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Mackey’s return powers Tigers to big win By Travis Mounts
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The Eisenhower Tigers scored on the first drive of the game and never looked back, winning Friday’s football game 49-29 on the road over the Arkansas City Bulldogs. The Tigers grabbed a 7-0 lead on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Collin Mackey to Chance Omli. It was Mackey’s first game back after suffering a concussion in a game two weeks before. Mackey was sharp, completing nine of 12
throws for 234 yards. He was the Tigers’ top rusher, too, picking up 137 yards on nine carries. Eisenhower increased its lead on its next possession, capped by a 3-yard run by Colton Mackinnon just before the end of the first quarter. The touchdown was set up by a 47-yard run by Parker Wenzel on a play where Mackey faked a pass before tossing the ball to Wenzel. The Bulldogs made a 38-yard field goal between the Tigers’ first-quarter touchdowns. The Tigers extendend their lead to 21-10 in the second quarter with a 20-yard scoring
run by Mackey. Arkansas City answered with an 85-yard touchdown on a screen pass. The Bulldogs then recovered an onside kick, but gave the ball back to the Tigers after failing to convert a fourth-down pass. Two plays later, Wenzel cleared the defense on the left side, scoring on a 43-yard run that gave Eisenhower a 28-10 halftime lead. The Tigers got third-quarter scores from Mackinnon on a 17-yard run, and when Mackey connected with Cooper Ryan for an 80-yard touchdown pass. Two fourth-quarter scores
pulled the Bulldogs to within 19 points at 42-23. The Tigers put together another scoring drive in the fourth quarter, with Nick Hogan reaching the end zone on a 1-yard run. Eisenhower had 573 yards of total offense, including 339 rushing yards. In addition to Mackey’s 137 yarrds, Wenzel gained 101 yards on 13 rushes and Mackinnon had 53 yard on eight carries. Ryan had a big night catching the ball, leading all receivers with 159 yards. Omli had 50 yards on three catches. Arkansas City gained a lot
of yards, as Cevin Clark was 18-for-35 for 338 yards, and the Bulldogs ran for 140 yards. The victory improves the Tigers’ record to 2-3 and moves them up to the 11th seed out of 16 teams in Class 5A’s West division. In the three largest classes, playoffs are now determined by seedings rather than by districts. This is the third year of that format for 5A and 6A, and is new for 4A. This Friday, the Tigers will host the Maize South Mavericks, who also are 2-3 but sit at 14th in the seedings based on points. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Celtics’ big plays ground the Owls By Travis Mounts
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A pair of big plays by the Trinity Catholic Celtics of Hutchinson early in their football game at the Garden Plain Owls was the difference in the game as the visiting Celtics beat the Owls 20-7 last Friday. The Owls found themselves in a hole just 15 seconds into the game as Trinity’s Kaleb Hammeke returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and a 6-0 lead. It appeared Garden Plain would tie the game on the ensuing drive. The Owls drove from their 43-yard line to the Trinity 25, but the Celtics defense forced a fumble that Aaron Guerrero returned all the way to the Owls’ 12. On fourth-and-5, the Celtics scored on a 7-yard pass. The 2-point conversion was run in by Guerrero for a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter. Guerrero hurt the Owls throughout the night, especially late in the game when the Owls needed a defensive stop. He picked up a game-high 133 yards, and ran for all but 16 of Trinity’s rushing total. Trinity was not a throwing threat, gaining just 17 yards through the air. Garden Plain’s scoring drive was set up by a
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Garden Plain defensive player Isaac Quintero brings down Trinity Catholic runner Aaron Guerrero during the Owls’ home game against the Celtics last Friday.
