One more, I promise. But I will keep throwing notes in this post, so be watching...
Jillea Jackson has the RC record for most 3's attempted per game for her career (5.00)
Kayley Johnson finished her career 3rd in that category (4.29) Adrion Reed 2nd at 4.31
Katie Phelps, by the numbers I could find, averaged 1.12 points per shot for her career, tops in school history.
Nicki Kasl and Bailey Sweircinsky share the record for most games played in a career. A healthy LaShae Hedstrom will pass both of them in the first round of SubState next year.
Devin Nutsch is currently 3rd in school history in field goal percentage (51.2) Ashley Junker (56.6) and Amanda Peirson (52.4) are the only 2 ahead of her.
This past weekend was the Kids State Wrestling Tournament in Topeka at the Expocentre. 4 boys from the Republic County Kids Wrestling Club competed in the state tournament. Trevor Lowell competed in the 12 and under 92 lb. weigh class. He finished the tournament 1-2. Brett Stindt competed in the 12 and under 190 lb. weight class. He finished the tournament 2-2. Mikel Cottenmyre competed in the 14 and under 265 lb. weight class. He finished the tournament 0-2. Grant Strnad competed in the High School division in the 195 lb. weight class. He finished the tournament 0-2.
The NCK High School Basketball All-Star Games were held in Concordia at Arley Bryant Gymnasium at Cloud County Community College on Sunday. Many area participants stepped on the court for both the girls and boys games.
In the girls game, the Gold Team won behind a balanced scoring effort, 76-70. Jayna Smith of Holton and Saren Hobelmann of Republic County led the way with 14 points each. For the Black Team, two players were in double figures, both from Smith Center, as Tangie Hileman finished with 24, 15 in the first half, and McKenzie Benoit added 16. Hileman was named the MVP for the Gold, while Smith took the Defensive MVP for the Black.
In the boys game, the Blue Team snuck by the Grey Team, 87-83, led by Reid Blackburn of Hanover with 15 points. Jacob Froese of Ellsworth was named the Defensive MVP of the game from the Blue Team. Jacob Broxterman of Frankfort took the Offensive MVP honors as he led the Grey Team and all scorers with 20 points, including 12 in the first half.
Girls Stats Gold Team 76, Black Team 70 Gold (Coach Jon Holliday, Holton) Jayna Smith, Holton 14; Saren Hobelmann, Republic County 14; Evelyn Fagan, Salina South 12, Kayley Johnson, Republic County 10, Emily Tucker, Blue Valley-Randolph 6; Meghan Oliver, Salina South 6, Nichole Boden, Wetmore 5; Brooke Lanoue, Salina South 4; Olivia Housholder, Pike Valley 4; Averie Gritten, Pike Valley 1 Black (Coach Dallas Cox, Beloit) Tangie Hileman, Smith Center 24; McKenzie Benoit, Smith Center 16; Brenna Alexander, South Central 8; Maggie Leonard, Marysville 8; Blair Russell, Marysville 7; Autum Pittman, Lincoln 2; Maddie Shetlar, Salina Central 2; Maggie Schotte, Marysville 2; Kennedi Smith, Hutch-Trinity 1
Boys Stats Blue Team 87, Grey Team 83 Blue (Coach Brandon Rice, Concordia) Reid Blackburn, Hanover 15; Eric Huerter, B&B 13; Clint Glaser, Ellsworth 10; Jacob Froese, Ellsworth 9; Joel Garver, Riley County 9; Austin Herman, Thunder Ridge 8; Derick Nordell, Concordia 8; Kalen Cromwell, Republic County 7; Michael Glatczak, Centralia 4; Tyler Herrs, Linn 4 Grey (Coach Brian Ebert, Frankfort) Jacob Broxterman, Frankfort 20; Derek Hentey, Wetmore 13; Adam Heald, Topeka-Seaman 12; Andrew Yoxall, Minneapolis 10; Alex Hermesch, Nemaha Valley 8; Emeka Okoronkwo, Topeka West 7; Drew Erkenbrack, Concordia 6; Brandon Smith, Lakeside 4; Dylan Grove, Republic County 3; Alex Renken, Lakeside 0
The North Central Kansas All Stars won both the girls and
boys game in the 2nd Annual Sunflower Shootout All Star basketball game at Smith
Center on Saturday, March 17, that saw both games go right down to the wire.
In the
girls contest, the North Central Kansas girls held on to defeat the
Mid-Continent League 75-74.
The NCK
girls led 37-25 at halftime before the MCL girls made a second half run to
close the gap.SmithCenter’s
McKenzie Benoit was fouled with one second left on the clock and went to the
free throw line to shoot 2 shots, trailing 75-73.Benoit made the first shot but missed the
second and the NCK team escaped with a one point victory.
