PLHS runners place at two area events
The Perry-Lecompton High School cross-country teams recently ran well at events in Topeka and Overbrook.
The Kaws competed Aug. 30 at the Jefferson West Invitational at the Shawnee County Community Center in north Topeka. The Kaws earned first place in the overall competition while West placed second.
The PLHS varsity girls earned first place with 28 points, which was followed by Jefferson West with 44. The Kaw girls were led by the overall champion, Katie Hirsch, who ran a 16:16 on the four kilometer course. In addition, Maggie Kuhlman was third in 17:45, Sydney Allen was eighth in 19:04, Chelsea Cooley was 13th in 19:52, Belai Mills was 16th in 20:08, Kerry Neill was 18th in 20:14, and Tayler Blodgett was 34th in 22:33.
The PLHS varsity boys earned third place overall with 78 points. Leading the Kaw boys were Garrett Jones in third (18:56), Josh Payne in fourth (19:11), Philip Hinman in 12th (20:16), Ethan Merritt in 29th (22:08), Lance Morris-Bohannan in 35th (22:41), Cody Nichols in 40th (22:54) and Gage McMullin in 45 (23:33).
The team ran again Sept. 6, at Overbook in the Santa Fe Trail Invitational. Overall, the Kaws placed third as a team with girls varsity earning a title and boys varsity placing fifth.
The first place girls were led by individual champ Katie Hirsch, who won with a time of 16:34. In addition, Maggie Kuhlman was ninth (18:49), Kerry Neill placed 14th (19:41), Chelsea Cooley placed 15th (19:50), Sydney Allen placed 17th (20:00), Belai Mills placed 18th (20:11) and Tayler Blodgett placed 32nd (21:34).
The third place PLHS boys were led by Garrett Jones in fifth with a time of 19:01. In addition, Josh Payne was ninth (19:24), Philip Hinman was 32nd (21:03), Ethan Merritt was 40th (22:12), Lance Morris-Bohannan was 46th (22:53), Cody Nichols was 52nd (23:25), and Gage McMullin was 55th (24:02).
In junior varsity action, Michael Mallonee placed 27th with a time of 25:27.
West golfers third at St. Marys tourney
The Jefferson West High School girls’ golf team recently placed third at a tournament in St. Marys.
Leading the way for West was senior Becca Cozadd with a sixth-place finish and junior Abbey Deiter with an eighth-place finish. Kyane Stortzum, Karly Kennedy, Tana Kern and Christine Chadwell were also participating for West.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
County high school volleyball update
Sept. 4 games
McLouth def. Troy, 25-16, 25-23
JCN def. Troy, 25-19, 24-26, 25-22
JCN def. McLouth, 25-12, 25-7
• JCN swept the triangular in McLouth while McLouth split its matches.
Oskaloosa def. ACCHS, 25-21, 16-25, 25-20
Oskaloosa def. Cair Paravel, 17-25, 25-23, 25-14
• The Bears swept a triangular at Cair Paravel in Topeka to make their record 5-3. Nicole Rockhold had 13 kills against ACCHS while Whitney Artman had 4 kills, 5 aces and 2 blocks and Kristen Brey had 3 kills and a block. Emily Heston had 18 assists in the win, Hailey Kelly had 6 digs and Sam Drinkard had 3 aces. Rockhold also led the team with 17 kills against Cair Paravel. Artman had 9 kills, Brey had 5 kills, Drinkard had 4 kills, Heston had 31 assists and Kelly had 7 digs.
Sept. 6 games
McLouth def. Elwood, 25-17, 25-16
McLouth def. Seabury, 25-9, 25-11
• McLouth swept the triangular in Lawrence.
Bishop Ward def. Perry-Lecompton, 20-25, 25-19, 25-8
Eudora def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-7, 25-16
• Perry-Lecompton was swept at a home triangular.
Holton def. Jefferson West, 25-23, 25-19
Jefferson West def. Royal Valley, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21
• West was able to come back and split a home triangular with a win versus Royal Valley.
McLouth def. Troy, 25-16, 25-23
JCN def. Troy, 25-19, 24-26, 25-22
JCN def. McLouth, 25-12, 25-7
• JCN swept the triangular in McLouth while McLouth split its matches.
Oskaloosa def. ACCHS, 25-21, 16-25, 25-20
Oskaloosa def. Cair Paravel, 17-25, 25-23, 25-14
• The Bears swept a triangular at Cair Paravel in Topeka to make their record 5-3. Nicole Rockhold had 13 kills against ACCHS while Whitney Artman had 4 kills, 5 aces and 2 blocks and Kristen Brey had 3 kills and a block. Emily Heston had 18 assists in the win, Hailey Kelly had 6 digs and Sam Drinkard had 3 aces. Rockhold also led the team with 17 kills against Cair Paravel. Artman had 9 kills, Brey had 5 kills, Drinkard had 4 kills, Heston had 31 assists and Kelly had 7 digs.