timely defensive play. On the first play after an Owls’ punt, the Celtics fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Garden Plain’s Anthony Hays, who covered the ball at the Trinity 34-yard line. John Nowak had three key runs on the drive, including a 10-yard run on second-and-12, and a 7-yard run on third-and-2 at the 7-yard line. That set up Jake Landwehr’s 3-yard touchdown run. The Owls weren’t able to
score after that, however. A second-quarter drive ended on downs at the Trinity 27-yard line. A pair of holding calls short-circuited a drive that made it to the Trinity 9. Starting at their own 41 in the final seconds of the third quarter, the Celtics sealed the win with a long drive that culminated in a Guerrero touchdown with 3:35 to play. The drive covered 59 yards and 8 minutes and 56 seconds, and Guererro
carried the ball on 14 of 16 plays. The Owls had 222 total yards of offense, besting Trinity’s 166. The Celtics rushed for just three more yards that the Owls. The difference was in Garden Plain’s pass game. Matt Pauly played well in place of Ethan McGregor, who is out with a finger injury suffered the week before. Pauly threw for 76 yards, completing six of 18 attempts. He had one interception late in the
game. “He was poised for just a week of practice and being thrown in against a good team,” said Garden Plain head coach Ken Dusenbury. He said the Celtics are a talented team. “They had two plays that really hurt us.” The Owls did as much to stop themselves as the Celtics did. “We had some drive killers. We did some nice things but shot ourselves in the foot. You can’t play
a team like that and make mistakes,” he said. The Celtics had been in a similar position the week before, where mistakes they made helped Conway Springs to a 22-8 win over Trinity. Now Garden Plain and Trinity Catholic are tied 1-1 in District 6, with the Owls holding a slight advantage in points. Chaparral and Conway Springs are undefeated in the district, with Chaparral holding a slight points advantage. Those four teams should make the playoffs. All four were ranked in the top 4 in 2A last week, and all were undefeated in non-district games, making District 6 the toughest in all of 2A. The district’s other teams, Remington and Independent, are winless this season. The Owls head to Chaparral this Friday, and they are expecting another tough contest. “(Quarterback) Jake Burke is the real deal. They have big, strong, aggressive linemen. They do a lot of things really well. Defensively, they play fast and that causes a lot of problems,” Dusenbury said. Friday’s game could be a big factor in who hosts a playoff game and who goes on the road. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Chaparral High School.
Golfers get ready for regional play
By Travis Mounts
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Cheney won the second annual Central Plains League-Central Kansas League combined golf tournament on Tuesday, edging perennial favorite Hoisington by a single stroke. The Cardinals won on their home course at Cherry Oaks, while Garden Plain – the Owls playing separately from Andale kin – came in third. Cheney shot 400 to edge Hoinsington by a single stroke. The Owls shot 426, 14 strokes better than fourth-place Pratt. Cheney did not have a top-5 finisher, but won on the overall strength of the team. The Cardinals’ Jalyn Turner and Emory Ast were seventh and eighth, and Makenzie Cox was 10th. “They’re very excited
to win the school’s first league championship. They were consistent, very good front nines and very good back nines. The greens got fast and it got windy, and they held it together,” said Cheney head coach Randy Leroux. The Owls’ Isabelle Fontes had a top-10 finish to lead her team, and Macie Foster was 14th. Also Tuesday, Eisenhower and Goddard finished third and fourth, respectively, in the sixteam Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Div. II tournament at Hesston Golf Park. Andover and Maize South ran away and were the only teams under 400. Eisenhower shot 404, and Goddard shot 412 over 18 holes.The Lions’ Paige Strausberg shot 97 and placed 11th, while the Tigers’ Emma Fleischman and Karsen Klein each shot 98 and placed 12th and 13th, respectively.
Eisenhower took part in the 17-team Hutchinson Invitational at Carey Park on Sept. 27. They shot 407 over 18 holes, placing 12th. On Sept. 25, both Cheney and Andale-Garden Plain sent varsity squads to Pretty Prairie. The Cardinals shot 198
to win, and were the only team under 200. Andale-GP shot 237 to take fifth at the eight-team contest. Cheney had three players in the top five, with Turner and Cox placing second and third, and Ast coming in fifth. Craig placed 10th, putting all of the Cardinals scores in the
top 10. Regional golf tournaments will be held on Monday. The top three teams from each regional will go to State, as will the top five individuals at each regional not on a qualifying team. Cheney and Garden Plain will play in the 3-2-
1A regional at Hoisington. Tee time is 10 a.m. Goddard and Eisenhower will head west to play in the 5A regional at Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays. Tee time there is 9 a.m.
CPL/CKL, Oct. 2 Cheney: Jalyn Turner, 96, 7th; Emory Ast, 96, 8th; Makenzie Cox, 99, 10th; Natalie Craig, 109, 17th; Morgan Sutter, 124, 30th; Ashlynn Riggs, 135, 36th. GP: Isabelle Fontes, 97, 9th; Macie Foster, 107, 14th; Sumer Hahn, 109, 18th; Coleen Teter, 113, 24th. AVCTL, Oct. 2 EHS: Emma Fleischman, 98, 12th; Karsen Klein, 98, 13th; Jordan Luper, 102, 17th; Hannah Schaffer, 106, 20th; Tami Adeagbo, 142, 36th. GHS: Paige Strausberg, 97, 11th; Ryley Elpers, 101, 16th; Sarah Williams, 107, 21st; Lindsey Simpson, 107, 22nd; Megan Bay, 111, 27th; Sydney Sheets, 116, 31st. Hutchinson Inv., Sept. 27 EHS: Emma Fleischman, 98, 47th; Hannah Schaffer, 100, 53rd; Jordan Luper, 103, 61st; Karsen Klein, 106, 74th; Tami Adeagbo, 110, 84th.
