I’m waiting on 6A, 5A and 2-1A, but here are 4A and 3A state softball pairings. 4A is, predictably, loaded. Amazing how many good teams are in this one class. Who’s your favorites to win?

BASEBALL
Class 4A
Dean Evans Stadium, Salina
Friday, May 25 – Nickerson (15-8) vs. Concordia (20-1), 11 a.m.; Ottawa (19-4) vs. Jefferson West (19-3), 1:30 p.m.; St. James (16-6) vs. Trinity Academy (20-3), 4; Pittsburg (16-5) vs. Mulvane (20-3). Saturday, May 26—Ottawa-Jefferson West winner vs. Nickerson-Concordia winner, 10 a.m.; Pittsburg-Mulvane winner vs. St. James-Trinity Academy winner, 12:30 p.m. Third place, 3 p.m.; championship, 5:30.
Class 3A
Tointon Family Stadium, Manhattan
Friday, May 25 – Independent (15-8) vs. Humboldt (23-0), 11 a.m.; Silver Lake (17-6) vs. Frontenac (21-2), 1:30 p.m.; Wellsville (17-6) vs. Thomas More Prep (22-1), 4; Salina Sacred Heart (17-6) vs. Rock Creek (21-2), 6:30. Saturday, May 26 – Silver Lake-Frontenac winner vs. Independent-Humboldt winner, 10 a.m.; Sacred Heart-Rock Creek winner vs. Wellsville-Thomas More Prep, 12:30 p.m. Third place, 3 p.m.; championship, 5:30.

Softball

Class 4A
Burke Complex, Salina
Friday, May 25-Mulvane (18-5) vs. Labette County (23-0), 5 p.m.; Basehor-Linwood (21-2) vs. Wamego (23-0), 5; Andale-Garden Plain (22-1) vs. Paola (22-1), 7; DeSoto (21-2) vs. Pratt (23-0), 7. Saturday, May 26—Semifinals, 10 a.m. – DeSoto-Pratt winner vs. Basehor-Linwood-Wamego winner; Andale-Garden Plain-Paola winner vs. Mulvane-Labette County winner. Third place, noon; championship, 1 p.m.
Class 3A
Twin Oaks Complex, Manhattan
Friday, May 25-Douglass (12-9) vs. Hillsboro (20-3), 5 p.m.; Burlington (14-7) vs. Silver Lake (20-3), 5; Pittsburg Colgan (17-6) vs. Chaparral (17-6), 7; Rock Creek (17-6) vs. Goodland (20-3), 7.
Saturday, May 26-Semifinals, 10 a.m. – Rock Creek-Goodland winner vs. Burlington-Silver Lake winner; Pittsburg Colgan-Chaparral winner vs. Douglass-Hillsboro winner. Third place, noon; championship, 1 p.m.

I’m out at state tennis today, so I’m not  sure when I can update this. But I’ve got the area soccer regionals for all classes, and two of the 5A softball regionals.

