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By Travis Mounts and Sam Jack The Times-Sentinel
Garden Plain’s Horacek had a game-high 16 points, while Abby Heimerman added 10. Other scorers for the Owls were Taylor Joplin 7, Lauren Danahy 6, Krissie May 4 and Piper Bourne 2. Garden Plain sank six three-points baskets, including three by Heimerman and two by Horacek. Danahy also made a three. Kirsten Campbell scored 15 points to lead Cheney, including making several key shots during the Cardinals’ run in the third quarter. Emily Monson was in double figures with 11 points. Other Cheney scorers were Kadie Smith 7, Destinee O’Shea 5 and Kennedy Higgins 2. The Cardinals did not make any three-points shots in the championship.
The Garden Plain and Cheney girls basketball teams often face off for control of the Central Plains League and in substate tournaments. On Saturday, they battled each other for the Haven Wildcat Championship, with Garden Plain winning 49-39. The Owls jumped out to an early lead, extending their lead to double digits in the second quarter and getting ahead of the Cardinals by as many as 14 points. At halftime, Garden Plain was on top of Cheney 29-15. “I thought we played really well first half. We came out, dictated the tempo and handled the press well. We didn’t rebound as well as we normally do, which I thought we were fortunate that Cheney wasn’t hitting as many shots. We didn’t rebound against them or Kingman,” said Garden Plain head coach Kody Kasselman. “Garden Plain shot the ball really well. That put us in an early hole,” said Cheney head coach Rod Scheer. Momentum changed after halftime, as the Cardinals held the Owls scoreless for nearly six minutes after the break. Meanwhile, Cheney’s shots started to fall, and with about 2:40 left in the third quarter, the Cardinals had cut the Owls’ lead down to 2 points, 29-27. Back-to-back baskets by Garden Plain’s Taylor Joplin gave the Owls some breathing room, extending Garden Plain’s lead back to 6 points, at 33-27. Joplin’s baskets kicked off a 10-1 Garden Plain run that was capped by a three-point shot by Kennedy Horacek, and the Cardinals weren’t able to threaten again. Scheer said the Cardinals didn’t make any changes in their game plan after halftime. “We just hit some shots. We had been rushing our shots in the first half. We were open,” he said. “We did have a little lull, probably the first four minutes of the third quarter. Cheney got it within 2 and we were able to hit a few baskets, get the momentum back and finish the first quarter the way we played the first half. Other than a 4-minute stretch in the fourth quarter I thought we played well,” Kasselman said.
Cardinals beat Nickerson, Wellington The Cheney Cardinals advanced to the Haven Wildcat Classic championship with a couple of wins over 4A schools as well as a little help. The tournament started last Thursday with the Cardinals, who were seeded fifth, beating No. 4 Nickerson 53-46. The game was tied 9-9 after one quarter, but the Cardinals took over the game with a 19-8 run through the second quarter. That gave them an 11-point halftime edge, 2817, and Nickerson never really threatened the Cardinals in the second half. “Nickerson is a good team. We played good defense and executed our offense. We had a good spurt in the second quarter,” said Cheney head coach Rod Scheer. Three Cardinals scored in double figures, with Emily Monson leading the way with a team-high 16 points. Kylee Scheer and Destinee O’Shea scored 10 points each. Other scorers were Kirsten Campell 9,
Jordan Block 2, Kristen Wewe 3, Taryn Lonker 2 and Kennedy Higgins 1. The Cardinals also got a favor Thursday from Wellington, which upset the Haven Wildcats – the tournament’s top team – 49-46. The Cardinals repaid the Crusaders on Friday by beating them 59-23 in Friday’s semifinal. The Cardinals controlled the game all the way, leading 15-4 after one quarter and 35-13 by halftime. Wellington never scored 9 points in a quarter, and managed just 10 points in the entire second half. “We played really good defense on Friday, and scored some points,” said Rod Scheer. Kylee Scheer led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points, and Campbell contributed 10. Seven other Cardinals added points: Wewe 9, Smith 7, O’Shea 7, Block 4, Mollie Reno 4, Monson 2 and Higgins 1. Cheney started the week on the road with a game at Trinity Academy. On Friday, the Cardinals host Independent. Cheney gets a shot at redemption when the Cardinals travel to Garden Plain on Tuesday. The Owls have won both meetings this season.