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The Cheney girls won their first-ever Central Plains League-Central Kansas League title on Monday. This is the second year the CPL – joined with the CKL – has held a league tournament. The Cardinals won at Cherry Oaks.
Pretty Prairie, Sept. 25 Cheney: Jalyn Turner, 48, 2nd; Mackenzie Cox, 48, 3rd; Emory Ast, 49, 5th; Natalie Craig, 53, 10th; Morgan Sutter, 58, 20th; Ashlyn Riggs, 75, 48th. GP: Sumer Hahn, 56, 15th; Taryn Keeter, 59, 21st; Colleen Teter, 60, 25th; Macie Foster, 62, 29th.
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Eisenhower runners take 2nd at Newton By Sam Jack
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The Eisenhower Tigers girls cross country team missed a second-straight team championship by the narrowest of margins. They lost to Maize South by a single point, 65 to 64 at Newton. The Mavericks’ average time over the five-kilometer course was only 1 second better than
the Tigers’. Jadyn Pavlik and Alyssa Nelson anchored the Tigers with third- and fourth-place finishes, while Kennedy Nicholson finished in 15th. On the boys side, Austin Fullerton and Ben Roberts had good races, finishing 11th and 16th. Cheney and Clearwater’s cross country teams were all at the Halstead Invitational, held Sept. 27.
Mollie Reno got a top10 finish for the Cardinals, taking ninth in 22:13.53. Jackson Riggins led the boys, finishing 19th in 18:25.05. For the Indians, Logan Mount led the way, finishing 26th, while Abby Hutchinson finished 40th in the girls race. The Indians will race at Wichita’s Trinity Academy Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The Cardinals host
the Cheney Invitational this Thursday, Oct. 4, with races starting at 4:30 p.m., and will travel to Trinity Academy Oct. 11. The Tigers race at Salina Central Saturday, Oct. 6, starting at 10 a.m.
Cheney HS Halstead Invitational, Sept. 27 Girls 5K: Mollie Reno, 9th, 22:13.53; Blaire Hoeme, 14th, 22:32.47; Maddy Amsink, 55th, 25:41.87; Julie Bachard, 60th, 25:57.71; Kylee Boucher, 74th, 29:16.07. Team: Ninth place, average time 25:08.33. Boys 5K: Jackson Riggins, 19th, 18:25.05;
Ethan Albers, 27th, 18:58.60; Christopher Clear, 30th, 19:06.96; Dylan Helten, 41st, 19:27.49; Mason Schneider, 47th, 19:49.22; Colton Kitchen, 51st, 20:01.37; Hunter Maass, 65th, 20:49.63. Team: Fifth place, average time 18:30.00. Clearwater HS
Halstead Invitational, Sept. 27 Girls 5K: Abby Hutchinson, 40th, 24:28.17; Olivia Helmers, 52nd, 25:28.44; Audrie Garrison, 66th, 27:43.54; Haley Dull, 67th, 27:53.43; Sadie Baird, 69th, 28:11.77; Ava Hanes, 73rd, 29:13.30; Ellie Bock, 77th, 29:46.91. Team: 11th place, average time 26:45.07. Boys 5K: Logan Mount, 26th, 18:53.32; Zach Trotter, 32nd, 19:09.17; Gavin Mount, 52nd, 20:09.64; Cade Smith, 54th, 20:14.28; Jacob Walter, 59th, 20:26.80; Josh Youngers, 61st, 20:33.49. Team: 7th place,
average time 19:46.65. Eisenhower HS
Newton Invitational, Sept. 29 Girls 5K: Jadyn Pavlik, 3rd, 20:27.90; Alyssa Nelson, 4th, 20:30.00; Kennedy Nicholson, 15th, 21:18.60; Abby Bachman, 22nd, 21:35.10; Kiara Pavlik, 24th, 21:39.00; Brooklyn Terstriep, 46th, 22:50.40; Makendra Hunt, 59th, 23:24.50. Team: 2nd place, average time 21:06. Boys 5K: Austin Fullerton, 11th, 17:03.60; Ben Roberts, 16th, 17:13.70; Preston Hawkins, 35th, 17:54.70; Brandon Martin, 39th, 18:01.90; Devin Adams, 51st, 18:13.30; Jacob Fawson, 56th, 18:22.00; Dawson Williams, 58th, 18:23.60. Team: 7th place, average time 17:41.
