Goal Oriented
WICHITA -- Drew Diederich was not yet born the last time it happened.
Neither were any of his Sacred Heart teammates.
And yet as the Knights set their sights on the school's first boys team title in 26 years this weekend at the Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships, the focus is much narrower.
Salina Central repeat state boys golf qualifier
LAWRENCE -- A return trip to state was never a given. Not after Salina Central lost its top two players from last year's state qualifying team and had only one senior among its top six this season.
Now that the Mustangs have played their way back to the Class 5A boys state golf tournament, head coach Patrick Newell isn't exactly sure what to expect.
Knight boys dominate at Beloit regional
SACRED HEART BOYS DOMINATE -- At Beloit, Sacred Heart qualified athletes in 11 events en route to winning the Class 3A regional meet.
The Knights finished with 103 team points, easily outpacing runner-up Scott City, which had 79. Phillipsburg was third with 76 points and Beloit fourth with 64.
Sacred Heart baseball to open against Rock Creek
By the Salina Journal
MANHATTAN -- Sacred Heart is the No. 6 seed and plays third-seeded Rock Creek at 6:30 p.m., May 25 in the first round of the Class 3A state baseball tournament at Tointon Family Stadium on the Kansas State campus.
Pitching propels Knights to state
Daniel O'Brien and Blake Jones are not identical twins separated at birth.
It would have been difficult, however, to tell the two Sacred Heart juniors apart during their separate stints on the mound at the Class 3A regional baseball tournament at Dean Evans Stadium.
O'Brien spun a two-hit shutout in leading the Knights to a 3-0 victory over Southeast of Saline in the regional semifinals Wednesday afternoon. Jones followed with a two-hit shutout of his own and like O'Brien, was supported by just enough offense in a 3-0 victory over top-seeded Marion in the tournament title contest.
And a freshman shall lead them; Hillsboro hurler too tough for SE-Saline, Sacred Heart
By BOB DAVIDSON
Salina Journal
Knights' Brown, Trojans Balthazor qualify for 3A state golf
KNIGHTS' BROWN, TROJANS' BALTHAZOR QUALIFY FOR 3A STATE -- At Russell, Sacred Heart's Brooks Brown and Southeast of Saline's John Balthazor will compete in the Class 3A state tournament after qualifying in the 3A regional.
Brown, a freshman, shot a 76 and tied TMP-Marian's Brady Rohr for first after 18 holes, but placed second after losing to Rohr in a playoff. Balthazor, a senior, shot an 89 and finished seventh.
Class 3A softball: Williams shakes off nerves, shuts down first-round foe
By BOB DAVIDSON
Salina Journal
Knight boys win 10 events -- three each by Donley and Drew Diederich -- but unable to overcome Beloit's depth; Beloit sweeps team titles
Sacred Heart had no trouble getting to the finish line first at the North Central Activities Association track and field meet Friday. The Knights came up just short, however, in the race for the team title.
The Sacred Heart boys had first-place finishes in 10 of 18 events at Salina Stadium during the annual league meet, including wins in all nine races that didn't involve hurdles.
But the Knights' team score of 188 fell just short of defending champion Beloit, as the Trojans used their depth to amass 193 points and edge Sacred Heart for the title.