by joanna

*Don’t forget I am chatting live with Chris Elliott from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday!

I’m on deadline writing, but I wanted to give you a few updates. Please add your own from any games or matches that you attended tonight.

In volleyball, Bishop Carroll swept Heights in three games and undefeated Maize South beat previously undefeated Wichita Collegiate.

In golf, Augusta’s Hope Laubhan had a hole-in-one at the Andover invite at Braeburn Golf Course.

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I think one of the better match ups this week will be Maize at East Thursday at 4:30. East is slotted to be in the battle for the City League’s top spot this year, and Maize returns is stacked with players from last season’s 17-2 squad. Both teams have at least one player from the WSO Thunder United 17-under team that won the Kansas State Championship. (more…)

Southeast lost to Washburn Rural 1-0 on Friday.

Washburn Rural scored the only goal of the game on a defensive error by the Buffalos, and it was a costly one. Rural was able to put more pressure on the defense, which led Rhodes to try to make some changes in the second half.

“We played pretty good in the second half,” Rhodes said. “We wanted to possess the ball more. We didn’t really play our game and get into an offensive rhythm.”

In other area soccer Andover Central also beat Newton and will host McPherson tomorrow at Andover Central. I will be out there to cover the game. Look for twitter updates @cjelliott20. Look forward to seeing some of you.

2010 soccer preview and notes ran today. The two cover stories were Southeast and Rose Hill. Be sure to check them out on varsitykansas.com.

Washburn Rural will be in town to play Southeast today at Southeast. Also another good one to check out will be Newton at Andover Central.

Any thoughts on these matches?

by joanna

What’s on your mind today?

Read below for the info on when Chris and I chat live today, as well as where you can go for commenting on all sports. I also have a topic of the day — why is size such a focus in sports?

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Will Wichita Southeast be able to make it through another season of undefeated soccer in the City League? It is definitely the team to beat in its league, but Northwest, Kapaun, East and Heights are all teams that have improved and will be gunning to take down the reigning league champ.

Southeast will face a tough stretch beginning in the second half of September (Northwest, Kapaun and East consecutively). Thoughts?

Here are the rankings from the Kansas Soccer Coaches Association poll. Both Maize and Trinity get recognized from coaches around Kansas in the overall and class rankings. Check out the list to see which area schools look to stand out regional-wise. (more…)

by joanna

Football coaches across the state and area fall sports coaches, please send us your surveys so we can write previews.

You can either e-mail (jchadwick@wichitaeagle.com or celliott@wichitaeagle.com), fax (316-268-6536) or mail (Wichita Eagle, 825 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS, 67201).

Any questions, call me at 316-268-6270 or e-mail me. Football coaches, you can do it online, as well, just e-mail me if you forgot the site.

Thank you!

I found an interesting video about a former softball pitcher at Dawson High School in Texas that advocates face masks for pitcher and other select infielders. She was hit with a line drive and suffer a skull fracture as well as other injuries. Anyone have any thoughts on this.

Also be sure to look at this video I shot to go along with my Sunday story “Soccer goal: education, awareness”

by joanna

I chatted with Andale football coach Gary O’Hair last week and the Q&A ran in Sunday’s paper. You can check it out here.

What I absolutely love about Gary O’Hair is he is sincere and honest with me. I love that.

You can find other Q&A’s here, here, here, here, here, here and here.