Clearwater rolls over Haven for big district win By Travis Mounts
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The Clearwater Indians got their biggest football win in several seasons with Friday’s 49-12 victory at Haven. The 37-point margin of victory is the Indians’ largest since a 47-0 victory over Circle in October 2014. Clearwater beat Haven by 34 points during the 2015 season. The Indians scored early and often this time against the Wildcats, getting six first-half touchdowns to build a 42-0 halftime lead. Tanner Cash had another big game for the Indians, scoring five touchdowns while running for 209 yards on 19 carries, an average of 11 yards per rush. He was 8-for-12 passing for 108 yards and another touchdown. While Cash had his best night of the season, he also had help. Justin Craig gained 56 yards, averaging 11.2 yards across five carries, and ran for a touchdown. Tres Morland played for the first time
since the first series of the Indians’ season-opener, and gained 27 yards. Jack Rausch was the Indians’ leading receiver, catching three balls for 41 yards. Drake Beatty had two catches for 38 yards and a touchdown. The Indians’ first score came quickly. Cash returned a Haven punt to the Haven 37-yard line, and then took Clearwater’s first play from scrimmage to the end zone. Their second score was nearly as quick. On the second play after another Haven punt, Craig ran for a 40-yard touchodwn, giving Clearwater a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter. Cash connected with Beatty for a 19-yard passing touchdown before the quarter ended, with the Indians leading 21-0. In the second quarter, Cash scored on a 68-yard touchdown run, a 1-yard run and 20-yard run. A 19-yard pass from Cash to Beatty set up the final touchdown. Cash scored his final touchdown on a 17-yard run in the third quarter.
Clearwater’s Tanner Cash runs away from Haven’s defense. The Indians ran roughshod over the Wildcats in a 49-12 victory. Lindsey Young/ The Clarion
That gave Clearwater a 49-0 lead. Haven managed a couple of touchdowns before the game ended. The win improves the Indians’ record to 2-3, and a home victory over Wichita Trinity this Friday – on homecoming night – would guarantee Clearwater a top-4 finish in district play and a guaranteed playoff spot. “There’s a lot of excitement. We felt like we played pretty well,” said Clearwater head coach
Jeremy Scheufler. “We had a lot of focus and took it to the field Friday night. “They couldn’t get anything going, and we had a lot going.” Now the Indians have a chance to improve to 4-2 and establish a threegame winning streak. The Indians have not won more than two consecutive games since the 2011 season, when they started 7-0 on their way to an 8-2 record. Their last playoff appearance
was in 2015, with their last playoff win in 2014. Clearwater’s last winning record was in 2013, when they went 5-4. None of that matters to the Indians right now, however. The Indians’ biggest challenges in district play are still to come, with Andale and Collegiate on the horizon. There were plenty of positives on Friday. Cash had another stellar performance. Rausch and
Beatty made catches at key times. Craig continues to show elite speed, Scheufler said, and Morland can be another key weapon once fully healthy. Friday’s game against Trinity brings a different kind of opponent. After facing several strong running teams, the Indians’ will need to slow the Knights’ spread offense, which is strong when passing. The Knights are still looking for their first win. Their schedule has been brutal. They face three Central Plains League foes, all of whom are top 5 in Class 2A. They opened district play against the favorites, Collegiate and Andale, the latter of which is No. 1 in 3A. Meanwhile, Clearwater was picked to finish last in the district and expected to go 1-8 by some prognosticators. Trinity sees Clearwater as its best chance for a win so far this season. “That’s a team that will be excited to play us,” Scheufler said. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Maize hands Lions season’s first loss
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The Goddard Lions did something that no other team had done this season to the Maize Eagles – score points. The Eagles had pitched four shutouts this season, beating opponents by a combined score of 164-0. That streak ended when the Lions struck first in Friday’ football game, hitting the Eagles for a safety and a 2-0 lead. It was the first time the Eagles trailed a team all season. Those were the only points the Lions could muster, as the Eagles’ defense shut down the Goddard offense in a 27-2 victory at Goddard District Stadium. Goddard’s defense again played well, despite being put in bad situations by their own offensive strug-
gles. Three of Maize’s four scoring drives started in Goddard territory. Two other times, the Eagles started with a short field, and in both cases the Lions’ defense forced the Eagles into missed field goal tries. “Were still a real power defensively,” said Goddard head coach Tom Beason. “We just need our offense to catch up to our defense.” Goddard’s defense appeared to have an early touchdown when a Maize fumble was called back because of a blocking penalty on the Lions. Beason said it was a good call. The Lions pinned the Eagles deep on the next drive, and the Lions capitalized by getting a safety to take a 2-0 lead. The Eagles came back late in the first half, scoring a touchdown in the final minute before halftime to go up 7-2.
