The Buhler Crusaders boys golf team won the Kansas Class 4A regional title at the par-70 Turkey Creek golf course in McPherson. Zach Chance placed first and Drew DeMeyer tied for sixth. (Photo courtesy of Crusader Athletics).
By John Mesh
The Buhler Crusaders boys golf team won the Class 4A regional title at the par-70 Turkey Creek golf course in McPherson.
The Crusaders posted a 321 team score and placed six golfers in the top 20.
Concordia and Pratt placed second and third and with 332 scores and qualified their teams for the 4A state tournament next Tuesday and Wednesday (May 27-28) at Sand Creek Station in Newton.
McPherson placed fourth with a 340 score, followed by Abilene 366, Hugoton 375, Clay Center 383 and Ulysses 421.
Buhler’s Zach Chance tied Abilene’s Aaron Hartman with 72s to lead the individuals. Chance defeated Hartman in a two-hole playoff for first-place honors. Pratt’s Grant McAtee placed third with a 73.
Buhler’s Drew DeMeyer tied for sixth with Hugoton’s Lane Stand with 79s. DeMeyer was followed in the Buhler scoring by Isaiah Heredia, Nick Chance and James Dingler who tied for 11th place with 85s. Buhler’s Jace Heimerman tied for 20th place with an 89.
Class 4A McPherson regional golf results — https://www.kansasgolfscores.com/ks_b_25/tourneyResults.php?tid=2832&db=boys
Buhler girls soccer team blanks Winfield 8-0 in 4-1A West #4 regional semifinal
The Buhler High School girls soccer team posted an 8-0 shutout of Winfield in the Class 4-1A West #4 Regional Monday at Buhler’s Crusader Stadium.
Buhler goalkeeper Sammie Brooks and the Crusaders’ defense posted their 10th shutout.
Juliette Shank and Madi McCool scored the first two goals for the Crusaders. Alyssa Berner, Mikaela Jarrett and Kennedee Applegate each scored two goals.
Jarrett had three assists. Berner, Zoey Dick, Kenzie Polk and Nicole Anselmo each had one assist.
Buhler (12-5) advanced to Thursday night’s 4-1A West #4 championship game. The game will be played at Crusader Stadium, so it will be the Crusader girls soccer team’s final home game of 2025.
In the West #4 regional title match, the Crusaders will play the winner of the Mulvane (10-6) vs. Wichita Collegiate (3-11-2) regional seminal at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mulvane.
The Winfield Vikings girls soccer team finished the season with a record of 0-16-1.
The West regional winners advance to the quarterfinals next Monday.
Quarterfinal winners advance to the Class 6A, Class 5A and Class 4-1A state soccer tournaments May 28-31 at Scheel’s Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, 2999 Greenwich Road.
Hutchinson Trinity Catholic golfers 2nd at regional, qualify for 2A state tournament
The Hutchinson Trinity Catholic High School Celtics placed second at the Kansas Class 2A Southeast of Saline regional Monday at Salina Municipal Golf Course.
The Celtics qualified for the Kansas Class 2A state tournament next Monday at McPherson’s Turkey Creek Golf Course.
Salina Sacred Heart won the the regional title with a 307 score, followed by Hutchinson Trinity 319 and Ellinwood 355. Smith Center placed fourth with a 390 score, followed by Solomon 431, Herington 438, Inman 449 and Ell Saline 489.
In Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 2A and 1A, the top three teams from each regional plus the next five individual scores not on a qualifying team, plus ties, will qualify for state golf.
In Class 3A, the top two teams from each regional plus the next five individual scores not on a qualifying team, plus ties, will qualify for state golf.
Each school may enter up to six players for regional and state. The lowest four scores will count towards the team score.
Hutchinson Trinity’s Tyler Casebolt placed third with a 4-over-par 76, followed by Miles Blaylock, sixth place, 80; Lincoln Barnes, seventh, 81; Seamus Hogan, eighth, 82; Matt Armour and Ian Shaw, tied for 12th, 88.
