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Concordia Blade-Empire
Panthers defeat Smoky Valley 18-14 on Senior Night
Matching up with Smoky Valley for the first time since 2009, the Concordia High School football team picked up their second victory of the year in the final home game of the year on Senior Night with an 18-14 win over the Vikings. Smoky Valley received the opening kick to...
Wichita Eagle
A lifetime of golf with Dad leads to perfect ending for Newton state champion
For a few precious seconds Tuesday afternoon, Matt Koontz wasn’t thinking about golf. Not the scorecard. Not the state championship. Not even the final round of 68 his daughter had just played, one of the finest performances he had ever witnessed from her. All he could think about was the little girl he used to bring to Hesston Golf Course, where she first learned to swing a golf club with her dad by her side. Now, all these years later, they were back on that same course. Only this time, Naomi Koontz was wrapping her arms around her father as a Kansas high school state golf champion. And Matt, who had spent so many years teaching, driving, encouraging and believing in his daughter, was having a difficult time keeping his emotions in check. “When we hugged, I could see some tears,” Naomi said. “It was really sweet.” Those tears carried the weight of a journey years in the making, one filled with countless hours on the golf course, championships won and the lingering disappointment of a title that had always remained just out of reach. Three previous trips to the state tournament had ended with Naomi agonizingly close to the
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McPherson Extends Win Streak to 20 Games With Sweep of York
McPherson, Kansas – The McPherson Bulldogs Volleyball team extended their win streak to 20 games with a sweep of the York University Panthers on Wednesday night in the Holman Fieldhouse. The Bulldogs remain atop the KCAC standings with a perfect 8-0 record. Basics. Location: Jim’s Appliances of Inman Court...
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
Becker leads Irish to big win on senior night
CHAPMAN – Senior running back Audiel Becker scored in all four quarters to lead the Chapman Fighting Irish to a big NCKL and Class 3A District victory over Clay Center 36-14 Friday night in Chapman. The leading rusher in the state of Kansas, Becker for over 200 yards and...
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Class 3-2-1A Girls State Golf Results: Hutch High’s Darbie Wells Makes Day Two Cut
Hutchinson High School’s Darbie Wells placed 49th at the Kansas Class 5A girls state golf tournament with a 205 score. Wells followed her first-day 95 score with a 110 on Tuesday. The two-day 5A girls state tournament took place Monday and Tuesday at the par-142, 5.279-yard Hesston Golf Course.
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Mya Niehues Finishes Second at State for Second Straight Season
Concordia Senior Mya Niehues, for the 4th straight season, advanced to the second round of the State Championship Golf Tournament at the Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson. For the 4th straight season, she finished in the top 10, and for the 2nd straight season, Niehues finished in 2nd place.
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Hutchinson Central Christian’s Avery Kauffman – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by DJ Kauffman Insurance Agency
As a senior setter for Hutchinson Central Christian, Avery Kauffman embraces the responsibility that comes with helping lead her volleyball team. “My coach inspires me the most. She has high expectations and counts on me to lead the team,” Kauffman said. Kauffman is the team’s setter, a position that...
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Hesston Swather Volleyball Team Rolls Into Sub-State Round after Winning Home Regional
The Hesston Swathers, the No. 2 team in Class 3A in the latest Kansas Volleyball Association rankings, went 3-0 in the Hesston regional Monday and improved to 33-3. The Swathers defeated Wichita Collegiate 25-5, 25-15, Wichita Trinity 25-9, 25-19 and Southeast of Saline 25-9, 25-14. Southeast of Saline (21-16) defeated...
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Girls state golf tournaments Monday and Tuesday
The KSHSAA State Golf Tournaments will be taking place on Monday and Tuesday across four courses in the state. Class 6A will be at Firekeeper Golf Course in Mayetta, Class 4A at Turkey Creek Golf Course in McPherson, and Class 3-2-1A is in Wichita at Tallgrass Golf Club. To see...
Hutch Post
⛳️ Newton's Koontz wins state golf title; Buhler finishes fourth in Class 4A
Newton's Naomi Koontz captured an individual state championship, while Buhler placed fourth as the Kansas State High School Activities Association girls golf state tournaments concluded Tuesday across Kansas. The two-day tournaments featured several standout performances from central Kansas golfers, including top-10 finishes from Buhler's Anika Paulsrud and Addison Specht and...
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USD 333 Dedicates "Switzer Lanes" in Honor of Longtime CHS Coach
On the evening of Friday, October 16, Concordia High School held their Senior Night home football game at Harold M. Clark Stadium. Before the game, CHS dedicated the northwest side of the track as "Switzer Lanes", in honor of longtime CHS Coach Dick Switzer. Switzer taught and coached at Concordia...