Fall Sports Preview 2020

GREAT BEND (KAN.) TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

2020 FALL SPORTS PREVIEW

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GREAT BEND (KAN.) TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

GREAT BEND CROSS COUNTRY 9-3—Great Bend Invite, Lake Barton, 4 9-10—at Hesston, 3:30 9-17—at Hutchinson, 4:30 9-26—at Wichita Carroll 10-3—at Newton, 10 10-15—WAC, at Liberal, 3 10-24—at 5A regional, Wichita 10-31—at 5A state, Lawrence GBMS CROSS COUNTRY—9-1—Great Bend Invite, Lake Barton, 2; 9-8—at Hutchinson, 4; 9-15—at Hays, 2:30; 9-24—at Haysville, 4; 10-1—at Beloit, 3:45; 10-6—at Dodge City, 4; 10-10—WAC, at Garden City, 10 FOOTBALL 9-4—at Maize South 9-11—Hays High 9-18—at McPherson 9-25—Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 10-2—at Dodge City 10-9—Liberal 10-16—Goddard Eisenhower 10-23—at Garden City 10-30—5A playoffs JV-NINTH GRADE FOOTBALL—9-7—Maize South; 9-14—at Hays High; 9-21— McPherson; 9-28—at Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel; 10-5— Dodge City; 10-12—at Liberal; 10-19—at Goddard Eisenhower; 10-26—Garden City GIRLS GOLF 8-31—at Hays, 3 9-3—at Dodge City JV, 3 9-8—at Salina Central, 3 9-10—at Dodge City, 1 9-14—at Liberal, 3 9-17—at Salina JV, 3 9-21—at Salina, 1; at Russell JV, 3 9-24—at Garden City, 1 9-28—at Hoisington, 3 10-6—Great Bend Invitational, 1 10-12—at 5A regional 10-19/20—at 5A state, Salina Municipal BOYS SOCCER 9-1—at Manhattan, 4:30 9-3—at Liberal, 5 9-8 or 10—at Hays High, 4 9-15—at Hays High, 4 9-17—Maize South 9-22—Hays High, 5 9-24—Dodge City, 5:30 9-29—at Garden City, 5 10-6—Hays-TMP, 5 10-8—Garden City, 5 10-13—at Dodge City, 5 10-19—at Liberal, 5 10-22—at McPherson, 5:30 10-26/31—at 5A regional GIRLS TENNIS 8-27—at Lyons, 3; at Dodge City, JV, 9 9-1—at McPherson JV, 3 9-3—at McPherson, 3 9-8—Great Bend round robin, 3 9-10—Great Bend JV, 3 9-12—Great Bend Invitational, 9 9-14—at Garden City JV, 9 9-15—at Dodge City, 3 9-19—at Pratt JV, 9 9-21—at Hoisington JV, 3 9-22—at Lyons JV, 3 9-24—at Salina South, 3 9-26—at Garden City, 9 10-1—at Salina Central JV, 3 10-3—at McPherson, 9 10-5—WAC, Liberal, 10 10-10—at 5A regional 10-16/17—at 5A state VOLLEYBALL 9-3—at Garden City, 4 9-8—at Dodge City, 4 9-12—at Riley County; at Scott City JV, 9 9-17—at Lindsborg/Ellinwood, 5 9-19—at Salina Central JV, 9 9-24—at Goddard/Hutchinson, 5 9-26—Great Bend JV Tournament, 9 10-1—Dodge City, 4 10-3—Great Bend Tournament, 9 10-6—at Campus/Goddard Eisenhower, 5 10-8—at Hillsboro/Emporia, 5 10-13—at Phillipsburg/Smith Center, 5 10-15—at Dodge City JV, 4 10-17—WAC at Great Bend, 10 10-24—at 5A substate 10-30/31—at 5A state, Topeka NINTH-GRADE VOLLEYBALL—8-31—at Garden City, 4; 9-3—Hays/Pratt, 4; 9-10—at Hays/Garden City, 4; 9-12—at Hutchinson, 9; 9-17— Pratt/TMP 4; 9-24—Hays-TMP/ Salina South, 5; 9-26—at Pratt Tournament, 8:30; 10-5—at Garden City, 4; 10-8—at Dodge City, 4; 10-13—at Dodge City, 4

CENTRAL PLAINS CROSS COUNTRY 9-3—at Lake Barton, 3:30 9-10—at Hesston,3:30 10-17—at Stafford, 4 10-24—at Larned, 3:30 10-1—at Ness City, 4 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30 10-15—Central Prairie at Ness city, 4 10-24—1A regional 10-31—1A state, Wamego FOOTBALL, 8-MAN 2, DISTRICT 5 9-4—Kinsley (forfeit loss) 9-11—*Tescott (forfeit loss) 9-18—*at Otis-Bison 9-25—*at Chase 10-2—*Victoria 10-9—*at Sylvan-Lucas 10-16—at Central Christian 10-23—*Wilson 10-29—8-man playoffs GIRLS TENNIS 9-1—at Ellsworth, 3 9-3—at Lindsborg JV, 3 9-8—at Hoisington, 3 9-10—at Lindsborg, 10 a.m.

9-12—at Hesston, 9 a.m.

9-17—Central Plains, 1 p.m.

9-21—at Hoisington JV, 3 9-22—Central Plains, 3; at Sterling JV, 3 9-24—at Lindsborg JV, 3 9-26—at Wakeeney, 9 a.m.

10-1—at Great Bend, 3 10-9/10—3-1A regional 10-16/17—3-1A state VOLLEYBALL 9-12—at Ellsworth Tournament, 8 a.m.; at Hoisington JV Tournament, 9 a.m.

9-19—at Russell Tournament, 9 a.m.

9-21—Central Plains Quad, 4 9-22—Central Plains Triangular, 6 p.m.

9-26—at Hoisington Tournament, 9 a.m.

9-29—at Macksville, 4 10-3—at Sylvan-Lucas JV Tournament, 8 a.m.

10-6—at Victoria, 4 10-8—at Ellsworth, 5 10-10—at Chase JV Tournament, 8:30 10-13—Central Plains, 6 10-17—CPL Tournament at Kinsley, 9 a.m.

10-20—Central Plains Quad, 4 10-24—1A substate 0 30/31 1A state 10-30/31—1A

ELLINWOOD CROSS COUNTRY 9-3—at Lindsborg, 3:30 9-12—at Wamego, 10 9-19—at Stafford, 4 10-1—at Halstead, 3:30 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30 10-15—Central Prairie League at Ness City, 4 10-24—at 2A regional 10-31—at 2A state, Wamego EMS CROSS COUNTRY—9-3—at Lindsborg, 3; 9-8—at Hutchinson, 4; 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4; 9-24— at Larned, 3:30; 10-1—at Halstead, 3:30; 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30 FOOTBALL *1A, DISTRICT 3 9-4—Olpe 9-11—*at Inman 9-18—*Smith Center 9-25—at Conway Springs 10-2—*Salina Sacred Heart 10-9—*at Oakley 10-16—*Plainville 10-23—*at Ell-Saline 10-29—1A postseason JV FOOTBALL—9-14— Inman; 9-21—at Smith Center; 9-28—Conway Springs; 10-5—at Salina Sacred Heart; 10-12—Ell-Saline; 10-19—at Ellis GIRLS TENNIS 9-1—at Ellsworth, 3 9-3—at Larned, 3 9-12—at Great Bend, 9 9-15—Ellinwood Tournament, 3 9-17—at Larned, 3 9-19—at Kingman, 9 9-24—at Greensburg, 1 10-1—at Great Bend, Oiler Invite, 3 10-9-10—at 3-1A regional 10-16-17—at 3-1A state, Kansas City

On the Cover Athletes portrayed on the COVID-19 cover— Ellinwood’s Erin Hammeke, Great Bend’s Elias Moreno, Hoisington’s Mason Haxton; Great Bend’s Jamie Arellanes; Great Bend’s Remi Ingram.

DESIGN EDITORS—Hugo Gonzalez, Josh Keller SPORTS EDITOR—Jim Misunas

VOLLEYBALL 9-1—at Wichita Independent, Hutchinson Trinity, 5 9-3—at Ellsworth/Sterling, 5 9-8—Victoria/Otis-Bison, 4 9-10—at Plainville, 5 9-12—at Ellsworth Tounament, 8; at Lyons JV Tournament, 9 9-17—at Smoky Valley/Great Bend, 5 9-22—St. John/Macksville, 4 9-24—at Larned/Hill City/ Hoisington, 4 9-26—at Lyons Tournament, 9 9-29—at Ness City/LaCrosse, 4 10-6—at Victoria/Central Plains, 4 10-13—Otis-Bison/Kinsley, 4 10-15—at Larned, 5 10-17—Central Prairie League at Kinsley, 9 10-24—at 2A substate 10-30/31—at 2A state, Dodge EMS FOOTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL—9-3—Victoria, 4:30; 9-10—LaCrosse/Otis-Bison, 4:30; 9-17—at Macksville, 4:30; 9-22—Lyons VB, 4:30; 9-24—at Kinsley, 4:30; 9-26—at Salina South VB Tournament; 10-1— Central Plains, 4:30; 10-3—8th CPL at Ellsworth; 7th CPL at Macksville, 9; 10-5—VB at Great Bend/Hays/Salina South, 4; 10-8— CPL Tournament, 4:30; 10-15—at Ness City, 4:30

HOISINGTON CROSS COUNTRY 9-3—Hoisington, Lake Barton, 9 9-10—at Hesston, 3:30 9-17—at Victoria, 3 9-24—at Larned, 3:30 10-1—at Ness City, 3 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30 10-15—Central Kansas League, Larned, 4 10-24—at 3A regional 10-31—at 3A, Lawrence HMS CROSS COUNTRY—9-3—Lake Barton, 2; 9-10—at Pratt, 3; 9-17—at Stafford, 3; 9-24—at Larned, 3; 10-1—at Pratt, 3; 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30; 10-15—Central Kansas League, Larned, 4 FOOTBALL *2A DISTRICTi 9-4—Pratt 9-11—at Larned 9-18—Halstead 9-27—*Phillipsburg 10-2—*at Minneapolis 10-9—*at Ellsworth 10-16—*at Norton 10-23—*Beloit 10-30—2A playoffs JV FOOTBALL—9-9—at Pratt; 9-16—Larned; 9-23—at Halstead; 9-30—at Phillipsburg; 10-7— Minneapolis; 10-12—at Ellsworth; 10-21—Norton GIRLS GOLF 8-31—at Hutchinson, Crazy Horse, 1 9-8—at Medicine Lodge, 1 9-14—at Pratt, 3 9-17—at Larned, 1 9-21—at Russell, 3 9-24—at Hutch, Crazy Horse 9-28—Hoisington, Lake Barton, 3 10-5—at Hays, 1 10-8—Central Kansas League, at Cheney, 1 10-12—at 3/1A regionals 10-19/20—at 3/1A state GIRLS TENNIS 8-27—at Ellsworth JV, 3 9-1—Hoisington JV, 3 9-3—at Larned, 3; at Phillipsburg JV, 3 9-10—at WaKeeney JV, at Tribune JV, 1 9-12—at Great Bend, 3 9-14—at Garden City JV, 9 9-15—at Staford JV, at Hoisington JV, 3 9-17—at Ellsworth, 3 9-21—Hoisington JV, 3 9-22—at Central Plains, 3 9-24—at WaKeeney JV, 3 9-26—at WaKeeney, 9; at Pratt JV, 9 9-29—at Ellsworth, 3; at Tribune JV, 3 10-3—at Central Kansas League, Lindsborg, 9 10-9/10—at 3-1A regional 10-16/17—at 3-1A state, Wichita VOLLEYBALL 8-29—at Central Kansas League, Hoisington, 9; at Ness City JV, 9 9-3—at Holcomb/Dodge City, 5 9-8—at St. John/Haven, 5 9-12—Hoisington JV Tournament, 9 9-15—Larned/Pratt, 5 9-19—at Russell Tournament, 9 9-22—at Lindsborg/Clay Center, 5 9-24—at Larned/Ellinwood/Hill City, 4 9-26—Hoisington (Central Plains Tournament) 9-29—Hesston/Halstead, 5 10-6—at Lyons/Russell, 5 10-8—Beloit/Hesston/SE Saline, 4 10-13—at Hillsboro/Nickerson, 5 10-15—Ellsworth/ Hutchinson Trinity, 4 10-24—at 2A regional

HMS FOOTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL—9-3—Smoky Valley, 4:30; 9-10—at Larned, Scott City (VB), 4:30; 9-17—Pratt Liberty, 4:30; 9-24—at Reno Valley, 4:30; 10-1—Lyons, 4:30; 10-3—at Ellsworth 8th, 8; 10-8— Hesston, 4:30; 10-10—7th VB at Pratt, 9; 10-15—at Hillsboro, 4:30; 10-17—Central Kansas League VB at Halstead

LARNED CROSS COUNTRY 9-5—at Hays, 9 9-10—at Hesston, 3:30 9-17—at Stafford, 4 9-24—Larned, Abby TrappPrescott, 4 9-29—at Lyons, 4 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30 10-15—CKL, Larned, 4 10-24—at 3A regional 10-31—at 3A state, Wamego LMS CROSS COUNTRY—9-5—at Hays, 9; 9-10—at Hesston, 3:30; 9-17—at Stafford, 4; 9-24—Larned, Abby Trapp-Prescott, 4; 9-29—at Lyons, 4; 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30; 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30; 10-15—CKL, Larned, 3 FOOTBALL *3A DISTRICT 9-4—Lyons 9-11—Hoisington 9-18—at Haven 9-25—*Pratt 10-2—*at Holcomb 10-9—*Nickerson 10-16—*at Hugoton 10-23—*at Cheney 10-30—3A playoffs JV FOOTBALL—9-7—at Lyons; 9-14—at Hoisington; 9-21—Haven; 9-28—*at Pratt; 10-5—*Holcomb; 10-12—*at Nickerson; 10-26—*Cheney LMS FOOTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL—9-3—Pratt Liberty, 4:30; 9-10—at Hoisington, 4:30; 9-17—at Hesston, 4:30; 9-24—Lyons, 4:30; 10-1—Haven, 4:30; 10-8—at Reno Valley, 4:30; 10-15—Smoky Valley, 4:30 GIRLS GOLF 8-31—at Hutchinson (Crazy Horse), 1 9-8—at Medicine Lodge, 1 9-14—at Pratt, 3 9-17—Larned, 3 9-21—at Russell, 3 9-24—at Hutchinson JV (Crazy Horse), 1 9-28—at Lake Barton, 3 10-5—at Hays, 3 10-6—CKL at Cheney, 1 10-12—at 3-1A regional 10-19/20—at 3-1A state, Hutchinson (Carey Park GC) GIRLS TENNIS 9-3—Larned, 3 9-8—at Great Bend, 3 9-12—at Pratt, 9 9-15—at Ellinwood, 1 9-17—Larned, 3 9-22—at Claflin, 3 9-29—at Ellsworth, 3 10-2—CKL at Pratt, 9 10-9/10—at 3-1A regional 10-16/17—at 3-1A state, Wichita VOLLEYBALL 8-29—Central Kansas League at Hoisington, 9 9-3—St. John/Lyons, 5 9-8—at Chaparral 9-12—at Hoisington JV Tournament, 9 9-15—Hoisington, 5 9-17—Cimarron 9-19—at Russell Tournament, 9 9-21—at Hays TMP 9-22—Hillsboro/Halstead, 5 9-24—Ellinwood/Hill City, 4 9-29—at Lindsborg/Haven, 5 10-1—Inman/Medicine Lodge, 5 10-3—at Kingman Tournament, 8:30 10-6—at Nickerson/Hesston, 5 10-8—at Hays/LaCrosse, 3:30 10-13—Haven/Russell, 5 10-15—Ellinwood/St. John, 4:45 10-24—at 3A substate

MACKSVILLE CROSS COUNTRY 9-5—at Hoisington, 9 9-12—at Pratt, 10:30 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4:20 9-24—at Larned, 4 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30 10-8—at Sterling, 4:20 10-15—Central Prairie League at Ness City, 4 10-24—1A regional 10-31—1A state at Wamego FOOTBALL *8-MAN 1, DISTRICT 6 9-4—Ness City 9-11—at Moundridge 9-18—Medicine Lodge 9-25—*at Pratt-Skyline 10-2—*LaCrosse 10-9—*at St. John 10-16—*at Kiowa County

10-23—*Kinsley 10-30-man playoffs VOLLEYBALL 9-1—at Greensburg/ Hodgeman County/Norwich, 4 9-3—at LaCrosse, Otis-Bison, 4 9-8—Ness City/Stafford, 4 9-10—at Deerfield/Kinsley, 4 9-15—at Burrton/Stafford/St. John, 3 9-19—at Rozel-Burdett Tournament, 9 9-22—at Ellinwood/St. John, 4 9-26—at Greensburg Tournament, 9 9-29—Kinsley, Central Plains, 4 10-6—at Otis-Bison/Ness City, 4 10-13—Victoria, LaCrosse, 4 10-17—Central Prairie League at Kinsley, 9 10-24—1A substate MMS FOOTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL—9-3—at St. John, 4:30; 9-10—Victoria, 4:30; 9-17— Ellinwood, 4:30; 9-24—at Central Plains, 4:30; 10-1—at Ness City, 4:30; 10-3—7th VB, Macksville, 9; 10-8—LaCrosse/Otis-Bison, 4:30; 10-10—8th VB at Ellinwood, 9; 10-15—Kinsley, 4:30

OTIS-BISON CROSS COUNTRY 9-5—at Hoisington, 9 9-12—at Pratt, 10 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4 9-24—at Larned, 4 10-1—at Ness City, 4 10-8—at Sterling, 4 10-15—CPL at Ness City, 4 10-24—1A regional 10-31—1A state at Wamego JH CROSS COUNTRY—9-12—at Pratt, 10; 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4; 9-24—at Larned, 4; 10-1—at Ness City, 4; 10-8—at Sterling, 4; 10-15—CPL at Ness City, 4 FOOTBALL *8-MAN 2, DISTRICT 5 9-4—*St. John 9-11—*Sylvan-Lucas 9-18—*Central Plains 9-25—*at Wilson 10-2—*at Tescott 10-9—at South Barber 10-16—*Chase 10-23—*at Victoria 10-30—8-man playoffs VOLLEYBALL Healy Tournament (4-1) 9-1—Stafford/Cunningham, 4 9-3—at LaCrosse/Macksville, 4 9-8—at Ellinwood/Victoria, 4 9-12—at Otis-LaCrosse Tournament, 9 9-15—at Ness City/Quinter, 4 9-22—at Central Plains/ LaCrosse, 4 9-26—at Hoisington Tournament, 10 9-29—at St. John/Victoria, 4 10-3/5—at Bison JV Tournament 10-6—Ness City/Macksville, 4 10-10—at Chase JV Tournament, 9 10-13—at Ellinwood/Kinsley, 4 10-17—at Kinsley, Central Prairie Tournament, 9 10-24—at 1A substate JH FOOTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL—9-3—at Ness City, 5; 9-10—at Elinwood, 5; 9-12—at Bazine VB Tournament, 9; 9-17—Kinsley at LaCrosse, 5; 9-24—St. John at LaCrossse, 5; 10-1—Victoria at LaCrosse, 5; 10-3/5—at Bison JV Volleyball Tournament; 10-5—VB, Sacred Heart, LaCrosse, 3; 10-7—at Macksville, 5; 10-10—CPL Volleyball at Ellinwood, 9; 10-15—Central Plains at LaCrosse, 5

PAWNEE HEIGHTS FOOTBALL 6-MAN 9-4—*at Deerfield 9-11—*at Ashland 9-18—*Rolla 9-25—*Fowler 10-2—*Moscow 10-9—*Burrton 10-16—*Cunningham 10-23—6-man playoffs VOLLEYBALL 9-1—*at Bucklin/*Meade/ Kinsley 9-5—at Pratt Skyline Tournament, 9 9-8—at Minneola/*Ingalls 9-15—at Ingalls/Bucklin 9-19—Pawnee Heights Tournament, Rozel, Burdett, 9 9-22—Minneola/*South Central 9-29—*at Hodgeman Co./*Satanta 10-6—at Meade/Ingalls/South Gray 10-10—SPIAA at Greensburg, 9 10-13—at Hodgeman County/*Kiowa County 10-20—*at Spearville/*Ashland/*South Gray 10-24—at 1A substate