Sterling’s Cameron Morris placed ninth with an 85 and qualified for state. Also competing for Sterling were Waylon Schmidt, 21st, 95; and Lane Weigel, 29th, 106.
Inman was paced by Creighton Fries, who tied for 23rd with a 97 score. He was followed by Keetan McEuem, tied for 32nd, 111; Braeden Stutzman, 37th, 118; and Brett Jerrick, 42nd, 123.
Salina Sacred Heart golfers Luke Newell and Dominic Matteucci placed first and second with scores of 69 and 75. Teammate Will Tuttle tied for fourth with Ellinwood’s Luke Heinz with 77s.
Salina Sacred Heart’s Ben Marrs and Ethan Newell placed 10th and 11th at 86 and 87. Sacred Heart’s Cody Burr tied for 12th at 88.
Ellinwood’s Braden Lewis and Austin Brack placed placed 15th and 17th at 89 and 92. Teammates Austin Shinliver and Keaton Lewis were 23rd and 26th at 97 and 104.
Class 2A Salina Sacred Heart regional golf results — https://www.kansasgolfscores.com/ks_b_25/tourneyResults.php?tid=2836&db=boys
Haven, Nickerson, Lyons golfers compete at 3A regional at Kingman
Haven, Nickerson and Lyons golfers competed as individuals in the Kansas Class 3A regional Monday at the par-72 Eagles Pub and Golf Course in Kingman.
Haven and Nickerson and Lyons did not field full teams.
Haven’s top golfer was Kyler Nikkel, who tied for 29th with a 103 score. He was followed by Kolton Altvater, who tied for 32nd, 105; and Jacob Myers, 36th, 112.
Nickerson’s top golfer was Addrick Nelson, tied for 34th, 109; and Alfonso Lozano, tied for 45th, 132.
Kingman’s Kory Meireis captured first place individual honors with a 79.
Class 3A Kingman regional golf results — https://www.kansasgolfscores.com/ks_b_25/tourneyResults.php?tid=2831&db=boys
Trinity-Little River baseball regional game postponed to Tuesday
The Trinity Catholic Celtic baseball team’s Class 2-1A Marion regional semifinal game against Little River will be played at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Sedgwick plays Remington at 2 p.m. The championship game is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The games were postponed from Monday because storms were predicted for the Marion area.
Trinity is 13-7 and Little River is 19-3. Little River defeated Marion 4-3 in the first round.
Eight regional winners advance to the Class 2-1A state tournament May 29-30 at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
The Trinity Celtic baseball team built a four-run lead in the sixth inning and then held off Inman for a 5-4 victory in the first round of the Class 2-1A regional on Wednesday.
Inman closed the gap by scoring on a single, a ground out and a single.
Trinity’s Drew Dechant struck out 10 batters and walked three. He surrendered two hits and one run over six innings.
A ground out by Elijah Herndon put Inman on the board in the top of the second.
A single by Jeremy Gentry gave Trinity a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third. The first baseman went 1-for-3. Dechant went 3-for-4. Kaid McElgunn went 2-for-4.
Trinity committed no errors. Gage Schroeder made the most plays with 10.
Talon Welch, Dylan Larson, Herndon and Korbyn McClellan each drove in one run for Inman. McClellan went 2-for-4 and had two of Inman’s four stolen bases.
Inman finished the season with a 10-11 record.
Inman softball team advances to 2-1A regional semifinal
The Inman High School softball team defeated Ell-Saline 15-0 in the first round of the Kansas Class 2-1A Inman regional.
Inman (20-1) will play Salina Sacred Heart (10-15) in the semifinals Tuesday at Inman. Sacred Heart defeated Sylvan-Lucas Unified in the first round (score was not available).
At Bennington, Little River lost to Bennington 7-2. Bennington, the No. 1-seed, improved to 22-1. Little River finished the season with a 5-18 record.