Softball
Class 6A
Class 5A
Hays
Tuesday — Goddard (13-7) vs. Valley Center (14-4), 4 p.m.; championship, 5:15 p.m. – Goddard-Valley Center winner vs. Hays (18-2).
Goddard Eisenhower
Tuesday – W. West (0-18) vs. Eisenhower (17-3, 3 p.m.; Liberal (9-11) vs. Great Bend (16-4), 4:30; championship, 6 p.m. – Liberal-Great Bend winner vs. West-Eisenhower winner.
Soccer
Class 6A
Tuesday – Heights (8-8) at Garden City (8-7-1), 5 p.m.; W. South (3-13) at Maize (16-0), 7; Thursday’s final at Maize, time TBA—Heights-Garden City winner vs. South-Maize winner.
Tuesday — W. East (8-8) at W. North (9-7), 4:30 p.m.; Campus (3-13) at Hutchinson (13-3), 5. Thursday’s final, 5 p.m. at Hutchinson—East-North winner vs. Campus-Hutchinson winner.
Tuesday — W. Southeast (4-12) at Dodge City (10-4-1), 5:30 p.m.; Derby (7-8-1) at W. Northwest (10-6), 7 p.m. Thursday’s final, 6 p.m. at Dodge City – Southeast-Dodge City winner vs. Derby-Northwest winner.
Class 5A
Tuesday—Goddard Eisenhower (7-7-2) at Salina Central (9-7), 6 p.m.. Thursday’s final, p..m. at Bishop Carroll – Salina Central-Eisenhower winner vs. Carroll (15-1).
Tuesday – Liberal (2-13-1) at Hays (13-3), 4 p.m.; Goddard (7-9) at Andover Central (9-6-1), 5. Thursday’s final at Hays, 4 p.m. – Goddard-Andover Central winner vs. Liberal-Hays winner.
Tuesday — Salina South (5-8-3) at Valley Center (9-5-1), 7 p.m.; Newton (3-11-2) vs. Kapaun (12-4), 7 at Stryker Soccer Complex. Thursday’s final, 7 p.m. at Stryker – Salina South-Valley Center winner vs. Newton-Kapaun winner.
Tuesday – Great Bend (4-9-2) vs. Winfield (10-5-1), 5 p.m. at Southwestern College; W. West (4-11-1) at Andover (11-4-1), 7. Thursday’s final, 7 p.m. at Andover – Great Bend-Winfield winner vs. West-Andover winner.
Class 4-1A
Tuesday — Ottawa (4-12) at Buhler (7-9), 4:30 p.m. Thursday’s final, 7 p.m. at Rose Hill – Ottawa-Buhler winner vs. Rose Hill (13-3).
Tuesday – McPherson (2-14) at Mulvane (7-8-1), 5 p.m. Thursday’s final, 4:30 p.m. at Trinity Academy—McPherson-Mulvane winner vs. Trinity (12-4).
Tuesday – Augusta (2-14) at Topeka Hayden (9-7), 4 p.m. Friday’s final, 6 p.m. at Maize South – Augusta-Hayden winner vs. Maize South (12-4).
Monday, 5 p.m. at Independent – Thomas More Prep (1-12) vs. Independent (9-7). Tuesday, 6 p.m. at Central Christian College – Circle (0-15) vs. Elyria Christian (6-4-1). Thursday’s final, 6 p.m. at Central Christian College – Circle-Elyria winner vs. Thomas More Prep-Independent winner.

I am missing a few area regionals. Hopefully I’ll get them up shortly.

Class 4A
Clearwater
Monday—El Dorado (7-13) vs. Independence (13-5), noon; Clearwater (8-12) vs. Wellington (12-8), 2:15 p.m.; Rose Hill (4-16) vs. Mulvane (17-3), 4:30 p.m.; Augusta (10-10) vs. Circle (10-8), 6:45. Wednesday—Augusta-Circle winner vs. Rose Hill-Mulvane winner, 2 p.m.; Clearwater-Wellington vs. El Dorado-Independence, 4:30; championship, 7.
Hoisington
Monday, 5 p.m.—Larned (3-13) at Pratt (15-1); Hugoton (10-10) at Nickerson (12-8); Ulysses (7-11) at Colby (13-3); Hoisington (9-11) at Kingman (13-7). Wednesday—Hugoton-Nickerson winner vs. Larned-Pratt winner, 2 p.m.; Hoisington-Kingman winner vs. Ulysses-Colby winner, 4; championship, 6.
Maize South
Monday—Smoky Valley (2-16) vs. Trinity Academy (15-3), noon; McPherson (6-14) vs. Andale (15-5), 2:15 p.m.; Buhler (7-13) vs. Haven (8-12), 4:45; Collegiate (3-15) vs. Maize South (14-4), 6:45. Wednesday—Buhler-Haven winner vs. Smoky Valley-Trinity winner, 2 p.m.; McPherson-Andale winner vs. Collegiate-Maize South winner, 4:30; championship, 7.
Class 3A
Caney Valley
Monday—Cherryvale (8-10) vs. Burlington (8-9), 3 p.m.; Eureka (2-15) vs. Neodesha (7-6), 5. Wednesday—Cherryvale-Burlington winner vs. Humboldt (20-0), 2 p.m.; Eureka-Neodesha winner vs. Caney Valley (12-6), 4; championship, 6.
Douglass
Monday, 5 p.m.—Douglass (2-16) at Halstead (13-7); Belle Plaine (1-17) at Bluestem (16-4); Chaparral (8-12) at Independent (12-8). Tuesday—Chaparral-Independent winner vs. Sedgwick (18-2), 2 p.m.; Douglass-Halstead winner vs. Belle Plaine-Bluestem winner, 4:30 p.m.; championship, 7.
Salina Sacred Heart
Monday—Wilson-Ellsworth (7-9) vs. Moundridge (10-10), 2 p.m.; Lyons-Chase (7-13) vs. SE-Saline (13-5); Hillsboro (8-12) vs. Sacred Heart (14-6), 6. Wednesday—Wilson-Ellsworth-Moundridge winner vs. Marion (15-5), 2 p.m.; Hillsboro-Sacred Heart vs. Lyons-Chase-SE-Saline winner, 4; championship, 6.
Class 2-1A
Canton-Galva
Monday—Sylvan-Lucas (4-10) vs. Ell-Saline (7-11), 3 p.m.; Canton-Galva (0-20) vs. Ellis (8-10), 5:30. Tuesday—Sylvan-Lucas-Ell-Saline winner vs. Little River (17-3), 2 p.m.; Canton-Galva-Ellis winner vs. Inman (11-9), 4:30; championship, 7.
Minneola-Ashland
Monday, 5 p.m.—Spearville (5-11) at Oxford (7-12). Tuesday—Spearville-Oxford winner vs. Minneola-Ashland (19-1), 2 p.m.; Udall (11-8) vs. Medicine Lodge (12-6), 4:30; championship, 7.
Sedan
Monday—Elk Valley (0-16) at Flinthills (11-7), 4:30 p.m.; Cedar Vale-Dexter (2-14) at West Elk (11-8), 5. Tuesday at Sedan—Cedar Vale-Dexter-West Elk winner vs. Sedan (18-2), 2 p.m.; Elk Valley-Flinthills winner vs. Central-Burden (16-4), 4:30; championship, 7.

