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Friday evening the weather was pleasant in Nelson at Elk Creek County Club. It was a great way to finish up the season for the Couples’ Summer Golf league. This week golfers played a par 3. The scores ranged from 31 to 39. Royce and Brenda Schott had a low net score of only 18 and Coke and Cindy Troudt and Richard and Verlene Watson had the high gross score of 39. Rod and Sue Burge had a 6 on No. 2 for the most over. Brenda Schott had the longest putt on No. 6 at 146” and Joe Harwell’s drive on No. 8 was the closest to the Green. Cody and C...
Roy Davidson takes a good tackle from his mom, Clarissa, during the Lawrence-Nelson Booster's fund raiser which followed the football soap scrimmage. "Mom's turn to Tackle‚" was added to the scrimmage this year for a little fun, because honestly what mom wouldn't want the chance to tackle her son....
The weather was perfect for football and mosquitoes at Superior's Brodstone Memorial Field Friday as the Wildcats opened their 2022 season with a 52-20 loss to the Alma Cardinals. Prior to the game, members and parents of the athletes of the football and cross country teams were recognized as part of the Parents' Night celebration. A porous defense, conditioning issues and injuries contributed to Superior's woes. Superior returned to 8-man football after two years of playing 11-man. The bleacher...
The Superior High School volleyball team opens their season today (Thursday) when they host the Thayer Central Titans at the high school gymnasium. The Wildcats have a new head coach in Jessica Diehl, the third head coach in three seasons.. She has previous coaching experience at Blue Hill as well as other schools. The team compiled a 23-10 season last year. They finished in fourth place at the state C-2 tournament. The team lost a major force with the graduation of Shayla Meyer. This year's...
The Superior High School girls golf team opened their season Friday at the Central City Scramble played at the Valley View Golf Course. The event was pushed to Friday from its originally scheduled play date of Thursday because of a conflicting event. Superior finished in second place in the eight team field. The scramble format is where the team captain chooses the best shot of the team players. Each player then hits the ball from the same spot. First place finisher, Grand Island Central Catholic, set a tournament record with their round of 67....
The Rock Hills Grizzlies open their 2022 volleyball season Tuesday. The team enters the season with a new coaching staff. Jana Coil is the head coach with Tiffany Collins the assistant coach. This years squad is a contrast in experience levels. There are seven seniors on the team, one junior, five sophomores and eight freshmen. Seniors on the team are Danica Frost, Haley Garst, Austyn Groote, Selena Luong, Isabel Navarro, Aubree Whelchel and Lauren Whelchel. Hannah Simmelink is the sole junior class member. Sophomore class representatives are...
The Lawrence-Nelson Raiders open their 2022 football campaign Friday night against Superior at Lawrence. Brian Blevins, head coach, is putting the emphasis on fundamentals this season. The past two seasons have not met the expectations of Blevins and his coaching staff. The team has the players in the weight room and working on fundamentals in practice. The team has a wealth of experienced starters returning this season. Krayton Kucera will lead the offense at quarterback. The goal is to develop players around him to take advantage of his upsi...
The volleyball season gets underway in earnest for Lawrence-Nelson High School when they travel to Giltner, Thursday, for their regular season opener. The team played two jamboree matches at Kenesaw Tuesday. The team heads to Axtell Saturday for a tournament with three to be determined teams. Nolan Kowata enters his second year as head coach. His team compiled 17-15 record last season. Dina Hoelting serves as assistant coach. Senior class members of the 2022 team are Katelyn Mazour and Emily...
It was just a little cooler Friday evening and a lot less humid when these ‘die-hard’ golfers teed off at the Elk Creek Country Club in Nelson. The golfers could choose only three clubs and golf their whole round. The consensus was, “Golfers don’t need a putter to putt!” The scores for the week ranged from a 37 to a high gross score of only 48 by Chuck and DeAnna Tuttle. There was a 4-way tie for low net for the week with a 33 by Donnie and Peggy Cassell, Hunter Holland and Emily Wulf, Jim and Mary Farmer and Dorrel Lipker and Molly Drohman....
