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MHS boys’ track first in HOA meet
Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:46
The Marion track and field teams gave a solid performance at the Heart of America league meet hosted at Bethel College Friday.“We had our best weather of the year and some of our best performances,” coach Grant Thierolf said. “Congratulations to all of the members of the boys’ track and field team for winning the HOA league championship.
“We had a very solid day in almost all of our events, and when things did not go well in one area, someone from another event picked the whole...
HHS golf season ends
Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:46
The Hillsboro golf season ended Monday at the Class 3A regional in Marion.
The Trojans struggled to a team score of 476, placing sixth among the seven teams that fielded a full four-man team. Osage city won the team title with a 368.
Evan Ollenburger finished with a score of 100 for 18 holes, placing 16th and out of contention for a top-10 individual berth at state.
Also competing for Hillsboro were Philip Ediger with a 117, Andrew Meier with a 121 and Graham Pankratz a with a 138.
Matt Percy of Central Heights won the individual title with a 74.
Trojan boys 2nd at league track
Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:45
Fueled by six first-place performances, the Hillsboro boys claimed second place Thursday at the Central Kansas League track and field meet at Sterling.Shaq Thiessen and Josh Richert each won a pair of gold medals. Thiessen sailed 22 feet, 8 inches in the long jump and cleared 6-4 in the high jump, while Richert won the 1,600 meters in 4:40 and the 800 in 2:04.35.
Tyler Proffitt won the team’s fifth gold by clearing 14-0 in the pole vault while the 4x400 team of Micah Mashburn, Jordan Bezdeck, Richert and Avery Franz broke the string first in 3:40.49.
Franz added a second-place finish in the open 400 (54.0) and placed third in the triple jump (40-51⁄2). He also finished fourth in long jump (19-9).
Grant Knoll was the runner-up...
Trojan softball team advances to regional semifinals
Written by Don Ratzlaff Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:43
Hillsboro took care of business Monday evening, rolling to a 15-0 run-rule victory in the first round of regional play at the Sports Complex.The Trojans, who came as the No. 2 seed in the tournament, started slowly against No. 7 Halstead, but built steam as the game progressed thanks in no small part to Halstead fielding errors.
Leading only 1-0 after one inning, Hillsboro added three runs in the second and five more in the third—three of them on a bases-loaded double by Danae Bina—for a 9-0 lead.
The Trojans scored the final six runs in the fourth inning, four of them on a walk-off grand-slam home run by Tena Loewen over the center field fence that kicked in the 15-run mercy rule with nobody out in the inning.
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Lovelady qualifies for MHS state golf
Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 14 May 2013 13:40
The Marion Country Club was the site of the nine-team Marion High School Regional Golf Tournament Monday.“It was our first tournament this year without turtlenecks and long underwear, but despite the warmer weather, high scores were the norm,” coach Thane Schwartz said.
As a team, the Warriors finished in fourth place with a score of 402 behind Osage City (368), Burlington (375) and Eureka (392).
“Many succumbed to the golf gods around the greens,” Schwartz said. “The greens were super fast.
“If you putted by the hole on a slope, your next shot was probably a wedge.”
Hogan Lovelady paved the way for the Warriors, qualifying for the state tournament with an 18-hole score of 87, good for fourth place.
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