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KVOE SOUNDOFFS
Emporia
High is searching for a head football coach. Dustin Delaney has accepted the
opportunity to be the next head football coach at Shawnee Mission East. Delaney
spent 3 seasons at Emporia High and took the Spartans to the play-offs all 3
seasons. The search for a replacement is underway.
The
Emporia High girls swim team wrapped up their season with a 6th place finish at
State. Individually the 400 free relay team of Shannon Ernst, Meg Detwiler,
Stephanie Slayden and 
Breanne Cayton finished in 5th place
for the best Lady Spartan finish. Shannon Ernst also finished 10th in the 100
free and 11th in the 50 free. The 200 medley relay began the day by winning the
consolation final. Jordan Metz, Meg Detwiler, Regan Hastert and MacKenzie Payne
finished 9th overall. Jordan Metz won the 200 Individual Medley consolation
final and finished in 9th place.
12 EMPORIA HIGH TRACK
Emporia High will be sending 12
athletes to compete in 16 events to the State Track and Field meet. At Fridays
regional meet in Topeka Emporia High picked up 8 regional championships. Oasis
Hernandez led the way winning 4 gold medals, the 100 and 200 meter dashes the
long jump and triple jump. Keiona Doctor won the 100 hurdles. Bethany Bowman
won the High jump. Shelby Jordan won the pole vault.
Kayla
Ayer qualified for the 400 meter dash, triple jump and was part of the 4 by 400
relay along with Bethany Bowman, Keiona Doctor and Taylor Burch. Jerel Morrow
was the lone champion for the Emporia High boys. He won the long jump and also
qualified for the High jump. J.L. Savage qualified for both the long jump and
triple jump. Dylan Thomson qualified for the Javelin and Discus, Sean Ford the discus,
Dylan Jackson the pole Vault and Malik Livingston the 110 hurdles. As a team
the Spartans finished 4th in the boys standings and 5th in the girls standings.
The State Track and Field meet will be held next Friday and Saturday in
Wichita.
EMPORIA HIGH ASSISTANT
BASKETBALL COACHES MOVE ON
Emporia
State mens basketball Coach Shaun Vandiver is losing two of his assistants. Wes
Book is leaving and will become an assistant at Gardner Edgerton High School.
Shea Scarlett is leaving and will be the head girls basketball Coach at
ROYALS LOSE TO A’s
(AP)
James Shields was a tough-luck loser for the Kansas City Royals once again.
Shields pitched into the late innings, but he got very little run support. The
Oakland A's earned just their third victory in 11 games with a 2-1 win in
Oakland. Newly promoted David Lough drove in the lone Royals run. The Royals
and A's play again tonight.
KVOE ATHLETES
KVOE has announced the 2013 Emporia High and Area High School
Athletes and Coaches of the Year. The Emporia High Athletes are Jerel Morrow
and Bethany Bowman. Jerel Morrow will be attending Oklahoma State on a football
scholarship. Bethany Bowman will be attending Barton County Community College
on a basketball and track scholarship. Barbara Clark is the Emporia High Coach
of the Year. She is the boys and girls diving coach.
Janae Haag of Olpe and Skylar Farwell of Lyndon are the area
Athletes of the Year. Dennis Fort the
The Athletes of the Year receive a $300 scholarship.
(KVOE 2013 Award
Winners: Front Row- Jerel Morrow, Bethany
Bowman and Skylar
Farwell. Back Row- Dennis Fort, Janae Haag
and Barbara Clark. )
NEW EMPORIA HIGH ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR
The
Emporia Board of Education last week approved the hiring of Curtis Simons as an
assistant principal and athletic director at Emporia High School. Mr. Simons
has been the Principal at Hartford High school. He has also been the Head
Wrestling at Emporia High.
CHASE COUNTY SOFTBALL
HEADED BACK TO STATE
The
Chase County softball team is headed back to State. The Lady Bulldogs remain
undefeated after out scoring Wabaunsee 5-1 in the regional semi-finals. In the
regional championship game they defeated Lyndon 10-0. The 2-1A State tournament
will be played in Emporia at the Trusler Sports Complex May 23rd and 24th. They
are the defending 2-1A State champions.
EMPORIA HIGH GOLFERS
2
Emporia High golfers are headed to State. Sophomores Zach Burson and Josh
McAnarney qualified individually for the 5A State tournament at Mondays
regional hosted by
The Olpe
boys golf team is headed to State. The Eagles won the Pretty Prairie regional
with a 359. Olpes Chase Coble took medalist honors with a 71. The 1A State
tournament will be played at the Emporia Municipal golf course next Monday.
