Iola, Uniontown, Humboldt, Yates Center will host events
Kansas celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Kansas State Track and Field meet May 28-29 at the 2010 Kansas State High School All-Class Track and Field Championships in Wichita.
The road to state championships starts at regional meets each year.
For the second time since 2007, Iola High will host a Class 4A regional meet May 21. It wasn’t planned that way since Iola is hosting the 2010 Southeast Kansas League meet, also for the second time, a week earlier on May 13.
“Girard was the original site but had to withdraw its request to host because of a problem with its track,” said Marvin Smith, IHS head track coach.
“The (Kansas High School) activities association contacted our athletic director Martin Bambick. Hosting a regional is a huge undertaking as is hosting a league meet.”
Smith said he and Bambick checked with several people to see if they would be available both weeks. They would be able to work both meets, Smith said, plus Bambick had to acquire an automated timing service for the regional Friday.
“No one else in our cluster of 16 schools was willing to host or they had just a six-lane track,” Smith said.
“We will need volunteers to help with both the SEK and the regional meets. We know that Terry Lower, Jack Morrell, Jack Stanley and Larry Regehr will help run both meets. These guys do such a fine job each year at the middle school meets.”
Smith said the call is out for any one wanting to help. Those interested may call the IHS office at 365-4715.
Teams coming to the Iola regional track meet are Labette County, Chanute, Coffeyville, Columbus, Fort Scott, Anderson County, Girard, Independence, Prairie View, Louisburg, Osawatomie, Ottawa, Paola, Parsons and Spring Hill.
Humboldt, Marmaton Valley and Uniontown track teams are assigned to the Class 2A regional at Central High School in Burden.
Yates Center, Crest and Southern Coffey County track teams will be in the Class 1A regional hosted by Madison.
The top four finishers in each event qualifies for the state meet in Wichita.
FIRST UP FOR postseason play are Iola High’s Mustangs in tennis. The Mustangs will play Kansas Class 4A Regional tennis May 7-8 in Parsons.
In the tennis regional along with Iola and Parsons are Labette County, Chanute, Coffeyville, Columbus, Fort Scott, Independence, Ottawa and Paola. The top six singles players and six doubles teams qualify for the state tournament in Pratt, May 14-15.
Golf regional play is May 17 with state tournaments on May 24.
Iola plays in the Class 4A regional tournament at Garnett hosted by Anderson County High School. Other teams are Columbus, Fort Scott, Girard, Prairie View, Louisburg, Osawatomie, Ottawa and Paola.
Uniontown will host a Class 2A regional golf tournament at Fort Scott Country Club. Marmaton Valley is in that regional.
Yates Center’s golfers go to Leonardville Golf Course for a sand greens regional hosted by Riley County High.
BASEBALL AND softball regionals are May 17-19. State tournaments are May 28-29.
Iola High’s Mustangs are in the Osawatomie-hosted 4A regional. Anderson County, Prairie View, Louisburg, Ottawa, Paola and Spring Hill also are in that regional.
Humboldt High hosts a Class 2-1A baseball regional. All four area teams — Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Uniontown and Yates Center — are in the regional along with Jayhawk-Linn.
Iola High’s Fillies are assigned to the Class 4A regional softball tournament at Ottawa. Aso in the regional are Baldwin, Anderson County, Prairie View, Louisburg, Osawa-tomie and Paola.
Uniontown will host a Class 2-1A softball regional. Joining the host school are Marmaton Valley, Jayhawk-Lin, Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan and St. Paul.
Yates Center High also will host a Class 2-1A softball regional. Humboldt, Altoona-Midway, West Elk and Elk Valley are in the tournament.
