Three senior athletes represented Tabor College at the NAIA National Cross Country Championships at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence Saturday. ?Qualifying to compete at nationals is not an easy accomplishment,? coach Eric Schwab said. ?Getting to compete at nationals is the reward for having an excellent season. ?Each of our athletes competed hard and posted faster times than they ran […]

Seated with Grant are his parents, Darrel and Lenna Knoll. Behind them is Dennis Boldt. Don Ratzlaff / Free Press Hillsboro High School senior Grant Knoll signed a letter of intent Nov. 19 to run cross country and track and field at Emporia State University next year. Knoll didn?t compete in cross country at HHS, but in track and field […]

Hannah Holmes (top)?and Joel Allen show the national-qualifying form that led them to their respective fourth- and seventh-place finishes in the KCAC championship races at Sterling Saturday. Garrett Daugherty also qualified for the national meet with a ninth-place finish. Phyllis Richert Photos The Tabor College cross country teams participated in the KCAC championship at Sterling Saturday, where three Bluejay athletes […]

Nellie Kassebaum represented the Cougars in the Class 1A state girls? 4-k cross country race Saturday in Wamego. Kassebaum placed 55th among a field of 74 runners with a time of 19 minutes, 49.80 seconds. ?Nellie worked hard this season and deserved to compete at state,? coach Cindy Riedel said. ?She had a good run and met the goals she […]

Hillsboro cross-country seniors Emily Sechrist (top) and Karyn Leihy show their state-qualifying form during Saturday?s regional race. Sechrist won the individual title, while Leihy placed 11th. Courtesy photos Fighting the heat and wind almost as much as the competition, the Hillsboro cross-country team qualified two runners for state Satur?day at the Class 3A regional meet at Lake Afton near Goddard. […]

McKenzee Remmers will represent the Marion cross country team at state after qualifying at the regional meet at Lake Afton Saturday. Remmers placed eighth in the girls? 4-k race with a time of 17 minutes, 4.20 seconds. ?McKenzee led our team with a fantastic run,? coach Rebecca Hofer said. ?She ran strong the entire race.? Rounding out the girls? team […]

The Tabor College cross country teams participated in the NAIA Mid-States Classic in Winfield Saturday. The men placed 14th of 24 teams and were led by Joel Allen, who finished 21st among a field of 215 in 26 minutes, 30.60 seconds. Garrett Daugherty followed close behind, finishing 26th in 26:43.20. ?Our men?s team had a solid performance this week and […]

Members of Goessel?s state-qualifying volleyball and girls? cross country squads celebrate their respective sub-state and regional championships Saturday. Pictured are, front row (from left): Shelbi Stultz, Sarah Booth, Julia Nightengale, Erin Brubaker, Rachel Manis, Makayla King, Gentry Thiesen, Jen Meysing, Anna Wiens; (back row) Kaleigh Guhr, Laura Volze, Lauren Rymill, Olivia Duerksen, Page Hiebert, Alicen Meysing, Eden Hiebert, Leah Booton, […]

Karyn Leihy placed ninth at the CKL meet Thursday in 17:58.8. Phyllis Richert Photo Emily Sechrist won her third consecutive Central Kansas League championship and teammate Karyn Leihy earned all-league status for the third straight year at the meet hosted Thursday by Nicker?son. Sechrist finished the 4-kilometer girls? course in 15 minutes, 15.8 seconds, outdistancing her closest rival, Halle Helfrich […]

McKenzee Remmers led Marion at the HOA league meet Thursday. She medalled by placing 12th in 17:47.58. Janae Rempel / Free Press The Marion cross country team brought home two medals from the Heart of America league meet at Remington Thursday. ?It was the first time I?have ever taken a team (to Remington)?for a race during my time as a […]