the state tournament on May 25 and 26. Winners of each regional soccer tournament will move on to the state quarterfinals on May 22. State Qualifiers - Baseball Class 6A: Hoglund Stadium - University of Kansas Lawrence (14-8)

The Boys State Tennis finals have wrapped up. See the individual & team winners, plus complete results below. Congratulations to all of the participants.   6A - Maize South High School    Click here to see the complete bracket Singles : Trey Daniel - Blue Valley North def. Vinh Pham - SM West, 6-3, 6-1 Doubles : Louis Stuerke & Max Katcher - BV Northwest def. O'Gorman-Bean & Glazer - SM East 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 6-3 Team Title : 1st - Shawnee Mission East - 50 2nd - Blue Valley North - 27 3rd - Blue Valley Northwest - 24 5A - Arkansas City   Click here to see the complete bracket Singles : Anil Patel - Lansing def. Alberto Buogo - Lansing, 6-2, 6-4 Doubles : Nick Logan & Parker Turek - St. Thomas Aquinas def. Britt Hansen & Ryan Wolfe - Goddard 7-5, 6-3. Team Title : 1st - St. Thomas Aquinas - 47 2nd - Lansing - 34 3rd - Salina Central - 31.5 4A - Topeka - Kossover Tennis Complex   Click here to see the complete bracket Singles : Quinn Dippel - Smoky Valley def. Blake Hunter - Topeka Hayden, 6-1, 6-1 Doubles : Gavin Webster & Tyler Posch of Independence def. Evan Keller & Brian Peck - Wellington, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 Team Title : 1st - Wichita Collegiate - 38 2nd - McPherson - 25 3rd - Parsons - 20   3-2-1A - Wichita Riverside Tennis Complex...

Friday was forecasted to be a rainy day as athletes all over the state tried to punch one of the 3,456 tickets issued to next week’s state meet, but the weather was great for much of the state. Here are the highlights from the local regionals. CLASS 6A - CLICK HERE FOR ALL QUALIFIERS: BOYS and GIRLS At Wichita Heights - Click Here for Complete Results The big showdown at this meet was in the boys’ 100-meter dash as several of the state’s top sprinters were entered in the meet.

The Kansas Coaches have released their list of all-state baseball players for all classes. Scroll down to see the complete list.   CLASS 6A Following their undefeated season and Class 6A State Tournament championship, Maize placed three players on the all-state first-team roster. Seniors Gage Byers, Tory Bell and Conner Knight all represented the Eagles on the roster. Knight was named 6A Player of the Year. Junior Justin Burba and sophomore Colton Flax of Campus both nabbed first-team roster spots following the team’s run to the state tournament.

This is the fifth of six updates for Class 4A boys and girls track marks. It includes the top 16 performances for each event. A new addition to this year's track performance lists are the regional assignments for each athlete listed. The top four finishers out of each regional qualify for state. This update is for all meets through May 8. Results from May 9-11 ARE NOT INCLUDED. They will be added next Thursday morning. Below is a link to the complete list and the No. 1 marks for this update.

This is the fifth of six updates for Class 2A's boys and girls track marks. It includes the top 16 performances for each event. A new addition to this year's track performance lists are the regional assingments for each athlete listed. The top four finishers out of each regional qualify for state. This update is for all meets through May 8. Results from the week of May 9-11 ARE NOT INCLUDED. They will be added next Thursday morning. Below is a link to the complete list and the No. 1 marks for this update.

This is the fifth of six updates for Class 1A boys and girls track marks. It includes the top 16 performances for each event. A new addition to this year's track performance lists are the regional assignments for each athlete listed. The top four finishers out of each regional qualify for state. This update is for all meets through May 8. Results from the May 9-11 ARE NOT INCLUDED. They will be added next Thursday morning. Below is a link to the complete list and the No. 1 marks for this update.

CLASS 6A  Lawrence and Topeka Regionals - May 15 at Lawrence Free State.  Teams: Lawrence Free State, Leavenworth, Olathe Northwest, Junction City. May 14 at Topeka Washburn Rural. Teams: Topeka Washburn Rural, Topeka, Manhattan, Lawrence. Goddard, Maize and Haysville Regionals - May 15 at Goddard High.  Teams: Goddard, Wichita Southeast, Wichita Heights, Derby. May 15 at Maize High. Teams: Maize, Wichita South, Wichita Northwest, Garden City.

St. Thomas Aquinas and Bishop Carroll squared off over the weekend, a battle of two of the state's best teams. Aquinas came away victorious in a 1-0 overtime win. That win sent them up the all-class ranks two spots to No. 4 and it bumped Carroll to No. 5. The two teams traded spots in the 5A ranks. It was Carroll's first loss of the season. Shawnee Mission West was unranked last week and now sits at No. 6 and Blue Valley Northwest fell to No. 8 in this week's rankings. No change took place in the 4-1A rankings.

In the final week before the postseason meets kick off there were 11 new No. 1 marks in Class 4A. This update includes everything we have before league meets begin Thursday, May 12. Here are this week's rankings for Class 4A. ( denotes New No. 1 mark.) Class 4A Boys: Click Here for complete rankings 100 – Devante McCoy (Coffeyville) - 10.49 200 – Morgan Burns (Wichita Trinity) – 21.63 400 – Morgan Burns (Wichita Trinity) – 48.37 800 – Thad Martin (Andale)