Beloit’s Bailey Brown led
the NCK girls in scoring with 19 points.Logan’s Caley Greving and Alissa Gasper of St. John’s Beloit/Tipton both added 12 points
apiece.Colby’s Morgan Bell scored 9
points, Shelby Heim of Hoxie 7, RepublicCounty’s
Michelle Cottermyre and Lakeside’s Prairee Marlier 5 apiece, Kaley Johnson of
Republic County 4, Beloit’s Cami Englebert 3,
and Washington’s
Morgan Bisnette 2.
“I really
appreciate Michelle Cottermyre coming in to play,” said Smith Center Rec
Director Mike Hughes.“One of the NCK
girls was ill that morning and couldn’t play and Michelle’s teammate Kaley
Johnson called her at 10:30 and said she would be there at noon for practice,
and sure enough she made it.”
Hannah
Dietz of Trego led the MCL team with 18 points, followed by Phillipsburg’s Raegan Vanderplas with 13 and
Lexi Reidel of Trego with 10.Haley
Dietz of Trego added 9 points, McKenzie Benoit 7, Mikayla Gottschalk of Ellis
5, Hill City’s Haley Dinkel 4, Tangie Hileman of Smith Center and Hill City’s
Kelsey Keith 3 apiece, and Hallie McCall of Smith Center 2.
Winning
coaches were Dallas Cox of Beloit and Brandon Gehring of Logan.Norton’s Kevin Jilka and Kim Pakkebier of Phillipsburg coached the MCL squad.
In the boys
contest, the NCK all stars won 67-63.
The MCL
boys had their way in the first half, leading 34-27 at halftime against a much
taller team.But the NCK boys battled
their way back in the second half, taking the lead late in the game and holding
on for the win.
Beloit’s Zach Brummer led the winners with 12 points, with
6’10” Mitchell Walter of WashingtonCounty and Decatur
Community’s Dalton Jones chipping in 10 points apiece.Austin Herman of Thunder Ridge scored 9
points, Hoxie’s Jaxsen Moss 8, Cole Christenson of Golden Plains 6, Lakeside’s
Keegan Heiland and Blake Walter of Rock Hills 4 apiece, and Kalen Cromwell of
Republic County and Natoma’s Corey Dunlap 2 each.
Norton’s
Jordan Wahlmaier paced the MCL team with 14 points, while Plainville teammates Andrew Casey and Kyle
Becker added 11 and 10 points respectively.Jameson Klein of Plainville scored 8
points, Alex Hobelmann of Smith Center 7, SmithCenter’s
Kale Terrill 5, Adam Pfeifer of Hill City 4, and Norton’s Tye Nickell and Matt
Craig of Hill City 2 apiece.Trego’s
Brad Pfannenstiel did not score.
Coaching the
NCK boys were Kyle Beisner of Lakeside and
Alan Sheets of Republic County.Doug
Reusink of Norton and Plainville’s
Chris Rorabaugh were at the helm of the MCL team.
Kelsey
Keith won the girl’s 3-point contest in a shootout over Shelby Heim.Jaxsen Moss won the boy’s 3-point contest.
“It was a
fun and exciting day for everyone involved,” said Hughes.“We had a good crowd for both games.And the kids all told me they had a lot of
fun and really enjoyed it, and that’s what it’s all about.”
“We would
also like to extend a thank you to everyone that helped make this event
possible.There were a lot of people
involved, too many to mention, but we do want to thank each and every one,”
Hughes added.
The
Sunflower Shootout was sponsored by the Smith Center Recreation Commission.
Barry and I talked alot about it during the season, but it bears mentioning just one more time. Republic County senior Kayley Johnson just wrapped up her career as the best 3 point shooter in school history. She owns the single game record for most 3's (6 of 8 at Clay Center in 2011), the highest percentage for one game with a minimum of 4 attempts (5 of 6 at Southeast of Saline this year, 83%), most in a season (50) and in a career (82).
Kayley will be participating in the Sunflower Shootout in Smith Center on Saturday, March 17. The girls game start at 5pm, and the boys at 7pm. At half time of each game, there will be a 3 point contest. Anyone wanna bet against her?
Also participating in Smith Center, Kalen Cromwell will lace it up one more time for his coach, Alan Sheets. Congratulations to the players and coaches!
The Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Championship was held in
Salina,
Kansas on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School Gym.
The
State Contest was hosted by three Salina Knights of Columbus Councils
#601,
#8196, and #10778 and was under direction of Rod Hoffman of Lenexa,
State Youth
Activities Director. The winners’ scores will be sent to the Knights of
Columbus Supreme Office in New Haven, Connecticut to be entered in the
International Contest. Tyler Popelka, Cuba, KS, son of Robert and
Lesley
Popelka won his division shooting 24 out of 25. Zachary Sorell of
Clyde,
Kansas takes 3rd shooting 21 out of 25, and Austin Biery of Clyde,
Kansas takes
2nd shooting 23 out of 25. Congratulations to these boys from our
area!