Lyndons
Phillip Wendling qualified for the 2A State Tournament.
Osage
City and Burlington qualified as teams for the 3A State tournament.
EMPORIA STATE TO SEND 18 TO NCAA OUTDOOR TRACK
Emporia
State will be sending 18 athletes to the NCAA Division II outdoor track and
field meet. 4 athletes are automatic qualifiers, high jumper Briar Ploude,
Andrew Etheridge and Gannon Mack in the 110 hurdles and Sara Dunkin in the
Javelin. Gannon Mack also qualified for the 400 hurdles. Andrew Etheridge will
also be running as part of the 4 by 100 relay with Derwin Hall, Vincent Howze
and Shjuan Richardson. Richardson will be running in the 100 meter dash. Marcus
Calleja joins Briar Ploude in the high jump. Payson Maydew competes in the
decathlon. Dwayne Wall qualified for the triple jump and Donald Wilcox the long
jump. Marqueita Marisette will run in the 400 and will be part of the 4 by 100
and 4 by 400 relay. Peyton Weiss, Lindsay Kunkel and Jackie Jones make up the
rest of the 4 by 400 relay. Carmen King, Weiss and Jacobs make up the rest of
the 4 by 100 relay. Carmen King will also be competing in the long jump. Nikki
Wetstein runs in the 100 hurdles and Misty Lowe competes in the Shot put.
TWO EMPORIA STATE STUDENT
ATHLETES KEN B. JONES AWARD FINALIST
Emporia
States Ben Carlson and Karly Schmelzer are among the 19 finalist for the MIAAs
Ken B Jones Award. The award goes to the top Male and Female student athlete in
the MIAA based on Academic and Athletic achievement and Campus and Community
involvement. The Award winners will be announced June 6th.
TOP PROSPECT SIGNS WITH KU
(AP) Top
basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins is headed to Kansas. Wiggins signed a
letter-of-intent with the Jayhawks at a private ceremony Tuesday afternoon in
Huntington. He previously narrowed his choices to Kentucky, North Carolina and
Florida State. The Canadian star averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game
this season for West Virginia's Huntington Prep. Initially rated as a 2014
prospect, Wiggins shot to the top of recruiting charts when he decided last
October to reclassify into his original high school class of 2013. The four
major recruiting services have rated Wiggins as the No. 1 overall prospect.
Although his parents both attended Florida State, the Toronto-born Wiggins had
kept quiet about his intentions. He had until Wednesday to sign with a Division
I school.
ROYALS ANNOUNCE PASSING
OF
(AP) The
Kansas City Royals Wednesday announced the death of former broadcaster Fred
White. White spent 25 years, 1973 till 1998, as the Radio broadcast partner of
Denny Mathews. Over those 25 years White helped call six division
championships, an American League pennant in 1980 and the Royals' only World
Series championship in 1985. Since being replaced in the broadcast booth White
had been the director of Royals broadcast services and alumni. White was the
sports anchor for Topeka's WIBW-TV and broadcast Kansas State athletics before
joining the Royals in 1973. Tuesday the Royals announced that Fred White had
retired after spending 40 years with the team. He past away due to
complications from melanoma. He was 76.
JESSE NELSON RECEIVES HONOR
FROM KANSAS SPORTS HALL OF
The
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame recognized Olpe girls basketball Coach Jesse Nelson
with the Pride of Kansas Award. Coach Nelson holds the State record for most
wins by a High School basketball Coach with 767 wins and counting. In 35 years
at Olpe Nelson has a record of 767-96 at the high school level. He is 317-47 at
the junior high level. He has won 3 State Championships, finished 2nd
3 times, 3rd 7 times and 4th once. He has taken Olpe to
the State tournament 23 times and 11 in a row. The Olpe girls currently have a
115 game home court winning streak.
(Ted Hayes- Kansas Sports Hall of
Fame, Jesse Nelson, Ron Slaymaker)
(Photo by Scott Hayes)
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Long
time Emporia State Athletic Trainer John Baxter has received a much deserved
honor. He joins 12 other former Emporia State Professors and Coaches with a
plaque on the Wall of Tribute on the HPER building on the Emporia State campus.
Doc Baxter began his career at Emporia State in 1966 and retired in 2012.
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
EMPORIA HIGH – Gabi
McNeilly – DIVING STATE CHAMPION
AREA- Cassidy Barnard –
Madison Track and Field
