Overland Park ? Maybe organizers for the MO-KAN All-Star Softball Series should consider moving the high school showcase to Lawrence.

Lawrence players dominated Monday’s series, which was won by Kansas, two games to none, at the Blue Valley District Activities Complex.

Recent Free State High graduate Jamie Stanclift scored the lone run in Kansas’ 1-0 victory over Missouri in the first game, and Lawrence High grad Whitney Juneau was the winning pitcher in Kansas’ 2-0 victory in the second.

Heck, Juneau even kicked off the festivities by signing the national anthem.

“I think in a lot of respects, we’re a little underrated in Lawrence,” said Juneau, who threw six shutout innings. “We play in such a tough conference. The Sunflower League has such amazing teams, it says a lot to do well.”

The two Lawrencians did well enough Monday in the showcase that matched all-stars from the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro area against standouts from the Missouri side.

In the first game, Stanclift singled in the sixth, moved to second on a passed ball and scored on a double by MVP Teddi Ewing of Olathe East.

It was the game’s lone run.

Recent Lawrence High graduate Whitney Juneau delivers against Missouri in the second game of the MO-KAN All-Star Softball Series. Juneau was the winning pitcher in the 2-0 victory, helping Kansas beat Missouri, two games to none, in the showcase Monday at Blue Valley District Activities Complex.

“It’s just an honor to be selected to play with this group of girls,” said Stanclift, who is headed to Akron on a softball scholarship. “I had some nerves, but my goal was just to have fun. We’ve always played against each other, so that was cool. I didn’t expect to get along with everybody.”

Stanclift, a shortstop for the Firebirds and third baseman in the summer, played second base Monday.

“I’d never played it before, and I got a lot of balls hit to me, but I think I did OK,” she said. “It’s just a different side of the field. You have to get used to the way the ball comes off the bat.”

Juneau, who plans to attend Kansas University in the fall and is considering walking on to the KU softball team, pitched all but the final inning of the second-game shutout.

“I don’t want to take all the credit,” Juneau said. “I had great defense behind me. It’s nice knowing you can let them hit the ball, and they’ll make the plays behind you.”

Now, about that national anthem :

Free State High graduate Jamie Stanclift is welcomed back to the dugout after scoring the lone run against Missouri in the first game of the MO-KAN All-Star Softball Series.

Juneau’s high school coach, Reenie Stogsdill, is a friend of series director Mary Nutter. Stogsdill told Nutter three years ago that Juneau was available if Nutter needed someone to sing the national anthem at that year’s game. Nutter did need a singer, and Juneau sang – well enough, apparently, to get a chance to do it again.

“When I sang my freshman year, I was, like, ‘When I’m a senior, I hope I can play,'” Juneau said. “When I got selected this year, they asked if I wanted to sing again.”

Reviews were favorable.

“She was very good,” Stogstill said.

“Whitney did awesome,” Stanclift added. “It was really windy, and the P.A. system was bad, but she did a great job. Everybody was like, ‘Oh, she can sing, too.'”

Kansas leads the all-time series, 4-1.

“I think it means something,” Juneau said. “There’s a little pride issue when you’re representing your state and you beat a neighboring state.”