Thiessen wins Hillsboro golf title

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 16 August 2011 15:56

Anthony Thiessen claimed the Hillsboro Golf Association’s men’s club championship Aug. 6-7 at the municipal golf course.

Thiessen shot a 73 and 72 for a 145 total and a one-stroke win over Brock Nieman, who shot a 73 both days for a 146.

The two-day tournament drew more than 40 participants.

Following are the top two performers in each flight.

First flight: John Knaak Jr. 76/77 153; Mike Unruh 74/81 155.

Second flight: Don Dahl 80/85 165; Chad Nowak 86/85 171.

Third flight: Charlie Unruh 79/92 171; Mark King 90/89 179.

Handicap champion: Max Terman 80/76 156 gross total, 131.4 net; Russ Cain, 75/76 151 gross total, 132.0 net.

Hillsboro teen competes in Junior Olympics

Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 09 August 2011 15:55

Tara Proffitt, 14-year-old daughter of Scott and Jennifer Proffitt, displays two souvenirs from her Junior Olympics experience last month: the T-shirt she’s wearing and the official program for the six-day event. She was one among 7,000 athletes competing at the USA Track and Field Junior Olym­pics July 26-31 in Wichita. But Tara Proffitt was the only competitor there who could call Hills­boro home.

As far as she knows, at least.

“It’s kind of weird being at such a big track because there’s so many people there,” she said. “You kind of get nervous.”

Battling those nerves, the best competition from across the country and triple-digit temperatures, Proffitt competed in two events at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium: the 4x800 relay and the open 800.

A member of the Kansas Flyers Track Club, based in Minneapolis (Kan.), Proffitt ran the first leg of the 4x800. She and her three teammates finished with the ninth-fastest time among...

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Practice made Skiles one of state’s best at hoops

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 09 August 2011 15:52

One thing is certain for every athlete: To excel in sports requires dedicated practice. High school basketball is a game that puts a high premium on practice and it is fast becoming a year-around sport. Practice, practice and at times even more practice. No one, however, has practiced basketball quite like Jackie Stiles!

Stiles, who was a star for Claflin High School, is one of the most celebrated basketball players (boy or girl) this state has ever seen. Even as a young girl she enjoyed her time in the gym with her father and spent hours upon hours working on the game she loved.

Once in high school, she wasted little time in claiming dominion over the game. In her first varsity game as a freshman, Stiles tossed in 36 points and then...

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Chisholm takes the court for ‘Cats

Written by Katie Morford Tuesday, 02 August 2011 19:30

JuliAnne Chisholm, a 2007 HHS grad, shoots during the past basketball season. After playing four years of volleyball, the fifth-year senior will be back for her second season of hoops. Courtesy Photo When JuliAnne Chisholm steps onto the basketball court this fall in Kansas State Univer­sity’s Bramlage Coliseum, she’ll bring with her a work ethic she learned closer to home.

“Definitely, my work ethic was established in Hillsboro,” said Chisholm, a 2007 Hillsboro High School grad. “I spent a lot of time in the weight room. Our practices were hard and they were hot.”

Those high school practices paved the way for a rigorous college schedule that includes daily sessions lifting weights and sometimes running court drills and practices.

“We were constantly going, and that’s the way it is up here,” Chisholm said.

Though she is now in her second year as a K-State basketball player, Chisholm may be better known for her...

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