Chase County softball starts season with 3-1 record
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The Chase County softball team got its season off to a 3-1 start this past week with a doubleheader split with Moundridge before taking a two-game sweep over Burlington.
Last Tuesday, the Lady Bulldogs faced Moundridge. Chase County fell in the first game, 5-3, before bouncing back with a 14-13 victory in 10 innings in Game Two.
Taylor Rains took the loss in the circle in Game One, but she did have a home run to lead the way offensively.
In Game Two, Briana Talkington was the starting pitcher before turning it over to Kelly Hannigan late in the game.
Rains added another home run, while Kylee Scott had two triples and Erin Eidman added a triple of her own.
Then, last Friday, Chase County traveled to Burlington, where the Lady Bulldogs took the sweep, 5-0 and 13-2.
In the Game One shutout, Rains earned the victory as the starting pitcher and she added her third home run of the season to go with the victory. Scott also added a triple.
In the second game, Hannigan was the winning pitcher, and Ashley Cahoone knocked out two doubles to lead the Chase County offense.
Chase County baseball sweeps Burlington
The Chase County baseball team posted a pair of easy wins last week, defeating Burlington 19-3 in Game One and 12-2 in Game Two.
The Bulldogs needed just three innings to end the first game, erupting for 16 runs in the third to take a 19-1 lead. Four CCHS players batted three times in the inning, as the Bulldogs posted seven hits.
“We really hit the ball well,” Chase County coach Jay Talkington said, “but Burlington’s pitchers struggled with their control and helped us out as well.”
Burlington surrendered seven walks and four hit-by-pitches in the third inning alone.
Brian Palermo picked up the win, allowing three runs in his complete-game effort.
Greg Davis led the bats, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and three runs scored. Shawn Talkington and Kyle Hannigan both notched three RBI each, while Cole Starkey, Nate Phipps, Palermo and Hannigan had two hits apiece.
Chase County jumped out to an early lead in Game Two, scoring three runs in the first and six in the second to build a 9-0 advantage.
Davis and Shawn Talkington combined to give up just one earned run over their seven innings pitched. Talkington struck out seven of the 10 batters he faced.
Hannigan and Davis had a similar statistic line, as each went 3-for-5 with four RBI. Starkey and Palermo both added two hits.
Olpe girls track team 2nd, boys 3rd
The Olpe track and field team recently competed at the Santa Fe Trail Invitational, where the girls squad placed second with 155 points while the boys team came in third with 123 points.
On the girls side, Olpe won seven event titles, led by a sweep in the throwing events.
Megan Woods won the shot put with a throw of 32 feet, 8 inches, Jill Cole won the discus with a toss of 83-7 and Katie Moyer won the javelin with a throw of 106 feet. Woods also finished third in the discus (76-4 3/4).
On the track, Kathryn Flott won the 200-meter dash in a time of 29.3 seconds and also teamed with Kelsey Camien, Katelyn Henderson and Nicole Wendling on the title-winning 4x800-meter relay team, which finished in a time of 10 minutes, 56 seconds. Flott also placed third in the 400 (1:08).
Henderson (2:37) and Sharon Zeller (2:41) finished first and second, respectively, in the 800-meter run, while Zeller also won the 1,600-meter run in a time of 5:58.
Natalie Kuhlmann placed second in the 100-meter dash (13.81), the 4x100 relay team of Kuhlmann, Cole, Wendling and Moyer placed third (58.9 seconds) and the 4x400 relay squad of Kuhlmann, Camien, Camille Webb and Zeller placed third (4:48) to round out the girls placers.
On the boys side, Olpe took four event titles.
Luke Miller won the long jump with a leap of 18-8 1/2 and finished second in the 400-meter dash (55.6 seconds).
Ethan Hall won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:11.
Bradley Argabright took the title in the 300-meter hurdles (45.9 seconds) and finished second in the high jump with a clearance of 5-8.
The final event title for Olpe came from the 4x400 relay squad of Argabright, Josh Klumpe, Miller and Trey Stead.
Matt Redeker placed second in the javelin (138 feet) and Josh Lambert came in third in both the shot put (37-3) and javelin (121 feet) to round out the individual Olpe placers.
The 4x800 relay team of Klumpe, Alex Kuhlmann, Kohl McIlvain and Wade Schmidt placed second (9:39) and the 4x100 relay team of Argabright, Miller, Schmidt and Tyson Pettijohn came in third (48.3 seconds).
The Olpe track and field team will be back in action Thursday at the Northern Heights Invitational.
EAC wraps up fall/winter short-course season
The Emporia Aquatic Club wrapped up its fall/winter short-course (25 yard) season recently with the Division I championship meet in Wichita on Saturday and Sunday.