Area regional softball pairings are below. Class 6A and 5A won’t come out until Saturday.

That Andale regional is ridiculously strong. Too bad. There always seems to be outstanding teams left home.

Class 4A
Andale
Monday—Smoky Valley (13-7) vs. Hesston (15-5), 3 p.m.; Cheney (13-7) vs. McPherson (17-3), 3; Buhler (8-12) vs. Andale-Garden Plain (19-1), 4:45; Haven (11-9) vs. Maize South (16-2), 4:45. Wednesday—Cheney-McPherson winner vs. Haven-Maize South winner, 4 p.m.; Smoky Valley-Hesston winner vs. Buhler-Andale-Garden Plain winner, 4; championship, 5:45.
Mulvane
Monday—Trinity Academy (0-16) vs. Collegiate (0-18), 3 p.m.; Circle (8-10) vs. Rose Hill (12-8), 4:45; El Dorado (2-18) vs. Clearwater (12-7), 4:45; Trinity-Collegiate winner vs. Mulvane (15-5), 6:30; Wellington (7-13) vs. Augusta (12-8), 6:30. Tuesday—Circle-Rose Hill winner vs. Trinity/Collegiate-Mulvane winner, 3 p.m.; El Dorado-Clearwater winner vs. Wellington-Augusta winner, 4:45; championship, 6:30.
Pratt
Monday—Kingman (3-17) vs. Pratt (20-0), 3 p.m.; Ulysses (4-16) vs. Colby (14-6), 3; Larned (8-10) vs. Hoisington (11-9), 4:45; Nickerson (6-14) vs. Hugoton (14-6), 4:45; Nickerson-Hugoton winner vs. Ulysses-Colby winner, 6:30; Larned-Hoisington winner vs. Kingman-Pratt winner, 6:30. Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.—Championship.
Class 3A
Caney Valley
Monday—Bluestem (2-16) vs. Eureka (5-12), 4 p.m.; Neodesha (0-13) vs. Caney Valley (9-9), 5:30. Tuesday—Bluestem-Eureka winner vs. Cherryvale (12-6), 3 p.m.; Neodesha-Caney Valley winner vs. Douglass (9-9), 4:30; championship, 6.
Medicine Lodge
Monday—Halstead (6-14) at Belle Plaine (10-8), 5:30 p.m.; Hutchinson Trinity (5-13) at Sedgwick (12-8), 5:30. Tuesday—Halstead-Belle Plaine winner vs. Medicine Lodge-Kiowa County (18-2), 3 p.m.; Hutchinson Trinity-Sedgwick winner vs. Chaparral (14-6), 4:45; championship, 6:30.
SE-Saline
Monday—Marion (6-14) at SE-Saline (9-9), 5 p.m.; Lyons-Chase (3-17) at Moundridge (11-9), 5; Ellinwood-Macksville (1-15) at Salina Sacred Heart (12-6), 6. Tuesday—Marion-SE-Saline winner vs. Hillsboro (17-3), 2 p.m.; Lyons-Chase-Moundridge winner vs. Ellinwood-Macksville-Sacred Heart winner, 3:15; championship, 5.
Class 2-1A
Ell-Saline
Udall
Monday—West Elk (2-15) at Flinthills (6-12), 5 p.m.; Central-Burden (1-15) at Cedar Vale-Dexter (13-5), 5:30. Tuesday—West Elk-Flinthills winner vs. Udall (20-0), 3 p.m.; Central-Burden-Cedar Vale-Dexter winner vs. Oxford (15-3), 4:30; championship, 6.

