May 18, 2012

Baseball camps set

Deadlines for the Trailblazer summer baseball camps are quickly approaching. Players entering grades 5-8 will have their camp May 27, 30 and 31 from 9:30-11:45 a.m. at Celebration Park in Gardner. The $40 cost includes a t-shirt. GEHS baseball coaches will conduct the camp. Forms are due May 19. A summer camp for kids grades [...]

GEHS sweep Bishop Miege

Alexis Pacheco takes a swing at a pitch in action against Bishop Meige on April 26. The Lady Blazers swept the doubeheader to improve to 7-7 on the season. Photo courtesy of Plank Photography

Alexis Pacheco takes a swing at a pitch in action against Bishop Meige on April 26. The Lady Blazers swept the doubeheader to improve to 7-7 on the season. Photo courtesy of Plank Photography The Lady Blazers softball squad improved to 7-7 with a double-header sweep of Bishop Miege on April 26. GEHS won the [...]

SH defeat Tonganoxie

Lake Johnson was the winning pitcher and Bryce Duncan collected three hits leading the Spring Hill Bronco baseball team to a 10-1 win versus Tonganoxie in quarterfinal action of the Butch Foster Memorial Classic on April 27 at the T-Bones Community America Park Johnson was superb facing 18 batters and allowing just one earned run [...]

Culbertson sets discus record

Pioneer Ridge Middle School seventh-grader Heather Culbertson reset her school record discuss toss at 74’6″ at a home dual with rival Wheatridge on April 24. Besides Culbertson, PRMS seventh-graders also got gold from Natalie Mullins (hurdles), Lauren Haag (400) and Sydney Dietz (800). Silver medals went to Haag (hurdles), Sydney Borstelman (100, 400), Jesse Heniss [...]

Lady Jags win home track dual

The Pioneer Ridge Middle School eighth-grade girls track teams dominated the last seven events and posted a 79-44 home win in dual competition versus Wheatridge on April 24. Grabbing gold medals were Karen Thompson (3200 – 15:30), Claire Morgan (200 – 30.8), and the 800 relay team. Silver medals went to Hannah Hess (1600 – [...]

Drillers win tournament title

Tournament champions The Drillers, a 12-under competitive softball team recently took first place honors in the Steve McGinnis Memorial tournament April 14-15 in Olathe. FRONT ROW: Mikala Galvin, Brooke Boyer, Jordan Roberts and Kennedy Meyer. BACK ROW: Coach Bill Boyer, Maddie Nieman, Jayme Morris Malibu McIntire, Coach Kent McIntire, Lynsie Britton, Hannah Pemberton, Regan Smith, Coach Mark Meyer, Sydney Dietz and Coach Kerry Smith.  Submitted photo

Tournament champions The Drillers, a 12-under competitive softball team recently took first place honors in the Steve McGinnis Memorial tournament April 14-15 in Olathe. FRONT ROW: Mikala Galvin, Brooke Boyer, Jordan Roberts and Kennedy Meyer. BACK ROW: Coach Bill Boyer, Maddie Nieman, Jayme Morris Malibu McIntire, Coach Kent McIntire, Lynsie Britton, Hannah Pemberton, Regan Smith, [...]

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

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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 [...]

Huffman paces Bronco golf effort

Sam Huffman fired an 86 and finished 16th overall leading the Bronco golf effort at the Spring Hill Invitational at Sycamore Ridge Course on April 18. Teamwise, Tonganoxie took the title with a low score of 318. Piper took second with 327 followed by Mill Valley, De Soto, Paola, and Spring Hill. “Overall, we played [...]