By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — The Kansas State 12-under 70-foot base Cal Ripken state tournament was played in Wellington last weekend. Cimarron River from the Liberal area were crowned state champions.

The host Wellington team went 1-2 for the weekend. The results of all the games at Worden Park this weekend are as follows: 

Friday July 12th

Cottonwood Valley-18  Derby-0

MVPs: Caleb Potucek-Cottonwood Valley    Nick Kalasch-Derby

WOWs: Kaden Kleiner-Cottonwood Valley   Koyie Duft-Derby

 

Osawatomie-3   Stevens County-13

MVPs: Tony Newman-Osawatomie      Leo Armendariz-Stevens County

WOWs: Alex Dilley-Osawatomie         Rollin Richard-Stevens County

 

Fort Scott-1   Cimarron River-9

MVPs: Tayton Majors-Fort Scott      Alex Yanez & Elijah McCarter-Cimarron River

WOWs: Jeffry Doherty-Fort Scott     Jett Brown-Cimarron River

 

Wellington-3    Paola-9

MVPs: Joe Ybarra-Wellington, Kyle Bellington-Paola

WOWs: DeAndre Washington-Wellington    Jordan Smith-Paola

 

Saturday July 13th

Osawatomie-15   Derby-4

MVPs: Colten Bradley-Osawatomie, Koyie Duft-Derby

WOWs: Tony Newman-Osawatomie, Tyler Wheeler-Derby

 

Fort Scott-1  Wellington-15

MVPs: Braden Shelton-Fort Scott, Julian Jimenez-Wellington

WOWs: Jeffry Doherty-Fort Scott, Braden Struble-Wellington

 

Stevens County-8      Cottonwood Valley-9

MVPs: Dawson Kerbow-Stevens County, Jorge Hanschu-Cottonwood Valley

WOWs: Nick Gold-Stevens County, Arlen Sigel-Cottonwood Valley

 

Paola-0     Cimarron River-5

MVPs: Forrest Schoenberger-Paola, Jett Brown-Cimarron River

WOWs: Trevor Gallagher-Paola, Elijah McCarter-Cimarron River

 

Wellington-3      Stevens County-10

MVPs: Jack Nuss-Wellington, JJ Gonzalez-Stevens County

WOWs: Joe Ybarra-Wellington, Carlos Monteil-Stevens County

 

Paola-11    Osawatomie-1

MVPs: Corbin Gant-Paola, Cyrus Kitchen-Osawatomie

WOWs: Brendan Ohlmeir-Paola, Tony Newman-Osawatomie

 

Sunday July 14th

 

Cottonwood Valley-3       Cimarron River-15

MVPs: Joseph Knoll-Cottonwood Valley, Cesar Burciaga-Cimarron River

WOWs: Arlen Sigel-Cottonwood Valley , Alex Yanez-Cimarron River

 

Stevens County-2       Paola-1

MVPs: Leo Armandariz-Stevens County, Colten Gleghorn-Paola

WOWs: Wade Angell-Stevens County, Forrest Schoenberger-Paola

 

Stevens County-7        Cottonwood Valley-12

MVPs: Wade Angell-Stevens County, Evann Heidebrecht-Cottonwood Valley

WOWs: Ethan Fox and Zevan Littell(Bat Boy)-Stevens County, Hunter Groh-Cottonwood Valley

 

Cimarron River-10     Cottonwood Valley-4

MVPs: Dylan Thomson-Cimarron River, Hunter Griffin-Cottonwood Valley

WOWs: Jett Brown-Cimarron River, Jorge Hanschu-Cottonwood Valley

 

1st Place-Cimarron River

2nd Place-Cottonwood Valley

3rd Place-Stevens County

4th Place-Paola

 

Sportsmanship Award-Paola

 

AH2P Award(Attitude, Heart, Hustle, Pride)-Brendan Ohlmeir-Paola

 

All Tournament Team

Joe Ybarra-Wellington

Colton Bradley-Osawatomie

Jordan Smith-Paola

Kyle Bellington-Paola

Dawson Kerbow-Stevens County

Rollin Richard-Stevens County

Jorge Hanschu-Cottonwood Valley

Evann Heidebrecht-Cottonwood Valley

Kaden Kleiner-Cottonwood Valley

Jett Brown-Cimarron River

Cesar Burciaga-Cimarron River

Elijah McCarter-Cimarron River.

Honorable Mention: Levi Kerrigan-Osawatomie; Saul Mendoza-Cimarron River; Alex Yanez-Cimarron River; Corbin Gant-Paola; Colten Gleghorn-Paola; Leo Armendariz-Stevens County; JJ Gonzalez-Stevens County; Dalton Eichenberger-Fort Scott; Braden Struble-Wellington; Caleb Potucek-Cottonwood Valley.