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WICHITA – The eighth-seeded Seward County Saints fell 11-3 in seven innings to the top-seeded and top-ranked Johnson County Cavaliers in the opening round of the Plains District Tournament at Eck Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

Seward falls to 25-37 overall on the season while Johnson County is now 57-2 and has won 41 consecutive games.

The Saints will play Hutchinson at 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon in an elimination game.

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The Liberal tennis team competed in the 6A Regional Tennis Tournament in Maize Friday.

Singles players Gerardo Holguin and Aaron Munoz both battled in their first round matches and kept them close for a while but ultimately lost those to end their bid for State.

The doubles team of senior Diego Flores and sophomore Jose Bolivar played a good Derby team tough in the first round but fell 6-2, 6-2

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After falling 29-2 a day earlier, the Seward baseball team responded with vengeance on Saturday. They defeated Coffeyville 20-3 in seven innings in the final game of the best-of-three series at Brent Gould Field.

With the win, Seward advances to the eight-team Plains District Tournament at Wichita State's Eck Stadium. The Saints are the eight-seed and will take on the No. 1 seed and No. 1 team in the NJCAA rankings, Johnson County, on Wednesday, May 13th, at 4 p.m. The tournament is double elimination. 2023 was the last time the Saints advanced to the eight-team tournament.

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DODGE CITY – The seven-seed Seward Saints fell 11-0 in five innings to the two-seed Butler Grizzlies on Saturday evening in the Region 6 Tournament.

The Saints season comes to a close with an overall record of 21-33, a three-win improvement from last season. Seward finished 2-2 in the tournament with two losses to Butler and wins over Garden City and Colby.