Garden Plain’s Abby Gordon, left, puts up a short shot as Cheney’s Kylee Scheer tries to block it. The Owls and Cardinals played in the Haven Wildcat Classic championship, with the Owls winning 49-39. Travis Mounts/The Times-Sentinel
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LEFT: Taylor Joplin makes a shot to help seal Garden Plain’s win. ABOVE: Cheney’s Taryn Lonker looks for an open teammate.
Owls open with wins over Rockets and Eagles Garden Plain defeated Rose Hill and Kingman teams on the way to the championship game. On Jan. 25, the Owls beat the Rose Hill Rockets 51-29. The Owls jumped out to a 12-3 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back. “I thought we controlled the boards, I thought we controlled tempo,” Kasselman said. “That was the main thing: We just kind
of slowly pulled away from them.” Lauren Danahy and Abby Gordon each scored 10 points versus Rose Hill. Others who scored were Taylor Joplin 9, Piper Bourne 7, Natasha Dooley 6, Kennedy Horacek 4, Kara Heimerman 2, Brook Wapelhorst 2 and Krissie May 1. The next day, the Owls beat Kingman 49-45, coming back from a 1-point halftime deficit. “We came out in the second half and played very well,” Kasselman said. “Defensively, we did well. They hit two three-pointers within the last 45 seconds; before that, we were up 10.”
The Owls shot 85 percent from the free throw line. Joplin led the Owls offense versus Kingman, scoring 16 points. Other scorers were Bourne, 11, Danahy 6, Dooley 6, Horacek 5, Heimerman 3 and Abby Gordon 2. “Kingman is a great team, Cheney’s a great team, Rose Hill’s a solid team, and it was just a great
tournament to get better,” Kasselman said. “It’s nice to win a tournament, but ultimately we just want to get better and keep working toward the postseason.” Taylor Joplin and Lauren Danahy were named to the all-tournament team, but Kasselman said there were quite a few other Owls that could have been named, with 10 girls contributing significant minutes.
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Cheney boys trip up Roadrunners By Travis Mounts
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The Cheney boys basketball team rebounded from the season’s first loss with a 74-50 home win over the Chaparral Roadrunners, the Cardinals’ only action last week. It was a close game through the first half. The Roadrunners led 14-13 at the end of the first quarter, although by halftime the Cardinals had the lead, 32-25.
Cheney’s offense got stronger with each quarter, and the Cardinals put the game away with a dominating fourth quarter. They closed out the game with a 22-8 run. The Cardinals had balanced scoring, with points from 10 different players. Brendon Dewey and Hunter Adolph set the pace with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Other scorers were Lakin Petz 9, Riley Petz 9, Trent Scheer 8, David Peters 7, Bill Block 5, Micah Grover 5, Jeff Thisius 4 and Tyler White 4. Despite the Cardinals’ first loss of the season to Andale at the Halstead tournament,
they remained ranked No. 1 in last week’s Class 3A ranking. That ranking was put on the line earlier this week when Cheney traveled to Trinity Academy, which has had a season very similar to Cheney’s. The Knights, ranked fourth in Class 4A-Div. II, were undefeated until suffering their first loss in the El Dorado tournament. Trinity won its only game last week. On Friday, Cheney returns home to face Independent. The Cardinals play two games on the road next week, starting at Garden Plain on Tuesday.
Garden Plain’s Gabe Gordon checks the clock during his match versus fellow Owl Alan Gorges. Sam Jack/The TimesSentinel
Owls take 4th at own tournament By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel
Home was very sweet for the Garden Plain Owls wrestling team last Friday. The Owls took fourth place at their own Garden Plain Tournament on the strength of five wrestlers finishing in the top
five at the 13-team event. Mercedes Gassmann (132 pounds) and Grant Murray (170) each took second, while Jeb Nowak (138) and John Nowak (195) took third, Bank Saskit (113) finished fourth and Jake Helten (138) took fifth. Gabe Gordon (120 pounds) and Hayden Eastwood (126) each
took sixth. “I think all the kids wrestled really good and we had some final-round wins that helped us move up in the team scores,” Garden Plain coach Joseph Gassmann said. “It’s nice to see five of our kids on the podium at home. Mercedes and Grant both had a
good tournament and faced some tough competition in the finals.” The Owls head to Circle Friday and Saturday for a two-day tournament. “I like how we all are wrestling at this point – and we will continue to be tested this week at Circle,” coach Gassmann said.