The coaches association has released the Class 6A baseball rankings. I wish I had all classes.

Who do you think are the contenders in each class for baseball titles?

6A Baseball Rankings as of May 7th
1       Maize
2       Blue Valley West
3       Wichita East
4       Olathe South
5       Wichita Haysville Campus
6       Shawnee Mission Northwest
7       Manhattan
8       Wichita Northwest
9       Shawnee Mission East
10      Wichita Heights

Check back at VarsityKansas.com later today to see the VarsityKansas.com Big Show — my guest is Conway Springs tennis coach Chris Bellar.

Did any teams or players surprise you during regional play? What state tournament will you be at this weekend?

FINAL
(Week of May 7, 2012)

]]> http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2012/05/07/boys-tennis-rankings-5-7-12/feed/ 0 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2012/05/07/girls-soccer-rankings-5-7-12/ http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2012/05/07/girls-soccer-rankings-5-7-12/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:41:13 +0000 Joanna http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/?p=16068 The girls soccer rankings are out, courtesy of the coaches association.

1. Olathe East

2. BV West

3. Maize

4. St. Thomas Aquinas

5. Bishop Carroll

6. SM West

7. SM East

8. BV Northwest

9. Washburn Rural

10. Free State

Class 6A

1. Olathe East, 2. BV West, 3. Maize, 4. SM West, 5. SM East

Class 5A

1. St. Thomas Aquinas, 2. Carroll, 3. Mill Valley, 4. BV Southwest, 5. Blue Valley

4-1A

1. Rose Hill, 2. Spring Hill, 3. St. James, 4. Topeka Hayden, 5. Trinity Academy

6A Northeast

1. Olathe East, 2. BV West, 3. SM West, 4. SM East, 5. BV Northwest

5A Northeast

1. Aquinas, 2. Mill Valley, 3. BV Southwest, 4. Blue Valley, 5. Bishop Miege

4-1A Northeast

1. Spring Hill, 2. St. James, 3. Bonner Springs, 4. KC Christian, 5. DeSoto

6A Southwest

1. Maize, 2. Hutchinson, 3. Wichita Northwest, 4. Wichita Heights, 5. Derby

5A Southwest

1. Bishop Carroll, 2. Kapaun, 3. Andover, 4. Hays, 5. Salina Central

4-1A Southwest

1. Rose Hill, 2. Hayden, 3. Trinity, 4. Maize South, 5. Buhler

6A Central

1. Washburn Rural, 2. Free State, 3. Manhattan, 4. Junction City, 5. Leavenworth

Bishop Carroll girls basketball coach Don Racine has announced his resignation. He will continue to teach P.E.

During his 33 years, he was 565-180. He won the City League five times, was regional champs 16 times and won the Class 5A title in 2004, when he was named The Eagle’s All-State Coach of the Year.

I have to admit to being surprised by Racine’s resignation. I truly thought he’d continue coaching until the day he was ready for the retirement home.

He’s always been such a gruff man, but he was beloved by his players.

He clearly was an outstanding coach, just by looking at his record — he goes out as the City League’s winningest coach, boys or girls.