May 18, 2012

Lady Blazer soccer squad wins twice

Molly Porter (10) of GEHS scored a goal and helped the Lady Blazers to a 5-1 home win against Ottawa.  The JV  also posted a 4-0 win. Photo courtesy of Plank Photography

Hosting Ottawa on April 17, the Lady Blazer soccer squad posted wins in  both JV and varsity competition. On the varsity side, Gardner Edgerton High School got on the board early on an unassisted goal by junior Peka Ploetz 15 minutes into the first half. After an Ottawa goal, GEHS answered with a goal by [...]

Bechard Tournament last weekend

Submitted photo

Gardner Edgerton High School alums, including Cory Adams and Conner Bechard, scramble during the annual Don Bechard Memorial Basketball tournament on April 21. Don Bechard amassed hundreds of wins as a basketball and volleyball coach at GEHS. The tournament raises funds for a scholarship in his name.

Hughes paces Blazer golf effort

Carding a score of 80, Jon Hughes placed in the top half of the field in the first of three legs of the EKL championship at Loch Lloyd golf course on April 17. Joining Hughes on the day was junior Tyler Rayburn who shot a 55-out and improved to 48-in. “The course measured a nearly [...]

Blazers net wins at home quadrangular

The Gardner-Edgerton High School boys tennis team turned in an impressive effort at a home quadrangular meet with Olathe Northwest, Olathe North, and Mill Valley on April 19. Finishing second place in number one doubles was the Blazer duo of Micah Van Vleet and Dylan Meek. The number two doubles unit of Scott Karros and [...]

Lady Bronco basketball camp set for June 4-7

The Lady Bronco high school summer basketball camp is set for June 4-7 at the Spring Hill High School gymnasium. The camp is open to grades 9-12 for the 2012-13 school year and be conducted by head coach Clay Frigon, junior varsity coach Alicia Von Stein, and Mindi Lewis, freshmen coach. Cost is $40 and [...]

Beyer sets long jump record

Jonas Pippitt, Jared Highfill and Austin Furnas compete in the 800 meter race at the Paola Triangular April 11. Pippitt won the event and helped the Jags to third place in the team standings. Submitted photo

Jonas Pippitt, Jared Highfill and Austin Furnas compete in the 800 meter race at the Paola Triangular April 11. Pippitt won the event and helped the Jags to third place in the team standings. Submitted photo Pioneer Ridge Middle School eighth-grader Danny Beyer leaped a school record 17′ ½” leading the Jags effort at the [...]

Aleman paces Blazer JV golf effort

Freshman Marcos Aleman fired a 53 tying for 10th place to lead the Blazer JV effort at their annual invitational on April 10. “It was the JV’s first contest of the year and very first competitive outing for four of our five kids that played,” said coach Scott Schaefer. “The kids got over the jitters [...]

Blazer softball squad loses twice

The Gardner-Edgerton High School softball squad dropped a pair of games to Paola, 3-0, 4-3 in non-league action on April 12. In the opener, GEHS lost 3-0 despite a solid pitching performance from Shelby Kaberline. GEHS’s lone hit came from Shelby Plank. Things proved a bit closer in game two as GEHS lost a 4-3 [...]

Don Bechard memorial tournament set for April 21

Former Gardner Edgerton High School boys basketball Coach Don Bechard lifts the state championship trophy in 1996. Bechard died in 2008, but an annual basketball tournament held in his memory is set for April 21. File photo

Danedri Thompson dthompson@gardnernews.com Cory Adams, Gardner, thinks former Gardner Edgerton boys basketball coach Don Bechard would enjoy watching his former players compete, despite the fact that their jump shots are a little bit rusty. Bechard died in 2008 after a lengthy battle with Stage 4 Pleomorphic Sarcoma, but his absence courtside doesn’t keep the players [...]

Blazer boys 3rd at Olathe track invitational

Gardner Edgerton High School crowned two champions and posted nine personal bests en route to a third-place finish at the Olathe Invitational on April 6. “This was a preview of our 6A regional versus the Olathe schools and we performed real well,” said coach Brian McGee. “This was our highest finish here in 10 years.” [...]