ST. JOHN CROSS COUNTRY 9-5—at Hays, 9 9-12—at Wamego, 10; at Pratt, 10 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4 9-24—at Larned, 4 9-29—at Lyons, 4 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30 10-8—at Sterling, 4 10-15—Central Prairie League at Ness City, 4 10-24—at 2A regional 10-31—at 2A state, Wamego FOOTBALL *8-MAN 1, DISTRICT 5 9-4—at Otis-Bison 9-11—Pretty Prairie 9-18—Fairfield 9-25—*at LaCrosse 10-2—*at Kiowa County 10-9—*Macksville 10-16—*at Kinsley 10-23—*Pratt Skyline 10-30—8-man playoffs GIRLS TENNIS 8-27—at Cimarron, 9 9-3—at Sterling, 3 9-8—at Hoisington, 3 9-12—at Pratt JV, 3 9-15—St. John JV, 3 9-19—at Pratt JV, 9 9-22—at Sterling JV, 3 9-24—at Greensburg, 1 9-26—at Pratt JV, 9 9-29—at Ashland, 3 10-1—at Great Bend, 3 10-3—at Dodge City, 9 10-6—at Ashland JV, 1 10-9-10—at 3-1A regional 10/16-17—at 3-1A state VOLLEYBALL 9-1—Burrton/Halstead, 4 9-3—at Larned, 5 9-5—at Pratt Skyline Tournament, 9 9-8—Haven/Hoisington, 4 9-10—at Medicine Lodge/ Garden Plain, 5 9-15—at Burrton/Macksville/ Halstead, 4 9-22—*at Ellinwood/*Macksville, 4 9-26—at Hoisington Tournament, 9 9-29—*Victoria/*Otis-Bison, 4 10-1—at Russell/Ellsworth, 4:30 10-6—*at LaCrosse/*Kinsley, 4 10-13—*at Central Plains/*Ness City, 4 10-17—Central Prairie League at Kinsley, 9 10-24—1A substate 10-30—1A state JH FOOTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL—9-5—Macksville, 4:30; 9-12—at Central Plains, 4:30; 9-12—at Victoria, 4:30; 9-19—LaCrosse, 4:30; 9-26— Otis-Bison, 4:30; 10-5—Central Prairie JV VB at Macksville, 9; 10-10—at Ellinwood, 4:30; 10-12—CPL VB at St. John

STAFFORD FOOTBALL *8-MAN 2, DISTRICT 6 9-3—at Fairfield 9-11—at Wilson 9-18—*at Peabody 9-25—*South Barber 10-2—*Caldwell 10-9—*at South Haven 10-16—Norwich 10-23—at Central Christian 10-30—8-man playoffs VOLLEYBALL 9-1—at Otis-Bison/ Cunningham, 4 9-8—at Macksville/Ness City, 4 9-12—at Otis, LaCrosse Tournament, 9 9-15—at Burrton/St. John/ Macksville, 4 9-19—at Rozel-Burdett Tournament, 9 9-22—Fairfield/Norwich, 4 9-29—at Attica/Hutchinson Central Christian, 4 10-6—at Skyline/South Barber, 4 10-13—at Pretty Prairie/ Cunningham, 4 10-17—at Heart of the Plains, Norwich 10-20—at 1A regional CROSS COUNTRY 9-3—at Pretty Prairie, 4 9-12—at Pratt, 10 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4 9-24—at Larned, 4 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30 10-8—at Burrton, 4 10-15—Heart of the Plains at Stafford, 4 10-24—at 1A regionals 10-31—at 1A state, Wamego SMS FOOTBALL/ VOLLEYBALL—9-3—Central Christian at Langdon, 4; 9-10— Medicine Lodge at Stafford, 4; 9-17—at Burrton, 4; 9-24—at Cunningham, 4; 10-1—South Barber at Stafford, 4; 10-8— Norwich at Langdon, 4; 10-10— Heart of the Plains VB at Pratt; 10-15—at Attica, 4; 10-19—HOPL volleyball VB at Pretty Prairie SMS CROSS COUNTRY—9-3—at Pretty Prairie, 4; 9-12—at Pratt, 10; 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4; 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30

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GREAT BEND (KAN.) TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

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Great Bend head football coach Erin Beck owns a 28-14 record entering his fifth season with the Panthers.

Panthers welcome 4A challenge

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

Great Bend’s daunting football schedule features four Western Athletic teams plus 4A semifinalist McPherson and 5A quarterfinalist Maize South.

The challenging schedule will prepare the Panthers for a 4A playoff appearance for the first time in school history.

The Panthers (14-16 all time) have earned 14 playoff berths in 5A and two 6A playoff berths.

“We drop to 4A, which creates a new playoff landscape for 2020,” said Great Bend coach Erin Beck, 28-14 starting his fifth season.

“Maize South, McPherson, Kapaun, and Goddard Eisenhower will join our WAC opponents.”

A talented 22-player class graduated from a 5-5 playoff team that ended with a 48-14 loss to 5A state runner-up Wichita Northwest. The Panthers committed five turnovers and scored on one of seven red-zone drives against the Grizzlies.

“We graduated 98% of our offensive production from 2019,” Beck said. “Graduating all-staters Dalton Miller and Alex Schremmer leaves large voids in two key positions.

It’s open season for several positions on both sides.”

Beck believes the Panthers will improve steadily against a

Great Bend Panther Elias Moreno (67) tackles Roy Moroni (2) of Hays High.

challenging schedule.

“Our strength is a strong junior class which enjoyed success at the junior varsity level last year,” he said. “We’ve

got a small and inexperienced senior class. We need players to step up in a new defensive secondary.”

Projected starting

quarterback Joseph Moeder passed for 31 yards and rushed for 21 yards last season. Back Jade Poe rushed for 15 yards and receiver Paco

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Great Bend’s Angel Razo kicks off against the Andover Trojans.

GBHS FOOTBALL, from page 3 “Joseph Moeder’s best attribute is he’s coachable and willing to learn,” Beck said. “He’s starting to understand our offense. We plan to feature good fotoball players around him. Joseph will be a general out there directing our offense. Running backs Jade Poe and Gavin Haberman will carry the load vacated by All-Conference running back Gage Fritz.”

Beck suspects the Panthers’ one-back offense will be more runbalanced than recent quarterbackheavy running schemes.

“We’ll have to make plays and gain our confidence,” Beck said. “We’ll play with good technique and show off formations. It’s an untested offense. If teams load the box and dare us to beat them, we’ve got to show we can make plays. It’ll be a challenge.”

Offensively, second-team All-WAC center Jason Scott (5-11, 240) is the key returner on the offensive line.

Receiver Paco Hernandez returns with varsity experience.

Guards Broc Reed (5-9, 210) and Elias Moreno (5-10, 190) join tackles Anthony Paez (6-0, 235) and Devin Lamb (6-0, 240) for a probable starting offensive line. Tight end Brad Beck is expected to be a key contributor.

“The offensive line will be good with two senior guards,” Beck said. “But we’ve still got a long ways to go.”

Second-team All-WAC tackle Elias Moreno (50 tackles, 7 for loss) leads the defensive line with Matt Neiman (22 tackles) and Greg Sommers (18 tackles). Jason Scott and Anthony Paez will also split playing time.

“We’ve got a good group of defensive linemen. Our defensive line returns experience with Elias Moreno, Matt Neiman, and Greg Sommers, who saw significant time and will anchor our defense,” Beck said. “Broc Reed will play key roles on the offensive and defensive sides.

Evan Wedel returns with experience at linebacker.”

Wedel and Reed join Matthew Moeder, Jon Randall and outside linebackers Lakin Webb, Brad Beck and Scott Heilman in a deep linebacking group.

“In some spots, we’ve got the same type of athlete, where we can rotate and play that position by committee,” Beck said. “We need everyone contributing.”

The secondary is the biggest question mark with free safety Gavin Haberman and cornerbacks Paco Hernandez, Brody Tracy and Austin

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GREAT BEND PANTHERS RETURNING STARTERS—Offense 2; Defense 3; C Jason Scott; DL Elias Moreno; DL Matt Neiman; DL Greg Sommers; WR Paco Hernandez.

2020 SCHEDULE 9-4—at Maize South 9-11—Hays High 9-18—at McPherson 9-25—Wichita Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 10-2—at Dodge City 10-9—Liberal 10-16—Goddard Eisenhower 10-23—at Garden City 10-30—5A playoffs 2020 PANTHER ROSTER 1—Skyler McMullen, 5-5, 115, WR/CB, 10 2—Paco Hernandez, 5-11, 170, WR/CB, 11 3—Scott Heilman, 6-2, 195, OLB, 11 4—Jayson Effertz, 5-8, 145, WR/FS, 12 5—Gavin Haberman, 5-8, 155, RB/FS, 11 6—Stefan Spray, 6-5, 190, WR/DE, 11 7—Braylon Council, 5-10, 135, WR/CB, 10 8—Caden Bieker, 6-1, 150, WR, 12 9—Kaden Spragis, 5-1, 120, RB/S, 11 9—Brody Tracy, 5-11, 165, FS, 12 10—Maddox Spray, 5-11, 150, WR/OLB, 9

Moore as likely standouts.

“Hopefully, we can put pressure on offenses, because we don’t want to sit back and play pass coverages,” Beck said. “It’s a good group with potential.”

Beck believes his inexperienced

11—Johnathan Randall, 6-0, 200, MLB, 11 12—Joseph Moeder, 6-3, 185, QB/OLB, 11 13—Mathew Moeder, 6-2, 190, TE/MLB, 10 14—Lupe Ramirez, 5-7, 130, WR/CB, 9 15—Karson Kern, 5-9, 155, QB, 9 16—Cody Miller, 5-4, 135, RB/DB, 9 17—Blake Flores, 5-11, 170, OLB, 12 18—Cayden Scheuerman, 5-9, 160, QB/OLB, 10 19—Kamron Stude, 5-9, 140, FS, 10 20—Andrew Trendel, 5-10, 155, MLB, 10 21—Laken Webb, 5-11, 185, WR/OLB, 11 22—Matt Neiman, 6-1, 195, DE, 12 23—Noah Jerke, 5-7, 130, WR/CB, 10 24—Austin Moore, 5-8, 145, CB, 12 25—Kaiden Hoffman, 5-6, 120, WR/CN, 9 26—Brad Beck, 5-10, 170, WR/OLB, 11 27—Chayse Gruber, 5-9, 190, RB/LB, 11 28—Bradley Hopkins, 5-6, 120, CB, 10 29—Kasey Kennedy, 5-10, 175, RB/LB, 9 30—Evan Wedel, 5-11, 175, LB, 11 31—Cadin Spore, 5-2, 105, WR/FS, 9 33—Jade Poe, 5-10, 190, RB/LB, 11 34—Mathyas Montoya, 5-9, 155, RB/LB, 10 38—Angel Razo, 5-6, 155, PK, 11 39—Alex Galindo, 5-9, 140, PK 9 40—Colton Brack, 6-1, 170. TE/LB, 9 42—Cooper Liles, 5-8, 140, WR/OLB, 9 44—Jorge Aguilera, 5-9, 145, LB, 9 46—Andreas Rios, 5-7, 175, OLB, 12 50—Braxton Love, 5-9, 175, T/DE, 9 52—Broc Reed, 5-9, 210, G/LB, 12

football team can make quick progress.

“Everyone saw us graduate a senior class, so hopefully we’ll surprise some teams,” Beck said. “Our simple goal is to get better each week. We’re young

54—Matthew Johnson, 5-9, 180, G/LB, 9 55—Anthony Paez, 6-0, 235, T/DE, 11 56—Einar Vargas, 5-7, 250, T/DE, 11 57—Brantley Schaffer, 5-9, 230, T/DE, 10 58—Dee’Onn Jones, 5-11, 175, T/DE, 9 59—Drexler Gardner, 5-10, 180, T/DE, 10 60—Jason Scott, 5-11, 240, C/NG, 11 61—Devin Lamb, 6-0, 240, T/NG, 11 62—Javen Stoney, 5-11, 145, T/LB, 9 64—Carlos Zamarripa, OL/DL, 9 65—Greg Sommers, 5-8, 240, DE/NG, 12 66—Blake Davis, 5-11, 275, T/DE, 10 67—Elias Moreno, 5-10, 190, G/DE, 12 68—Daniel Nieto, 5-7, 230, G/DT, 10 71—Rowan Orth-Johnson, 6-2, 210, T/DE, 10 73—Trey Buffinton, 5-9, 250. T/NG, 11 74—Keyven Schroeder, 5-8, 210, G/DT, 9 75—Trinten Medlock, 5-10, 215, T/DT, 9 78—Daniel Aldridge, 6-0, 200, G/DE, 12 79—Kamden Kennon, 5-11, 250, T/NG, 12 COACHES—Erin Beck, head coach (28-14, fifth); Cody Carlson, OL, run game; Brandon Wells, QB/JV Offensive Coordinator; Dustin Klassen, Wide Receivers; Randy Beck, Running Backs/Freshman Offensive Coordinator; Jeff Lutt, Defensive Coordinator/ LBs; Kelly Brack, Defensive Line/JV Defensive Coordinator; Bryce Wells, safetues, Defensive Coordinator; Bill Maddy, secondary, corners; Alex Birney, ninth grade head coach

and inexperienced, but very coachable.

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Cougar volleyball expects success

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

OTIS — Otis-Bison missed some volleyball practice time because of quarantine, but the Cougars responded with a runner-up 4-1 finish at the Healy Tournament.

Three key Cougars missed valuable practice time as they faded in the championship match 2516, 25-9 against RexfordGolden Plains.

“I was pleased by how we performed because some of the girls had five practices,” said Otis-Bison coach Janelle Maier. “I was happy, but I knew we had that type of potential. When we have time to develop, we’ll definitely play better. We didn’t have our full crew together until five days ago. That last match we were tired. We weren’t firing on all cylinders like we were earlier in the day.”

Setters Macie Wiltse COURTESY PHOTO and Danica Bartonek The 2020 Otis-Bison volleyball team placed runner-up at Healy, front row—7 Abbi Bahr, 9 Lauren Maier, 14 Danica Bartonek, back row—5 paved the stage for AllKendal Dalton, 1 Halee Morrison, 2 Macie Wiltse, 4 Kyra Ball, 14 Johannah Baalmann, 8 Taylor Croisant, 10 Taylor Alloway, 3 Chloe Schenk, Central Prairie League 6 Aleynah McVey. hitter Lauren Maier along with Halee Morrison, nah Baalman, who made defending CPL champion Wiltse, Abby Bahr and several critical plays for Ellinwood and state qualiBartonek.

COUGAR ROSTER 17—Lauren Maier 9-15—at Ness City/Quinter, 4 1—Halee Morrison 18—Neva McVey 9-22—at Central Plains/ the Cougars. Bahr and fier Victoria headline a “I was pleasantly sur2—Hunter Haselhorst 19—Martina Menjoni LaCrosse, 4 Bartonek also contribtypically strong league prised by our passing,” 3—Ava Kenyon 23—Chloe Schenk 9-26—at Hoisington 4—Aleynah McVey 24/14—Johannah Baalmann Tournament, 10 uted. race.

Maier said. “When we 5—Kendal Dalton 9-29—at St. John/Victoria, 4 “We’re young, but we’ll “Our schedule helps were fresh, our hitting was 7—Abbi Bahr COUGAR SCHEDULE 10-3/5—at Bison JV 8—Taylor Croisant Healy Tournament (4-1) Tournament work on getting better tremendously when you good. As our season gets 10—Taylor Alloway 9-1—Stafford/Cunningham, 4 10-6—Ness City/Macksville, 4 in all areas — especially play against that compegoing, our setters Macie 11—Baleigh Drake 9-3—at LaCrosse/Macksville, 10-10—at Chase JV 14—Danica Bartonek 4 Tournament, 9 passing and serving,” tition every week,” she Wiltse and Danica Bar13—Macie Wiltse 9-8—at Ellinwood/Victoria, 4 10-13—at Ellinwood/Kinsley, 4 Maier said. said. “Than type of play tonek will get us going.”

15—Kyra Ball 9-12—at Otis-LaCrosse 10-17—at Kinsley, Central 16—Destiny Doyle Tournament, 9 Prairie Tournament Defending state chammakes you better every The defensive game pion Central Plains, week.” was sparked by Johan-

Cougar runners showcase trio

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

OTIS — State qualifier Peytan Butler leads a “terrific trio” of Otis-Bison cross country runners.

Butler placed 28th (18:39.19) in last year’s 1A state cross country meet at Wamego.

“Peytan has a good kick and finishes strong,” said Otis-Bison coach Stan Ewy. “He works hard in practice.”

Jayce Kohls placed 31stt at regionals last year.

“Jayce is a great leader, works hard in practice with great potential to qualify for state,” Ewy said. “Jayce is a ‘good even paced’ runner. Jayce

COUGAR RUNNERS SENIOR—Jayce Kohls (R 31st, 35nd; CPL 17th, 24th); Ike Bahr JUNIOR—Peytan Butler (S 28th, R 10th, CPL 9th) SCHEDULE 9-5—at Lake Barton, 9 9-12—at Pratt, 10 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4 9-24—at Larned, 4 10-1—at Ness City, 4 10-8—at Sterling, 4 10-15—CPL at Ness City, 4 10-24—1A regional 10-31—1A state at Wamego

is quiet and leads by example.”

First-year runner Ike Bahr, “ has a great attitude and gets better and stronger each and every practice.”

Second-year coach Ewy learned a lot about train-

ing and preparing his runners.

“I learned a lot last year as a first-year coach, so hopefully I can carry that to this year,” Ewy said.

“We need to hit the hills more this year. All three have great attitudes. They work well with my 7th and 8th grade runners.”

Ewy said the runners will challenge themselves to run with the pack.

“To be successful, all three runners need to run out quicker and stay in the top third,” he said. “It’s tough to get up with the top runners if you don’t.

Our goal is to work and improve each practice and improve our times in each meet.”

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Otis-Bison cross country runners are Ike Bahr, Peytan Butler, Jayce Kohls.

Cougars feature quarterback Foust

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

OTIS – Versatile OtisBison quarterback Kaden Foust provides the Cougars with a dualthreat threat in an EightMan 2 football District.

The Cougars (5-4) join Victoria (6-3), SylvanLucas (6-4), Otis-Bison (5-4), Central Plains (2-7), Tescott (2-7), Wilson (2-7) and Chase (2-7) in Eight-Man 2, District 5.

Foust rushed for 645 yards and nine scores. He passed for 563 yards and eight touchdowns to account for 1,208 yards.

Foust will operate the Cougars’ spread offense

COUGAR FOOTBALL Coach—Travis Starr (95-55-1, 16th year) RETURNING STARTERS—Nathan Roth, LB, 5-9, 160 Sr.; Kaden Foust, QB/DB, 6-1, 170 Jr.; Dalton Regan, WR/DB, 6-1, 155 Jr. 8-MAN 2, DISTRICT 5—Victoria (6-3, 3-2); Sylvan-Lucas (6-4, 3-2); Otis-Bison (5-4, 5-1); Central Plains (2-7, 1-4); Tescott (2-7, 2-4); Wilson (2-7, 0-5); Chase (2-7, 0-6) COUGAR ROSTER 1—Christian Roth, 5-6, 135, WR/DB, 11 2—Ky Schwartz, 5-9, 145, WR/DB, 10 3—Eston Juno,160, 9 7—Kaden Foust, 6-1, 170, QB/DB, 11 11—Bryce Frazier, 5-9, 140, RB/LB, 12 17—Gratton Dalton, 165, 9 21—Dalton Regan, 6-1, 160, 11 24—Ethan Schneider, 165, 12

that also returns Dalton Regan, who had 15 catches for 259 yards receiving and four touchdowns.

Defensive back Dalton Regan led the Cougars’ 3-3 defense with five interceptions and 23

25—Nathan Roth, 5-9, 160, 12 32—Lela Kenyon, 155, 9 43—Derrick Bishop, 6-2, 320, OL/DL, 10 45—Alex Jones, 5-10, 350, OL/DL, 10 52—Ethan Klaus, OL/DL, 215, 9 88—Trenton Hasenfratz, 185, 12 95—Chris Mitchell, 6-0, 260, OL/DL10 EIGHT-MAN 2, DISTRICT 5 9-4—St. John 9-11—*Sylvan/Lucas 9-18—*Central Plains 9-25—*at Wilson 10-2—*at Tescott 10-9—at South Barber 10-16—*Chase 10-23—*at Victoria 10-30—Eight-Man playoffs

tackles. Foust accounted for 53 tackles. Nathan Roth had 46 tackles and two sacks.

The Cougars are a perennial Eight-Man 2 playoff qualifier.

“We return several

upperclassmen that have varsity experience. Our team goals are to compete hard and earn a chance to be in the 8-man playoffs,” said Otis-Bison coach Travis Starr. “Our key to success

is staying healthy. Our young players have to develop and be ready to con-tribute.”

Starr said the offensive and defensive lines need to build with younger athletes.

“We need to fill vacan-

cies left by last year’s graduating class along the offensive and defensive lines,” Starr said. “Our numbers will be low but that shouldn’t prevent us from competing each night and improving throughout the season.”