Lions stumble against Campus
By Greg McFadden The Times-Sentinel
Victories have been hard to come by this season for Goddard, and stringing together two wins in a row has been even more difficult. Last week that trend continued for the Lions. A week after taking down Chanute, Goddard’s attempt at back-to-back wins fell short as Kyle Taylor’s team fell 64-51 to Campus. “They came out and pressured us real hard and we had a slow start in the first quarter
with just 8 points,” Taylor said. “But we scored 17 in the second quarter to give ourselves a shot in the game.” Against the Colts Jeremiah Crawford carried much of the scoring load for Goddard with 19 points. Ian McSwain and Parker Winter each had 8 points on the night. Taylor believes the Colts’ decisive advantage in the rebounds had the biggest impact on the outcome of the contest. “They were up 18-9 in rebounds at the half,” Taylor said. “We can’t give teams extra
possessions and second chance points in games. That was the difference against Campus.” Taylor has been happy with his team’s overall defensive performance so far this season and thinks that is a big key to the Lions’ success moving forward. “We always stress to our team the importance of controlling the game and tempo,” he said. “Even on offense that’s our goal. If we keep the ball in long possessions that prevents the other team from having chances to score. That’s our best approach with our personnel.”
With tournament week now in the rear view mirror Taylor hopes his team is prepared mentally for the stretch run of the regular season leading up to sub-state. “We continue to coach a next play mentality,” Taylor said. “We need to be sharp for the second rotation through our league teams. We’ve seen everyone before and there should be no surprises.” Goddard faced off against Andover on Tuesday, and has a tilt with Andover Central on Friday.
Indians pick up season’s first win By Amy Houston
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The Clearwater girls basketball team picked up its first victory of the season last week in the Sedgwick tournament. The Indians, who entered the eight-team tournament as a No. 7 seed, faced No. 2 seed Wichita Independent in the first round Tuesday, Jan. 23. Clearwater lost 54-29. Coach Dirk Ankerholz said the Indians shot well in the first half, when they scored 18 points. However, they struggled offensively in the second. “I thought we had a good half against a really good team,” he added. Independent went on to win the tournament while Sedgwick
earned runner-up. The second round for Clearwater was a Thursday matchup with sixth-seeded Belle Plaine. Clearwater prevailed 22-18. “We outlasted them,” Ankerholz said. “Nobody was really scoring the ball very well that night, but we just hung on, played good defense ... and made just enough plays down the stretch to hang on for the victory.” Reagan Berlin led the Indians with 10 points and Hope Struthers contributed eight. Grace Garrison chipped in two, while Katie Henning and Audrey Gordon had one each. The win moved Clearwater’s season record to 1-10 while Belle Plaine dropped to 2-11. “They were really, really excit-
ed,” Ankerholz said of the girls. “The bus ride home was a lot more fun than normal.” Clearwater faced Canton Galva, the No. 5 seed, in the fifth-place game Saturday. The girls lost 41-20 and claimed sixth place in the tournament. “We really struggled again to shoot the ball,” Ankerholz said. “We had our worst shooting performance of the year.” He explained that the girls had trouble with various shots, including field goals and free throws. They hit only seven of more than 50 attempts on the night. Berlin again led with six points and Garrison provided five. Overall, Ankerholz said the girls had improved in various aspects of the game, including
running their offense and executing the game plan. “I think the girls have made progress in a lot of areas, but the name of the game is putting the ball into the hole,” he said, “and when we struggle doing that, that’s going to make it difficult to win games down the stretch.” Clearwater returned home to host ranked Augusta on Tuesday, but results were not available by press time. Winfield will visit Friday. The Indians fell to the Vikings in the second game of the season. “They’re a smaller, quicker team,” Ankerholz said. “They like to run up and down the court in transition and really like to penetrate and get to the rim if they can.”