The Lions’ offensive woes continued through the second half while Maize was able to score – thanks in large part to Goddard’s mistakes. Goddard is in a bit of a pickle this season. The Lions are now a 4A team, but as a Div. II team in the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League, they primarily face 5A teams with larger enrollments. Maize has roughly 1,300 students compared to about 800 for Goddard, Beason noted. Those numbers tend to result in more kids playing football, which makes it easier to platoon separate offensive and defensive teams. Many schools in 4A and smaller regularly have top players on both sides of the ball. The Lions have lost just five times in the past 36 games. The schools Goddard lost to – Maize, Derby, Mill Valley, Bishop
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Goddard’s Gentry Cole (8) and Spencer Steele (14) bring down a Maize receiver during the Lions’ homecoming game against the Eagles.
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Kyler Semrad (10) breaks through the Maize defensive line for a big run during last Friday’s game at Goddard.
Carroll and Wichita Heights – all have enrollments of at least 300 more students, Beason said. He’s not complaining. The Lions are 4-1 and seeded third in the 4A West. “We’re going to play the teams we play,” he said. The tougher competition should make them better when the playoffs roll around.” But the Lions are considering taking some of
their top defensive players and inserting them into the offense. The Lions’ defense-first philosphy means they assign players to that side of the ball first. It’s a balance between having the best athletes on the field as much as possible and having the best rested athletes on the field. Mostly, though, the Lions see the loss to Maize as a chance to improve. “We feel like where we are today, we’re not as
good as we’re going to be,” Beason said, noting that Maize was likely the best defense the Lions will see until the playoffs. The Lions will try to get back into the win column when they travel to Valley Center this Friday. The Hornets are 3-2 and have won three of their last four, including a 13-10 win over Andover last week. The Hornets lost to Maize 49-0 in Week 1. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
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Owls swat down Lions fall to Mavs, tame the Bulldogs two more foes By Travis Mounts The Times-Sentinel news@tsnews.com
The Garden Plain volleyball team continued its dominance over Central Plains League opponents, beating Chaparral High School and Independent in a pair wins at Independent. Neither match was close as the Owls – ranked No. 2 in 2A in last week’s Kansas Volleyball Association rankings – won each set by 11 points or more. The Owls held the Independent Panthers to single digits in both sets. “In both matches we were able to get all 13 of of our varsity kids in the match, and all contributed to the wins, so it was a fun night,” said Garden Plain head coach Gina Clark. Against Chaparral, the Owls had 14 kills spread among seven players. Natasha Dooley led the team with 4 kills, and Claire Clark had 3. Kennedy Horacek, Kara Heimerman, Becca Msith, Alli Puetz and Brianna
Puetz all served 100 percent. Horacek had a teamhigh 8 digs out of 25. Garden Plain recorded 20 kills against the Independent Panthers. Abby Gordon led the team with 7 kills. Dooley, Heimerman, Alli Puetz and Brianna Puetz all were perfect serving. The Owls entered this week 17-2. They will host a 2A substate, and right now are the No. 2 seed behind Sedgwick (third in the rankings) which also has just two losses but seven more wins. Garden Plain started this week on the road with a Tuesday trip to Conway Springs to play the Cardinals and Wichita Trinity. The Owls will take part in the McPherson tournament on Saturday. Next Tuesday, the Owls will host a quad with Belle Plaine, Douglass and Kingman, all league opponents. Action begins at 5 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Independent Garden Plain def. Chaparral 25-14, 25-12; Garden Plain def. Independent 25-8, 25-6.
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The Goddard Lions girls tennis team hosted the Eisenhower Tigers at the AVCTL Div. II league championship Monday, but results were not available when The Times-Sentinel went to press Tuesday evening. The Arkansas City Bulldogs won the team title and claimed individual titles in both the singles and doubles brackets, according to a social media post from Arkansas City High School. Last Thursday, the Lions hosted a quadrangular meet, finishing in fourth place. The Lions and Tigers will stay close to home again for their Class 5A regional tournament on Friday and Saturday. Eisenhower is hosting. In addition to Goddard, Arkansas City, Maize, Maize South, Bishop Carroll, Kapaun Mt. Carmel and Wichita Northwest teams will be vying for spots at the State tournament. Goddard HS Quad, Sept. 25 Team scores: First place: Conway Springs, 9. Second place: McPherson, 7. Third place: Wichita Independent, 5. Fourth place: Goddard, 3. No. 1 doubles: Bruce/Allen (McPherson) def. Anna Petersburg/Gabby Dextradeur (Goddard), 8-1. Koester/Osner (Conway Springs) def. Petersburg/Dextradeur, 8-0. Farha/Lancelot (Independent) def. Petersburg/Dextradeur, 8-7(1). No. 2 doubles: Achilles/Carlson (McPherson) def. Britt Even/Kiersten Kreuzburg (Goddard), 8-1. Mies/Campbell (Conway Springs) def. Even/Kreuzburg, 8-4. Martin/Ottaway (Independent) def. Even/Krezburg, 8-2. No. 1 singles: Shannon Gary (Goddard) def. Schneider (McPherson), 8-3. Schmanke (Conway Springs) def. Gary, 8-6. Cadman (Independent) def. Gary, 8-1. No. 2 singles: Makayla Keller (Goddard) def. Huerta (McPherson), 8-6. May (Conway Springs) def. Keller, 8-7(1). Keller def. Rowe (Independent), 8-0.
