Lady Buffs top Ell-Saline

1st Rd SubState		Seed							1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Belleville, KS		4		#10 Republic Co					12	13	12	15	52		17-4
		5		#9 Ell-Saline					12	6	12	17	47		16-5
REPUBLIC CO.		FG	Att	3's	Att	FT	FTA	Off	Reb	Pts	Ast	Blk	Stl	GP	GS
4	Saren Hobelmann	1	3	1	1	2	2	0	2	5	5		3	1	1
12	LaShae Hedstrom	3	7	0	0	2	2	0	0	8	2		1	1
13	Kiara McCall	3	9	0	1	1	3	1	3	7	3		3	1	1
14	Bryn Hobelmann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Abbey Anderson	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	5	5	1		1	1	1
22	Kayley Johnson	1	4	1	4	0	0	1	1	3	1		1	1	1
23	Jayden Jackson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	Joni Sheets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Darci Morely	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Devin Nutsch	8	13	0	0	4	4	3	5	20	1	1	1	1
35	Katelyn Crim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Tia Frey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	Michelle Cottenmyre	2	6	0	0	0	0	2	2	4		1		1	1
	Totals	20	46	2	6	10	13	7	23	52	13	2	10	1
#9 Ell-Saline		FG	Att	3's	Att	FT	FTA	Off	Reb	Pts	Ast	Blk	Stl
2	Taylor Albers	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	Amber Bird	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Darriane Wikoff	5	8	3	3	4	4	2	8	17			1
14	Bailey Goddard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Darby Wikoff	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Emma Drees	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Sesely Omli	2	4	0	0	1	1	2	5	5			1
24	Aubrey Wilson	3	4	0	0	3	4	2	5	9			3
25	Brittany Clancy	0	2	0	0	3	4	1	4	3			2
31	Whitney Albers	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
32	Emily Work	4	16	1	5	2	4	0	2	11		2	3
33	Paige Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	15	37	4	8	13	17	7	28	47	0	2	10

Popelka wins free throw shoot

Tyler Popelka,  son of Robert and Lesley Popelka, Cuba, KS, has won the 2012 Knights of Columbus Regional Free Throw Contest. It was held at Tipton, Kansas on February 5th.  He shot 19 out of 25 to win.  He will be participating in the State Competition this weekend on March 4th in Salina, Kansas.  To qualify for the Regional he first won the Council Contest held in Belleville on January 8th and then the District Contest held in Clyde on February 19th. 

Gieber, Kort Top HBHoF Gamers

Feb. 25 - Bragging rights were on the line Saturday morning at the High Banks Hall of Fame Museum in Belleville. Students from the Republic County USD 109 East Elementary and Middle School took part in the Wii “MarioKart” Tournament. The event provided a fun activity for the kids and an opportunity for those attending to learn some history on the museum, the racing memorabilia, and the Belleville High Banks.

The nine-entrant “RED” division, consisting of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Graders, took the green flag to start the event. Fifth-grader Cody Gieber earned the championship over runner-up, Kara Weber, a fourth grader. Other participants included semi-finalists Guy Filinger and Kaitlyn Hoge, plus Max Filinger, Alexus Skocny, Sydney Lewellyn, Zach Nabity, and Jared Edwards.

A “race-in” match was required to pair the field for the “GREEN” division. When the cheering was over, first-grader Keagan Kort was atop the champion's podium. Sammy Sly , a second-grader, was runner-up in the First, Second, and Third grade sector. Semi-finalists were Brandon Allen and Abby Wurdeman. Other racers included Lindsay Gieber,, Brody Boyer, Brianna Frye, Dylan McCartney, Trevor Lewellyn, Libby Wurdeman, Jacob and James Van Winkle, Tyler Stindt, Chase Hoge, A.J. Polansky, and Jady and J.W. LeDoux.

Division winners received a prize package of 2012 Belleville Midget Nationals tickets, commemerative “MarioKart” t-shirts, and their winning brackets. Random prize winners were selected for autographed posters, t-shirts, and 2012 Belleville Midget Nationals tickets. Thanks go out to The High Banks Amusement Committee, FoodMart Thriftway of Belleville, and Rite-Way Lumber of Belleville and KR 92 radio; celebrity drivers Kurt Johnston, Delbert Smith, Garett Hood, Dustin Newlin, and Tyler Frye; and Principal Don Westphal of the USD 109 Republic County School District.

Sub State Brackets

1A Div 1 @ Clifton/Clyde

2A @ Ell Saline
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State Wrestling

Congrats to Republic County's Brady Lowell (106), Jevonte Dyke (182), and Jaishawn Bahia (220) on qualifiying for State Wrestling!  For Brady, it's his 3rd trip to Hays in 3 years.  Jaishawn is a back-to-back qualifier, and Jevonte is making his first appearance on the big stage.

Click here for all the brackets and info on State!

Record update through 2/14

Career 3 pointers made
Rank	#	Name	Class	3's	Att	%	Games
1	23	Celia Porter	2008	73	254	28.7%	64
2	35	Nicki Kasl	2006	71	224	31.7%	86
3	13	Adrion Reed	2005	70	176	39.8%	42
4	22	Kayley Johnson	2012	69	221	31.2%	54
5		Erin Stump	2002	65	217	30.0%	84
6	30	Hunter Duensing	2011	62	220	28.2%	72
7		Niki Anderson	2003	47	149	31.5%	54
8		Heather Bowell	1995	40	155	25.8%	59
9	35	Celsey Beneda	2011	33	126	26.2%	87
10	14	Jillea Jackson	2008	30	105	28.6%	21
Single season Free throws made by a player under Coach Sheets
Rank	#	Player	Gr	FT	FTA	FT%	Games
1	25	Jeremy Thayer	Sr	97	121	80.2%	23
2	25	Jeremy Thayer	Jr	96	121	79.3%	21
3	13	Trenton Kuhlman	So	96	127	75.6%	22
4	35	Jake Lull	Sr	94	130	72.3%	26
5	14	Andrew Shearer	Sr	93	146	63.7%	22
6	32	Kalen Cromwell	Sr	92	121	76.0%	18
7	32	Justyn Leon	Sr	87	109	79.8%	26
8	35	Trey Duensing	Sr	84	118	71.2%	20
9	13	Trevor Kuhlman	Jr	82	98	83.7%	23
10	11	Jeff Sells	Jr	79	119	66.4%	24
18	13	Trenton Kuhlman	Jr	71	98	72.4%	17
Career Free Throws made by a player under Coach Sheets
Rank	#	Player	Class	FTM	FTA	%	Games
1	13	Trenton Kuhlman	2013	227	307	73.9%	59
2	25	Jeremy Thayer	2002	227	288	78.8%	81
3	23	Clark McDonald	2004	225	299	75.3%	86
4	32	Kalen Cromwell	2012	210	296	70.9%	61
5	13	Trevor Kuhlman	2009	205	272	75.4%	93

Republic Co JH Cheer

RCJH Cheerleaders participated in the Sunflower State Cheer/Dance competition February 4, at Concordia High school, winning the Sweepstakes trophy and the Polish and Percision trophy.  This is the second year the JH cheerleaders have participated in this event. Back row:Coach Tia Benyshek, Dynae Bebermeyer, Ashley Pachta, Grace Reike, Riley Palmer.  Front row:Lakisha Comstock, Audrey Krohn, Allyson Brunner, Alexis Johnson, Peyton Hoge.

Lanessa Aurand and Dynae Bebermeyer participated in the Sunflower State Cheer/Dance competition February 4, at Concordia High school, winning metals in the duet catagory.  They are JH students at RCJSHS.