Sept. 6 games
McLouth def. Elwood, 25-17, 25-16
McLouth def. Seabury, 25-9, 25-11
• McLouth swept the triangular in Lawrence.
Bishop Ward def. Perry-Lecompton, 20-25, 25-19, 25-8
Eudora def. Perry-Lecompton, 25-7, 25-16
• Perry-Lecompton was swept at a home triangular.
Holton def. Jefferson West, 25-23, 25-19
Jefferson West def. Royal Valley, 17-25, 25-17, 25-21
• West was able to come back and split a home triangular with a win versus Royal Valley.
County football updates for weeks 1 and 2
Week 1 -- Aug. 31
Perry-Lecompton 46, Immaculata 0
• The Kaws steamrolled Immaculata to start the season 1-0. Perry-Lecompton had a 36-0 halftime lead en route to the win. Junior Shane Gimzo scored on runs of 5 and 2 yards as well as a 48-yard pass from senior quarterback Caleb Denton. Denton added TD runs of 6 and 24 yards, senior Aaron Brooks had a 26-yard TD run, the Kaws forced a safety and junior Neng Arwichai hit a 28-yard field goal to account for the Kaws scoring.
Oskaloosa 16, Wathena 6
• All the scoring came in the first half as the Bears slugged out a 10-point opening win. Senior Boone Heston had both Bear scores on runs of 52 and 2 yards with sophomore Brandon Barnes adding two 2-point conversion runs.
Valley Falls 26, Doniphan West 12
• The Dragons started the season 1-0 after going without a win in 2006.
Pleasant Ridge 25, JCN 6
• Pleasant Ridge had an 18-0 lead after one quarter and held on for the win to start JCN off at 0-1. North’s only score came on a 6-yard run by senior Vince Foulk. The Rams forced 2 safeties in the win.
Sabetha 36, Jefferson West 8
• A 20-point outburst in the second quarter put West down, 22-8, at halftime and the Tigers couldn’t cash in for any more scores in starting 0-1. West’s only score came on an 18-yard run by Brandon Langston with Kyle Sanders hitting Cole Buckman with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Langston had 44 rushing yards while Sanders had 53 rushing yards for West while Sanders was 14-for-26 passing for 107 yards and 2 interceptions.
Troy 54, McLouth 8
• McLouth fell behind, 30-0, by the early second quarter en route to the loss and also lost senior quarterback Mark Stewart to an apparent ankle injury in the game. McLouth’s only score came on a 40-yard pass play from Stewart to senior Ryan Smith with Stewart hitting junior Derrick Crouse with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Crouse took over as QB for Stewart and was 13-for-22 for 111 yards and an interception. Smith finished with 8 catches for 106 yards. Stewart was 5-for-11 passing for 81 yards and a TD prior to his injury.
Week 2 -- Sept. 7
Perry-Lecompton 42, Lansing 13
• Perry-Lecompton posted more than 40 points for the second straight game as a 23-point third quarter helped them coast past Lansing. Senior quarterback Caleb Denton scored on runs of 5 and 68 yards and also passed for an 11-yard score to junior Joel Gantz. Junior Shane Gimzo passed for 2 TDs of 11 yards to junior Kyle Morgison and 12 yards to Gantz and junior Mark Higgins scored on a 2-yard run. Junior Neng Artwichai added 2 extra-point kicks and Gimzo and senior Dillon Harrell added 2-point runs.
Oskaloosa 20, Valley Falls 14
• A fourth-quarter scoring drive made the difference as Oskaloosa fought off a two-touchdown surge from Valley Falls in the fourth quarter. The Bears took a 14-0 lead into the fourth on touchdown runs by seniors Brandon Hawks and Boone Heston and a 2-point conversion pass from Heston to junior Chance Tenpenny, but Valley Falls scored on a short run by sophomore Chance Gier to cut it to 14-7 in the early fourth quarter. The Bears responded with a 63-yard touchdown drive capped by a 4-yard Heston TD run to make it 20-7 with 1:35 left, but Valley Falls struck back quickly on a 46-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Mitchell Streeter to senior Devin Brown to cut it back to 20-14 with the Streeter extra-point kick and 1:12 left in the game. An onside kick was recovered by the Bears as they ran out the clock to end it. Heston had 20 carries for 79 yards and 2 TDs in the win while Hawks added 16 carries for 84 yards and a score. Gier had 50 rushing yards on 9 carries for Valley Falls before leaving with an apparent knee injury and Streeter had 61 passing yards in the loss. Oskaloosa moved to 2-0 while Valley Falls dropped to 1-1.
Troy 55, JCN 23
• JCN fell to 0-2 with the road loss.
Nemaha Valley 33, Jefferson West 0
• Nemaha Valley scored 19 points in the third quarter to break open a 7-0 halftime lead en route to the win as West dropped to 0-2.