Lions take Welton Invitational By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel The Goddard Lions wrestling team received one of the toughest tests it has received in the state of Kansas in a while last weekend – but still emerged victorious. The Lions edged out Nebraska power Kearney by five points (226 1/2 to 221 1/2) to capture the championship at the Rocky Welton Invitational last weekend in Garden City. “This weekend was a tough weekend, but the kids rose to the occasion,” Lions coach Brett Means said. “Wrestling a dual last Thursday night defeating Andover Central – then immediately driving to Garden City for a 7 a.m. Friday weigh-in and wrestling beginning at 9 a.m. – the kids could have made a bunch of excuses, but instead they accepted the challenge.” Goddard was in fourth place after the first day of the invite behind Pueblo East, Pomona, and nationally-ranked Kearney, but rallied on Saturday to win another title. “Last Saturday at Garden City may have been one of the best performances by a Goddard wrestling team,” Means said. “It appeared a tough hill to climb being in fourth. I told the wrestlers to take it one match at a time and they did.” Four Lions – Jason Henschel (106 pounds), Trevor Dopps (152), Troy Fisher (170) and Austin Andres (182) – won first place individually, while Logan Pirl (132) took third and Trenton Willert (220) finished fourth. Jace Fisher (126 pounds) and Cayden Atkins (195) both took fifth, while Nolan Craine (145) finished sixth. Lucas Glover (113 pounds) and Cayleb Atkins (138) each finished ninth, while Isaiah Holmes (120) got a pin and major decision before an injury led to him finishing 10th. “Overall it was a great day, as all the guys fought for bonus points and came out with the victory,” Means said. “The win would not have been possible without getting the bonus points on Saturday and each win was crucial. This is a victory I will always be proud of because of the comeback and the fight my guys showed last Saturday.” The Lions will host Valley Center on Thursday and will host the Mid-American Classic on Saturday.
Tigers win at Cardinal Classic By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel The last two weekends have been good to the Eisenhower Tigers wrestling team. The Tigers won the Hoisington Cardinal Classic last weekend, the second weekend in a row the Tigers have won a tournament. Six Tigers – Isreal Garza (106 pounds), Taylor Matthews (113), Seth Doud (120), Mark Butcher (126), Dayne Holmgren (145) and Carson Wheeler (160) – all took home individual titles, while L.J. Flax (220) and Derek Yuza (285) both took second. Trey Greening (170 pounds) and Will Bliss (182) both took fourth, while Garrett Brewer (152) finished fifth and three Tigers – Dakota Cook (132), Harrison Renner (138) and Cole Rader (195) – finished sixth. The win came on the heels of a 57-12 loss to Arkansas City in an Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division II matchup last Tuesday. Garza (106 pounds) got the Tigers’ lone pin, while Doud (120) and Wheeler (160) both won by decision. Eisenhower is at Andover for an AVCTL-II dual on Thursday and heads to the Mid-American Classic at Goddard on Saturday.
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Tigers go 2-1 at Topeka Capital Classic
By Sam Jack
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The Eisenhower Tigers girls basketball team went 2-1 and finished in fifth place at the Girls Capital Classic in Topeka last week, improving their season win-loss record to 3-8. The Capital Classic started Jan. 25 with a game versus Derby, a team now
ranked No. 2 in Class 6A. The score was lopsided, 69-14 in Derby’s favor. No Tigers player scored more than 4 points. The Tigers recovered from that blowout to beat Life Prep Academy the following day, 53-50. “We started out a little bit slow, which coming off of something like Derby, wasn’t too surprising,” Tigers head coach Joe Blasi said. “But we fought
back, and we were up by 1 at halftime.” The Tigers maintained control of the game until near the end of the third quarter, when Life Prep was able to take a 6-point lead. “Then we just shut them down on defense,” Blasi said. “We only allowed 1 point in the fourth quarter.” Kennedy Nicholson scored 21 points, and Macy Omli put up 16.
Others who scored were Brittany Gosch 6, Payton Ryan 6 and Makayla Brungardt 4. “Macy did awesome, and Kennedy hit two free throws that basically secured the win at Life Prep,” Blasi said. In the fifth-place game Jan. 27, the Tigers beat hometown team Topeka, 55-49 in overtime. Topeka went out to an 18-8 lead in the first
quarter, but the Tigers responded; the teams went into halftime tied 24-24. They were still tied at the end of regulation, 42-42. The Tigers outscored Topeka 13-7 in overtime to get their third win of the season. “We made key free throws, so that was the difference in the game. We hit our free throws,” Blasi said. Omli scored 23 points to
lead the offense versus Topeka. Others who scored were Nicholson 18, Faith Denning 7, Ryan 5 and Brungardt 2. The Tigers hosted Arkansas City on Tuesday and won 52-36, extending their winning streak to three games. Look for a full report on that win in next week’s paper. On Feb. 2, the team travels to Valley Center, and on Feb. 6, it hosts Andover.