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The 2020 Central Plains cross country team features Peyton Ryan, Joanna Donecker, Brian Whiterock, Monica Short and Ethan Hurley. Missing the team photo are Hannah Redetzke and Hunter Green.

Oiler runner a state contender

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

CLAFLIN — Central Plains runner Hannah Redetzke improved to 10th-place state medalist (21:26.45) after previous 13th and 26th-place state finishes.

“Hannah Redetzke has enjoyed a great career thus far, qualifying for the state meet all three years,” said Central Plains coach Rhiannon Weber. “She’s a dedicated runner who has worked

hard and logged quite a few miles.

She’s positioning herself to be a more competitive runner in the area and in 1A. She’s hoping to improve her time and standing this year.”

Monica Short placed 40th at state. Other regional runners feature Hunter Green (32nd), Joanna Donecker (39th), Brian Whiterock (54th) and Ethan Hurley (56th).

“We’ve had runners really build their mileage, so we’re off to a

stronger start,” Weber said. “We’ll see some significant improvements in times with the base that our runners have already built. We hope to be more competitive.

The biggest key will be keeping everyone healthy and injury free.”

Ninth-grader Peyton Ryan is a promising newcomer.

“Peyton Ryan will be a tremendous asset,” Weber said.

“He possesses a strong work ethic and a lot of ability. He’ll surprise a lot of people.”

CENTRAL PLAINS SENIORS—Ethan Hurley (R 56th, 56th, CPL, 21st); Hannah Redetzke (S 10th, 13th, 26th; R 6th, 7th, 7th; CPL, 4th); Monica Short (S 40th, R 9th); Brian Whiterock (R 54th, 82nd) JUNIORS—Hunter Green (R 32nd, CPL 3rd, 13th) SOPHOMORES—Joanna Donecker (R 39th) NINTH-GRADER—Peyton Ryan OILER CROSS COUNTRY 9-3—at Lake Barton, 3:30 9-10—at Hesston,3:30 10-17—at Stafford, 4 10-24—at Larned, 3:30 10-1—at Ness City, 4 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30 10-15—Central Prairie at Ness city, 4 10-24—1A regional 10-31—1A state, Wamego

‘Oiler Magic’ alive for volleyball

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

CLAFLIN — Last year was a storybook ending for Central Plains volleyball coach Lisa Crites. The Oilers erased three match points to shock Hope-Rural Vista 22-25, 25-22, 26-24 for the Oilers’ second state volleyball championship in school history. Lexi Oeser hit the matchwinning spike to finish off the final five points.

Crites’ daughter, Addison Crites, delivered the match’s crucial winners with a stunning 19 kills in the decisive third set for a memorable mother/ daughter moment.

Time-after-time, setters Kassidy Nixon and Riley Thompson served up perfect sets for Crites.

“It was a magical moment,” coach Crites said. “There are no perfect teams, but there are perfect moments.”

The Oilers had previously finished first (2015/2A); second (2016/2A) and third (2014/2A) in past state tournaments.

The 2019 Oilers (33-11) exceeded expectations with a legendary postseason run. Coach Crites said the 2020 Oiler seniors want to cement their own legacy.

1A all-state and 1A all-tournament S/OH Kassidy Nixon, OH Lexi Oeser (225 winners,

109 defensive digs, 77 service assists) and Ryenne Cunningham, 1A all-tournament, are two-year starters.

Nixon (273 winners, 491 ballhandling assists, 259 digs, 146 serves received) earned first-team AllCentral Prairie League honors. Cunningham contributed 143 winners and 53 service assists.

Other key veterans are L/DS Callie Zink,

OH/S Riley Thompson and MH/OPP Shaylah Kempke. Zink contributed 357 service receptions and 176 digs.

Thompson supplied 466 ballhandling assists and 127 defensive digs.

“Having experienced the highest level of success this team understands the level of commitment needed to continue,” Crites said.

“Our returning athletes

have come into the gym with a skill level that does not reflect a quarantine. The next step is to embrace the daily grind and take the reps to become even better players.”

Crites want the Oilers to play an aggressive, attacking style.

“Our goal is to play complete matches by developing the ability to quickly swing

CENTRAL PLAINS OILERS Coach—Lisa Crites (130-32, 5th)

33—Maryn Schmidt, 5-4, 9 36—Taylor Sheehy, 5-7, 9

OILER ROSTER 1—Anna Thielen, 5-3, 9 2—Mollie Steiner, 5-5, 9 3—Adrianne Togersen, 5-3, 121 4—Chyanne Warta, 5-4, 10 5—Kassidy Nixon, 5-8, 11 6—Riley Thompson, 5-6, 11 7—Emma Hickel, 5-6, 10 8—Addyson Ogle,5-6, 9 10—Cara Criswell, 5-6, 10 11—Ryenne Cunningham, 5-9, 12 12—Kristi Weeks, 5-6, 11 13—Lexi Oeser, 5-7, 12 14—Shaylah Kempke, 5-9, 11 18—Kashlin Beck, 5-7, 9 19—Callie Zink, 5-2, 12 21—Skylar Cullens, 5-3, 9 22—Kailynn Depperschmidt, 5-6, 11 24—Melisssa Donecker, 5-9, 9 26—Krystal Weeks, 5-8, 9

OILER SCHEDULE

9-12—at Ellsworth Tournament, 8 a.m.; at Hoisington JV Tournament, 9 a.m.

9-19—at Russell Tournament, 9 a.m.

9-21—Central Plains Quad, 4 9-22—Central Plains Triangular, 6 p.m.

9-26—at Hoisington Tournament, 9 a.m.

9-29—at Macksville, 4 10-3—at Sylvan-Lucas JV Tournament, 8 a.m.

10-6—at Victoria, 4 10-8—at Ellsworth, 5 10-10—at Chase JV Tournament, 8:30 10-13—Central Plains, 6 10-17—CPL Tournament at Kinsley, 9 a.m.

10-20—Central Plains Quad, 4 10-24—1A substate 10-30/31—1A state

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momentum when it begins to ebb,” Crites said.

The Oilers graduated a talented trio of all-stater Addison Crites, Rachel Lamatsch and Rebecca Stratmann.

“While it’s not easy to replace those positions, the team is putting in the time and effort to pick up where the team ended the season,” coach Crites said. “Our potential for success will be determined by the players’ ability to stay healthy. We have focus, playing together and for each other.”

The challenge is ahead of the Oilers.

“The Oilers will strive to stay healthy and

virus-free. We’ll stress communication, team chemistry and defenseto-offense transitions,” she said.

Crites said a bountiful and talented freshman class will battle for the remaining varsity rotations.

Ellinwood is a twotime Central Prairie League champion and Victoria also qualified for state volleyball last year. The CPL is always a challenge.

“Our league is always competitive because every match will be a battle,” she said. “We attend three tournaments with quality matchups at Ellsworth, Russell, and Hoisington.”

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Central Plains Oilers front row—Brynna Hammeke, Jennah Jeffrey, Kyla Metro; back row—Brooke Armstrong, Lauren Oeser, Elizeia Franson, Ashlyn Armstrong.

Oilers plan to double their fun

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CLAFLIN — With a fifth-place doubles team returning and half of a fourth-place doubles team, the Central Plains tennis team plan to double their fun.

Regional champions Bryanna Hammeke/Kyla Metro (32-5) finished fifth at state with a 9-3 victory over Ellsworth’s Jayce Cunningham/Jaide Talbott. Sterling’s Kinzie Comley/ Aubrey Anderson downed Hammeke/ Metro 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.

Hammeke and Metro are sophomores.

Fourth-place state and regional finisher Jennah Jeffrey teamed with graduate Zoe Potter for a 28-9 record after losing to 3-1A champion Kara

Koester/Karlee Osner 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals and 6-0, 6-3 to Sterling’s Comley/Anderson for third place.

Jeffrey will team with freshman Lauren Osner at No. 2 doubles.

“Our doubles teams should be very good,” said Central Plains coach Gary Bittner. “We should have a very competitive team.

Ashlyn Armstrong (2-13 singles), Brooke Armstrong and Elizeia Franson will compete for the two singles spots.

“Our singles players will improve as the season progresses,” Bittner said.

“I’ve got a nice group of play-ers who are fun to work with. They love to play the game and are hard-working. It will be enjoyable to watch the leadership of the experienced players and see the

growth of the newcomers.”

Bittner said the No. 1 doubles team will hit the ground running. All of the other players will improve meet-bymeet.

“We hope to improve with each practice and meet that we play,” he said. “We want to be playing our best tennis when the postseason arrives. Each player needs to put in the necessary work and hit the tennis ball with confidence. All of our tournaments are important.”

The Oilers scored 37 points to finish as 3-1A state runner-up behind Kansas City Christian (40 points).

Oilers’ three-time state runner-up Emily Ryan graduated after losing to three consecutive times in the finals to Kansas City Christian’s Lilly McNeill.

OILER ROSTER SENIORS—Brooke Armstrong (2-13 singles), Jennah Jeffrey (28-9 doubles) JUNIOR—Elizeia Franson SOPHOMORES—Ashlyn Armstrong, Bryanna Hammeke (32-5 doubles), Kyla Metro (32-5 doubles) NINTH-GRADER—Lauren Oeser SCHEDULE 9-1—at Ellsworth, 3 9-3—at Lindsborg JV, 3 9-8—at Hoisington, 3 9-10—at Lindsborg, 10 a.m.

9-12—at Hesston, 9 a.m.

9-17—Central Plains, 1 p.m.

9-21—at Hoisington JV, 3 9-22—Central Plains, 3; at Sterling JV, 3 9-24—at Lindsborg JV, 3 9-26—at Wakeeney, 9 a.m.

10-1—at Great Bend, 3 10-9/10—3-1A regional 10-16/17—3-1A state

Oilers’ football start slowed by virus

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CLAFLIN — Central Plains football coach Chris Steiner figured things would improve after an injury-plagued 2-7 season.

The coronavirus spoiled Steiner’s idea, sidelining for the Oilers for the first two weeks of the football season, forcing forfeit losses to Kinsley and Tescott. The Oilers will be more than two weeks behind every football team they play.

“It’s been a rough week around here,” Steiner said. “We drop our first two games as we in quarantine at this time.

We will not have our

14 mandatory practices until week 3 against Otis-Bison.”

The Oilers captured Eight-Man Division 1 state championships in 2014 and 2019.

Central Plains features eight returning starters on both sides of the football after younger players inherited playing time when seniors Lawson Oeser, Jerred Bieberle and J.J. Heredia were sidelined with season-ending injuries.

All-Central Prairie League center-nose guard Tyler Holmes (5-11, 244) owns a football scholarship offer from Sterling coach which Holmes termed, “awesome.” Holmes

OILER FOOTBALL COACH—Chris Steiner (79-29, 12th year) RETURNING STARTERS—Offense 8, Defense 8—Karter Beck TE/DE; Matt Donecker OL/DE; Tyler Holmes, C/NG; Cole Lamatsch RB/DB; Michael Laymon QB/LB; William Laymon OL/LB; Dawson McNeal RB/DB; Jacob Oberle TE-DB 8-MAN 2, DISTRICT 5—Victoria (6-3, 3-2); Sylvan-Lucas (6-4, 3-2); Otis-Bison (5-4, 5-1); Central Plains (2-7, 1-4); Tescott (2-7, 2-4); Wilson (2-7, 0-5); Chase (2-7, 0-6) OILER ROSTER 1—Karter Beck, 5-11, 161, TE/DE, 12 5—Hunter Klima, 5-10, 153, RB/LB, 9 6—Brayden Dulinsky, 5-9, 168, OL/DE, 10 7—Cole Lamatsch, 5-11, 165, RB/DB, 11 8—Joseph Bunch, 5-6, 150, TE/DB, 10 12—Jacob Oberle, 5-7, 153, TE/DB, 12 13—Michael Laymon, 6-0,163, QB/LB, 10 21—Jacob Togersen, 5-6, 114, RB/TE/DB, 9

led the Oilers with 74 tackles. He can squat 485 pounds and clean 325 pounds.

Quarterback Michael Laymon threw for 362 yards and four scores.

William Laymon rushed for 358 yards and four touchdowns and caught 169 receiving yards and three scores.

The Oilers drop to Eight-Man 2 for the first time in school history with Victoria (6-3), Sylvan-Lucas (6-4), Otis-Bison (5-4), Tescott (2-7), Wilson (2-7) and Chase (2-7).

Steiner wants to develop quality depth behind a solid starting lineup.

“We need young talented freshmen to

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learn quickly and step up and provide depth,” Steiner said. “Our goal is to improve each week and get better on both sides of the football. We must stay healthy and take one game at a time.

We need younger guys to play special teams spots to give starters some rest.”

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The 2020 Ellinwood Eagles volleyball team features 2 Kadie Bailey, 13 Caylee Rowan, 14 Brittany Simpson, 23 Bella Baker, 25 Mary Dimitt, 1 Hailey Gross, 3 Mya Maxwell, 21 Eliana Hernandez, 10/35 Anahi Mendez, 15 Gabby Jacobs, 12 Anna Ricker, 20 Kiley Stevenson. 7 Lauren Knop missed the team photo.

Eagles’ volleyball a rising power

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

ELLINWOOD — Twotime Central Prairie League champion Ellinwood missed its second goal of qualifying for the 2A state tournament when WaKeeney-Trego stunned the Eagles 17-25, 25-23, 25-21 in substate semifinal play.

With six players with experience, No. 4 stateranked Ellinwood (32-5) is poised for a threepeat in the CPL. The Eagles qualified for the state tournament in 2018 for the first time since 1997.

“We set a goal of striving to win the CPL championship and earn a state berth as substate champions,” Maxwell said. “We’ve looked forward to this senior class for a long time, so expectations and excitement are very high.

We have potential to accomplish all of our goals if we progress in terms of development

and production on the court.”

Ellinwood’s leader is all-state four-year starter Mya Maxwell, a versatile setter and outside hitter.

The multi-All-CPL player contributed a team leading 342 winners, 271 defensive digs, 310 ballhandling assists, 107 serves received and 86 serving assists.

“Mya is our ultimate leader in multiple ways,” coach Maxwell said. “She’s worked extremely hard to prepare for this season and is primed to have a big season. She will lead her team and continue to add to her Ellinwood career and singleseason records.”

All-Central Prairie League Libero Anahi Mendez led the defense with 402 defensuve digs, 395 serves receieved and 65 service assists.

“Anahi Mendez continues to build her skills and mentality as our defensive anchor and leader on the court,”

Maxwell said.

Hailey Gross (319 serves received, 172 digs, 55 winners, 32 service assists) and Eliana Hernandez will anchor the right side offense.

“Seniors Hailey Gross and Eliana Hernandez will be utilized to maximize their individual strengths on the right side,” Maxwell said.

Setter Mary Dimitt (345 ballhandling assists, 170 digs, 97 serves received and 53 service assists) is the Eagles’ second-most versatile player. Gabby Jacobs will anchor the middle.

“Junior Mary Dimitt has really embraced her role a setter and spent a lot of time improving her overall play this summer,” Maxwell said.

“Sophomore Gabby Jacobs is poised to have an excellent season. She attacks the volleyball with a new confidence and aggression that will be vital to our success.”

Maxwell wants to

EAGLE ROSTER 1—Hailey Gross, OPP, 5-6, 12 2—Kadie Bailey, 5-5, OH/DS, 9 3—Mya Maxwell, S/OH, 5-7, 12 7—Lauren Knop, 5-7, OH, 10 10/35—Anahi Mendez, 5-4, L, 12 12—Anna Ricker, 5-9, MID, 10 13—Caylee Rowan, 5-4, S/DS, 9 14—Brittany Simpson, 5-9, MID/S, 10 15—Gabby Jacobs, 5-10, MID/S, 10 20—Kiley Stevenson, 5-6, MID, 10 21—Eliana Hernandez, 5-8, OPP, 12 23—Bella Baker, 5-7, OH/S, 10 25—Mary Dimitt, 5-6, S, 11 EAGLE SCHEDULE

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continue to play an aggressve, attacking style.

“We’re focused on stronger and more assertive defensive net play as well,” he said. “We want to create a more balanced offense with contributors across the board.”

Maxwell said newcomers Bella Baker and Brittany Simpson have shown they can contribute athletically and mentally at a very high level. They bring a high level of athleticism and gain some mobility and speed. They replace what we lost in transfers

9-3—at Ellsworth/Sterling, 5 9-8—Victoria/Otis-Bison, 4 9-10—at Plainville, 5 9-12—at Ellsworth Tounament, 8; at Lyons JV Tournament, 9 9-17—at Smoky Valley/Great Bend, 5 9-22—St. John/Macksville, 4 9-24—at Larned/Hill City/Hoisington, 4 9-26—at Lyons Tournament, 9 9-29—at Ness City/LaCrosse, 4 10-6—at Victoria/Central Plains, 4 10-13—Otis-Bison/Kinsley, 4 10-15—at Larned, 5 10-17—Central Prairie League at Kinsley, 9 10-24—at 2A substate 10-30/31—at 2A state, Dodge City

and an online student due to COVID.” Maxwell expresses concern about keeping everyone on target with the health issues regarding the coronavirus.

“A key to the season is overcoming the adversity everyone is facing with the masks and health issues,” he said. “We’ve got to stay healthy and minimizing risks in our control. We’ll make personal off-the-court sacrifices to insure we get to play volleyball.”

The Eagles swept 1A state champion Central

Plains last year and finished unbeaten against CPL teams. Losses came against Great Bend, Nickerson, Sterling and Little River.

“Central Plains is the 1A defending state champion and Victoria was a state qualifier which will be better,” Maxwell said. “St. John is always athletic and coached very well by Trish Wade. The CPL is always extremely tough.

We take great pride in playing the teams. I have a ton of respect for many of the coaches and athletes.”

EHS football begins new era

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

ELLINWOOD – Hillsboro Trojan graduate Alex Nuss launched his Zoom call and a few days later, Ellinwood High School had hired its new football coach and athletic director.

“Having to interview via Zoom was definitely different,” Nuss said.

“The timeline was fast and furious. I applied, interviewed, and was hired in a short period of time.”

Nuss was a 6-4, 230pound center who played football at Hutchinson Community College after the 3A semifinalist Trojans finished 9-4 in 2006. Nuss coached the past three years as defensive line coach at Campus High School after two seasons as offensive coordinator at Larned.

Nuss faces an daunting challenge with 2A state runner-up Smith Center, 2A semifinalist Plainville, playoff qualifier Inman, Oakley and Salina Sacred Heart in 1A district play. The Eagles’ last playoff appearance came 16 years ago. Ellinwood’s last playoff victory, 23-6 over Hillsboro, occurred 31 years ago.

“We’re going to see

some of the best traditional powerhouse football teams in the state the next two years,” Nuss said. “We’ll have opportunities to compete against some of the best teams and see what a traditionally successful program looks like.”

Nuss believes it’s a challenge to reverse Ellinwood’s recent football fortunes in its third year of 11-man football.

The Eagles (1-8) enjoyed its last winning record 6-3 in 2015.

“Ellinwood can be successful. We have to buy in and believe that we can be successful. We have to change the mindset and build the culture of a successful program,” he said.

“We want to rise up off the floor, dust ourselves off, and get to work. Our goal is to compete for four quarters. We have to eliminate mistakes. We’ve worked on that since day 1.”

Nuss said the Eagles have a rare opportunity to cast a positive light on their football program.

“No one in the state expects us to compete with some teams on our schedule,” he said. “We’re the ‘Homecoming Tour,’ because I’m guessing we’ll be a lot of opponents’ Homecoming game. But

ELLINWOOD EAGLES 1A DISTRICT 3—Smith Center 12-1 (3-0), Plainville 10-2 (3-0), Ell-Saline 7-3 (2-1), Inman 6-5 (2-1), Oakley 3-6 (1-2), Ellinwood 1-8 (0-5), Salina Sacred Heart 0-9 (0-3) EAGLE ROSTER 2—Caleb Robl, 6-1, 146, QB/WR/FS, 12 3—Lane Klepper, 5-10, 152, WR/DB, 12 5—Alex Brack, 9 6—Drew Heinz, 5-8, 118, QB/FS/CB, 9 7—Cody Zink, 6-1, 165, WR, 12 8—Logan Panning, 5-8, 123, 9 9—Aiden Ricker, 6-0, 162, TE/DE/OLB, 12 10—Nathan Ringwald, 6-0,140, WR/CB, 12 11—Tyler Stuhlsatz, 6-2, 160, 11 12—Evan Ringwald, 9 13—Bryan Jaske, 5-5, 140, FB/OLB, 9 20—Colby Heinz, 5-5, 136, RB/CB, 11 21—Eli Hernandez, 5-10, 150, RB/CB, 12 22—Rylan Wirtz, 5-10, 125, OLB, 9 22—Michael Rouse, WR/DB, 11 23—Matthew Cook, 5-9, 140, 10

if we win the games we’re capable of winning and compete with all the teams on our schedule, people will look at the program in a different light.”