Maggie Hatfield competed in six events, and her highest finish was a sixth-place showing in the 50 backstroke in a time of 35.5 seconds. Hatfield also competed in the 50 fly (37.89), the 50 breaststroke (43.58), the 100 individual medley (1:21.91), the 50 freestyle (31.94) and the 200 freestyle (2:45.22).
Regan Hastert also attended the Division I championship meet, competing in the 50 fly (38.47) and the 200 freestyle (2:42.49) events, finishing 26th and 27th, respectively.
Before Hatfield and Hastert competed in Wichita, two other EAC swimmers attended the Division II championship meet in Lawrence on Feb. 22-24. Both Jessi Loucks, 10, and Jordan Metz, 10, competed in Lawrence, and both swimmers recorded personal-best times.
Swimmers competing in their first-ever swim meet this past season included Danya Brewer, 10, Ashley DeBauge, 9, Meg Detwiler, 10, Hallie Hawkins, 10, Hayden Hawkins, 7, Wyatt Mattas, 9, and Stephanie Slayden, 11.
The Emporia Aquatic Club has begun its spring/summer long-course (50 meter) season, which will culminate with the Division II championship swim meet in Derby on July 25-27, and the Division I championship meet in Lenexa on Aug. 1-3.
Swim practices continue at the Emporia High School pool until May 16 from 5:45-7 p.m., Monday-Friday, but will move to the Jones Aquatic Center 50-meter pool in June.
The highlight of the summer season will be the Emporia swim meet on July 19-20 at Jones Aquatic Center pool.
Lyndon boys, Waverly girls win MdCV Invite
The Lyndon boys and Waverly girls ran away with the team titles at last Friday’s Marais des Cygnes Valley Invitational in Melvern.
The Tigers easily out-distanced their nearest competitor, racking up 117 team points. Hartford was second (75) and Waverly was third (71).
Waverly’s girls were just as dominant with 147 points, which was 51 points better than Southern Coffey County. Burlingame (62) and Lyndon (58) were third and fourth, respectively.
The tandem of Jesse and Dylan Filburn once again led Lyndon’s boys, as they combined to take two firsts and a second.
Jesse Filburn was first in the 100-meter dash (11.54 seconds) and second in the 200 (24.18), while Dylan won the 800 (2:09.61).
Waverly’s Kale Hamm was the only other two-event winner, as he took first in the 300-meter hurdles (43.28) and high jump (6 feet, 2 inches).
MdCV had a pair of individual champions, as Brandon Litch won the 3,200-meter run (11:08.99) and Michael Zabel was best in the discus (128-0).
Lyndon’s Keene Niemack won the 400-meter dash (51.61), while the Tigers’ 4x100 and 4x400 teams also were victorious.
Hartford’s Aaron Thomsen won the 1,600-meter run (4:59.56) and Tommy Smith was second in the javelin (142-9).
Lebo’s Blake Jones was the top area finisher in the 110-meter hurdles, taking second (16.81).
On the girls side, Shelby Woods led Waverly, winning both the 200 (28.60) and 400 (1:03.69).
The Lady Bulldogs’ other individual championships came from Shawna Bitts in the 3,200-meter run (14:05.15) and Megan Steward in the high jump (4-10). Waverly also won the 4x800 relay.
Lyndon’s Andrea Hoke had the best individual effort, sweeping the throwing events with wins in the shot put (35-4.25), discus (97-3) and javelin (116-9).
The Lady Tigers’ Jenny Neuenschwander added a victory in the 1,600-meter run (6:20.03). Burlingame’s 4x400 relay team was the only other area champion.
Those finishing as the top area athlete in their respective events were: Burlingame’s Meghan Atchison (third, 100-meter dash) and Andrea Billings (second, 100 hurdles), Lyndon’s Jaime Spencer (second, 800), Waverly’s Chancy Kiefer (second, 300 hurdles) and Julie Gifford (second, long jump) and MdCV’s Jessica Schmidt (triple jump).
Waverly’s 4x100 relay team also took second behind Southern Coffey County.
ESU’s Hernandez, Campbell earn MIAA athlete of the week
Emporia State’s Keith Hernandez and Miranda Campbell earned the MIAA hitter of the week honors, the conference announced Tuesday.
Hernandez went 11-for-17 in the last week (.647) with five home runs, 13 RBI, 11 runs and three stolen bases in six games. During that time, the Hornets extended their school-record winning streak to 25 games.
In her six-game stretch, Campbell went 9-for-16 (.562) with a homer, five RBI and eight runs scored. The Hornets went 5-1 last week.