SHS volleyball team scrimmage today The Superior High School volleyball team will hold a pre-season scrimmage at the high school gymnasium today (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. The team will host Exeter-Milligan for a pre-season jamboree game Monday at 6 p.m. at the high school gymnasium. SHS football Autumn may not be in the air Friday at Superior's Brodstone Field but the sounds of football will be. The Superior Wildcats open their 2022 season against the Alma Cardinals with a scheduled 7 p.m....
The thermometer was reading 97 degrees when The couples league teed off Friday evening in Nelson, but with the shade and nice breeze it was tolerable out on the Elk Creek Country Club golf course. Or, were the players just getting used to the heat? The play format made a rather tough round for everyone. Everyone teed off every time and then played alternating shots. The scores ranged from a 41 to a 63. Royce and Brenda Schott had an especially hard time on the par 5 No. 4, and had to take a 16 to go along with their high gross score of 63. Ken...
Jaelyn Himmelberg was crowned the 2022 Phillipsburg Rodeo Queen on Thursday, Aug. 4, at Kansas Biggest Rodeo. Jaelyn is the 16 year-old daughter of John and Cassandra Himmelberg, Lawrence. She will be a junior at Blue Hill High School where she is active in basketball, track, band, National Honor Society, FCA, FBLA and on the high honor roll. Jaelyn is the co-captain of her spirit squad, secretary of her FFA chapter, and president of her junior class and 4-H club. Jaelyn is an avid dancer,...
The weather may not have an autumnal feel but there is football in the air. The 2022 edition of the Superior Wildcats opened practice Monday at the fiIeld at the Wildcat Community Track. Hotter than normal days have moved some practices from the evening to morning hours. There is one big change for Superior this season. They will no longer compete in the 11-man C-2 division. They have stepped down to 8-man D-1 play. The lack of players and concern for their safety prompted the move. The downside...
What an absolutely beautiful Friday evening in Nelson for the Couples Summer Golf League! The play format for Friday was to have everyone teeing off from the women’s tee boxes. Craig German and Cindy Hewitt came in with a 4 under par round (a low net score of 28) and captured two eagles on the way. One on the par 4 No. 1 and the other on the par 5 No. 4. And on the opposite end, Dorrel Lipker and Carla Jeardoe really struggled this week. They came in with a 53. They also had the most over on the par 4 No. 5 with a 9. Mary Farmer found the a...
Hadley Ostdiek of Nelson was crowned the 2022 Webster County Rodeo Princess on July 21 in Bladen. She will be an eighth grader at Lawrence Nelson this school year. She is active in volleyball, basketball, track, FFA, class president, STUCCO, archery, livestock judging, 4-H and rodeo. She is the daughter of Chad and Alishia Ostdiek, granddaughter of Lyle and Cindy Meyer, Gary and Bernita Ostdiek, all of Nelson, and Mike and Jeanette Hoyer of Superior....
It was another hot Friday evening in Nelson at the Elk Creek Country Club golf course. The die-hard golfers braved the heat and survived! Perhaps because the course was so dry the golf balls really bounced and rolled or because of the play format this week, but scores seemed a little lower. The women teed off on the even holes and the guys on the odd holes. Royce and Brenda Schott had a low net score of 32 this week and Dorrel Lipker and Molly D. had a high gross score of only 49. Five teams only had 3 over par for the most over this week....
Oakley Ward and Sadie Rempel both attend Superior High School. Rempel is a senior and Ward is a freshman. The two share a common bond with their love for competing in rodeo events. Ward inherited her love for the rodeo from her mother, Melissa. One of her two brothers also competes in youth rodeo events. Ward began riding horses before she was able to walk. She has translated her love of riding and horses into a fiercely competitive spirit as she has moved on from 4-H horse shows to participating in youth rodeo leagues for two years. Rempel...