Nuss said he will build a wide-open offense around five talented players. * Quarterback Nathan Ringwald is a smart, dualthreat player who understands the offense. * Receiver Lane Klepper is a reliable target who runs sharp routes who features solid hands. * Tight end Gage Hosman is a big target with good hands. * Halfback Eli Hernandez is a physical back who runs hard and is tough to bring down. * Fullback Aiden Ricker is a very smart player,

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willing to do what has to be done for the team to be successful.

Nuss plans to operate a pro shotgun formation with a spread offensive scheme. Elinwood’s big-

ful and make plays,” Nuss said. “Our offense will stress a power run game and a downfield pass attack at the same time.”

Ellinwood’s defense will play a 3-3 stack to take advantage of its quickness.

“We’re not a big team, so this fits our players well,” he said. “We’re trying to put our athletes in position to make plays.

We can put pressure on the quarterback and defend the run while having coverage options.”

gest question mark is whather an undersized offensive and defensive line is able to compete at the line of scrimmage.

“We’ll put our athletes in position to be success-

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Eagle girls carry great expectations

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

2A state champion Erin Hammeke

ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood’s defending 2A state champion Erin Hammeke provides a high-quality runner. Last year’s 28thplace finisher Ashtin Klepper and Gracie Schlessiger also competed for the Eagles’ 2A state champion in 2018.

“Erin Hammeke and Ashtin Klepper look to end their high school careers on a high note,” said Ellinwood fifth-year coach Andrew Cherry.

“Erin and Ashtin are going to start off strong and stay there, but the rest of the team will gain confidence as the season continues. Our girls have a really good chance to be great this season.”

Cherry expects steady improvement from his other runners.

“These girls really get along well and work hard to push each other,” he said. “That is going to be the key. If they focus at practice every day as an opportunity to improve, this can turn into a really good team. The girls squad will get better as we get further into the meets.”

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Hannah Winget will close out our girls team.

“Their middle school racing experience will really be good for us,” Cherry said. “Having these two girls come in with lots of racing experience, we are going to see the back end of our team three through six be very competitive in the middle of the races.

They will start running together to keep pushing each other.”

After missing last spring’s track season, Cherry is anxious to watch the runners compete.

“We want to see them compete and improve,” he said. “It’s going to be a joy to coach this season.

We have two senior girls that I am going to enjoy every workout and race – knowing it is my last one with them. They have made a major impact on our program and me as a coach. I am very excited to see if we can get them to go out on top. Missing out on teaching/coaching last spring reminds me how much I love to do it.

Being around this group of kids is enjoyable and I am excited to see what they can do.”

Fifth-place Central Prairie medalist Asher

EAGLE ROSTER SENIORS—Erin Hammeke (S 1st, 4th, 11th; R 2nd, 3rd, 4th; CPL 1st, 2nd); Ashtin Klepper (S 8th, 11th, 28th; R 3rd; CPL 2nd); Logan Sturtz (R 59th, CPL 26th) JUNIORS—Kaden Baird (R 28th, 45th; CPL 12th); Gus Corbett (R 62nd); Presten McCord (R 54th, 72nd); Gracie Schlessiger (S 71st, 89th; R 21st, 34th; CPL 8th) SOPHOMORES—Sam Brauer (R 44th, CPL 22nd), Chase Gibson; Asher Miller (R 12th, CPL 5th), Brooklin Morgan (S 67th; R 19th) NINTH-GRADERS—Alex Cowling, Allison Ricker, Cole Ringwald, Hannah Wingert SCHEDULE 9-3—at Lindsborg, 3 9-8—at Hutchinson, 4 9-12—at Wamego, 9 a.m.

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Miller joins Kaden Baird and Sam Brauer for a solid top three.

“We have a front runner in Asher Miller and a group of five boys who will push for four scoring spots,” Cherry said. “They compete against each other in practice. With eight boys they will push to get into varsity races.

Our boys are going to be as strong a team as I have had in Ellinwood.”

Cherry sees potential to compete in the Central Prairie League with an

outside chance to qualify for the 2A state meet if everyone runs on the same page.

“I’m excited to see what our boys are going to do,” he said. “There is a different level of focus and dedication in this group.

We will see that during race time when we are going to run well. We’re excited about the future of this boys team.”

Chase Gibson and Cole Ringwald are promising newcomers.

“Getting both of them out is going to make us better,” Cherry said. “Both boys are very competitive.

They will go out and compete with anyone and they will push our returners.”

Cherry looks forward to the midseason meet at the state course at Wamego, as well as Halstead and Sterling.

“Wamego is always a good meet because we get to race on the state course against state level competition,” he said. “Any chance we race against those top-tier teams, we will learn something about us as racers. Both teams we will continue to grow throughout the year.

It will be fun to see where we are at the end of the season.”

Ellinwood tennis features experience

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

ELLINWOOD — Ellinwood’s tennis standouts Wittney Hammeke and Monica Hammeke both own state-tournament experience, which gives the Eagles an ad-vantage.

Wittney Hammeke teamed with Taryn Robl for a 16-13 doubles record with a state-tournament bid in 2018. Monica Hammeke joined Taryn Robl for a 16-11 record and fifth-place state finish in 2019.

Monica Hammeke has competed at No. 1 and No. 2 sin-gles and No. 1 and 2 doubles during her career.

“Wittney and Monica have both qualified for state in their high school careers,” said Ellinwood coach Tyson Revell. “In their last season, we hope they can both make it one way or another. They have worked this summer to get

ELLINWOOD EAGLES SENIORS—Wittney Hammeke (S 5-7; D 16-13), Monica Hammeke (D 16-11; S 12-18), Daphne Doll (D 6-16) JUNIOR—Grace Hoskins SOPHOMORE—Madisyn Schloctermeier (D 6-16) NINTH-GRADE—Kiley Troyer ELLINWOOD SCHEDULE 9-1—at Ellsworth 9-3—at Larned 9-12—at Great Bend 9-15—Ellinwood 9-17—at Larned 9-19—at Kingman 9-24—at Greensburg 10-1—at Claflin 10-8/9—3-1A regional 10-16/17—3-1A state

where they need to be.

Revell will mix and match his lineup to guarantee their best chance in postseason play.

“Our lineup is going to change from meet-tomeet,” he said. “We want to test each girl mentally on what they really want to do to succeed at the end of the season. In my mind, I have what I want us to

finish at, but it may not happen that way.”

Daphne Doll and Madisyn Schloctermeier finished 6-16 in doubles last year.

“Daphne has improved a ton,” Revell said. “She’s such a competitor that losing a match drives her to become a better player.

Madisyn has a bright future. She understands what she needs to do to win.”

Newcomers are Grace Hoskins and Kiley Troyer.

“Grace Hoskins has been great to work with because of her ability to listen and adapt,” Revell said. “She came out this summer to gauge her interest in tennis for the first time since middle school. Kiley Troyer will have success soon. She has a lot of upside. She’s very smart with the concepts of tennis. She will learn more as she watches our seniors compete.”

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GB girls headline cross country

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After a banner year, the Great Bend girls take center stage for the Panther cross country teams.

The Panther girls feature five state qualifiers from an eighth-place 5A state team.

The Panthers captured the Western Athletic Conference cross country title for the first time in nine years with a 31-point score that beat Dodge City by 20 points at Victoria’s Sand Plum Nature Course.

Great Bend cross country coach Lyles Lashley is optimistic the Panther girls will contend for Western Athletic and regional success.

“We’ll be in the hunt for the league title and regionals. We’re excited about the girls’ season,” Lashley said. “We’ve got good freshmen who will contribute. We expect a little more depth than last year. We’ll be there for league. Dodge City’s girls ran well last year and Hays High has a good middle group coming up.

Third-place WAC medalist Emilia Diaz earned the 12th-place

Emilia Diaz and McKenna Esfeld PANTHER ROSTER SENIORS—Mathew Huslig (S 101st, R 39th, WAC 22nd) JUNIORS—Emilia Diaz (S 12th, 32nd; R 3rd, 5th; WAC 3rd, 3rd), Brody Feist; Emma Loomis (S 54th, R 9th, 34th; WAC 9th, 17th), Hannah Loomis (S 93rd, R 28th, WAC 26th, 28th), Amy To (WAC 43rd), Malachi Wasson (STATE—98th; REGIONAL—33rd) SOPHOMORES—Anna Campbell, Kaiden Esfeld (S 31st, R 3rd, WAC 3rd), Reagan Huslig, Haley McCormick (S 41st, R 15th, WAC 10th), August Siefkes (S 97th, R 40th; WAC 30th)

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gust Siefkes (97th).

“Emilia Diaz has worked hard to take a step up. She’s enjoyed a really great summer of training.

Emma Loomis has had a good summer too.”

Freshmen who will push for varsity spots are Morgan Beckwith, Eliana Jackson and Addy Nicholson.

“We’ll stay competitive on the girls side,” Lashley said.

“We’ve got some quality runners who are freshmen and some good ones coming up. Our little kids track program is paying off.”

It’s rebuild time for the Great Bend’s boys, who have placed fifth, sixth, seventh and 10th at the 5A state meet the past four years.

Kaden Esfeld placed third in the WAC and 31st at 5A state. Matthew Huslig placed 22nd at WAC and 101st at the state meet.

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“It’s a building year, but we’re moving forward,” Lashley said. “We’ll put some guys out there who have never run cross country this year. It’ll be throwing some freshmen to the ‘wolves.’ We do have a good eighth-grade class coming up in a year.”

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Panther tennis features experience

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Great Bend’s tennis “dream-team,” coaching staff returns intact with head coach Zac Bartel assisted by Shannon Schartz, a 50-year coaching Great Bend Hall of Famer and Randy Moyers.

With singles standouts Remi Ingram (19-16) and Anna Popp (21-10) and doubles partners Madison Huslig/Mya Ward (15-16) and doubles player Abbie Moyers (24-8) returning, the Panther tennis team has promise of a dream-cometrue season.

No. 1 singles Ingram returns and Moyers/Popp will an-chor the No. 1 doubles spot. Huslig/Ward return in dou-bles.

“We return five players from last year’s varsity team.

The No. 1 spots are pretty solid with Remi Ingram at No. 1 singles and Abbie Moyers and Anna Popp at No. 1 doubles,” Bartel said.

“We hopefully get a high quality win or two early to help for regional seeding and get off to a good start. There will be good competition for the No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles spots.”

The Panthers placed as Western Athletic runner-up with 12 points, one point behind champion Garden City. No. 1 singles Ingram edged Hays High’s Lynsie Linenberger 8-7 (7-2) and No. 1 doubles Moyers/Alexis Folkerts beat Garden City’s Hannah Kipp/Carole Gallia 8-4 for first place.

“We should be very competitive in the WAC,” Bartel said. “If all goes well, we’ll be in the mix for the WAC championship and feature potential state qualifiers. The outlook is very optimistic. We had good participation in our summer tennis program.”

Folkerts/Moyers won a regional doubles match and In-gram, Popp and Huslig/ Ward lost first-round regional matches last year.

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Bartel said he’s cautiously optimistic that the 2020 season will go forward.

“Our goal right now is to have a season, so we’re putting in extra precautions at practice to help with social distancing,” he said.

PANTHER TENNIS SENIORS—McKenna Cape, Grace Dougherty, Madison Huslig (D 15-16), Remi Ingram (S 19-16), Abbie Moyers (24-8), Dinah Newman, Mollie Phillips, Anna Popp (S 21-10), Ruth Williams JUNIORS—Laura Daniel, Tania Molina, Abby Muth SOPHOMORES—Sahara Rhiza, Jade Sanchez, Lakyn Smith, Mya Ward (D 15-16) NINTH-GRADERS—MaKenna Haas,

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Panther golf features quartet

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

Great Bend’s returning state qualifier Ashlyn Harbaugh headlines four returning varsity players for the Panthers’ girls golf team. Harbaugh placed 69th (117) in the 5A state tournament at Emporia Golf Course. Harbaugh placed 17th at regionals (96) at Salina Municipal Golf Course.

“Ashlyn is a state qualifier last year and hopes to lead the team,” said Great Bend coach Travis McAtee. “We’re happy to return four varsity players from last year’s regional team and two others with

Allyson Kaiser

Kirsten Miessler

Ashlyn Harbaugh

Kendyl Henning

varsity experience. These girls will step up to replace two quality players that

graduated.”

Panthers Kendyl Henning, Kirsten Miessler

and Allyson Kaiser return from a fourth-place regional team (385) at Salina.

“Each of the girls dedicated time this summer

in improving their game,” McAtee said. “They should help us at the varsity level.

We hope to be competitive in the WAC and challenge at regionals to go to state.

PANTHER GOLF SENIORS—Dakota Baldwin, Ashlyn Harbaugh (S 69th, 117; R 17th, 96); Kendyl Henning (R, 24th, 101); Paige Lamb, Halle Latham, Kirsten Miessler (R 25th, 102) JUNIORS—Sidney Cooper, Allyson Kaiser (R 28th, 104), Daltry Kurth NINTH-GRADERS—Annah Baldwin, Clarissa Bashor, Cailee Moeder, Kylee Mohr, Maleigha Ribordy GIRLS GOLF 8-31—at Hays, 3

We had a good summer as 11 girls attended multiple sessions of our summer golf program.”

McAtee would like to develop players who can contribute to the varsity lineup.

“Keys to our success will be building confidence and building team depth throughout the season,” McAtee said. “We want to put six girls on the golf course that contribute to four-player total.”

Five freshmen deliver promise for the future.

“We’re happy to have five freshmen, and we’re seeing good things early from them,” he said.

“We’re encouraged by their potential and their willingness to be coachable and improve.”

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The 2020 Larned Indian football team features front row—Taylor Martin, Jace Snyder, Jack Stelter, Dillan Smith, Alex Troughton, Ethan Haas, Gunnar Cline; second row— Reed McNett, Brett Kirby, Josh Kramer, Kaden Pontius, Andreus Tucker, Trevor Bartz, Connor Upson; third row—Nick Ratzlaff, Creighton Haney, Ian Orth, Matt Figger, Riley Pontius, Qwintin Camarillo, Jayden Smith, Gage Donnecker; fourth row—Talon Reynolds, Brayson Bird, Jacob Colglazier, Connor Genuik, Ty Smith, Ethan Lemuz, Hunter Donnecker, Eian Sanders; fifth row—Fernando Herrera, Logan Erway, Luke Wilson, Carlos Ibarra, Sammy Webster, Johnathan Ortivez, Brady Hope, Cordell Hammeke; sixth row—Ricky Slattery, Kadan Auble, Cade Parr, Sergio Holguin, Michael Graff, Cade Colglazier, Luke Fischer; Larned coaches Tim Coles, Mike Hensley, Carl Nolan, head coach Tad Remy, Charles MacNeil, Cody Coleman. Missing the team photo are Carter Atteberry, Sam Dowell, Connor Dill, Dakota Mawhirter, Landon Ellis.

Experienced Indians face challenge

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

LARNED — Tad Remy’s goal of being a competitive football field was halfway home last year in a 4-5 season that ended with a 44-6 loss to Beloit. The Indians lost their final three games after All-CKL Mason Perez was sidelined with an injury.

That old injury bug already bit the Indians in preseason with All-CKL tackle Taylor Martin sidelined with a knee injury.

“Our goals are to always playing our best football at the end of the season and make the playoffs,” Remy said.

“We’ll embrace the idea of getting better every day. We had ability to win playoff games, but peaked early in district play. We need to avoid that.”

Three-year starting QB Dillan Smith threw for 1,352 yards and 17 touchdowns last year. RB Jace Snyder rushed for 290 yards and one score. WR Luke Wilson scored twice off eight catches for 77 yards. Wide receivers Jack Stelter, Andreus Tucker and Fernando Herrera and backs Logan Erway and Gunnar Cline will be offensive weapons.

“We like to throw the ball, but there were games where we ran it twice as often as we passed it,” Remy said. “We were on the dot, 50/50 run pass. It just happened to play out that way. We feel confident we have good offensive players who can deliver.

LARNED INDIANS Head coach—Tad Remy (4-14, 3rd) 3A DISTRICT 8—Cheney (9-3, 4-1); Pratt (2-7, 1-4); Hugoton (4-5, 4-1); Larned (4-5, 3-2); Holcomb (4-5, 3-2); Nickerson (4-5, 3-2) RETURNING STARTERS—RB/LB Trevor Bartz; WR/OLB Gunnar Cline; RB/LB Logan Erway; PK Fernando Herrera; WR/LB Creighton Haney; G/DE Josh Kramer; LB Carlos Ibarra; DB Kade Pontius; QB/DB Dillan Smith; RB/DL Jace Snyder; WR/CB Luke Wilson.

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Larned quarterback Dillan Smith carries the ball down the sideline against Hoisington last season.

We overhauled our offense and liked the results.

Understanding individual offensive plays is relatively easy, understanding and executing the entire offense is the next step.”

Remy said Smith has experience to execute the offense.

“We believe in taking what the defense gives us,” Remy said. “We will be able to be effective passing and running.”

Guard Josh Kramer will anchor an inexperienced offensive line.

“Josh Kramer on the offensive line is a three year starter,” Remy said.

“We return quite a bit of

experience at pretty much every level.”

Linebackers Trevor Bartz, Logan Erway, Carlos Ibarra and Gunnar Cline figure to be the heart of the defense.

Defensive backs Dillan Smith, CB Luke Wilson and DB Kade Pontius return in the secondary.

“We have a reliable set of linebackers and a good group of defensive backs who are willing to fly around and hit people,” Remy said. “We return seven starters so we should be in a good spot if we tackle well and play with the required effort.

But we need depth on the

defensive line. This will be an opportunity for underclassmen to earn varsity playing time.”

After starting 4-2, the Indians lost their final three games. An evenlymatched 3A District features Cheney (9-3), Hugoton (4-5), Holcomb (4-5), Nickerson (4-5) and Pratt (2-7).

“There were many things that went right for us last year and we can learn from that,” Remy said. “But we had some issues late in the season that prevented us from achieving our full potential and we must also learn from those shortcomings.”

INDIAN ROSTER 2—Luke Wilson, WR/CB, 6-1, 170, 11 3—Dillan Smith, QB/DB, 6-2, 170, 12 5—Kaden Auble, WR/CB, 5-5, 135, 10 7—Jayden Smith, WR/CB, 5-8, 140, 10 8—Jace Snyder, RB/DL, 5-11, 205, 12 11—Connor Guniuk, QB/DB, 5-7, 150, 10 12—Riley Pontius, QB/CB, 5-7, 125, 10 13—Ian Orth, CB/FS, 5-6, 130, 11 13—Braydon Lemuz, RB/DB, 5-9, 170, 12 17—Fernando Herrera, WR/DB/PK, 6-0, 145, 11 19—Eathan Lemuz, WR/LB, 5-9, 155, 10 21—Gunnar Cline, WR/OLB, 5-11, 165, 12 23—Gatlin Hoch, WR/FS, 5-7, 130, 11 24—Logan Erway, RB/LB, 5-9, 175, 11 26—Nick Ratzlaff, RB/LB, 5-5, 135, 10 27—Brayson Bird, WR/FS, 5-7, 135, 11 32—Creighton Haney, WR/LB, 5-8, 150, 11 33—Kaden Pontius, WR/FS, 5-11, 155, 12 34—Caleb Sanger, RB/LB, 5-5, 135, 10 45—Trevor Bartz, RB/OLB, 5-7, 170, 12 50—Matthew Figger, OL/LB, 5-7, 150, 10 52—Carlos Ibarra, T/MLB, 6-3, 205, 11 55—Taylor Martin, T/DE, 6-5, 287, 12 56—Carter Atteberry, G/DE, 5-10, 190, 10 60—Shane Foster, Ol/DL, 5-8, 265, 11 62—Josh Kramer, G/DE, 5-10, 180, 12 64—Jayden Woods,T/DE, 6-1, 215, 10 66—Bryce Stahlecker, G/DE, 5-9. 185, 11 70—Eian Sanders, Ol/DL, 5-8, 170, 10 72—Sammy Dowell, OL/DL, 5-5, 160, 10 74—Quade Cobb, T/DE, 5-7, 190, 11 75—Dakota Mawhirter, OL/DL, 5-10, 150, 11 76—Sammy Webster, OL/DL, 5-9, 170, 11 77—Hunter Donecker, OL/DL, 5-8, 250, 11 79—Reed McNett, DE, 5-10, 240, 12 84—Connor Upson, WR/DL, 5-10, 185, 12 FOOTBALL *3A DISTRICT 8 9-4—Lyons 9-11—Hoisington 9-18—at Haven 9-25—*Pratt 10-2—*at Holcomb 10-9—*Nickerson 10-16—*at Hugoton 10-23—*at Cheney 10-30—3A playoffs

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The 2020 Larned Indian volleyball team features front row—Emma Thompson, Cagney Lemuz, Jayme Hagerman, Liz Herrera; second row—Faith Crandall, Tiffany Nelson, Jaidyn Pinkston, Savannah Smith, Annie Cox; third row—Ally Belt, Reagan Krehbiel, Kiana Meyer, Skye Feldman, Aysjah Reynoso, Kalei Bauer, Coach Amy Wilson; fourth row—Coach Jordahn Worden, Paisley Lovesee, Nikki Taylor, Cadee Upson, Camryn Ettleman, Julie Tapia, Coach Lucia Hagerman. Missing the team photo were Skye Thomas, Cortney Craft and Vitoria Penewit.

