Sports

Players take part in Shrine Bowl

Several local players and one coach will take part in the Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Game, which kicks off at 7 p.m. Saturday in Emporia at Welch Stadium.

The Haysville Aviators summer baseball team earned the Jayhawk League’s first-half championship Monday night with an 11-10 win over the Newton Rebels at Plagens- Carpenter Park. Down 10-9 going to the bottom of the ninth, Will Rogers scored the tying run on a wild pitch, then Brock Lulewicz singled home Brody Leyboldt with the game-winner to secure the first-half crown for the Aviators (14-4).

The annual Sedgwick County Fair’s Got Talent is looking for contestants for this year’s contest. This long-running event is a favorite activity for Fair attendees, who get to see and hear talent performances from up-and-comers as well as folks who may have established themselves regionally.

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The Haysville Aviators summer baseball team improved to 10-3 on the season Monday night as it rolled to a 10-0 win over the Diamond Kings at Plagens-Carpenter Park. Last Tuesday, the Aviators split a doubleheader with the Kingman Islanders, losing the opener 1410 before taking the nightcap 12-2.

State football games will have a new look in November. Last week, the Kansas State High School Activities Association officially adopted a new plan for when and where the State championships will be hosted.

One of the best girls basketball coaches in Kansas is calling it a career. Sarah McCormick recently announced her decision to step down as Cheney’s girls basketball coach after a successful run at the helm of the Cardinals – and before that, the Garden Plain Owls and Scott City Beavers.

As many parts of Kansas and the Midwest brace for summer weather – that is, warmer nights and higher humidity – homeowners may need to adjust their strategy for watering tall fescue lawns. Kansas State University horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini says summer’s weather patterns often mean the amount of time grass blades stay wet increases, making them more susceptible to the disease, brown patch.

Beloit hosted the 39th annual 8-Man All Star Games Saturday, June 8. Dalton Morrison, a member of the Argonia- Attica Titans, was chosen for the Division I East Squad.