Indians take sixth at Garden Plain Vincent has career night at Maize
By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel
Darryl Rylant was his usual self to lead the Clearwater Indians wrestling team to a sixth-place finish at the Garden Plain Tournament last Friday. “The Garden Plain (Tournament) started the way a lot of our tournaments do – in regards to the whole team is concerned – rough,” Clearwater coach Rich Gilson said. “Then our kids for the most part found their stride and started winning their matches and finished the tournament strong.” Rylant won first place at 138 pounds to remain undefeated on the season. He pinned his first four opponents, then downed Tristan Hauck of Minneapolis 11-4 to win the championship. “In their first matchup earlier this season, Darryl had to rally from behind and pinned him to stay undefeated,” Gilson said of the final. “This match Darryl controlled from the beginning whistle.” Conner Snell (285 pounds) made the finals where he dropped a hardfought 2-0 decision over Mulvane’s Kyle Smith, while Brant Huckaby (170) took third and Ryan Vogel (195) took fifth. “Conner had a good
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Clearwater senior Kyle Clem grapples with a Dodge City opponent.
tournament, but unfortunately lost to Kyle,” Gilson said. “He has wrestled Kyle now four times this season, and they have split them. Conner could never get his setups in place to gain
an advantage over Kyle. Brant has been wrestling really well as of late. He made a mistake in his first match at Eureka that cost him early on, and then finished strong. Ryan finished strong and
used his leverage to win his last two matches.” The Indians host Andale and Rose Hill in a triangular Thursday and head to Circle Friday and Saturday for a two-day tournament.
The Eisenhower Tigers boys basketball team blew past a strong Maize High School team, winning 8868 on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Senior Dylan Vincent had a career night to lead the Tigers. He scored 41 points and shot 14 for 20 from the field. “Dylan came out and scored 21 points in that first quarter, and then I knew it was going to be a good night for us, because when they start to guard him, it gives the other guys opportunities to have open looks,” Tigers head coach Steve Blue said. “Dylan was obviously on fire, and he easily played his best offensive game since he’s been at Eisenhower.” Along with his own points, Vincent had 14 assists for a double-double. The Tigers had a 31-14 lead after one quarter, and a 52-30 lead at halftime. Maize narrowed the gap, outscoring the Tigers 21-14 in the third frame, but the Tigers surged again in the final minutes. “We did just enough to spread it out and get the win, against a Maize team that had beaten I think five ranked opponents in a row,” Blue said. “To beat them is a really good win for us.” Perimeter shooting was a particular strength for the Tigers. Vincent went 6 for 8 from the threepoint line, and Ethan Stewart went 4 for 4. Jeff Wake and Jordan Vincent also hit threes. Others who scored points were Wake 16, Stewart 12, Tanner King 8, Jordan Vincent 7, Joshua Paul 2 and Mitchell Morris 2. In rankings released Monday, the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association ranked Eisenhower No.1 in Class 5A. Maize was ranked No. 4. The Tigers played Tuesday evening at Arkansas City; results were not available at press time. Up next, the Tigers play at Valley Center Feb. 2 and host Andover Feb. 6.
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Cheney Cardinals wrestler Seth Teague tries to score a takedown against a Dodge City opponent.
Cards compete at GP Tournament By Michael Buhler The Times-Sentinel
Strong performances by Logan Doshier and Dylan Helten highlighted the day for the Cheney Cardinals wrestling team at the Garden Plain Tournament last Friday. Doshier took fourth at 145 pounds with three wins – two by pin – and Helten took seventh at 152, pinning Nickerson’s Clay-
ton Edwards in the seventh-place match. Two other Cardinals also competed at Garden Plain. Clay Robinson (160 pounds) took eighth after suffering an injury and Seth Teague (138) finished 10th. “Logan had a great night and wrestled well against some very tough opponents,” Cardinals coach Than Underwood said. “Dylan continues to get back into shape and
wrestled well. Clay wrestled solid his first match, but unfortunately could not finish due to a loose tooth and had to be withdrawn. Seth Teague had a good night and continues to improve.” The Cardinals also competed at a quad at Halstead last Tuesday, downing Herington 30-16 and Halstead 34-18, but losing 45-21 to Hesston. Cheney heads to Circle Friday and Saturday for a tournament.