Larned spikers target improvement

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

LARNED — With two returning starters, Larned’s volleyball team is optimistic about some improvement.

The Indians (2-33, 0-9 CKL) went winless against Central Kansas League competition last season. The Indians earned a pair of victories over LaCrosse 25-8, 25-15 and Wichita Life 25-9, 25-6 at the Kingman Tournament.

Surprisingly, the Indians

battled hard in three-set losses against 1A state champion Central Plains 21-25, 25-22, 25-13; and 4A state qualifier Nickerson 14-25, 25-9, 27-25 in their best match of the season. The Indians also lost three-set matches to Ellinwood, Hill City, Hoisington and Pratt.

Larned fifth-year head coach Amy Wilson said she likes her team’s positive attitude and ability to work hard on their skills to improve.

“I love working with these

girls,’ Wilson said. “They have good chemistry and are allaround good kids!”

Middle hitter Julia Tapia and setter Nikki Taylor are returning senior starters. Junior Libero/outside hitter Cagney Lemuz and outside-hitter/setter Jayme Hagerman gained varsity experience last year.

Wilson said the Indians had potential to move up a level.

“In addition to three seniors who graduated, we lost three starters to transfers and early graduation,” she said.

LARNED INDIANS 2—Nikki Taylor, 5-10, S, 12 2—Cortney Craft, 5-2, S, 9 3—Julie Tapia, 5-8, MID, 12 1/4—Cagney Lemuz, 5-3, LIB/OH, 11 4—Kalei Bauer, 5-2, OH, 11 5—Emma Thompson, 5-7, OH/MID, 9 6—Skye Thomas, 5-7, MID, 11 6—Cadee Upson, 6-0, MID, 9 7—Savannah Smith, 5-6, OH, 10 8—Reagan Krehbiel, 5-4, DS/S, 11 9—Jaidyn Pinkston, 5-5, S/RS, 9 10—Victoria Penewit, 5-5, OH, 9 10—Aysjah Reynoso, 5-4, S/RS, 9 12—Liz Herrera, 5-5, OH, 10 12—Ally Belt, 5-4, S, 9 15—Annie Cox, 5-7, OH, 9 16—Faith Crandall, 5-4, MID, 11 17—Kiana Meyer, 5-4, L/OH, 10 19—Skye Feldman, 5-5, OH, 9 19—Camryn Ettleman, 6-0, MID, 9 20—Jayme Hagerman, 5-5, OH/S, 10

21—Paisley Lovesee, 5-7, OH, 12 22—Tiffany Nelson, 5-5, DS, L, 12 SCHEDULE 8-29—Central Kansas League at Hoisington, 9 9-3—St. John/Lyons, 5 9-8—at Chaparral 9-12—at Hoisington JV Tournament, 9 9-15—Hoisington, 5 9-17—Cimarron 9-19—at Russell Tournament, 9 9-21—at Hays TMP 9-22—Hillsboro/Halstead, 5 9-24—Ellinwood/Hill City, 4 9-29—at Lindsborg/Haven, 5 10-1—Inman/Medicine Lodge, 5 10-3—at Kingman Tournament, 8:30 10-6—at Nickerson/Hesston, 5 10-8—at Hays/LaCrosse, 3:30 10-13—Haven/Russell, 5 10-15—Ellinwood/St. John, 4:45 10-24—at 3A substate

Larned tennis returns quartet

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

LARNED — State qualifiers Audrey Manry and doubles qualifier Ava Mull/Ella McNett headline Larned’s returning third-place Central Kansas League tennis finisher.

Larned placed third in the Central Kansas League behind champion Hesston and runner-up Smoky Valley.

The CKL will be very

tough again,” said Larned coach Mark Lessard.

Audrey Manry (21-12) lost 6-2, 6-1 to Colby’s MacKenzie Dodson and 9-7 to Scott City’s Abbi LeBeau at the 3-1A state meet. She placed fourth at regional with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to Ashland’s Victoria Milborn. Manry beat Hoisington’s Audrie Harms 9-7 for fifth place at the CKL meet.

Audrey Manry will start at No. 1 singles and Sarah

LARNED ROSTER SENIORS—Audrey Manry (2112, STATE 0-2; REG 4th; CKL 5th), Sarah MacMahon JUNIORS—Samantha Haney, Kathryn Holt (14-11, CKL 3rd), Ava Mull (21-9 doubles, 5th CKL), Jordanne Wagner SOPHOMORES—Sarah Manry, Ella McNett (21-9, STATE 0-2; REG 6th; CKL 5th), Kimberly Pfortmiller NINTH-GRADERS—Arianna Hemken, Breanna Hemken, Abby Holt, Tristiana Moss, Reese Watkins

Manry will play No. 2 singles.

GIRLS TENNIS SCHEDULE 9-3—Larned, 3 9-8—at Great Bend, 3 9-12—at Pratt, 9 9-15—at Ellinwood, 1 9-17—Larned, 3 9-22—at Claflin, 3 9-29—at Ellsworth, 3 10-2—CKL at Pratt, 9 10-9/10—at 3-1A regional 10-16/17—at 3-1A state, Wichita

Mull/McNett (21-9) lost 6-3, 6-1 to Smoky

Valley’s Elaina McMillan/Emily Jones and 9-1 to Smoky Valley’s Rachel Yenni/Karik Elliott at 3-1A state last year. Ellinwood’s Monica Hammeke/Taryn Robl downed Mull/McNett 6-2, 6-4 for fifth place at regionals. Mull/McNett placed fifth at CKL with a 9-2 win over Pratt’s Vanessa Leckner/Rachel Reichenberger.

Last year’s No. 2 singles player Kathryn Holt (1411) with team with Abby

Holt at No. 2 doubles.

“We’ll see how this lineup goes and will make adjustments if needed,” Lessard said. “The girls have worked hard so far, and I’m looking forward to a great season.”

Lessard is pleased the 2020 fall season is underway.

“We’re thankful to have the opportunity for the girls to play this fall after the boys season was cancelled last spring.”

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Indian runners hit reset LARNED — The running cupboard is nearly bare for Larned cross country coach Gary Wagner.

Lone returnee junior Aylice Clawson has placed 55th and 58th at regionals and fin-ished 23rd in the Central Kansas League meet.

“Aylice Clawson is our only returning runner,” Wagner said.

Central Kansas League runner-up Brayden Lothman, a 13th-place 3A state medalist, is not competing. Neither is Ian Orth, or two-time regional qualifier Ethan Haas, who is competing in football.

Wagner is pleased with an eight-member freshman class who is ready to make an immediate impact.

“It’s a nice time for a reset,” he said. “There is a great chance for these freshmen boys to make their mark on the cross country pro-gram.”

LARNED INDIANS JUNIOR—Aylice Clawson (R 55th, 58th; CKL, 23rd) NINTH-GRADERS— Blake Crandall, Jeron De-bes, Mark Hammrick, Maverick Munden, Dyl-an Roberds, Kyler Semple, Jameson Smith, Gabriel Thomson INDIAN SCHEDULE 9-5—at Hays 9-10—at Hesston 9-17—at Stafford 9-24—Larned 9-29—at Lyons 10-1—at Pratt 10-8—at Sterling 10-15—at Central Kansas League, Larned 10-24—3A regional 10-31—3A state, Wamego

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The 2020 Larned Indian cross country team features front row—Jameson Smith, Jeron Debes; second row—Maverick Munden, Black Crandall, Kyler Semple, Aylice Clawson; back row—Marcy Wagner, assistant coach; Dylan Roberds, Gabriel Thomson, Mark Hamrick, head coach Gary Wagner.

Indian golf features experience

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

LARNED – Returning state qualifier Halle Barker headlines four regional qualifiers for Larned’s girls golf team.

Veteran Larned golf coach Dan Collins believes Barker is primed for a strong senior campaign after a 23rd-place finish (94/97) at Salina Municipal Golf Course.

“Halle qualified for the 3-1A state tournament and made the cut for the second day,” Collins said.

“She played well at Salina.

Halle won a tournament at Lakin by five shots last year.”

Regional qualifiers

Darby Eakin (115), Faith Thompson (122) and Madelyn McMurphy (126) provide the Indians with three experienced players.

“I’m optimistic and confident if we can improve and continue to work,” Collins said.

“They are good listeners.

They need to develop confidence they’re going to go out and golf well that day. Faith Thompson played really well at Central Kansas League last year. Madelyn played well for a first-year player. overall, We’ve got a good squad.”

As usual, Collins said the team works daily on their short game, the best

Do

LARNED ROSTER SENIORS—Halle Barker (S 23rd (94/97), R 10th (110), 16th, 32nd, CKL 11th); Faith Thompson (R 20th (122), 39th, CKL 3rd); Darby Eakin (R 16th (115), 22nd, 41st; CKL 29th); Courtney Prescott SOPHOMORES—Alaura Crockett; Madelyn McMurphy (R 26th (126), CKL 21st); Madilyn Run-nels NINTH-GRADER—Joselyn Claussen

way to save strokes.

“Golf is the same old game – get the ball in the hole as quick as you can,” he said. “They work on the short game all the time. They’ve practiced and the effort in. One goal is to get everyone to be competitive.”

GOLF SCHEDULE 8-31—at Hutchinson (Crazy Horse), 1 9-8—at Medicine Lodge, 1 9-14—at Pratt, 3 9-17—Larned, 3 9-21—at Russell, 3 9-24—at Hutchinson JV (Crazy Horse), 1 9-28—at Lake Barton, 3 10-5—at Hays, 3 10-6—CKL at Cheney, 1 10-12—at 3-1A regional 10-19/20—at 3-1A state, Hutchinson (Carey Park GC)

Collins likes how golf shows the girls to develop their personalities and be accountable to their team.

“I like when they learn to be better people,” he said. “I want them to feel good their accomplishments because they’ve worked for it.”

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MACKSVILLE — Macksville’s 12th-place state medalist Madison Butler (21:34.9) headlines six returning Mus-tang state qualifiers from a sixth-place 1A state finisher.

“Madison Butler is really looking forward to getting the season started because running is her thing,” said Macksville coach Mike Hullman.

“State left a memory that she wants to take care of this season. She fell during the race, but ended up being All-State with her 12th-place finish.”

Abigail Ibarra (49th), Joselin Garcia (54th), Karen Hall (60th), Melanie Vargas (66th) and Anna Suiter (79th) re-turn.

“Most of the teams ahead of us have all their runners coming back as well,” Hullman said. “We’ll need to run better this season. We want to do better than last

Abigail Ibarra

MACKSVILLE MUSTANGS SENIORS—Anna Suiter (S 79th; R 43rd, CPL 10th); Kyler Evans JUNIORS—Kimberly Arreola; Danielle Binns; Thoran Cross (S 45th; R 25th, 81st; CPL 12th); Karen Hall (S 45th, 60th, R 25th, 33th, CPL 11th, 12th); Abigail Ibarra (S 20th, 49th, R 5th, 27th, CPL 6th, 6th); James Lee (R 45th, CPL 11th); Yobanny Martinez (R 73rd, CPL 31st); Alex Mendez (R 62nd, CPL 27th); Melanie Vargas (S 66th; R 37th, CPL 9th) SOPHOMORES—Madison Butler (S 12th; R 3rd, CPL 2nd);

sea-son.”

Hullman commented on several top runners. * “We’re looking for improvement from Abigail Ibarra since she ran with a knee problem that slowed her quite a bit. We’re really excited about having her at full strength.” * ”Joselin Garcia is a tough-minded competitor that you really like,” Hullman said. “She will get the job done for you. She’s a basketball player who comes out for cross country.” * “Karen Hall and

Anna Suiter

Joselin Garcia (S 54th, R 29th, CPL 7th); Jesse Nava (R 53th, CPL 23rd) NINTH-GRADER—Sheridyn Black MUSTANG SCHEDULE 9-3—at Lake Barton, 4 9-12—at Pratt, 10:30 a.m.

9-17—at Stafford, 4:20 9-24—at Larned, 4 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30 10-8—at Sterling, 4:20 10-15—Central Prairie at Ness City, 4 10-24—1A regional 10-31—1A state, Wamego

Melanie Vargas can run that pace for miles. We will just need to get them to believe in them-selves a little more and push that pace.” * “Anna Suiter has been the one that pushes the runners in front of her.

Freshman Sheridyn Black should be very helpful to the team.”

Macksville’s boys return experienced runners in James Lee (45th), Jesse Nava (53rd), Alex Mendez (62nd), Yobanny Martinez (73rd) and Thoran Cross (81st).

Hullman is proud that

the boys deliver their best effort.

“The boys are runners that gut it out for you,” Hullman said. “They don’t have the most talent in the world, but they try very hard. The nice part is we have enough for a team if we keep everyone healthy.”

Hullman expects Lee to be a front-runner.

“James Lee learned a lot about cross country, and he will use that experience to be very competitive,” Hullman said. “The others will need to pack it up and run close to James for us to have a chance once we get to the region-al.”

Hullman is glad to have a season after spring track was canceled.

“The runners have been looking forward to it,” he said. “We hope we get the season in since these runners al-ready missed a lot.

They’re looking forward to getting back to competing and being around their teammates.”

Joselin Garcia

Madison Butler

Karen Hall

Melanie Vargas

Mustangs feature experienced quintet

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

MACKSVILLE — Macksville graduate Kyle Bright knows all about championships, leading the unbeaten Mustangs to the 2006 Class 1A state basketball championship.

The Mustangs have qualified for the state football playoffs 16 times and the Mustangs captured the 2007 Eight-Man I state championship. Ness City eliminated the Mustangs 23-8 in the eight-man playoffs last year.

Macksville features five returning starters — RB/DB Michael Seward; WR-DB

Cleven Huggins; QB-DB Ryan Kuckelman; TE-DE Isaiah Rose; OL-DL Alex Rodriguez; and WR-DB Johnny Threlkeld.

Seward (16 TDs, 1,004 yards) earned second-team All-CPL offensive honors.

DB Kuckelman (32 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery) earned secondteam All-CPL defensive honors.

Kuckelman threw for nine touchdowns and 758 yards while rushing for 212 yards and five scores.

Cleven Huggins caught 22 passes for 438 yards and six scores. Seward had 20 catches for 226 yards and

two touchdowns. Threlkeld (4-62 yards) and Rose (8-40 yards) also contributed.

“The Mustangs’ key to success will be utilizing our experience in skill positions,” Bright said.

“We have several returning players on both sides of the football. If we can fill in a few missing pieces with new guys, then we’ll give ourselves a chance to be successful.”

Defensively, Seward is the team leader with 55 tackles, six tackles per game. Rose had 39 tackles and Huggins contributed 30 tackles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions.

Kew newcomers are OLDL Kirby Sebes (5-10, 215), OL-DL Gustavo Portillo (5-11, 240), WR Rogelio Ibarra, DB Lance Lickiss and TE-DB Alexis Barron.

The Mustangs (5-4, 3-2) will play Skyline (7-2, 4-1), Kiowa County (5-4, 2-3), 8-man newcomer LaCrosse (5-4, 0-3), Kinsley (2-7, 0-5) and St. John (0-9, 0-5) in District 6.

Bright said a rugged District schedule will force the Mustangs to play fundamental football.

“We’ll strive to play mistake-free,” Bright said.

“We want to play fast and physical football.”

MACKSVILLE MUSTANGS Coach—Kyle Bright (first year) EIGHT-MAN I, NO. 5—Skyline (7-2, 4-1), Kiowa County (5-4, 2-3), LaCrosse (5-4, 0-3), Macksville (4-5, 3-2); Kinsley (2-7, 0-5), St. John (0-9, 0-5) RETURNING STARTERS— Offense 5; Defense 5; RB/DB Michael Seward; WR-DB Cleven Huggins; QB-DB Ryan Kuckelman; TE-DE Isaiah Rose; OL-DL Alex Rodriguez; WR-DB Johnny Threlkeld MUSTANG ROSTER 6—Wilson Konrade, 5-10, 170, OL/DL, 12 8—J.J. Mooney, 5-8, 135, RB/ LB, 11 10—Michael Seward, 5-7, 140, RB/SS, 12 12—Rogelio Ibarra, 5-6, 120, WR/DB, 10 14—Justin Frink, 5-5, 125, WR/DL, 10 15—Ryan Kuckelman, 6-4, 170, QB/DB, 10 24—Cleven Huggins, 6-5, 175, QB/S, 12

32—Kerby Sebes, 5-10, 200, OL/DL, 12 33—Camron Torres, 5-9, 145, WR/DB, 12 58—Lance Lickiss, 5-6, 125, RB/DB, 10 70—Alex Rodriguez, 5-8, 220, OL/DL, 12 71—Angel Lopez, 5-7, 220, OL/DL, 11 75—Fabian Ortiz, 5-9, 230, C/ DL, 11 77—Gustavo Portillo, 5-11, 240, OL/DL, 10 81—Isaiah Rose, 5-10, 175, OL/DL, 11 88—Johnny Threlkeld, 5-8, 135, WR/DB, 12 8-MAN *DISTRICT 6 9-4—Ness City 9-11—at Moundridge 9-18—Medicine Lodge 9-25—*at Skyline 10-2—*LaCrosse 10-9—*at St. John 10-16—*at Kiowa County 10-23—*Kinsley 10-30—8-man playoffs

Macksville volleyball on the rise

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

MACKSVILLE — The Macksville Mustangs girls volleyball team showed progress last year. The Mustangs (15-19) defeated Hodgeman County 25-16, 25-16 and lost in three sets 19-25, 25-17, 25-16 to fourth-place 1A state finisher Minneola in 1A regional play. Minneola lost to state champion Central Plains in pool play and state runner-up Hope Rural Vista in the 1A semifinals.

Macksville captured the

Pawnee Heights Tournament and placed seventh in the Central Prairie League and sixth in the CPL postseason tournament.

Macksville head coach Jennifer Gillespie is assisted by Taylor Casper.

“The girls look to repeat as Pawnee Heights tournament champions,” Gillespie said. “The girls want to improve on last year’s league finish which included 1A state champion Central Plains, 1A state qualifier Victoria, and substate qualifiers Kinsley and St. John, and

MACKSVILLE MUSTANGS SENIORS—Yuli Triana, 5-5, OH/MH; Brianna Cleveland, 5-5, OH; Emma Sanders, 5-7, S/RH JUNIORS--Berenice Acosta, 5-4, OH; Emma Hottovy, 5-9, MH; Autumn Pate, 5-5, DS/OH; Madison Wright, 5-11, MH; Yoselin Ibarra, 5-2, Libero SOPHOMORES—Lupita Galan, 5-11, MH; Machia Huggins, 5-9, OH/MH; Mariela Jacquez, 5-4, S/Libero; Amber Clawson, 5-5, OH; Brianna Seward, 5-1, DS NINTH-GRADERS—Mayce Russell, 5-6, OH; Kambry Adams, 5-8, MH; Roxanne Carillo, 5-5, S/ OH; Logan Sanders, 5-9, OH/S

CPL league champion Ellinwood.

The Mustangs will feature returning seniors

MUSTANG SCHEDULE 9-1—at Greensburg/ Hodgeman County/Norwich, 4 9-3—at LaCrosse, Otis-Bison, 4 9-8—Ness City/Stafford, 4 9-10—at Deerfield/Kinsley, 4 9-15—at Burrton/Stafford/St. John, 3 9-19—at Rozel-Burdett Tournament, 9 9-22—at Ellinwood/St. John, 4 9-26—at Greensburg Tournament, 9 9-29—Kinsley, Central Plains, 4 10-6—at Otis-Bison/Ness City, 4 10-13—Victoria, LaCrosse, 4 10-17—Central Prairie League at Kinsley, 9 10-24—1A substate

— setter Emma Sanders, and outside hitter, Yuli Triana. Sanders led the way with 504 ballhandling

assists, 121 defensive digs, 50 winners, 12 blocks and nine service assists. Triana contributed 80 winners and 24 digs. Madison Wright contributed 39 winners and 13 digs.

