June 20, 2013

Plank, Knorr play in Mo Kan All-Star football game

Matt Plank and Max Knorr of GEHS closed their high school careers in style with participation in the 22nd annual Country Mart Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star football game June 13 at Lee’s Summit North.
Plank played inside linebacker and Knorr

Blazers U11 baseball team preps for season

FRONT ROW: Cooper Cox, Austin Oldham, Evan Wooten, Tye Wood, and Garrett Pendroy. BACK ROW: Colby Holtgraver, Dayvin Johnson, Kolby Gretencord, Brock Stewart, Noah Crowell and Tyler Goetzmann. Players not pictured:Bradyn Russell and Coaches Jeff Stewart, James Cox, Ryan Gretencord, Matt Russell and Steve Holtgraver. Submitted photo

The Blazers U11 baseball team started preparing for the season early this year with indoor workouts since early January. The season has had a slow start this spring due to many rainouts for league games and even tournaments.
Coach Jeff …

3 GEHS juniors attend Girls State at Washburn

Meagan Borth, Rachel Newberg and Julie of Gardner Edgerton High School have been chosen by Unit 19 of Gardner to attend the 71rst annual session of the Sunflower Girls state on the Washburn campus. Sunflower girls’ state is sponsored by …

Burger competes in regional wrestling event

TJ Burger recently competed in the Southern Plains regional freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling event in Dodge City, Kan.
The tournament featured wrestlers from Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
Burger competed in the 120-pound junior division …

Plank competes in National Throwers challenge event

Danie Plank of Gardner Edgerton High School  recently participated in the National Scholastic Athletic Foundation’s third annual throwers challenge event in Chicago.
The event was put on by 2012 U.S. Olympic Coach and former international class javelin thrower Tom Pukskys. …

Gardner Ice softball team starts season

The season is underway for Coach Steve Adamson and his 16-18 year old Gardner Ice softball squad. The team began league play June 4 at the Olathe girls’ softball association and will also participate in four area tournaments.
“We have …

Record setting season for Blazer track team

Jaylon Radel of GEHS raced to 8th place in the 100 meter dash at the 6A state meet in Wichita  May 25.  Radel will be one of the top returning sprinters in the state next season.  Submitted photo

It was a record setting season for Coach Brian McGee and his Blazer boys track team. The team set several new standards throughout competition in the Eastern Kansas League and at regional and state competition.
Senior Matt Mayeske had a …

Nationals taking it to the Next Level

The Next Level National 13-under AA baseball team is making its mark in the Blue Valley competitive league and area tournaments.
Coach Steve Adamson and staff have witnessed marked improvement in player  development as the season nears the halfway point.…

2 Blazers on Eastern Kansas All League baseball

Gardner Edgerton High School ball players, Wally Nellor and Jacob Means were recently named to the Eastern Kansas All-League baseball team.
Nellor was named to the second team as a pitcher. He recorded three wins on the mound and kept …

Blazers soccer season comes to a close

The season recently came to a close for Coach Jerad Gorney and his Blazers girls  varsity soccer squad.
Playing their final games of their career were seniors Brooke Thompson, Peka Ploetz and Gabby Ortman. Thompson, who will play soccer at …