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After a stellar career at Gardner Edgerton High School, C.J. Hall will continue to play basketball at Ft. Scott Community College this fall. Hall just completed a senior season that included a third place East Kansas League finish and second place at the Spring Hill Invitational. He was also part of a Blazer squad that [...]
Using timely hitting and solid pitching, the Spring Hill Bronco boys baseball squad swept Louisburg on May 9. Spring Hill won the opener 11-0, and the nightcap 9-7 to improve to 15-5 on the season. “We are playing real well right now,” said Coach David Londene, whose team will take a number one seed into [...]
It was a record setting year for Coach Gordon Thiesfeld and his Pioneer Ridge Middle School track teams. In boys’ eighth-grade competition, Danny Beyer leaped a record 17’1½” in the long jump. Beyer also teamed with James Carr-Hughes, Jordan Jones, and Chase Abram to set a new record in the 400 relay of 49.5. For [...]
Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com More than 460 local students officially will say farewell to childhood as Gardner Edgerton High School and Spring Hill High School host graduation ceremonies on Saturday. Principals at both schools remininced about the class of 2012 and believe the future looks bright for members of the graduating class. “They’ve been a great [...]
Heather Culbertson’s second-place discus toss highlighted an impressive effort by the seventh-grade Lady Jag track team at the Frontier League meet in Louisburg, May 12. Besides Culbertson, the Jags 800 relay took third place and Natalie Mullin took fourth at 100 hurdles, as did the 1600 relay. Fifth places went to Jessica Heniss (100 meters); [...]
Pioneer Ridge eighth grader James Carr-Hughes reaches for extra distance in the long jump competition. The Pioneer and Wheatridge track teams wrapped up the season with a Frontier league meet at Louisburg May 5. Photo courtesy of Angela Hansen Pioneer Ridge Middle School eighth-grader Macey Elkinton’s school-record shot put of 35’2 ½” highlighted the Lady [...]
Marcus Williams (110 hurdles) and Danie Plank (javelin) earned gold medals highlighting an impressive performance by Gardner Edgerton High School’s track teams at the 62nd Annual Shawnee Mission North Relays on May 4. No team scores were kept in a meet that annually brings together the best track athletes from the Kansas side. Williams won [...]
Spring Hill senior Lucas Mapes will be making a trip to the state tennis tournament after qualifying at a 4A home regional, May 3-4. Mapes (17-10) posted a 2-2 record at Regional and will make the trek to state in Topeka, May 11-12. “Lucas has had a winning record all four years at Spring Hill [...]
Molly Porter provided two assists helping the Lady Blazers soccer squad to a 3-0 home win versus visiting Lansing last week. Other scorers included Hunter Coleman and Guro Midmageli. Gardner Edgerton High School continues its season at De Soto this week. Photo courtesy Plank Photography Scoring three first-half goals, the Gardner Edgerton High School girls [...]
A benefit dinner to support the KC Patriots fastpitch 18-under softball team is set for Friday, May 11 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Gardner American Legion, 315 Meadowbrook Circle. Dinner will include cabbage rolls, fried chicken, baked potato, vegetable salad, and dessert. Cost is $10 per person, all you can eat.
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