Super sophomore Lupita Galan had 60 winners, 40 digs, 24 service assists and six ballhandling assists.

“Senior Briana Cleveland is much improved and will anchor the varsity squad with junior Berenice Acosta,” Gillespie said.

“Juniors Madison Wright, Emma Hottovy, Autumn Pate and Yoselin

Ibarra gained valuable varsity playing time.

They will join sophomore Lupita Galan who started at middle as a freshman for the Mustangs. Four incoming freshmen will provide a solid foundation for the Mustangs to build on in the future.”

The Mustangs graduated All-CPL first team Brooke Smith, who signed at Kansas Wesleyan.

Macksville graduated its backcourt of Kimber Duncan, McKinley Hottovy, Lydia Mendez, and Amber Pate.

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Tigers feature ‘secret weapon’

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

ROZEL — The RozelPawnee Heights’ “secret weapon,” was unveiled in Tuesday’s volleyball opener at Bucklin.

Six-foot-3 freshman Olivia Hands made her debut as the tallest volleyball player in school history for first-year coach Stephanie Reason.

“Olivia is an extremely talented player,” Reason said. “She’s a strong hitter who’s worked hard on her footwork. She’s got a really strong jump serve.

She’s our strong second setter, which is a surprise.

She’ll make her presence at the net with her hitting.

Her height is going to be a huge shock to other teams. Olivia her skill level.”

The Tigers feature fouryear starter Jaden Carlson, the Tigers’ best server and all-around player on a 9-player roster.

“Jaden is a well rounded player,” Reason said. “She specializes with her hitting, but has a great jump serve. Jaden is a pretty talented player no matter where she’s playing on the court. She’ll be our strength wherever she’s playing.”

Sophomores Elizabeth

TIGER ROSTER 1—Joselyn Cordero-Valles, 5-4, 9 2—Yeimi Cordero-Valles 5-4, DS, 11 4—Madison Polson, 5-4, S, 12 8—Jaden Carlson, 5-9, OH, 12 9—Alexis Wright, 5-4, 10 12—Elizabeth Rasmussen, 5-7, OH, 11 14—McKenna Gates, 5-7, 10 20—Alyssa Ratley, 5-4, 10 31—Olivia Hands, 6-3, 9 TIGER SCHEDULE 9-1—*at Bucklin/*Meade/ Kinsley

9-5—at Pratt Skyline Tournament, 9 9-8—at Minneola/*Ingalls 9-15—at Ingalls/Bucklin 9-19—Pawnee Heights Tournament, Rozel, Burdett, 9 9-22—Minneola/*South Central 9-29—*at Hodgeman Co./*Satanta 10-6—at Meade/Ingalls/South Gray 10-10—SPIAA at Greensburg, 9 10-13—at Hodgeman County/*Kiowa County 10-20—*at Spearville/*Ashland/*South Gray 10-24—at 1A substate

Rasmussen, the Tigers’ floor leader, and Yeimi Cordero-Valles gained varsity experience last season.

“Elizabeth Rasmussen will start on back row,”

Reason said. “She’s our best communicator and will start at center back, our deepest back row position. You can hear her calling our plays.

She knows exactly what

everyone is doing on the court.”

Yeimi Cordero-Valles is the Tigers’ other versatile player.

“Yeimi is stronger defensively than Elizabeth, so we enjoy starting her in the back row too for extra defense,” Reason said. “Our philosophy is using strong communication. We’ll pull back part of our front row into the back row for extra help.

We’re a hands-on defensive team.”

The Southern PlainsIroquois League features 2A state runner-up Spearville and 1A state qualifier Minneola.

“Our league will be extremely competitive starting with Spearville,” Reason said. “Each team brings different things to the table. That schedule will get us ready for postseason play.’

Pawnee Heights was unable to finish last season when the playing roster dipped below six players. The Tigers had enjoyed a resurgence with a 23-11 record in 2018, a season that saw them upset powerhouse Minneola twice during the season. Three years ago, the Tigers were eliminated by 1A state runner-up Otis-Bison.

Tigers return football foursome

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

ROZEL — Five years into 6-man football and Pawnee Heights has earned a trio of state finishes — first in 2017, second in 2016 and fourth in 2018. The Tigers are 30-10 over four 6-man seasons.

The Tigers earned a 5-4 record last year. Their losses were decisive – 60-8 to Golden Plains; 51-0 to state champion Moscow; 46-0 to Cheylin and 44-26 to Weskan.

QB/DB Braden Colglazier, WR/DB Adam Hands, RB/LB Junior Cordero and C/DL Aden

Gilliland are returning starters for a 9-player squad.

The versatile Colglazier rushed for 627 yards and 10 scores and caught 21 passes for 553 yards and seven scores. Sixman rules don’t allow the athlete who receives the snap to run the football.

Shifting the football from player-to-player happens every play in the 6-man game.

Hands rushed for 61 yards and had 49 yards receiving with 52 tackles and two sacks. Gilliland had 51 yards receiving and 13 tackles. Cordero had 21 tackles last year.

Center Aden Gilliland

will join end Hamby end with join TB Hands and FB Cordero in the backfield. Lakin transfer Hoffman is a promising newcomer.

First-year Pawnee Heights coach Keenan Rasmussen is a Jetmore/ Hodgeman County graduate who treasures how important football is to a high school. He’s a one-man coaching staff.

“I expect us to be competitive and expect a dogfight every week,” Rasmussen said. “Our mindset is control the football and score every chance we get. We’ll go into each game that any

TIGER ROSTER Coach Keenan Rasmussen (first year) 5-4 (4-1) 5—Junior Cordero 5-6, 170, RB/LB, 12 10—Kaedon Myers, 125, 9 12—Davin Hamby, 130, 9 15—Russel Baier, 120, 11 18—Adam Hands, 6-1, 195, WR/DB, 11 12—Braden Colglazier 5-8, 150, QB/DB, 11 28—Reed Stedje, 145, 9 30—Ely Hoffman, 190, 9 50—Aden Gilliland, 6-1, 205, OL/DL, 12 TIGER SCHEDULE, *6-MAN SOUTH 9-4—*at Deerfield 9-11—*at Ashland 9-18—*Rolla 9-25—*Fowler 10-2—*at Moscow 10-9—*at Burrton 10-16—*Cunningham 10-30—6-man playoffs

team can win that week.

We’re young. Two of our

guys have not played football.”

With thin depth, the Tigers must play an aggressive defensive style.

“What we lost in size, we’ve gained in speed, and 6-man is a speed game,” Rasmussen said.

“Defensively, we’ve got to play a physical style and stop teams in the backfield.”

Rasmussen said the team is unable to scrimmage at practice, but he’s pleased with the progress.

“I’ve thrown a lot at the players, but I’m pleased how they’ve handled everything,” he said. “They understand

with nine players, we’ve got to be in great physical condition.”

Rasmussen said Moscow and Ashland have earned the favorite’s role for the South 6-man schedule.

“Moscow is the defending state champion and Ashland is very good on the south side,” Rasmussen said. “We don’t play the three North good teams from last year – Cheylin, Weskan and Golden Plains.”

The Tigers beat Cheylin 62-12 for the 2017 6-man state title and they lost 36-18 to Weskan in the 2016 championship game.

42, Otis-Bison 6 2003—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 34, Macksville 28 (2 OT); South Barber 56, Otis-Bison 8 2002—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 42, Macksville 36; South Barber 56, OtisBison 22 1995—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 36, Macksville 0; Coldwater 28, OtisBison 0 1992—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 63, Sylvan 16; Otis-Bison 52, Cunningham 14; Quinter 24, OtisBison 20 1991—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 76, Pike Valley 44; Inman 34, Otis-Bison 18 1988—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 60, Pretty Prairie 14; Greensburg 24, OtisBison 20 1987—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 31, Sedgwick 7; Otis-Bison 26, Greensburg 18, OT; FINALS—DentonMidway 27, Otis-Bison 6 1985—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 34, Mankato 0; Axtell 38, Otis-Bison 30

22, Palco 16; Pawnee Heights 42, Pretty Prairie 26; Macksville 38, Pawnee Heights 34 1993—8MAN2—Claflin 50, Pawnee Heights 0 1980—8MAN—Hanston 38, Pawnee Heights 16

AREA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF HISTORY CEN. PLAINS HISTORY (14-5) 2018—8MAN1—Central Plains 50, South Gray 0; Central Plains 50, Ness City 0; Central Plains 54, Hoxie 6; Central Plains 42, St. Francis 6; FINALS—Central Plains 52, Solomon 6 2017—8MAN1—Central Plains 58, Macksville 12; Spearville 32, Central Plains 28 2016—8MAN1—Central Plains 60, Argonia-Attica 20; Spearville 58, Central Plains 26 2015—8MAN1—Central Plains 46, Kiowa County 0; Spearville 58, Central Plains 28 2014—8MAN1—Central Plains 50, South Central 14; Central Plains 42, Spearville 40; Central Plains 32, Ness City 0; FINALS—Central Plains 42, Hanover 30 2013—8MAN1—Central Plains 36, South Central 14; Hodgeman County 44, Central Plains 36 2011—8MAN1—Central Plains 50, Quinter 22; South Gray 52, Central Plains 6 CLAFLIN HISTORY (56-18) 2008—8MAN1—Claflin 54, Udall 8; Baileyville 46, Claflin 22 2007—8MAN1—Claflin 38, Norwich 6; Macksville 40, Claflin 14 2006—8MAN1—Claflin 36, Pretty Prairie 34; Jetmore 42, Claflin 22 2005—2A—Claflin 41, Bennington 26; Hoxie 16, Claflin 6 2004—2A—Claflin 24, Sacred Heart 14; Claflin 31, Hoxie 14; Claflin 21, Oakley 12; Smith Center 30, Claflin 8 2003—2A—Claflin 41, Ell-Saline 0; Claflin 37, Sterling 14; Claflin 34, St. Francis 14; Garden Plain 36, Claflin 20 2002—2A—Claflin 12, Ell-Saline 7; Claflin 47, Inman 0; Claflin 34, Atwood 14; Claflin 21, Sacred Heart 20; FINALS—Pittsburg Colgan 29, Claflin 8 2001—2A—Claflin 76, Stockton 0; Claflin 48, Sterling 0; Claflin 42, St. Francis 26; FINALS—Pittsburg Colgan 23, Claflin 20 2000—2A—Claflin 28, Stockton 21; Claflin 18, Sacred Heart 13; Claflin 26, St. Francis 13; FINALS—Pittsburg Colgan 33, Claflin 12 1999—2A—Claflin 54, Garden Plain 0; Claflin 34, Sacred Heart 13; Claflin 40, Atwood 14; FINALS— Claflin 52, Pittsburg Colgan 34 1998—2A—Claflin 73, Moundridge 0; Claflin 20, Stockton 18, OT; Claflin 36, Stanton County 12; FINALS— Claflin 30, Frankfort 16 1997—2A—Claflin 43, Lincoln 16; Claflin 22, Ell-Saline 7; Claflin 28, St. Francis 19; FINALS—Claflin 22, Centralia 12 1996—2A—Stockton 26, Claflin 6 1994—8MAN1—Claflin 52, Pretty Prairie 32; Coldwater 44, Claflin 28 1993—8MAN2—Claflin 50, Pawnee Heights 0; Claflin 58, Rolla 8; Kensington 38, Claflin 12 1992—8MAN2—Claflin 34, Lewis 8; Claflin 46, Rolla 0; Claflin 38, Kensington 6; FINALS—Claflin 44, Midway-Denton 0 1991—8MAN2—Claflin 48, Lewis 28; Claflin 50, Rolla 0; Claflin 50, Northern Valley 0; FINALS—Claflin 48, St. Paul 0 1990—8MAN2—Claflin 58, Central Christian 12; Claflin 56, Downs 22; Claflin 52, Dexter 6; FINALS— Hanston 60, Claflin 14 1989—8MAN2—Claflin 66, Central Christian 6; Claflin 58, Jewell 8; Claflin 46, Hamilton 0; FINALS—Hanston 70,

Claflin 24 1985—2A—Claflin 8, Moundridge 6; Caldwell 14, Claflin 7, OT 1984—2A—Claflin 21, Moundridge 7; Claflin 41, Oxford 14; Claflin 7, Atwood 6; FINALS—Pittsburg Colgan 21, Claflin 14 1981—2A—Claflin 14, Moundridge 7; Claflin 16, Garden Plain 6; Victoria 26, Claflin 0 1980—2A—Claflin 8, Cimarron 6; Clifton-Clyde 24, Claflin 0 QUIVIRA HTS. HISTORY (9-5) 2010—8MAN2—Baileyville 50, Quivira Heights 0 2009—8MAN2—Quivira Heights 46, Haviland 0; Quivira Heights 42, Otis-Bison 6; Quivira Heights 42, Victoria 20; FINALS—Hanover 66, Quivira Heights 36 2008—8MAN2—Quivira Heights 60, South Central 12; Victoria 56, Quivira Heights 50 2007—8MAN2—Quivira Heights 42, Ashland 2; Quivira Heights 28, Victoria 10; Sharon Springs 26, Quivira Heights 22 2008—8MAN2—Quivira Heights 60, South Central 12; Victoria 56, Quivira Heights 50 2004—8MAN1—Jetmore 46, Quivira Heights 20 2001—8MAN1—Jetmore 54, Quivira Heights 8 2000—8MAN1—Jetmore 48, Quivira Heights 20 1993—8MAN1—Quivira Heights 48, Ell-Saline 45; Quivira Heights 39, Skyline 12; Quivira Heights 24, Coldwater 18; FINALS—Pretty Prairie 36, Quivira Heights 20 1990—8MAN1—Centre 38, Quivira Heights 36 1984—8MANA—Quivira Heights 8, Central Christian 0; Quivira Heights 14, Grinnell 8, 2 OT; FINALS— Midway-Denton 54, Quivira Heights 34 1983—8MAN1—Quivira Heights 21, Canton-Galva 12; Quivira Heights 33, Jetmore 12; FINALS—Quivira Heights 37, Logan 12 1977—8MAN1—Pretty Prairie 6, Quivira Heights 0 ELLINWOOD HISTORY (5-12) 2004—3A—Hesston 14, Ellinwood 7 2003—3A—Norton 42, Ellinwood 7 2002—3A—Norton 42, Ellinwood 14 2001—3A—Smith Center 57, Ellinwood 6 2000—3A—Smith Center 64, Ellinwood 7 1989—3A—Belleville 28, Ellinwood 9 1982—3A—Smith Center 36, Ellinwood 14 1979—3A—Ellinwood 23, Hillsboro 6; Salina Sacred Heart 35, Ellinwood 6 1978—3A—Ellinwood 43, Medicine Lodge 20; Belle Plaine 22, Ellinwood 16 1976—2A—Ellinwood 22, Salina Sacred Heart 0; Ellinwood 6, Osborne 0; Garden Plain 13, Ellinwood 8 1973—2A—Ellinwood 24, WaKeeney 13; Moundridge 48, Ellinwood 14 1970—2A—Stockton 22, Ellinwood 16 HOISINGTON HISTORY (18-20) 2019—Hoisington 47, SW Heights 0; Hoisington 48, Lakin 7; Hoisington 48, Garden Plain 22; Norton 10, Hoisington 8

2018—2A—Hoisington 38, Sterling 13, Hoisington 41, Cimarron 18; Hoisington 30, Hutchinson Trinity 0; Phillipsburg 31, Hoisington 14 2017—3A—Hoisington 47, Cimarrron 22; Phillipsburg 35, Hoisington 6 2016—3A—Hoisington 56, Lakin 13; Hoisington 20, Norton 0; Hoisington 49, Garden Plain 8; Hesston 35, Hoisington 19 2015—3A—Hoisington 76, Cimarron 19; Hoisington 50, Washington County 6; Halstead 44, Hoisington 6 2014—3A—Hoisington 48, Cimarron 6; Minneapolis 17, Hoisington 14 2013—3A—Holcomb 21, Hoisington 6 2012—3A—Holcomb 28, Hoisington 7 2009—3A—Hoisington 35, Phillipsburg 6; Scott City 41, Hoisington 7 2008—3A—Beloit 52, Hoisington 20 2007—3A—Hoisington 55, Holcomb 25; Hoisington 45, Sacred Heart 35; Garden Plain 55, Hoisington 7 2006—3A—Hoisington 41, Holcomb 28; Sacred Heart 48, Hoisington 45 2005—3A—Hesston 21, Hoisington 0 2004—3A—SE of Saline 20, Hoisington 19 2002—3A—Phillipsburg 14, Hoisington 13 1998—3A—Smith Center 74, Hoisington 0 1997—3A—Smith Center 50, Hoisington 14 1992—3A—Holcomb 20, Hoisington 14 1990—3A—Hoisington 6, Belleville 3; Chase County 7, Hoisington 6 1986—4A—Andale 21, Hoisington 6 LARNED HISTORY (4-9) 2019—3A—Beloit 44, Larned 6 2017—3A—Larned 42, Lakin 6; Marysville 36, Larned 28 2016—3A—Larned 35, Cimarron 30; Phillipsburg 14, Larned 7 2013—4A—Andale 60, Larned 0 1985—4A—Larned 10, Haven 6; Norton 35, Larned 7 1982—4A—Chaparral 23, Larned 14 1977—3A—Goddard 6, Larned 0 1972—3A—Goodland 24, Larned 14 1971—3A—Larned 30, Pratt 28, OT; Kapaun-Mt. Carmel 28, Larned 14 MACKSVILLE HISTORY (15-15) 2019—8MAN1—Ness City 23, Macksville 8 2018—8MAN1—Ness City 44, Macksville 20 2017—8MAN1—Central Plains 58, Macksville 12 2011—8MAN1—Macksville 42, Ness City 40; Osborne 62, Macksville 28 2010—8MAN1—Hodgeman County 70, Macksville 24 2009—8MAN1—Macksville 28, Tribune 16; Quinter 50, Macksville 0 2008—8MAN1—Macksville 36, Minneola 32; Macksville 46, Quinter 22; Clifton-Clyde 48, Macksville 20 2007—8MAN1—Macksville 54, Deerfield 8; Macksville 40, Claflin 14; Macksville 38, Quivira Heights 34; FINALS—Macksville 24, Hanover 20 2006—8MAN1—Macksville 44,

South Gray 12; Macksville 44, South Barber 42; Jetmore 46, Macksville 44 2005—8MAN1—Macksville 26, Caldwell 8; Kensington 14, Macksville 6, OT 2003—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 34, Macksville 38, 2 OT 2002—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 42, Macksville 36 1995—8MAN1—Otis-Bison 36, Macksville 0 1980—1A—Macksville 26, Cunningham 22; Macksville 36, Hanston 20; Minneola 56, Macksville 36 1975—1A—Macksville 31, Stafford 0; Macksville 14, Fowler 9; Brewster 13, Macksville 6 1970—1A—Little River 25, Macksville 7 OTIS-BISON HISTORY (21-16) 2019—8MAN2—Norwich 22, OtisBison 6 2018—8MAN2—Otis-Bison 60, Pretty Prairie 12; Otis-Bison 66, Central Christian 52; Dighton 44, OtisBison 36 2017—8MAN2—Otis-Bison 60, Sylvan-Lucas 26; Otis-Bison 60, Ingalls 14; Hodgeman County 42, Otis-Bison 16 2015—8MAN2—Wallace County 65, Otis-Bison 20 2012—8MAN2—Otis-Bison 54, Rolla 0; Thunder Ridge 28, Otis-Bison 18 2011—8MAN2—Otis-Bison 68, Moscow 20; Otis-Bison 26, Victoria 6; Thunder Ridge 54, Otis-Bison 26 2010—8MAN2—Otis-Bison 46, Fowler 0; Otis-Bison 51, Cheylin 6; Otis-Bison 26, Ashland 14; FINALS— Baileyville 50, Otis-Bison 34 2009—8MAN2—Otis-Bison 60, Sharon Springs 30; Quivira Heights

PAWNEE HTS. HISTORY (8-8) 2019—6MAN—Golden Plains 60, Pawnee Heights 8 2018—6MAN—Pawnee Heights 118, Cheylin 85; Weskan 55, Pawnee Heights 38; Ashland 59, Pawnee Heights 52 2017—6MAN—Pawnee Heights 53, Weskan 47, OT; FINALS—Pawnee Heights 62, Cheylin 12 2016—6MAN—Pawnee Heights 73, Natoma 6; Pawnee Heights 42, Golden Plains 38; FINALS—Weskan 36, Pawnee Heights 18 2008—8MAN2—Pawnee Heights 52, Sharon Springs 26; Moscow 32, Pawnee Heights 30 2007—8MAN1—Pawnee Heights

ST. JOHN HISTORY (3-11) 2012—8MAN1—Pretty Prairie 36, St. John 32 2007—2A—St. John 25, Ell-Saline 12; Smith Center 64, St. John 0 2006—2A—Minneapolis 38, St. John 36 2005—2A—St. John 33, Sublette 20; Sr. Francis 48, St. John 0 2004—2A—Sublette 41, St. John 0 2001—8MAN1—South Barber 34, St. John 24 2000—8MAN1—South Barber 26, St. John 18 1995—2A—Fairfield 39, St. John 26 1988—2A—Conway Springs 27, St. John 7 1987—2A—Conway Springs 12, St. John 6 1983—2A—St. John 7, Hutchinson Trinity 0; Garden Plain 19, St. John 6 STAFFORD HISTORY (1-6) 2018—8MAN2—Stafford 54, South Haven 28; South Barber 60, Stafford 14 2014—8MAN2—Ingalls 56, Stafford 6 2013—8MAN2—Waverly 24, Stafford 20 1990—8MAN1—Ashland 56, Stafford 0 1989—8MAN1—Ashland 56, Stafford 0 1975—1A—Macksville 31, Stafford 0

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Cards’ Crusade: A state title

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

HOISINGTON — Hoisington football coach Zac Baird was one play away from realizing his goal of playing for a state football championship in 2019. A combination of a horrific icy-covered skating rink and a physical Norton team denied the Cardinals 10-8 on a game-winning field goal in the 2A semifinals.

