Lawrence and Free State golfers competed in regional tournaments on Monday, where six golfers earned a trip to the state meet.

Free State’s golf team took second in the 6A Lake Shawnee Golf Course regional, earning the team’s spot in the 6A state tournament next week.

The Firebirds earned a 371 team score, which was second among six teams that had enough golfers to qualify for a team score. Claire Cummins led Free State by shooting a 79, which was the second-best score at the course. Cummins had two birdies on the back nine to finish eight strokes above par.

Tola Jankowski placed sixth individually as she shot a 90. Laurel Stancil also finished in the top 10, taking eighth and shooting a 94. Avery Lonnberg shot a 108, which was good for 21st, and Mallory White shot a 118, which was 23rd.

Lawrence’s golf team competed at Deer Trace Golf Course, where Cami Nauholz qualified individually by placing 12th and shooting a 101. Nauholz had the third-lowest score among individual qualifiers.

Fellow Lion Keira Wells tied for 27th by shooting a 116, and Mila Morrison tied for 30th and shot a 118.

Baldwin wins 4A substate golf tournament, Eudora takes third as both schools qualify for 4A state tournament

The Baldwin Bulldogs won the 4A Columbus substate golf tournament at Brush Creek Golf and Grill, while Eudora also qualified for the state meet by finishing third.

Baldwin led the five teams with a 342 team score. Eudora scored a 391, beating out Tonganoxie’s 429 to earn the team state bid.

Baldwin’s Peyton Wright won the tournament by shooting a 76, four strokes better than the individual runner-up. Wright finished with four birdies on the course and didn’t finish a hole worse than a bogey.

Bulldogs Jada Sansome and Charity Thompson tied for sixth as they both shot an 87. Carson Chambers rounded out the top 10 by shooting a 92. Addy Scraper tied for 21st and shot a 108.

Brooklynn Akers led Eudora golf and placed eighth individually by shooting an 89. Josie Vogt tied for 11th and shot a 97, while Brynn Deterding’s 102 score put her tied for 14th.

Lilly Wright and Henley Kueffer placed 16th and 17th, respectively, with Wright shooting a 104 and Kueffer finishing one stroke behind her. Leslie Cundiff was Eudora’s sixth golfer, and she finished 20th by shooting a 107.

Tonganoxie didn’t qualify as a team, but the Chieftains got two golfers to qualify for the 4A state tournament individually.

Paityn Van Middlesworth shot a 100 that put her 13th individually, which was the third-best score among individuals not part of a qualifying team. May Stephens tied for 18th at 106, which was the fifth-best score among the same criteria.

Audrey Wensel placed 23rd and shot a 109. Solara Garcia tied for 24th and finished five strokes behind Wensel. Emilee Wehmeyer shot a 126 that put her tied for 29th, and Madison Leffert shot a 134 and placed 34th.

Free State, Lawrence race in Sunflower League cross-country meet at Rim Rock Farm

The Lawrence and Free State cross-country teams had a home-course advantage on Friday as the Sunflower League meet was held at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence.

Lawrence’s boys were the runners-up, while the Firebird boys finished 11th. Free State’s girls team placed third, while the Lions took 11th.

The Lawrence boys were led by seniors Oliver Schwartz and Riley Swart, who finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Schwartz finished in 16 minutes, 53.55 seconds, while Swart ran it in 16:55.86. Junior Logan Druen took 15th with a 17:05.37 time.

Senior Garrett Rhea finished the race in 17:42.24, which was 32nd. Senior Rohan Mulhern took 36th at 17:54.87 to make up the five scoring runners. Sophomore Murphy Berquist-Haxton placed 49th at 18:06.60, and senior Lawson Donly placed 62nd at 18:20.43.

Senior Anderson Bateman led Free State with a 17:24.99 run that put him 23rd. Fellow senior Isaac Horner placed 37th at 17:56.84, and junior Elliot Ramsay finished 53rd at 18:12.85.

Junior Moses Minor took 57th at 18:17.11, and junior Kaspar Foat ran for 67th with an 18:34.61 time to round out the Firebirds’ top-five runners. Freshman Sawyer Drewry placed 69th at 18:35.77, and senior Joseph Clossen finished 75th at 18:43.13.

Free State’s girls team was led by sophomore Taylor Hulcher, who placed eighth at 19:50.38. Senior Firebird Allie Gates came on spot behind Hulcher with a time of 19:51.18. Sophomore Nadia Karapuda placed 14th at 20:25.20.

Sophomore Beau Hulcher ran for 24th at 20:58.93, and senior Grace Christline rounded out the team’s top-five runners with a time of 21:35.23 that was 41st. Sophomore Ada Bennett ran for 43rd at 21:38.25.

Junior Chloe Griffith led Lawrence with a 21:11.59 run for 28th. Senior Hayley Swart took 50th at 22:23.30, and freshman Ruby Oberzan placed 74th at 23:50.26.

Sophomore Emily Unekis ran in 25:05.00, which was 81st, and senior Adelaide Chaney rounded out the Lions’ top five with a 25:17.90 time that was 84th. Sophomore Penelope Stansberry placed 86th at 25:46.13, and junior Tessa Sanders finished 89th at 27:02.95.

Free State and Lawrence’s substate race will be in Manhattan at Warner Park on Saturday, Oct. 24, with the chance to qualify for the 6A state tournament the following Saturday at Rim Rock Farm.