The Pratt Junior Legion 86ers split a twin bill with Wichita East on Saturday at Smoky Ford Field, taking the opener in an 11-2 laugher, then falling 16-13 in the finale.

Ask many men what they would prefer to do on Fathers Day and the answer is likely to be “play golf.” Fifteen 3-man teams agreed with that sentiment on Sunday as they gathered to compete in the annual Fathers Day Tournament sponsored by Green Valley.

Ladies league host scramble; mens' league post results

Scores from the Pratt Rec diamonds

The post-season honors continue to accumulate for members of the Pratt High School softball team. After nine Lady Greenbacks were named to all-league teams by the Central Kansas League, four of those took it to the next level by being named 4A All-State by the Kansas Softball Coaches Association.

With 66 poolsters, which is an increase even from last year’s record number, head coach Tonja Harrison’s Pratt Swim Team is once again getting ready to dive into another competitive season.

It was a case of missed opportunities for the Pratt Junior Legion baseball team as they dropped a 12-2 run-rule decision to visiting Alva.

The Thunderstix 12U girls traveling softball team went 4-0 to repeat as champions of the Larned invitational last weekend. They will play this coming weekend at the Southlakes Complex in Wichita.

CHICAGO — Corey Crawford was in the stands when Patrick Kane slammed home the goal that secured the Stanley Cup for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. A year later, Tuukka Rask was just a practice player when Tim Thomas led the Boston Bruins to the title.

Danny Hayes hit a two-run home run and Oregon State advanced to the College World Series with a 4-3 victory over Kansas State on Monday night in the finale of the Corvallis super regional.

The Pratt Thunderstix traveling softball team has gotten the summer off to a good start. In the recent Pratt Shootout, the Thunderstix went 4-0 to capture first place in the tournament. Currently 15-3 on the season, the Thunderstix have also taken a 2nd at the Pratt Diamond Invitational and a 3rd at the Salina Blue and Gold Tournament.

It was recently announced by KSHSAA that class 4A had indeed voted to split itself into two divisions.

Payson Maydew capped off an outstanding freshman campaign for the Emporia State Hornets earning All-American status by finishing 6th in the decathlon at the NCAA Division II outdoor track and field national championships held in Pueblo, CO May 23-25.

The 28th Annual Kansas 8 Man All Star Football games will be played in Beloit on Saturday, June 8th. Brandon Baird, Pratt, has been selected to play on the West squad.

SAN ANTONIO — Hours away from drawing the toughest defensive assignment of his two-year career with the San Antonio Spurs, Kawhi Leonard wasn't feverishly taking mental notes of how to guard LeBron James. The second-year pro was simply relaxing at home Monday night, watching Miami rout the Indiana Pacers 99-76 to set up a showdown with San Antonio in the NBA Finals. Seeing how Paul George and Lance Stephenson defended James wasn't as important to Leonard as the outcome.

The Pratt Gators 12 and under baseball team won four games in one day and swept the Spring Slam tournament in McPherson.

The traditionally strong baseball program in Pratt is set to continue as the 'boys of summer' prepare to once again take the field.One change is that Pratt High School head coach Pat Stivers will be heading up the Legion team, the Pratt 86ers, after several seasons of managing the Junior Legion squad. He will be assisted by Mike Forshee, PHS softball coach. Ron Hill, PHS assistant baseball coach will be managing the Junior Legion this summer.

There weren’t a boatload of Skyline Thunderbirds at the state track meet in Wichita over the weekend, but the ones who were there did well—very well, indeed.Sprinters Morgan Flowers and Jessica DeWeese each brought home a silver medal, and distance runner Roman Ibarra narrowly missed medaling in his two races.

The Pratt High School track team was shut out at the state track meet over the weekend. No Greenback boys qualified for the state meet, and none of the 11 girls who made it to WSU were able to break onto the medal stand.

On Friday, the Pratt High School girls softball team took home the third place trophy from the 4A state tournament held in Salina. After advancing to the semifinals on Thursday by downing Frontenac 10-4, PHS dropped a heartbreaker to Augusta 4-3 on Friday to fall to the 3rd place game. Pratt then put away Paola 5-3 to claim the 3rd place trophy.

INDIANAPOLIS — Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second. Pippa Mann chatted with tire makers, dropped in on the folks from the television networks and even tried to get cozy with engine maker Honda in the hopes of landing a ride. Both of them have overcome long odds to join Ana Beatriz and Simona de Silvestro in Sunday's 33-car...

SALINA - If ever a grand slam changed the complexion of a game, it was during Pratt's first-round state tournament game against Frontenac Thursday evening in Salina.Frontenac and Pratt had exchanged big blows through the first four innings. The Raiders jumped on top 2-0 in the first on a home run by senior Lindsey Gorham. Pratt came back with a two-run homer by Savannah Buntemeyer in the third as part of a four-run inning.

SALINA - Pratt's baseball team only managed one baserunner all game against DeSoto's Dylan Holden, who shut out the Greenbacks with a complete-game no-hitter to lead the Wildcats to a 7-0 win Thursday at the Class 4A state tournament in Salina.Holden had complete control of his curve ball and threw in some nasty change-ups to keep the Greenbacks off-balance. And when he had to, Holden threw a heater that Pratt struggled to get a bat on most of...

Sophomore Tyler Skaggs of Pratt High School was one of 106 golfers who teed it up at the 4A State Meet held at Cheney’s Cherry Oaks Golf Course on Monday. Competing as an individual, Skaggs finished in the middle of the pack (60th) while posting an 84.

The 2A track regional at Sublette was bulging with quality performers last Friday. As a result, only the very best of the best athletes were able to break through and qualify for State. Skyline had a few of those, as well as a few non-qualifying but scoring placements.

In addition to Jamie Cruce, formerly of Bethany, who was previously announced as the new head football coach, Pratt High School athletic director Curtis Nightingle has announced the inkings of three additional new head coaches for next year.

Kinzie Spurgin of Pratt High School signed a letter of intent to play softball for Panhandle State next year.

It was a stacked regional, the toughest 4A regional in many events. The Pratt High School track and field team found the sledding tough, as no boys qualified for the State track meet—although several did manage to place and score. Several Lady Greenbacks will be moving on to state, including the usual suspects as well as some pleasant surprises.