The Garden Plain Owls boys basketball team lost to Wichita’s Trinity Academy 69-33 on Jan. 25. The Owls hung in there with Trinity Academy, the fourthranked team in Class 4A Div. II, through the first half. The score at halftime was 40-26 in Trinity’s favor. The Owls’ offensive production collapsed in the second half, with the Owls adding only 7 points. “I think they were just really hard to score on,” Owls head coach Jeff Lantz said. “Trinity is a very talented team, and they stepped up their defense in the second half. We missed a few shots we were hitting in the first half. “Even though we could see that they were pulling away in the first half, we still felt like we were competing and able to do a few things, but boy, they really shut us down in the second,” Lantz added. Sam Thimmesch led
the Owls offense with 9 points. Others who scored were Alex Mannebach 6, Dylan Dreiling 5, Trey Smith 5, Tyler Dreiling 4 and Colby Haukap 4. The Owls played Wichita’s Independent School Tuesday evening; results were not available at press time. On Friday, the team hosts Medicine Lodge, and on Feb. 6, the Owls host rival Cheney.
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Goddard Lions go 1-2 at Haven Wildcat Classic By Greg McFadden The Times-Sentinel
Heading into the Haven Wildcat Classic basketball tournament last week, Goddard head coach Kevin Hackerott knew the bracket featured a high quality field. But Hackerott was optimistic about his team’s ability to defend its tournament title from the previous season. That optimism was quickly diminished as the Lions dropped their opener to Kingman 39-22, and then lost their second game of the tournament to Rose Hill 40-37 in overtime. Hackerott credits their opponents for creating part of his team’s struggles, but says part of Goddard’s issues started with the
absence of point guard Brooke Sullivan and it trickled down from there. “The field at Haven is always strong and each team is very well coached. We just didn’t take care of our business as well as we needed to and I was disappointed in how we played,” Hackerott said. “Going in we were down one starter in Brooke and that created some adjustments that took time to get used to. Kingman played very well in the first game and we struggled to score. With one less weapon on the floor, teams really focused on making the game tough on Kade (Hackerott) and Torri (Vang).” Adding to the frustration for Hackerott was his team’s inability to convert at the charity stripe.
Bowling roundup: EHS boys, GHS girls get wins
“The Rose Hill game can be summed up in two words—free throws. We went 11 for 24 at the line and had multiple chances to win,” he said. “But we found a way to lose a close overtime game. Our execution was not good and then we capped it off by not making our free throws.” Kade Hackerott was the leading scorer for the Lions in all three games at Haven. In the first two losses she combined for 24 points. Torri Vang was also productive in those contests with 15 combined points of her own. Goddard continues to be plagued by a Jekyll and Hyde offense, and Hackerott says Kingman and Rose Hill were able to isolate defensive focus on
the Lions’ top scorers. “Teams really geared up to stop Kade and made others try to make shots, and we didn’t respond very well,” Hackerott said. “We had to adjust to playing without Brooke and that threw things off a little. The fact is we didn’t execute and step up to make plays during those first two games.” Despite the struggles in their first two games the Lions were able to right the ship in their final game of the tournament as they captured a victory over Nickerson 51-41. “I was really proud of our kids for bouncing back on a difficult third day of the tournament,” Hackerott said. “We had some kids step up with some offensive
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The Eisenhower boys and girls bowling teams earned victories in recent – but different – competitions. The EHS boys defeated Andover and Dodge City in a Jan. 19 triangular hosted by the Tigers at West Acres Bowl. The Tigers rolled to a big victory, beating second-place Dodge City 443 pins. Payton Montgomery, Jack Barnes and Cameron McGinley were the top three individual bowlers. The Eisenhower girls were second out of the three teams, beating Andover by just 20 points, and finishing behind Dodge City by 76 points. Kensley Morris rolled 585 and finished as the top individual, while Tigers teammate Sarah Moore finished fifth. On Jan. 23, the Eisenhower girls beat Goddard and Maize. The Tigers’ Morris again was the top individual, while more and Halee Murphy were second and fourth, respectively. Goddard’s Rylie Osterman was fifth. On the boys side, Maize South topped Eisenhower and Goddard. The Lions Brandon Collins took third, and Dallas Bishop placed fifth. Cheney faced off against McPherson and Circle in a Jan. 19 triangular at Starlite Lanes in McPherson. McPherson won the boys and girls competitions. The Cheney girls were second, just 7 pins ahead of Circle. The boys were third. In the boys competition, Adam Herron bowled 600 and placed fifth. On Jan. 23, Andale-Garden Plain bowled against Mulvane and host Collegiate at The Alley in Wichita. The boys and girls teams both finished second, with Mulvane sweeping the contest.
