Rick Peterson Jr.

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Mill Valley coach Justin Crawford said Rural’s pressure took its toll but the Jaguars adapted. “They’ve got talented players and they gave us fits just by playing the way that they play,” he said. “They had a couple of close ones, especially early. “But as we got more and more into the game, we found our moments to try and counter. We just didn’t finish that last pass or the last moment. We knew it was going to be an extremely tough game.

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GARDEN CITY – As the list of contenders on a crowded leaderboard started to whittle itself down, Hesston’s Grant Waterson only had a vague idea where things stood down the stretch of the Class 3A state tournament on Wednesday at Buffalo Dunes. “Coach (Grady Pauls) was telling me to play it as safe and not to press anything or make a bad decision,” Waterson said.

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COTTONWOOD FALLS – When wet and muddy conditions challenged the entire Sand Greens field, it came to nobody's surprise who handled the conditions the best. Lakeside senior Jace Cunningham was the only golfer to finish under par on Wednesday's state meet at Cottonwood Falls Country Club, carding a 1-under 65 to notch his third consecutive state championship and lead the Knights to a fifth straight team title.

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After starting the day with a four-shot cushion, Hoxie’s Noah Dowell found himself in need of a spark midway through his second round on Wednesday at Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson. “I was kind of losing myself,” Dowell said. “I was 3 over going into hole 8 and knew I needed to get it back. “I threw a really good shot to about 3 feet, made the birdie putt.”It was just the boost Dowell needed.

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SALINA -- Andover’s Isaac Homan and Andrew Chan played like the favorites they were in the Class 5A doubles tournament, exuding more of a quiet confidence than an outward swagger.  That approach served the Trojan duo well in the title match, with Chan and Homan remaining calm and steady en route to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Trey Lacy and John Korfhage in the final at Salina Tennis Center. “That Kapaun team is a solid team and they feed off energy,” Andover coach Steve Alexander said.