Bennington will play Sterling in the 3 p.m. semifinal game Tuesday. Sterling defeated Ellinwood 20-13 in the first round. Ellinwood finished the season with a 12-15 record.
The semifinal winners will play 25 minutes after the conclusion of the second semifinal game.
The regional champion will advance to the Class 2-1A state softball tournament May 29-30 at the Green Sports Complex in Pratt.
Nickerson softball team falls to Beloit in 3A regional
The Nickerson High School softball team lost to Beloit 7-6 in a Kansas Minneapolis 3A regional game played at Beloit.
The Nickerson Panthers finished the season with a 2-23 record.
Halstead baseball team falls to Hesston at 3A regional semifinals
The Halstead High School baseball team lost to Hesston 12-7 Monday in the semifinals of the Kansas Class 3A regional at Lucas.
Halstead, which defeated the host Sylvan-Lucas/Lincoln team 12-6 in a first-round game last Wednesday, finished the season with a 6-18 record.
Class 3A Sylvan-Lucas regional bracket — https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/ScoreCenter/Brackets/Baseball/3ARegional.cfm?Activity=3&Class=3A&WeekID=6113
Reno County Sabres complete track season
The Reno County Sabres Homeschool track teams completed their season with meets in Stafford, Udall and the Christian Homeschool National Track Meet in Bolivar, Mo.
The Sabres’ 16U boys are the national Homeschool second-pace finishers.
Those placing in the Top 6 at the National Homeschool Meet in Bolivar are:
Tristen Price 4th 18U 4×400, 3rd 16U 4×100
Kaya Washington 4th 18U 4×400, 3rd 18U 4×100, 5th 16U Triple Jump, 6th 16U High Jump
Megan Asberry 4th 18U 4×400, 4th 18U 4×200
Maggie Spexarth 2nd 16U Javelin, 4th 18U 4×400, 3rd 16U 4×100, 4th 18U 4×200
Amelia Masar 4th 18U Long Jump, 3rd 18U 4×100, 6th 18U 4×200
Shania Schrock 6th 18U 100m, 3rd 18U 4×100, 4th 18U 4×200
Anne Schawe 1st 16U Javelin, 3rd 18U 4×100, 4th 18U 4×200
Leila Goble 4th 16U High Jump, 3rd 16U 4×100, 6th 18U 4×200
Bella Spexarth 1st 14U Triple Jump, 2nd 14U 100 Hurdles, 3rd 16U 4×100, 6th 18U 4×200
Sam Ball 5th 18U 4×200
Kaleb Cass 5th 16U Shot Put, 5th 18U 4×200, 3rd 16U 4×100
Cohen Evans 5th 18U 4×200, 6th 18U 4×100
Jacob Wallman 5th 18U 4×200
Bo Smith 1st 16U Javelin, 2nd 16U Discus, 3rd 16U Shot Put, 3rd 16U 4×100
Tucker Spellman 1st 16U 300m Hurdles, 2nd 16U 110m Hurdles, 4th 16U Long Jump, 3rd 16U 4×100
Amos Lilyhorn 3rd 16U 4×100, 6th 16U 200m
Ryan Cass 4th 16U Javelin
Jett Smith 2nd 16U Javelin, 2nd 16U Triple Jump, 2nd 16U 300 Hurdles, 4th 16U 110 Hurdles
Kyle King 3rd 16U Javelin
Stephen Smith 6th 18U 4×100
Sam Loewen 4th 18U High Jump, 5th 18U 400m, 6th 18U 4×100
Koby Washington 3rd 18U High Jump, 4th 18U Long Jump, 6th 18U 4×100
All-Time Sabres Records set at the National Homeschool Meet in Bolivar:
Men’s 110m Hurdles
Old Record: Tucker Spellman, 16.84, 2025
New Record: Tucker Spellman, 16.59
Women’s 100m Hurdles
Old Record: Bella Spexarth, 18.41, 2025
New Record: Bella Spexarth, 18.18
Men’s 4×200 Relay
Old Record: Cohen Evans, Amos Lilyhorn, Jett Smith, Laurence Cable, 1:47.18, 2024
New Record: Sam Ball, Kaleb Cass, Cohen Evans, Jacob Wallman, 1:46.93
Men’s Javelin
Old Record: Bo Smith, 165’7, 2025
New Record: Bo Smith, 179’7
Men’s 2000m Steeplechase
Old Record: none
New Record: Ryan Cass, 7:42.39
Women’s 4×200 Relay
Old Record: none
New Record: Megan Asberry, Anne Schawe, Shania Schrock, Maggie Spexarth, 2:01.28
Those placing in the Top 6 at Udall High School meet on May 9:
Ariella Haver 4th 300m Hurdles
Gracie Heidebrecht 5th High Jump
Katherine Hjerpe 6th Triple Jump
Gene Lilyhorn 5th 800m, 3rd 4×100
Dayne King 6th Javelin, 3rd 4×100
Titus D’Alessio 3rd 4×100
Amos Lilyhorn 3rd 4×100
Those breaking personal records at the Udall meet: Ariella Haver, Gracie Heidebrecht, Katherine Hjerpe, Titus D’Alessio, Andy King, Gene Lilyhorn, Dayne King, Andrew Smith.
Those placing in the top six at the Stafford High School meet on May 2:
Stephen Smith 1st 400m, 3rd 100m
Amos Lilyhorn 1st 4×100, 5th 200m, 6th 100m
Sam Loewen 1st 4×100, 4th 200m, 5th HJ
Jacob Wallman 3rd 4×400, 4th 400m
Ryan Cass 2nd 800m
Tucker Spellman 1st 110H, 1st 300H, 1st 4×100, 3rd LJ
Jett Smith 2nd 110H, 2nd TJ, 3rd 4×400, 4th JavelinSam Ball 3rd 110H, 2nd 300H
Cohen Evans 1st 4×100, 6th LJ
Bo Smith 1st Javelin, 3rd 4×400, 4th Shot, 5th Discus
Koby Washington 3rd 4×400
Kyle King 5th Triple Jump, 6th Javelin
Shania Schrock 1st 4×100, 3rd 100m, 4th 200m
Anne Schawe 1st 4×100, 3rd 200m, 4th Javelin, 6th 100m
Tristen Price 3rd 400m
Leila Goble 3rd 4×400, 5th 400m, 5th HJ
Lacie Penner 3rd 1600m, 4th 800m
Bella Spexarth 1st 100H, 2nd 300H, 3rd Triple Jump
Ariella Haver 3rd 300H, 4th 100H
Amelia Masar 1st 4×100, 5th Long Jump
Kaya Washington 1st Triple Jump, 1st 4×100, 3rd 4×400, 6th HJ
Maggie Spexarth 6th Triple Jump, 3rd 4×400, 6th Javelin
Megan Asberry 3rd 4×400
Those setting all-time Sabres records at Stafford meet:
Long Jump: Tucker Spellman, 19’5.75
Boys 4×100 Relay: Cohen Evans, Tucker Spellman, Amos Lilyhorn, Sam Loewen, 46.27
Boys Triple Jump: Jett Smith, 40’5
Boys Shot Put: Bo Smith, 42’10
Boys 400m Dash: Stephen Smith, 55.33
Girls 4×100 Relay: Amelia Masar, Shania Schrock, Anne Schawe, Kaya Washington, 54.60
Girls 1600m Run: Lacie Penner, 6:24.76
Girls 300m Hurdles: Bella Spexarth, 56.01
Those breaking personal records set at the Stafford meet: Leila Goble, Amelia Masar, Lacie Penner, Maggie Spexarth, Bella Spexarth, Kaya Washington, Sam Ball, Daniel Green, Andre King, Kyle King, Sam Loewen, Bo Smith, Jett Smith, Stephen Smith, Jacob Wallman, Tucker Spellman.