Lawrence duo trail in Kansas Senior golf

Salina Kent Beisner and John Selk, both of Lawrence, were 15 strokes back of the leaders after Thursday’s second round of the KGA Senior Team golf championship at Salina Country Club.

Beisner-Selk shot 67 in Wednesday’s first round and 73 on Thursday for a score of 140. Don Kuehn and Russ Widmar, both of Kansas City, lead the pack going into today’s final round with a 57-68125.

Claude Houchin of Wichita and Jerry Waugh of Lawrence shot 70-79149.

Eagle Bend snares magazine ranking

Eagle Bend, Lawrence’s municipal golf course, has been ranked in Golf Digest magazine’s “Places to Play” for the second straight year.

Comments about the course ranged from reasonable pricing to the natural setting. Also, the contrast between the front-nine holes and the back-nine holes was listed as a positive feature. Reviewers also commented that the final four holes of the back-nine were “fantastic.”

The first six holes of the course are open with no trees. The remaining holes are heavily wooded and sit in the shadow of the Wakarusa River.

No signature hole is designated, but a consensus of golfers favor No. 16, a 560-yard par 5 with a split fairway, and No. 17, an elevated 165-yard par 3.

Youth basketball

Registration deadline for Lawrence Hoopster League basketball for second- and third-graders is next Tuesday. Forms are available at the Holcom Rec Center. For information, call 749-4664.

SA basketball

Youths in kindergarten through sixth grade can enroll for Salvation Army fall basketball leagues. For information, call Donnie Hornberger at 843-2439.