The Cardinals lost to 2A runner-up Norton, 2A state champion Phillipsburg (2018) and 3A runner-up Hesston (2017) in the state semifinals under Baird (5912). The Cardinals have qualified for the playoffs 20 times. Baird said the annual playoff experience is a big bonus. The Cardinals have reached the semifinals three of the past four years.

“Our goal and expectations are to win a state football championship,” Baird said. “That will continue to be our goal.

We have a lot of unexperienced players who will have to learn quickly.

It won’t be easy, but if they’re mentally tough with a good work ethic, they’ll see improvement throughout the year.

Our key is our ability to work every single day and continue to get better.”

Coming close to a state title game makes the Cardinals eager to take the next giant step in a 2A District with Norton, Phillipsburg, Beloit, Minneapolis and Ellsworth.

“Our 2A district is going to be a battle,” he said. “If you compete for a state championship, you need a schedule that can prepare you. Our district will definitely do that. “ The Cardinals feature six players with starting experience on the offensive and defensive sides.

Quarterback Mason Haxton is a four-year starter who rushed for 652 yards and four scores

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Hoisington quarterback Mason Haxton carries the ball during a game last season.

and passed for 521 yards and 14 scores. RB-LB Holt Hanzlick and WRDB Chase Robinson return healthy after missing last season with injuries.

A stable of backs will replace all-time leading rusher Wyatt Pedigo and an offense that averaged 352 yards rushing. Backs Hunter Morris (422, 5 TDs), Cade Mason (344, 4 TDs), Joshua Ball (294, 3 TDs) and Cole Steinert (106, 1 TD).

“We return Josh Ball, Cade Mason, Hunter Morris and Cole Steinert, who were all productive players,” Baird said. “The key will be for them to be physical.

We’re undersized, but our team speed is good.

If they’re physical and play fast, this group be pretty tough before the year is over. Upfront, we lost a lot of our offensive line, but Nolan WIlborn was a starter for us in the later part of

the season.”

The offensive and defensive lines will be anchored by Nolan Wilborn, Cole Gilliland and Logan Philbern. Other key players are WR/DB Dylan Richards and DB Wyatt Wikum.

The lack of varsity offensive line experience is a concern, but backups have been able to earn some snaps.

“We’ve been fortunate to play young players in rotation or towards the end of games,” Baird said. “Anytime you get young guys game reps, it’s invaluable. We’ve had extra practice time. It’s like they’ve had another season under their belt.

I like the guys we’ve got in the offensive line, but most are guys who don’t have a bunch of experience. We’re going to speed up the process as much as possible. We’ll have growing pains, but if they’ll keep work-

ing they could be really good.”

Baird projects his best players will earn playing time on both sides of the football. But his goal to get as many quality players on the field as possible.

“Almost every player we have is prepared to play both sides of the ball, but the more players we play the better off, we’ll be,” he said. “It just works better that way.

You get more players vested, and you also stay fresh. Late in games and late in the season that can be a huge factor.”

Baird is assisted by Matt Koelsch, , Kyle Haxton, Robert England and Ross Coomes.

“With everything going on the last five months it’s helped remind us not to take anything for granted,” Baird said. “For me personally, I’m just going to enjoy being around these young guys.”

HOISINGTON CARDINALS Coach—Zach Baird (7th, 59-12) 2A DISTRICT 8—Hoisington 11-1 (5-0); Norton 9-4 (4-1); Beloit 7-4 (3-2); Ellsworth 5-4 (2-3); Minneapolis 4-5 (2-3); Phillipsburg 3-6 (1-4) RETURNING STARTERS— Offense 6, Defense 6—TE/DE Joshua Ball; RB/OLB Holt Hanzlick; QB Mason Haxton; WB/LB Cade Mason; WB/CB Hunter Morris; WR-DB Chase Robinson; OLB Cole Steinert; OL Nolan Wilborn 2020 CARDINAL ROSTER 1—Cade Mason, 5-10, 160, RB-SS, 12 3—Cole Steinert, 5-9, 155, RB-OLB, 12 4—Leyton Haxton, 6-1, 140, QB-FS, 10 6—Wyatt Wikum, 5-11, 155, QB-CB, 11 7—Mason Haxton, 6-0, 165, QB-CB, 12 10—Evan Foltz, 5-7, 136, RB-OLB, 11 11—Drew Nicholson, 6-7, 190, WR-CB, 12 12—M.J. Aylward, 5-4, 110, RB-OLB, 10 15—Dylan Richards, 5-8, 140, WR-CB, 12 19—Shawn Ingram, 5-7, 130, QB-SS, 10 21—Legend Robinson, 5-10, 179, QB-MLB, 11 22—Chase Robinson, 6-0, 165, TE-DE, 12 22—Jarrett Shives, WR-CB, 12 23—Chase Steinert, 5-5, 120, WR-DB, 10 25—Hunter Morris, 5-8, 175, RB-OLB, 12

27—Holt Hanzlick, 5-10, 175, RB-OLB, 12 34—Joshua Ball, 5-9, 180, RB-MLB, 12 35—Tracyn Womochil, 5-6, 125, 10 40—Jaime Echanove, PK, 11 42—Quentin Boxberger, 5-5, 120, TE-ILB, 12M 45—Jared Batchman, 5-9, 135, TE-OLB, 12 52—Chase Maier, 5-11, 150, G-DL, 11 54—Spencer Mintz, 6-1, 190, G-T-DT, 11 55—Quentin Boxberger, 5-5, 120, G-DE, 12 56—Jace Riese, 5-5, 145, T-DE, 10 61—Braxton Linsner, 6-3, 160, T-DE, 10 62—Logan Philbern, 6-0, 193, G-DT, 10 64—Elliot Copp, 5-10, 190, G-DT, 10 65—Braden Mooney, 6-3, 160, TE-DE, 12 65—Noah Deines, 6-2, 180, T-DT, 10 70—Nolan Wilborn, 5-10, 180, OL-DL, 12 74—Samuel Baldyga, 5-9, 140, C-DE, 11 75—Cole Gilliland, 6-2, 205, T-ILB, 10 85—Adam Baldyga, 5-9, 130, WR-SS, 11 *2A DISTRICT 8 9-4—Pratt 9-11—at Larned 9-18—Halstead 9-25—*Phillipsburg 10-2—*at Minneapolis 10-9—*Ellsworth 10-16—*at Norton 10-23—*Beloit 10-30—2A playoffs

Cardinal tennis returns four players

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

HOISINGTON — Twoyear varsity veteran Audrie Harms (4-17, 8-21), Tessa Fry (10-16) and doubles partners Samatha Colson/ Isabelle Gonzalez (11-14) are returning players for CARDINAL ROSTER SENIORS—Faith Beck, Samantha Colson (11-14; 1-1 REG; CKL 5th), Audrie Harms (4-17 (1-1 REG; CKL 6th), 8-21), Isabelle Gonzales (11-14, 1-1 REG; CKL 5th) JUNIORS—Emilee Baze, Tessa Fry (10-16, 0-1 REG; CKL 6th), Ashlynn George, Cheyenne Martinz, Isabelle Mayers, Mallory Reif SOPHOMORES—Hailee Bonham, Rayna Bray, Emma Willesden NINTH-GRADERS—Khary Cross, Lauren Higgins, Katelyn Nichols, Hailey Petersilie CARDINAL SCHEDULE 8-27—at Ellsworth JV, 3 9-1—Hoisington JV, 3

Hoisington’s girls tennis team.

No. 1 singles Harms has placed sixth the past two years in the Central Kansas League. Harms downed Ellsworth’s Cassie Most and lost to Colby’s MacKenzie Dodson 6-1, 6-0 at 3-1A regionals. Harms 9-3—at Larned, 3; at Phillipsburg JV, 3 9-10—at WaKeeney JV, at Tribune JV, 1 9-12—at Great Bend, 3 9-14—at Garden City JV, 9 9-15—at Staford JV, at Hoisington JV, 3 9-17—at Ellsworth, 3 9-21—Hoisington JV, 3 9-22—at Central Plains, 3 9-24—at WaKeeney JV, 3 9-26—at WaKeeney, 9; at Pratt JV, 9 9-29—at Ellsworth, 3; at Tribune JV, 3 10-3—at Central Kansas League, Lindsborg, 9 10-9/10—at 3-1A regional 10-16/17—at 3-1A state, Wichita

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placed sixth in the CKL with a 9-2 loss to Larned’s Audrey Manry.

Fry lost 9-2 to Philipsburg’s Corinne Cole at 3-1A regionals. Hillsboro’s Callie Bernahart downed Fry 9-2 for fifth place at the CKL meet.

Colson/Gonzalez won 9-0 over Goodland’s Genna Ross/Hailey Kent and lost 6-0, 6-0 to 3-1A regional runner-up Jaycee

Cunningham/Jaide Talbott of Ellsworth.

Harms will join Colson in singles. No. 1 doubles Gonzales/Fry will join No. 2 doubles Ashlynn GeorgeMallory Reif.

“After seeing everyone play, these girls will be top six,” said Hoisington coach Kerry Mooney. “They know what to expect at the varsity level. After a couple meets, we’ll see how every-

one is doing. Our top have competed since they were freshmen. Harms has good varsity experience.”

The doubles teams earned their way into the lineup in an eight-player bracket.

“The girls who earned their spots have been playing tennis longer,” he said. “They’ve been in the system. It made it easy on the coach because the girls

played it out.”

Defending Central Kansas League champion, runner-up Smoky Valley and third-place Larned return in a rugged league schedule.

“After everything that’s happened with our spring season canceled last year, we’re happy to see everyone competing,” Mooney said. “The girls are enjoying every moment.”

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Cardinal volleyball has potential

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HOISINGTON — The Hoisington Cardinal volleyball team started 3-0 with wins over Larned 25-10, 25-10; Lyons 2523, 20-25, 25-9 and Pratt 25-19, 17-25, 25-22 in a Central Kansas League opener.

Hoisington coach Mary Schridde inherits 3A state tournament starters OH Suzanna Schneider and MH Alyx Lamatsch along with returing starters S Keeley Wolf and OH Kadence Urban.

Last year, Hoisington (15-23) beat Cimarron 25-14, 25-12 and pushed fourth-place 3A state finsiher Beloit in a

hard-fought 25-1, 16-25, 25-21 semifinal substate setback.

Schridde provided comments on her returning starters.

“Alyx Lamatsch improved immensely as our season progressed last year and has proven herself again,” she said. “She’s a strong hitter and a reliable blocker. I expect great things.

“Suz Schneider is serving more consistently and continues to be a strong outside hitter.

She’s a great communicator and strong leader.

She is vital to our team for passing.

“Kadence Urban has a strong arm swing and consistently puts the ball down. She’s a huge asset

and great passer who reads the floor well.

“Keeley Wolf has stepped into a setting position. She hustles on the floor and works to put the sets where the setters need them.

Keely Wolf and Camille Dolechek are new setters.

“Ensuring good communication between hitters and setters is our main goal,” Schridder said. “Our setters are new as varsity setters.

Finding a smooth flow among these key elements will be of the utmost importance. We’ve got solid players. Learning to work together will be a key.”

Coach Schridde commented on other Cardi-

nals contributors.

“Camille Dolecheck has great hands and has improved her communication with our hitters.

“Libero Jaci Guthrie has improved her communication and passing skills. She’ll benefit our team.

“Macy Hanzlick is a strong middle hitter and blocker. She’ll be a positive player for our team.

“Gracie Alyward and Livvy Brewer have improved their hitting and blocking skills. They’re reliable.

“Steele Brack has a strong swing and hustles to every ball. She’ll develop into a positive asset.

Schridde said the Cardinals are working

CARDINAL ROSTER 3—Gracie Aylward, 5-7, 11 4—Alyx Lamatsch, 5-9, 12 5—Macy Hanzlick, 5-9, 11 6—Paige Lamatsch, 5-5, 9 7—Carly Delzeit, 5-5, 9 8—Addy Mason, 5-8. 10 9—Jordyn Boxberger, 5-7, 9 10—Sydnie Strong, 5-4, 10 11—Keeley Wolf, 5-6, 12 12—Jaci Guthrie, 5-6, 12 15—Shellamae Farmer, 5-5, 9 16—Kylee Hahn, 5-9, 9 17—Kortney Lang, 5-7, 10 18—Daijah Jones, 5-4, 9 20—Mallory Mooney, 5-8, 9 21—Suzanna Schneider, 5-5, 12 22—Danielle Davis, 5-6, 10 25—Livvy Brewer, 5-6, 11 26—Kadence Urban, 5-7, 11 30—Camille Dolechek, 5-6, 11 35—Steele Brack, 5-8, 11 CARDINAL SCHEDULE

hard on passing, setting, and hitting to improve chances of launching more winners.

“Serving is also vital and we work on this

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along with passing,” she said. “We’ll improve our flow as a team and work together, which begins with communication.”

Varsity lineup leads HHS golf

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HOISINGTON – Hoisington golf coach Bruce Cooper knows what a state-quality team looks like. After 11 consecutive state trips, the Cardinals’ streak ended with a fourth-place finish (466) last year at Rus-sell.

The Cardinals placed runner-up (2011), third (2010, 2015, 2016); fourth (2008, 2009, 2014, 2017); fifth (2012, 2018); and eighth (2012) during

CARDINAL ROSTER SENIORS—Chandra Ehler (S 61th; R 12th (115), 34th; CKL 11th, 28th; Heavin Hipp (S 66th, R 15th (116), 29th, CKL 24th, 25th; Addison Smith (S 29th (195), 56th, 70th, R 11th (114), 25th, CKL 4th, 27th) JUNIORS—Khloe Schneweis (R 23rd (123), CKL 6th); Jaslyn Vasquez SOPHOMORES— Addie Guthrie (R 20th (121), CKL 21st); Ava Henry (R 26th (126) NINTH-GRADERS--Tricia Schremmer, Ally Karst, Lexus Petersilie

their 11-year state streak.

But Cooper likes his team’s experience and depth.

CARDINAL SCHEDULE 8-31—at Hutchinson (Crazy Horse) 9-8—at Medicine Lodge 9-14—at Pratt 9-17—at Larned 9-21—at Russell 9-24—Hutchinson (Crazy Horse) 9-28—at Lake Barton 10-5—at Hays 10-6—Central Kansas Lague at Larned 10-12—at 3-1A regional 10-19-20—at 3-1A state, Hutchinson (Carey Park GC)

Addison Smith placed 29th (195) at windswept Salina Municipal Golf Course. Five other re-

Addison Smith gional quali-fiers return – 12th-place Chandra

Ehler (114); 15th-place Heavin Hipp (115); 20th-place Addie Guthrie (121); 23rd-place Khloe Schneweis (123); and 26th-place Ava Henry (126). The Cardinals won the Cen-tral Kansas League Tournament and placed first three times last year.

“Addison Smith finished 29th in the twoday state event,” Cooper said. “Having everyone back, we‘re looking to improve on the tournament scores, and make it back to state. We’ve got

three seniors and two sophomores among our returning starters.”

Cooper believes two players will push the six veterans – Jaslyn Vasquez and Tricia Schremmer.

“Competition this year will be a factor,” he said. “We have eight girls who are ready to play varsity golf. The six letter winners, Jaslyn Vasques and Tricia Schremmer can all play varsity-level golf. We may play a different lineup each week.”

Runners feature upper-classmen

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HOISINGTON — With a squad full of juniors and sophomores, Hoisington’s cross country is a year away from their best potential.

Ian Doss placed 45th at regionals last year.

Mathew McMahon placed 45th in the Central Kansas League meet.

“Ian Doss really im-

CARDINAL ROSTER JUNIORS—Ian Doss (R 45th; CKL—38th), Gabe Hipp, Mathew MacMahon (CKL—45th), Bralen Thompson SOPHOMORES—Isaac Burgess, Kiana Grandclair, Maddy Mitchell, Eastin Redetzke, Karter Wolf, Jayla Wyatt, Deryk Yott

proved last year and is looking to have an exceptional season,” said Hoisington coach Krisa

CARDINAL SCHEDULE 9-3—Hoisington, Lake Barton, 3:30 9-10—at Hesston, 3:30 9-17—at Victoria, 4 9-24—at Larned, 3:30 10-1—at Ness City, 4 10-8—at Sterling, 3:30 10-15—Central Kansas League, Halstead, 4 10-24—at 3A regional 10-31—at 3A, Lawrence

Schneider. “He’s put in a lot of offseason work, and I’m excited to see him run.”

The 2019 track season was canceled and the looming coronavirus poses a week-to-week threat.

“This year is unique with COVID,” Schneider said. “We have a young squad this year. We are working to get ready for a tough schedule this season and looking forward to competing after the long break. We’re look forward to a great season and competing in as many

meets as we can. They’re practicing hard and determined to be their best this season. I’m looking forward to seeing what they can accomplish.”

Schneider has already seen the value of school competition after missing the spring season.

“I’m looking forward to watching these runners compete,” she said.

“With the extended break, they missed out on so

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ST. JOHN — St, John’s tennis team features No. 1 doubles veterans Ca-

risma Haney and Blayr Doggett from last year’s regional team. Kiowa County’s Liz Sneed and Liberty Gilkey downed Haney and Doggett

9-0 in last year’s 3-1A regional at Meade.

No. 2 doubles partner Angel Johnson returns. Johnson teamed with Emma Koelsch

at regionals. Johnson/ Koelsch lost 9-8 in a tiebreaker to TribuneGreeley County’s Payton Walk and Macie Lehman.

TIGER TENNIS SENIOR—Carisma Haney JUNIOR——Angel Johnson SOPHOMORE—Blayr Doggett

much. We’re excited to be back at it and watch them improve this season. We always look forward to Hesston. It’s a great beginning test to see where we are at in our training.”

Three-time state qualifier Dayne Yott left a strong legacy.

“Dayne showed a lot of grit and determination throughout his career and was a great lead-er,” she said.

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St. John volleyball expects success

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A St. John Tiger works hard in a preseason practice.

ST. JOHN – The St. John Tigers feature a trio of starters from a 1A substate volleyball qualifier. The Tigers (21-16) lost to South Gray 19-25, 25-12, 27-25 in a thrilling three-set match. The Tigers defeated Fairfield, Hutchinson Central Christian 25-19, 26-24 and lost to Little River 25-23, 25-15 in 1A regional play.

The Tigers benefit from rugged Central Prairie League competition that featured 1A state champion Central Plains and Central Prairie League champion Ellinwood.

“I’m very excited about our upcoming season,” said St. John coach Trish Wade, a Barton Community College Volleyball Hall of Famer. “We’ve put in a lot of work and I can’t wait to see how the girls compete.”

Setter Payton Meyer, middle blocker Darby Smith and outside hitter Bailee Hudson form a terrif-ic trio of experienced starters.

“Our junior class is our class of workhorses,” Wade said. “Darby Smith has

gotten stronger and is lethal on the front row both hitting and blocking. Payton Meyer is strong and has experience in the setting position which helps keep more consistency. Bailee Hudson is one of our better pass-ers. She reads the defense well and can get to a lot of balls on the defensive end.”

Seniors Zayreli Reyes and Breanna Clark provide some valuable depth as first-year varsity vol-leyball players.

“Both haven’t played volleyball since their seventh-grade year, but we have a more experienced team with a whole another year of eligibility left,” Wade said.

Wade commented on other valuable contributors.

“Kimbra Dowling is a defensive specialist who is a good passer and defensive player.

“Nevaeh Fischer is a hustler. Don’t let her lack of height fool you. She believes she is big.