Soccer roundup
Lions, Tigers face off
By Travis Mounts
The Goddard volleyball team split a pair of matches in its only action last week, falling to the highly ranked Maize South Mavericks and defeating the host Arkansas City Bulldogs. The Mavericks, ranked No. 9 in Class 5A in last week’s Kansas Volleyball Association rankings, needed just two sets to beat the Lions, who were competitive in both sets, especially in the second set when they lost 22-25. The Lions rebounded for a two-set victory over the Bulldogs. The Lions got a big challenge from the Bulldogs in the first set and won by just 2 points, but held the Bulldogs virtually scoreless in
Sept. 25 at Arkansas City Maize South def. Goddard 25-17, 25-22; Goddard def. Arkansas City 25-23, 25-6.
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The Eisenhower Tigers lost a pair of matches in Andover last week on Tuesday, their only matches of the week. The Tigers fell in two sets to both host Andover and to Andover Central. Eisenhower entered this week at 9-17, and seeded 15th in Class 5A’s West division. “We were definitely disappointed on Tuesday. I feel like we didn’t play badly during the Andover game, but we fell apart during the Andover Central game,” said Tigers’ head coach Shelby Zoglman. Larissa May, a setter, suffered a knee injury the previous Saturday, forcing the Tigers to make
lineup changes. During Tuesday’s action, Aleyna Winter got hurt and will be out for a couple of weeks. Mylana Moore is stepping up to varsity to help fill in. “I have a couple players who switched roles, and I am impressed with how open everyone is to trying something new,” Zoglman said. The Tigers were home on Tuesday of this week, hosting the Campus Colts and Great Bend Panthers. It’s their only action this week. Next Tuesday, Eisenhower will go to Valley Center to face the Hornets as well as Arkansas City. Action begins at 5 p.m. Sept. 25 at Andover Andover def. Eisenhower 25-21, 25-16; Andover Central def. Eisenhower 27-25, 25-22.
Indians sweep matches at Augusta By Travis Mounts
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The Clearwater volleyball team went 2-0 in its only matches last week, defeating the Winfield Vikings and the host Augusta Orioles. The Indians got little resistance from the Vikings, winning in two sets. It was a tougher match against Augusta. The Orioles won the first set, and the Indians needed extra points in the third set to
grab the come-from-behind victory. “After dropping the first set to a good Augusta team, I was proud of the determination in my girls to discuss what adjustments needed to be made. The girls went out and made the defensive adjustments we talked about, and that allowed our offense to get into rhythm,” said Clearwater head coach Amanda Sterrett. It was the third time this season the Indians have dropped a first set but
rebounded to win a match. The Indians have a busier schedule this week. They traveled to Rose Hill on Tuesday to face the Rockets and McPherson. Scores were not available at press time. Clearwater goes on the road again Saturday to take part in the Council Grove tournament. Play begins at 9 a.m. “We are focused on continuing to cross off the goals we’ve set as a team and as a program. This weekend give us another
opportunity to do just that at Council Grove. We head up there and see teams that are outside of our area, and who we typically only see once a year, so it will be a big weekend for us looking forward to post season standings and the last three weeks of regular season,” said Sterrett. The Indians will play at home next Tuesday, hosting Augusta and Collegiate. Play begins at 5 p.m.
Sept. 25 at Augusta Clearwater def. Winfield 25-20, 25-18; Clearwater def. Augusta 18-25, 25-22, 27-25.