It was a hot evening but that didn’t keep these die-hard golfers away. Friday evening the Elk Creek Country Club couples’ summer golf league met in Nelson for their seventh week of competition. This week the men teed off the even holes and the women on the odd holes. Coke and Cindy Troudt and Richard P. and Heather Watson came in with a low net score of 33. Jim and Mary Farmer had a high gross score of 52. Cody and Crystal Wyatt took a 9 on the par 4 No.7 and Donnie and Peggy Cassell took a 9 on the par 4 No. 8 for the most over. Cindy Tro...
Doane University Athletics announced the Doane and Pflieger-Olson GPAC Scholar-Athletes for the 2021-22 academic year. Area recipients of both awards this year are John Himmelberg, Lawrence; and Adam Baker, Superior. To receive both honors, a student-athlete must be a participant in their sport for the full year and hold a 3.30 grade point average.The GPAC award is presented to those who contributed to their varsity teams (10-percent of varsity events scheduled for regular season)or those who are eligible for the NAIA academic honor that will b...
Meili Ost competed July 9, at a USATF Junior Olympics regional qualifying track meet at Fort Osage High School in Blue Springs, Mo. This multi-state meet included teams from Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas. Meili, a member of the Kansas Flyers track team, competed in the 800-meter run and the 4x800-meter relay. Meili placed first in the 13 to 14 age division in the 800-meter run with a personal best time of 2:33.07. The 4x800-meter relay also scored a first place finish. These results...
The Lawrence Country Club was the setting Sunday, June 12, for the 62nd Annual Men's Cow Chip Open Tournament. Forty-nine golfers participated in the two-round open. Comfortable conditions early quickly turned into a breezy and sultry second round for the men. Kelly Karmazin shot a total of 67 to claim victory with rounds of 34 and 33. He took home the first place trophy, Cow Chip plaque and bragging rights. Ed Karmazin followed close behind with a 68 to take second place in the championship...
Week four of competition is now in the books! The couples summer golf league met Friday evening in Nelson on another pleasant evening. Women did all of the teeing off Friday. Jerry Bargen and Sally Uhrmacher had a low net score of 33 and Richard P. and Heather Watson came in with a 53 for a high gross score. Three teams had the most over on a hole with four each. Cody and Crystal Wyatt had an 8 on the par 4 no. 5 as well as Joe Harwell and Jenny Simmons and Royce and Brenda Schott had an 8 on no. 6. Ken Rempe had the shortest putt on no. 1 at...
Meili Ost competed June 18, at a USATF Junior Olympics track meet at Fort Osage High School in Blue Springs, Mo., with the Kansas Flyers Track Team. Meili was part of a 4 x 800-meter relay team that competed in the 13-14-year-old age group. This relay placed first with a time of 11:06.58. Meili also competed in the 800-meter run, in the 13-14-year-old age group. Meili placed first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:36.27. This was a personal best time for Meili in the 800-meter run. Meili...
Even though it was a little warm, or hot, everyone came out to compete in the third round of competition at the Elk Creek Country Club in Nelson, Friday evening. Two additional teams were welcomed Hunter Holland and Emily Wulf and Richard P. and Heather Watson. The play format for the evening: the men did all of the putting with the option to putt either hole. Hunter Holland had the longest putt on No. 6 at 239” (20 ft.). Way to go! Richard Watson Sr. was the closest to the 100 yard marker on No. 4 and Emily Wulf and Jerry Bargen shared the f...
The Lawrence Country Club was the gathering place for 27 golfers wanting to try their luck at winning the Annual Ladies' Cow Chip Open on Sunday, June 5. A beautiful day greeted the women, with the exception of one short passing shower in the afternoon. Winning the coveted trophy was Peg Kohmetscher with her two- round total of 71. Joining Peg in the championship flight was second place Tami Kohmetscher (76), third place Beth Himmelberg (79), fourth place Laura Herz (81), and fifth place Makenzi...