“Our sophomore class is getting stronger and improving every day. Jade Portillo is a setter. Paige Mansel is a defensive specialist, Mackenzie Hacker

VOLLEYBALL ROSTER 1—Payton Meyer 2—Paige Mansel 3—Darby Smith 4—Mariah Sanders 6—Kimbra Dowling 8—Payton Siebert 9—Heidi Fisher 12—Breanna Clark 15—Bailee Hudson 16—Nevaeh Fischer 21—Mackenzie Hacker 23—Zayreli Reyes 24—Jade Portillo VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE *CPL 9-1—Burrton/Halstead, 4 9-3—at Larned, 5 9-5—at Pratt Skyline Tournament, 9 9-8—Haven/Hoisington, 4 9-10—at Medicine Lodge/ Garden Plain, 5 9-15—at Burrton/ Macksville/Halstead, 4 9-22—*at Ellinwood/*Macksville, 4 9-26—at Hoisington Tournament, 9 9-29—*Victoria/*Otis-Bison, 4 10-1—at Russell/Ellsworth, 4:30 10-6—*at LaCrosse/*Kinsley, 4 10-13—*at Central Plains/*Ness City, 4 10-17—Central Prairie League at Kinsley, 9 10-24—1A substate 10-30—1A state

will be a middle blocker/ right side and Payton Siebert is an outside hitter.

“We have a good freshman class coming. Heidi Fisher and Mariah Sanders have played in the setting, hitting and passing positions. They are very versatile.”

Tiger football sees 3rd coach in 3 years

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

ST. JOHN – St. John football coach Justin Nusser remembers the start of 8-man football with the Tigers. Nusser returns to his hometown after playing football for the Tigers’ initial 8-man squad in 2000.

Fort Hays State graduate Nusser has coached at 2A Plainville, 1A Stafford and worked as an assistant junior high coach at St. John last season.

The Tigers features a no-senior ballclub that is young, but will showcase improved speed.

Top offensive threats will be quarterback Caden McCandless and wide receiver Angel Ibarra.

“McCandless will be our greatest running threat from the backfield,” Nusser said. “Angel Ibarra has great hands and will be a receiving threat.”

Defense standout McCandless will be the team’s defensive leader at linebacker.

The Tigers have been forced to forfeit games in

ST. JOHN TIGERS COACH—Justin Nusser (first year) EIGHT-MAN 1, DISTRICT 6—Skyline (7-2, 4-1); LaCrosse (5-4, 0-3), Kiowa County (5-4, 3-2), Macksville (4-5, 3-2), Kinsley (2-7, 0-5); St. John (0-9, 0-5) TIGER ROSTER 0—Trinidad Garcia, TE/LB, 11 1—Marci Ibarra, 5-8, 145, QB, 10 20—Caden McCandless, 5-10, 180, QB, 10 40—Angel Ibarra, 5-8, 140, WR, 10 65—Conner Murphy, 6-1, 180, C, 11 75—Adrian Adame, 11 80—Andrew Miller, 6-0, 180, RB, 12 81—Connor Gillespie, 5-8, 160, C, 10 EIGHT-MAN 1, *DISTRICT 6 9-4—at Otis-Bison 9-11—Pretty Prairie 9-18—Fairfield 9-25—*at LaCrosse 10-2—*at Kiowa County 10-9—*Macksville 10-16—*Kinsley 10-23—*Pratt Skyline 10-30—8-man playoffs

recent years because of a lack of players. The Tigers have earned an 8-55 record since a 2012 playoff trip.

“Numbers have been an issue,” Nusser said. “It’ll be an uphill battle, but I’m up for the challenge. What makes it tough on the players is the consistency

in coaching philosophy from coach-to-coach the last three years. “ Nusser said a half-dozen football players were dedicated in the weight room and 13 players attended team camp.

“Coach Danton Hilton and I have encouraged multi-sport athletes,” he said. “This will help all our programs. We want students to be involved in all aspects of the high school experience.”

The Tigers’ Eight-Man District 6 schedule features Skyline (7-2), LaCrosse (5-4), Kiowa County (5-4), Macksville (4-5) and Kinsley (2-7).

“We have a tough road ahead of us with a very competitive football district,” Nusser said. “The 2020 season will give us a chance to find our identity.

We need to learn how to compete every game.

“Our goals for the season are to establish a competitive culture, define our identity as a program, and help these young men learn valuable skills from their time on the field,” Nusser said.

COURTESY PHOTO Dick Smith

The St. John Tigers stretch out in a blocking drill in a recent fall practice under head coach Justin Nusser.

Tiger runners must rebuild

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

COURTESY PHOTO Dick Smith

Uriel Calleros placed 21st at state last season.

ST. JOHN — St. John’s record-breaking cross country boys team must rebuild. The Tigers placed first (2016), state-runnerup (2017, 2018) and fifthplace (2019) keyed by four-time state qualifiers A.J. Mil-ler, a third-place medalist, and Trey Fisher.

“We had a lot of seniors last year, so we’ll need to have guys step up to take their place,” said St. John coach Joel Delp.

Central Prairie League runner-up Uriel Calleros placed 21st at state and Dylan Reed finished 65th

for the fifth-place 1A state finisher at Wamego Country Club.

“Uriel Calleros is our top returning runner, who really had a breakout season,” said coach Delp.

“He’s stronger and really developed a toughness last year. Uriel needs to pick up where he left off.

Dylan Reed had some nice races at the end of last year. He started running smarter and gained a lot of con-fidence.”

Edwin Fernandez, Karim Herrera, Nicholas Huston and Austin Kuhn will contribute.

“Our keys to the season is our guys need

to build on their performances from last year,” Delp said. “Nick Huston ran well in junior varsity. We need him to step up and run that way in varsity races. We need to develop a fourth runner – either Edwin Fernandez, Austin Kuhn or Karim Herrera.”

Delp believes the team has an opportunity to push for a state qualifier.

“Our goals are the same each year,” Delp said. “We want to get better each practice and put ourselves in a position to qualify for state. We got in some good mileage this summer. The first week of

ST. JOHN TIGERS SENIORS—Uriel Calleros (S 21st, 38th; R 6th, 14th; CPL 2nd, 9th); Edwin Fernandez; Dylan Reed (S 65th, R 17th, CPL 20th) JUNIORS—Karim Herrera, Nicholas Huston, Austin Kuhn ST. JOHN CROSS COUNTRY 9-5—at Hays, 9 9-12—at Wamego, 10; at Pratt, 10 9-17—at Stafford CC, 4 9-24—at Larned, 4 9-29—at Lyons, 4 10-1—at Pratt, 4:30 10-8—at Sterling, 4 10-15—Central Prairie League at Ness City, 4 10-24—at 2A regional 10-31—at 2A state, Wamego

practice our guys have been focused in practice and giving good effort.”

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Trojan football builds momentum

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

STAFFORD – The Stafford Trojans will face a challenging Eight-Man 2, District 6 schedule against semifinalist Hutchinson Central Christian (10-1) and quarterfinalist South Barber (9-2), which both lost to eventual EightMan Division 2 state champion Osborne.

The Trojans feature six returning starters – QB/ MLB Dylan Gantz; OL/ DL Ashton Harter; TE/DE Josh Hildebrand; RB/CB Tai Hildebrand; QB/TE/ DE Kleyton Schreiber and

TE-DE Shawn Sheets.

Gantz passed for 533 yards and four scores and tallied seven rushing touchdowns. Kleyton Schreiber scored three TDs with 14 catches for 298 yards. Tai Hildebrand rushed for 11 TDs and 517 yards in 2018.

Defensively, Gantz intercepted four passes and accounted for 56 tackles.

Other Stafford tacklers were Schreiber (54), Josh Hildebrand (36), Tai Hildebrand (30) and Sheets (27) with two fumble recoveries.

“Kleyton Schreiber has been a starter his entire

STAFFORD TROJANS Coach—Taylor Bauman (1315, 4th year) STARTERS 6—Dylan Gantz, QB/MLB; Ashton Harter, OL/DL; Josh Hildebrand, TE/DE; Tai Hildebrand, RB/CB; Kleyton Schreiber, QB/TE/DE; Shawn Sheets, TE-DE 8-MAN 2, NO. 6—So. Barber (9-2, 6-0), CChristian (10-2, 5-1), Caldwell (7-4, 2-3), Norwich (6-4, 4-2), So. Haven (3-6, 3-3), Stafford (2-7, 2-4), Peabody (2-7, 1-4) STAFFORD ROSTER 5—Brody Kershenske, 9 6—Colson Minks, 10 7—Kyle Foos, RB/TE/MLB, 5-9, 160, 12 12—Dylan Gantz, QB/MLB, 5-8, 170, 10 15—Tarrant Young, 11 17—Kleyton Schreiber, TE/DE,

high school career and looks to build off a strong

6-3, 210, 12 25—Alexis Garcia, 9 27—Tai Hildebrand, RB/CB, 5-6, 160, 11 32—Katelyn McCloskey, 9 34—Luke Soria, 9 43—Josh Hildebrand, 6-4, 180, TE/DE, 10 55—Ashton Harter, G/NG, 5-8, 220, 10 58—Axel Ortiz, 9 81—Shawn Sheets, TE-DE, 6-0, 180, 11 8-MAN 2, *DISTRICT 6 9-4—at Fairfield 9-11—at Wilson 9-18—*at Peabody 9-25—*South Barber 10-2—*Caldwell 10-9—*at South Haven 10-16—*Norwich 10-23—*at Central Christian 10-30—8-man playoffs

finish,” said Stafford coach Taylor Bauman. “Tai

Hildebrand returns to the offensive backfield. We have starters who have Friday night experience.”

Bauman wants his offense to execute with precision, but with finesse.

“On offense, we want to be simple enough that we can play without thinking.

But we want to complex enough that the defense doesn’t what we are doing,” Bauman said. “We have speed returning, but not a lot of size. We need to take advantage of our speed and makes defenses cover the whole width of the field.”

Bauman said the

Trojans will face highlytalented offensive schemes. Precise defense is a must.

“We must be tough, disciplined and patient,” he said. “Our defense will work on making the play when it is presented to them. They need to play their position and not play someone else’s position.”

The Stafford Trojans earned the school’s first football playoff victory with a 54-28 victory over South Haven in 2018. The Trojans qualified for the 8-man playoffs for the sixth time, the first time since 2014.

Stafford spikers expect steady progress

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

STAFFORD — With key starter Mariah Burgey sidelined, the Stafford Trojans started with an 0-3 record at Saturday’s South Barber volleyball quadrangular.

Burgey, the team’s most verstaile player, was sidelined in quarantine, and the Trojans missed her ability and leadership. The Trojans lost to South Barber, Attica and PrattSkyline in straight sets.

“We’ll play much better volleyball when Mariah

Burgey returns,” said Stafford coach Jan VanDam. “We had a rough warmup and never picked it up. We started off our first games and played tentative volleyball.

The second games we played better volleyball.

Once the girls realize they can play with teams, they are better.”

The 1A Trojans started with lack of communication and dropped balls, but eventually played some improved points.

“A lot of it is mental and we’re preaching that to them,” VanDam said.

STAFFORD TROJANS 1—Mariah Burgey, 5-2, 12 2—Emily Green, 5-4, 12 3—Kirsten Langley, 9 4—Makayla Sedore, 5-2, 11 5—Anna Alpers, 9 6—Jauzalynn Blanton, 9 7—Jayce Hildebrand, 5-9, 9 8—Brooklyn Richardson, 5-10, 10 10—Erika Green, 5-4, 10 11—Evelin Valadez, 5-5, 11 12—Jesse Bartlett, 5-2, 11 16—Alexia Morgan, 5-6, 11 17—Jessica Schrag, 10 18—Trista Shelton, 10 22—Madilyn Hearn, 9

“They’ve shown they can play a high level of volleyball. We showed we could play in our final team scrimmage. Our younger players need to trust they

STAFFORD SCHEDULE 9-1—at Otis-Bison/ Cunningham, 4 9-8—at Macksville/Ness City, 4 9-12—at Otis, LaCrosse Tournament, 9 9-15—at Burrton/St. John/ Macksville, 4 9-19—at Rozel Tournament, 9 9-22—Fairfield/Norwich, 4 9-29—at Attica/Hutchinson Central Christian, 4 10-6—at Skyline/So Barber, 4 10-13—at PP/Cunningham, 4 10-17—at Heart of Plains, Norwich 10-20—at 1A regional

can play, and they’ll be fine.”

Seniors leaders are Mariah Burgey, Jayce Hildebrand and Emily Green.

“Jayce is a middle hitter who will bring big blocking across the front row,” VanDam said. “Emily Green is an all-around player who brings excitement. We have her working on slides and play in the middle to utilize her quickness. Mariah will set as we transform to a 5/1 offense. She’ll work on quick transition and set placement.”

The Heart of the Plains Trojans finished last season with a regional loss to Chase.

Juniors include Makayla Sedore, Jesse Bartlett, Lexi

Morgan and Evelin Valadez. Sophomores are Erika Green and Brooklyn Richardson.

“We’ve got a good freshman in Jauzalynn Blanton, who will develop into one of our top players,” VanDam said. “Evelin Valadez is improving.

She’ll be a force for us in the next two years.”

VanDam is working on developing mental toughness.

“We’ll work on mental toughness, competitive spirit, never giving up and doing whatever it takes to get the job done.”

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Panther soccer must rebuild

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

Great Bend’s soccer program must rebuild with a trio of starters from last year’s 9-8-1 season.

Head coach Jesus Loera, Jr. owns a 35-36-2 record in five seasons.

Versatile forward Jaime Arellanes, Jonathan Pasos and Juan Sanchez are returning starters.

Arellanes played his finest game with two goals with an assist in a 3-1 postseason victory over Andover High. No. 1 seed Goddard Eisenhower outlasted the Panthers 2-1 in the second round. Two years ago, the Panthers beat Newton, Salina South and Salina Central in postseason play.

“Jaime Arellanes was a key player for us last year, and we expect more from him,” Loera said. “With so many new faces to the varsity team, Jaime will be a key player and a leader.

Jonny Pasos and Juan Sanchez are other young men who will definitely make big plays for us.

The offense doesn’t have the firepower we had the last two seasons. What we lack in strength, we’ll have to make up with intelligence.”

The defense will be keyed by Juan Sanchez and Carlos Batres.

“These two are our strongest defensive players,” Loera said. “We’ll have to play smart every game to keep games within reach. We are a completely different

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Great Bend High School’s Jaime Arellanes dribbles during a soccer match last season.

team than we’ve been the last couple of years.

We’re loaded with plenty of freshmen and sophomores, so we’re going to rely on young talent.”

Loera hopes that teamwork and skill will

overcome a lack of varsity ex-perience.

“We won’t be the fastest, tallest, nor strongest team on the field. We’ll have to be the smartest if we want to give ourselves a chance of

winning,” Loera said.

“The keys to success this year are easy to understand, but not as easy to perform.”

Returning Western Athletic Conference champion Dodge City

returns as the league favorite.

“The WAC as usual is a very competitive conference,” Loera said. “Dodge City seems to be the favorite and the same goes for this year.”

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GREAT BEND SOCCER SENIORS—18—Jaime Arellanes, FW; 21—Damian Rivas, FW; 22—Carlos Jacobo, MID; 30—Fabian Montes, MID; 31—Dayton Skinner, FW JUNIORS—2—Salvador Garcia, DEF; 15—Jonathan Pasos, MID; 19—Carlos Batres, FW; 25—Roberto Gutierrez, FW; 33—Carlos Soto, MID; 36—Jason Villareal, MID; Brian Cervantes, DEF; Edwin Chavez; Elwin Fiso; Salvador Garcia; Juan Sanchez; Kadence Sanchez SOPHOMORES—20— Mario Arias, FW NINTH-GRADERS—Mario Enriquez; Pedro Enriguez; Kaden Deines; Adrian Fabela; Abdon Alex Galindo; Jaden Hartshorn; Ramiro Rocha; Jonathan Lira; Diego Sanchez BOYS SOCCER 9-1—at Manhattan 9-3—at Liberal, 5 9-8/10—at Hays High, 4 9-15—at Hays, 5:30 9-17—Maize South 9-22--Hays High, 5 9-24—Dodge City, 5:30 9-29—at Garden City, 5 10-6—Hays-TMP, 5:30 10-8—Garden City, 5:30 10-13—at Dodge City, 5:30 10-19—Liberal, 5:30 10-22—McPherson, 5:30 10-26-31—at 5A regional

Left: Juan Sanchez passes during a match last season. Right: Johnathan Pasos shoots.

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Great Bend Panther Rachel Panzer spikes the volleyball against the Goddard Lions last season.

Panthers seek encore performance

BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com

Shelly Duvall’s second act with Great Bend’s volleyball team played to rave reviews that nearly delivered a 5A state berth.

The Panthers improved from 15 wins to a schoolrecord 28 wins.

The Panthers carry high expectations for Duvall’s third chapter.

Duvall’s grandfather Jack Bowman coached volleyball for 37 years.

Her mother, Jackie Cook, coached volleyball at Great Bend and Ellinwood. Duvall anticipates the Panthers will be a Western Athletic and 5A substate contender.

A record-breaking 28-7 season finished with a heartbreaking 21-25, 25-22, 25-23 threeset substate setback to Goddard Eisenhower.

To make matters more challenging, the Panthers were forced to delay practice because of a team quarantine.

“We haven’t been able to practice yet due to quarantine,” Duvall said.

“We’ll have four practices and be on the court in Garden City with two WAC schools.”

Panthers Zoe Jerke, Sydney Unruh, Brynn Boxberger and Rachel Panzer return from the Western Athletic and 5A substate runner-up. The

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Great Bend Panther Sydney Unruh digs during a match.

Panthers played a dynamic attacking style that was keyed by Libero defensive standout Unruh. Jerke, Boxberger and Panzer are high-quality contributors.

“We have two big goals — the first to attack the match early,” Duvall said.

“We need to be strong from the very first serve and continue throughout the match. We seem to always scoot through

the first set without any problems, then it’s like our minds go on a break for about the first seven points in the second set.

Our second goal is we can’t allow that to happen.”

Duvall provided comments on her top veterans.

“Our back-row defense is led by Sydney Unruh who is an All-WAC 1st

her hitters need. She is this season’s ‘quarterback.’

“Rachel Panzer will be our go-to power hitter on the outside. She’s worked hard on her strength and vertical. It will definitely show on the court.

“Brynn Boxberger is our fast middle who is able to block balls that most can’t get to. She moves laterally very well and when she gets fired up it’s going to be a fun game.”

Frontline players Candice Smith and Emma Wasinger will provide big blocks on the right side.

Sophomore Valerie Luna and freshman MaKenzie Premer will contribute as varsity newcomers.

“We add young blood to the mix with sophomore Valarie Luna who jumps out of the gym,” Duvall said. “Her vertical is crazy.

She’ll give us more depth with our front row with freshman Makenzie Pre-

mer. Both are young, but have a ton of talent. They’ll be fun to watch as they go through this program.”

PANTHER ROSTER 1—Kaely Capps, 12 3—Brynn Miller, 10 5—Lexi Deines, OH, 12 7—Alayna Irwin, 11 7—Katie Kaufman, 10 10—Brynn Boxberger, 5-10, OH/ MB, 12 12—Melyne Fletchall, 11 13—Charley Sander, 10 14—Jaydon Davis, 10 15—Sydney Unruh, 5-5,L, 12 16—Valarie Luna, 10 16—Taryn Warren, 11 18—Rachel Panzer, 5-9, OH/MB, 12 22—Emma Wasinger, 5-10, MB, 12 23—Kyndall Blessing, 10 24—Rylie Duvall, 10 31—Callie Schartz, 10 34—Candice Smith, 5-11, MB/ RS, 12 PANTHER SCHEDULE 9-3—at Garden City, 4 9-8—at Dodge City, 4 9-12—at Riley County; at Scott City JV, 9 9-17—at Lindsborg/Ellinwood, 5 9-19—at Salina Central JV, 9 9-24—at Goddard/Hutchinson, 5 9-26—Great Bend JV Tournament, 9 10-1—Dodge City, 4 10-3—Great Bend Tournament, 9 10-6—at Campus/Goddard Eisenhower, 5 10-8—at Hillsboro/Emporia, 5 10-13—at Phillipsburg/Smith Center, 5 10-15—at Dodge City JV, 4 10-17—WAC at Great Bend, 10 10-24—at 5A substate 10-30/31—at 5A state, Topeka

team player,” Duvall said.

“She’s one of the best Liberos in the state. I’ve never coached someone who can read the ball so well. Lexi Deines and freshman Paige Thexton will join Sydney and those three in the back row provide a strong defense.

“Zoe Jerke will run our offense. She is a quick setter who reads the court very well and knows what

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