Cardinals rack up 4 victories By Travis Mounts
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The Cheney Cardinals grabbed four wins in five matches last week, going 2-1 at their home quad on Tuesday and sweeping Valley Center and Collegiate at Valley Center on Thursday. The Cardinals swept to two-set victories over Central Plains League rivals Conway Springs and Kingman, but suffered a two-set loss to Douglass. The Cardinals were close in the Douglass match, losing the match by a total of 5 points, 23-25, 22-25. The Bulldogs enter this week 16-2, and were No. 4 in last week’s 3A rankings from the Kansas Volleyball Association. Layne Needham was a force for the Cardinals with 10 kills, while Cierra Harrison and
Mariah Hillman had 5 kills each. Taryn Lonker and Destinee O’Shea had 12 and 10 digs, respectively. Needham had a big match against Conway Springs as well, with a team-high 11 kills, matching the rest of the Cardinals combined. O’Shea led with 9 digs, while Lonker and Lakin Reitmayer had 7 digs each. Kingman battled Cheney hard in the first set, with the Cardinals winning by 2 points. The Cardinals controlled the second set, winning 25-15. Needham had 8 kills and Harrison recorded 7. As a team, the Cardinals served 97.6 percent. O’Shea had 22 kills, and Reitmayer and Lonker had 12 and 11, respectively. “Layne is playing great right now. As the season goes on she has become more and more comfortable in her role and is making some
great plays for us,” said Cheney head coach Sara Walkup. We feel like we are playing pretty well right now, just need to focus on improving little things as the season begins to wind down.” Cheney played just two matches this week, going to Chaparral on Tuesday to face the Roadrunners and the Belle Plaine Dragons. Scores were not available at press time. Next Tuesday, the Cardinals will host Independent and Wichita Trinity. Trinity entered the week with a 16-10 record, while Independent has struggled at 3-16. The Cardinals began the week 19-6.
Sept. 25 at Cheney Cheney def. Conway Springs 25-17, 25-12; Cheney def. Kingman 25-23, 25-15; Douglass def. Cheney 25-23, 25-22. Sept. 27 at Valley Center Cheney def. Valley Center 25-22, 25-20; Cheney def. Collegiate 25-22, 25-12.
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By Sam Jack The Times-Sentinel sjack@tsnews.com The Goddard Lions and Eisenhower Tigers boys soccer teams faced off last Tuesday, Sept. 25. The Tigers ended up winning their home game 2-0, improving their season record to 7-3. Ian Young scored both goals for the Tigers, assisted once by Tyler Brewer and once by Carlos Vidrio. Two days later, the Tigers hosted Valley Center, again winning 2-0 to improve to 8-3 on the season. Brewer and Carlos Vidrio scored the goals, while Fernando Vidrio and Christian Raffinengo each had an assist. “Last week was a good week for us,” said Tigers head coach Roger Downing. “Our keys to us playing better have been effort. If our effort is there, no one in the state can beat us. If not, we will get embarrassed like we did against Garden City; they completely outworked us. We have made a few changes since that game that have clearly affected our efforts.” The Lions hosted Maize South last Thursday, Sept. 27, and the Mavericks improved to 8-2 on the season with an 8-0 win over Goddard. The hot Mavericks team had beaten Arkansas City 13-3 two days earlier, in a game that was cut short by the mercy rule. The Lions hosted Maize Oct. 2; look for results in next week’s paper. The team plays at Andover Central this Thursday, Oct. 4, then hosts Arkansas City Tuesday, Oct. 9. The Tigers were at Andover Tuesday; look for results in next week’s paper. The team hosts Arkansas City this Thursday, Oct. 4, then travels to Maize South Tuesday, Oct. 9. All games start at 6:30 p.m.
a 25-6 second-set victory. Goddard ended last week with a 14-8 record, which put them seventh out of 18 teams in the Class 5A West division. They probably can’t improve their standing enough to host a substate tournament, but should end up as a high seed. There’s still plenty of volleyball to play before substate, however. Goddard opened this week by hosting Andover Central and Arkansas City on Tuesday. On Saturday, they will play in McPherson’s tournament, starting at 8 a.m. Next Tuesday, the Lions go east to Andover Central to face the Jaguars and the Andover Trojans at 5 p.m.
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This week’s Times-Sentinel Athlete of the Week Cheney golfer Jalyn Turner. The sophomre has led the Cardinals in their past two tournaments, placing seventh at the CPL-CKL tournament, which Cheney won, and taking second at Pretty Prairie, another Cardinals’ victory. Cheney heads to 3-2-1A regionals on Monday.
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Cardinals still looking for first victory
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It’s been a rough start to the 2018 football season for the Cheney Cardinals, but as they head into this Friday’s homecoming game against the Haven Wildcats, they are still alive in the playoff hunt and still have a chance to turn this season around. The Cheney Cardinals were in position to get a victory last Friday at Wichita Collegiate. The Cardinals held a 7-0 halftime lead over the Spartans, but Col-
legiate scored four times in the second half to keep the Cardinals winless. “I thought our defense played good enough, and on offense Kauy (Kuhn) broke that big run,” said Cheney head coach Shelby Wehrman. “The kids were excited and played hard.” But errors by the Cardinals gave a helping hand to the Spartans. “All in all, our mistakes cost us. We just need to continue working at getting better,” Wehrman said. Cheney took a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter. The
Cardinals defense had already stopped Collegiate once on downs and later forced a punt. On the second play after that punt, Kuhn broke free for an 87yard scoring run. The Cardinals’ defense stepped up again before halftime, as Riley Petz got his third interception of the season as the Spartans were driving into Cheney territory. Collegiate’s first touchdown came on an 87-yard pass play. A short pass was deflected by Cheney’s Brendon Dewey, and the ball fell into the hands of the receiver, who was able to race
into the end zone. The Spartans then scored on their next three possessions, the last coming off a Cheney fumble that was returned 29 yards for a score. Kuhn was Cheney’s main offensive weapon. He had 138 yards on 15 carries, including that 87-yard touchdown. He was 4-for-7 passing for 30 yards. Petz gained 15 yards rushing and caught two throws for 25 yards. The Cardinals had 187 total yards, including 157 on the ground. Collegiate ran for 157 yards but had a good night passing, throwing for 185 more yards.
