Sports

Local students have been nominated for honorary ESPYs, presented by ESPN Wichita 92.3, a sports-talk radio station. The list of nominees includes: • Elizabeth Tjaden, Clearwater High School basketball, high school female athlete of the year.

Two local sports figures were presented awards by the Wichita Sports Commission in late June. Clearwater High School graduate and multi-sport athlete Elizabeth Tjaden was named as the Lynette Woodard High School Female Athlete of the Year.

TSnews As the cliché goes, all good things come to an end. The Kansas Curve summer baseball team saw its seven-game winning streak halted Monday night in a 3-2 loss at the Wellington Heat.

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.

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.