June 19, 2013

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 …

SHHS Girrens named 4A baseball player of the year

Spring Hill High School’s  Zach Girrens was recently selected the 4A Baseball Player of the Year by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches (KABC).
Girrens was also selected to the 4A All-State first team as a pitcher.
Girrens will play …

GEHS seniors Plank, Wait win state track titles in javelin, pole vault

Danie Plank of GEHS won her fourth straight state title in the javelin with a throw of 146 feet, 9 inches at the Kansas State track and field championships at Cessna Stadium in Wichita May 25. Submitted photo

Cassie Wait and Danie Plank closed their high school track careers in record setting fashion May 25-26 at the Kansas state track and field championships at Cessna stadium in Wichita.
Wait broke her own state-meet record and won the 6A …

GEHS student Elizabeth Flora-Swick wins 2013 Boccia National

Elizabeth Flora-Swick, a Gardner Edgerton High School sophomore, poses with her dad, Mark. Flora-Swick will compete in a regional qualifying tournament in Gardner in August.  Submitted photo

USA Boccia Nationals were held at Michigan State University May 15-19.  This year’s competition had higher stakes as the selection for TEAM USA would be made based on the results.
Elizabeth Flora-Swick, Gardner,  was seeded 4th coming into tournament based …

Lady Broncos soccer squad finishes fourth at state

The Lady Broncos soccer squad brought back a fourth place finish from the 4A-1A state tournament at Hummer Sports Complex in Topeka, May 25-26.
In the opener, Spring Hill High School  struggled offensively and lost to Topeka Hayden, 2-0. The …

Former Blazers dominate Big 12 competition

Former Trailblazers Kyle Wait and Casey Bowen dominated the pole vault competition at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 3-5 in Waco, Texas.
Wait, a 2010 Gardner Edgerton High School grad and junior at Kansas State University, …

Hughes places third at EKL league golf meet

Jon Hughes and Cole Collie of GEHS pose with the medals won at the Deer Trace tournament. Jon won the individual title and Collier placed sixth.  Submitted photo

Jon Hughes placed third in the Eastern Kansas League golf championships at Alvamar in Lawrence. Hughes shot a three round total of 233 . Cole Collier was the only other Blazer to compete in three rounds and carded a score …

11 Blazer boys, 12 girls qualify for state championship track meet

Jaylon Radel of GEHS qualified for state with a second place finish in the 100 meter dash in a 6A regional in Olathe May 17. His points helped the Blazers to a fourth place team finish. Submitted photo

Eleven boys and 12 girls will represent Gardner Edgerton High School after posting qualifying marks at a 6A regional in Olathe last week.
‘We are real excited with the number of kids qualified for the state meet,” said Coach Brian …

Blazer lose regional baseball game

Battling til the end, the Blazer varsity baseball squad lost a 2-1 decision to Olathe South in Regional 6A play last week.
Despite the loss, Wally Nellor pitched a complete game, allowing just one earned run and only 5 hits. …

Blazer baseball camps set

 Summer baseball camps under the direction of Coach Corey Shrack will get underway May 28 at the GEHS varsity field.
Boys aged 5th-8th grade will have a camp May 28-30 from 9:30-noon at the varsity field. Cost is 40 dollars …