Cheney now turns its attention to Haven. The Wildcats are struggling this season as well, with a 1-4 record. They lost by 37 points at home to Clearwater last Friday (see related story). This is a must-win game for both teams, which are winless in district play. Following an early-season win, the Wildcats have lost four straight. The Wildcats run a variation of the single-wing offense. “It resembles Conway Springs, but they don’t run it like Conway,” Wehrman said. Haven has a good quarterback and a goodsized offensive line, he said.
Chiefs new tailgaiting rule irks fans
But team does not appear to be enforcing new rule By Andrea Tudhope Kansas News Service
The Kansas City Chiefs’ first home game of the season brought a packed stadium, loud fans — and the rollout of a new tailgaiting policy. The Chiefs announced in August the new rules, which require fans in the parking lots to either enter the stadium or leave at kickoff, not allowing for people to watch the game or keep partying. So far, the rules have not gone over well, and fan reactions at the Sept. 23 home opener were no exception. Greg Greenwell has season tickets and drives to Arrowhead Stadium from St. Louis for every game. He said he understands the new rule, but he’s not happy about it, because it keeps family members who don’t buy tickets from coming to tailgate with him. “I come over here, I spend the gas money, the hotel money, the restaurant money to come for a weekend, and now part of my family doesn’t get to come,” Greenwell said. Ray Daniel also makes quite a drive. He said he’s come from Muskogee, Okla., for just about every Chiefs home game for the past 33 years. He buys tickets, but occasionally, he’d stay behind to listen to the crowd from his tent and make sure the grease from his fish didn’t catch fire. “I think it’s rotten. They’re going to lose money. That’s $60 I pay to get in — they’re going to miss that,” Daniel said. Several fans brought up the 2013 incident when a fight between fans in the parking lot turned deadly. The Chiefs just settled that lawsuit this summer, and Chiefs President Mark Donovan acknowledged the incident did factor into the new policy. Phil Newton, who had a large flat-screen television from his bedroom set up in the back of his car, said the new rules are unfair. “A couple bad apples ruined it for the rest of us,” Newton said. “When it comes to individual acts, I just don’t feel like it should affect the whole. At the very least they should get more security around here to prevent that type of thing from happening, but don’t punish everyone for it.” Amber Morris and her friends packed up their Chiefs van and headed to
the stadium 15 minutes before the noon kickoff against the San Francisco 49ers (the Chiefs won 38-27). Morris said she thinks the policy would be better if it was enforced at halftime or the third quarter. “It’s a part of the atmosphere. That’s what we’re known for, is tailgating, all over the world. So why would you try to prevent
people from that?” Morris said. Her husband, Kyle Morris, said he’s worried it will lead to more drinking and driving, because a lot of the tailgating, and drinking, starts as early as 7 a.m. Hundreds of fans were still pouring into the stadium at kickoff, and a handful continued to drink and grill, like Justine Wiltz and Carlos Ramos
from Emporia and friends of theirs who were in from San Francisco. They said they didn’t know about the new policy. Ramos typically waits to buy cheaper tickets online after the game starts. “Usually we come and stay and at about halftime, we go in,” Wiltz said. Parking attendants, security and police whizzed back and forth on golf
carts right by their large tent and grill, but never stopped to enforce the rule. Nearby, an even larger group huddled under two tents watching the game on a large television in the back of a pickup truck, and dozens of small groups still wandered through the lots through much of the first quarter. Tasha Allen’s tailgating crew was still in full swing
at kickoff. Pointing around at the crowds still tailgating or slowly making their way in, she said she’s skeptical they’ll be able to enforce the rules. And, she said, more than the game itself, a lot of fans come for the sense of community. “It’s about the Kansas City crowd, the Chiefs fans, everybody coming together,” Allen said.
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Tailgating was in full swing Sunday for the Kansas City Chiefs’ first home game of the season. But a new rule may change some tailgating traditions.