Doniphan West 18, McLouth 7
• A 16-yard touchdown pass from junior Derrick Crouse to senior Aaron Roberts gave McLouth a 7-6 halftime lead with the extra-point kick but West scored 12 points in the third quarter to win and drop the Bulldogs to 0-2. Senior Ryan Smith had 13 rushes for 58 yards and 5 catches for 52 yards while Crouse was 13-for-27 passing for 135 yards, a TD and an interception. Roberts had 4 catches for 65 yards and a score.
Perry-Lecompton 46, Immaculata 0
• The Kaws steamrolled Immaculata to start the season 1-0. Perry-Lecompton had a 36-0 halftime lead en route to the win. Junior Shane Gimzo scored on runs of 5 and 2 yards as well as a 48-yard pass from senior quarterback Caleb Denton. Denton added TD runs of 6 and 24 yards, senior Aaron Brooks had a 26-yard TD run, the Kaws forced a safety and junior Neng Arwichai hit a 28-yard field goal to account for the Kaws scoring.
Oskaloosa 16, Wathena 6
• All the scoring came in the first half as the Bears slugged out a 10-point opening win. Senior Boone Heston had both Bear scores on runs of 52 and 2 yards with sophomore Brandon Barnes adding two 2-point conversion runs.
Valley Falls 26, Doniphan West 12
• The Dragons started the season 1-0 after going without a win in 2006.
Pleasant Ridge 25, JCN 6
• Pleasant Ridge had an 18-0 lead after one quarter and held on for the win to start JCN off at 0-1. North’s only score came on a 6-yard run by senior Vince Foulk. The Rams forced 2 safeties in the win.
Sabetha 36, Jefferson West 8
• A 20-point outburst in the second quarter put West down, 22-8, at halftime and the Tigers couldn’t cash in for any more scores in starting 0-1. West’s only score came on an 18-yard run by Brandon Langston with Kyle Sanders hitting Cole Buckman with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Langston had 44 rushing yards while Sanders had 53 rushing yards for West while Sanders was 14-for-26 passing for 107 yards and 2 interceptions.
Troy 54, McLouth 8
• McLouth fell behind, 30-0, by the early second quarter en route to the loss and also lost senior quarterback Mark Stewart to an apparent ankle injury in the game. McLouth’s only score came on a 40-yard pass play from Stewart to senior Ryan Smith with Stewart hitting junior Derrick Crouse with a pass for a 2-point conversion. Crouse took over as QB for Stewart and was 13-for-22 for 111 yards and an interception. Smith finished with 8 catches for 106 yards. Stewart was 5-for-11 passing for 81 yards and a TD prior to his injury.
Week 2 -- Sept. 7
Perry-Lecompton 42, Lansing 13
• Perry-Lecompton posted more than 40 points for the second straight game as a 23-point third quarter helped them coast past Lansing. Senior quarterback Caleb Denton scored on runs of 5 and 68 yards and also passed for an 11-yard score to junior Joel Gantz. Junior Shane Gimzo passed for 2 TDs of 11 yards to junior Kyle Morgison and 12 yards to Gantz and junior Mark Higgins scored on a 2-yard run. Junior Neng Artwichai added 2 extra-point kicks and Gimzo and senior Dillon Harrell added 2-point runs.
Oskaloosa 20, Valley Falls 14
• A fourth-quarter scoring drive made the difference as Oskaloosa fought off a two-touchdown surge from Valley Falls in the fourth quarter. The Bears took a 14-0 lead into the fourth on touchdown runs by seniors Brandon Hawks and Boone Heston and a 2-point conversion pass from Heston to junior Chance Tenpenny, but Valley Falls scored on a short run by sophomore Chance Gier to cut it to 14-7 in the early fourth quarter. The Bears responded with a 63-yard touchdown drive capped by a 4-yard Heston TD run to make it 20-7 with 1:35 left, but Valley Falls struck back quickly on a 46-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Mitchell Streeter to senior Devin Brown to cut it back to 20-14 with the Streeter extra-point kick and 1:12 left in the game. An onside kick was recovered by the Bears as they ran out the clock to end it. Heston had 20 carries for 79 yards and 2 TDs in the win while Hawks added 16 carries for 84 yards and a score. Gier had 50 rushing yards on 9 carries for Valley Falls before leaving with an apparent knee injury and Streeter had 61 passing yards in the loss. Oskaloosa moved to 2-0 while Valley Falls dropped to 1-1.
Troy 55, JCN 23
• JCN fell to 0-2 with the road loss.
Nemaha Valley 33, Jefferson West 0
• Nemaha Valley scored 19 points in the third quarter to break open a 7-0 halftime lead en route to the win as West dropped to 0-2.
Doniphan West 18, McLouth 7
• A 16-yard touchdown pass from junior Derrick Crouse to senior Aaron Roberts gave McLouth a 7-6 halftime lead with the extra-point kick but West scored 12 points in the third quarter to win and drop the Bulldogs to 0-2. Senior Ryan Smith had 13 rushes for 58 yards and 5 catches for 52 yards while Crouse was 13-for-27 passing for 135 yards, a TD and an interception. Roberts had 4 catches for 65 yards and a score.
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