ABOVE: The Garden Plain Owls takes a break during halftime of the Garden Plain-Cheney game on Saturday. LEFT: The Garden Plain cheerleaders yell for the Owls during a break in the action at the Haven Wildcat Classic championship.
Boys results Jan. 19 at West Acres: Eisenhower 2607, Dodge City 2165, Andover 2003. Peyton Montgomery, 1st, 720; Jack Barnes, 2nd, 649; Cameron McGinley, 3rd, 633; John Palmer, 6th, 542; Kyle Morris, 8th, 538; Keagan Larson, 10th, 514. Jan. 23 at West Acres: Maize South 2515, Eisenhower 2307, Goddard 2129. EHS bowlers – Peyton Montgomery, 7th, 589; Kyle Morris, 8th, 586; Cameron McGinley, 9th, 567; Aiden Cain, 11th, 531; Jack Barnes, 13th, 503; John Palmer, 15th, 399. GHS bowlers – Brandon Collins, 3rd, 620; Dallas Bishop, 5th, 599; Edward Taylor, 10th, 535; Levi Mann, 16th, 361; Trevor Miller, 17th, 285. Jan. 19 at Starlite: McPherson 2532, Circle 2178, Cheney 2011. Adam Herron, 5th, 600; Sam Torres, 8th, 521; Jayden Nixon, 10th, 496; Cody Overman, 15th, 434; Chris Brown, 16th, 420; Andrew Poole, 18th, 402. Jan. 23 at The Alley: Mulvane 2392, Andale-Garden Plain 2136, Collegiate 1942. Johnny Becker, 6th, 519; Dylan Hahn, 12th, 464.
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Girls results Jan. 19 at West Acres: Dodge City 1561, Eisenhower 1992, Andover 1811. Kensley Morris, 1st, 585; Sarah Moore, 5th, 501; Rachel Duckett, 10th, 454; Halee Murphy, 11th, 452; Sydney Blackwell, 16th, 347. Jan. 23 at West Acres: Eisenhower 1986, Goddard 1678, Maize South 1568. EHS bowlers – Kensley Morris, 1st, 614; Sarah Moore, 2nd, 539; Halee Murphey, 4th, 428; Darby Guinn, 9th, 405; Rachel Duckett, 12th, 372; Sydney Blackwell, 14th, 315. GHS bowlers – Rylie Osterman, 5th, 425; Taylor Clary, 6th, 419; Morgan Cly, 8th, 410; Sierra Coldwater, 10th, 390; Ashley Bloomquist, 13th, 356. Jan. 19 at Starlite: McPherson 1940, Cheney 1714, Circle 1707. McKayla Nixon, 6th, 465; Morgan Ayres, 7th, 423; Arina Nuessen, 8th, 419; Hope Noble, 9th, 355; Kaitlyn Brown, 12th, 335; Jolene Wiesender, 14th, 321. Jan. 23 at The Alley: Mulvane 1937, Andale-Garden Plain 1479, Collegiate 1249. (No GP bowlers)
punch that had been lacking and they played with great energy. It’s always good to win, especially when you are struggling.” Hackerott scored 15 points in the victory over Nickerson. Anahi Nunez was close behind with 12 points, and Kelsey Dimattia and Vang went for 8 points each. Goddard now turns its focus to the second half of the league season, and Hackerott knows many of his team’s goals for this season are still attainable. “We now head into our final seven conference games and we need to try to have as much momentum as possible heading into sub-state,” Hackerott said. “We are currently tied for first in the league race, so the league title is still within reach.”
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The members of the Clearwater Indians girls basketball team are this week’s Athletes of the Week. It’s been a rough season for the Indians, but they have persisted and finally broke through last week with their first victory of the season. The Indians beat Belle Plaine in the consolation semifinal of the Sedgwick Tournament. Clearwater took sixth place at the tournament.
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