Lee’s Summit West is seeded No. 1 in the Class 3, District 13 tournament. And the Titans proved it with an 11-1 victory over No. 4 seeded Belton May 14 at Belton.
Lee’s Summit had a comfortable 3-0 lead at halftime of the Class 3, District 13 semifinal game against Raymore-Peculiar May 14 at Belton.
Lee’s Summit West held off the Rockhurst offense for a couple of innings, but some defensive miscues started the Titan’s downfall May 14 at KCMO 3&2 Stadium as the Hawklets won the Class 5, District 13 title game 11-1.
O’Hara’s offensive pressure proved to be too much for Summit Christian Academy in the Class 1, District 13 championship game May 15 at O’Hara.
Sherwood took an early 3-0 lead and hung on to win 4-2 in the Class 3, District 14 semifinal against Summit Christian Academy May 14 at Summit Christian Academy.
Lee’s Summit’s Austin Staudinger took 18th in the Class 4 state golf championship held May 13-14 at Rivercut Golf Course, Springfield.
Summit Christian Academy competed at the Class 2, Sectional 4 meet held May 11 at Holden High School, but did not qualify any athletes to the state meet.
BASEBALL
Lee’s Summit pushed to spread their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning to defeat Belton 8-3 in the Class 5, District 13 first round game May 11 at KCMO 3&2 Park.
The Lee’s Summit North girls’ track and field team earned second at the Class 4, District 7 meet held May 11 at Raymore-Peculiar High School with a team score of 122.33 points.
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