Eighth-grade boys win; Scholtz breaks record
LMS eighth-grader Ian Combs clears the bar in the pole vault during a meet earlier this season. Combs won the pole vault after he cleared 10 feet Tuesday during a meet in Paola with Pioneer Ridge.
PAOLA – The Louisburg Middle School track and field teams took part in their second meet of the season and the Wildcats certainly had their fair share of success Tuesday against Paola and Pioneer Ridge.
The eighth-grade boys won their meet going away as they scored 83 points and Pioneer Ridge was second with 58.5 points. Louisburg also rewrote part of its record books as well.
Seventh-grader Mackenzie Scholtz broke the school record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.85 seconds, surpassing Kate Combs’ mark, and finished first. Scholtz helped the seventh-grade girls to a second-place finish with 54 points and was runner up to Paola’s 71.
The seventh-grade boys and eighth-grade girls finished third overall with 35 and 37 points, respectively.
Louisburg’s eighth-grade boys team won several events, including a sweep of the sprints.
Brandon Cooper won the 100-meter dash in 12.06 seconds and Austin Moore followed that up with a win in the 200 dash in 25.15 seconds. Jon Ventre completed the trifecta as he crossed the finish line first in the 400 dash in 1 minute and 2 seconds.
Blue Caplinger continued the Wildcats’ winning ways in the 800-meter run as he ran a 2:24 to cross the finish line first. Louisburg also came out on top in the medley (2:03) and 4×400 (4:05) relays.
In the field events, several Wildcats took home top billing as well.
Kiefer Tucker had the top throw in the discus with a toss of 109 feet, 2 inches and Asah LaHue’s throw of 38 feet in the shot put was also good for first. Ian Combs cleared 10-0 in the pole vault to come away with a win.
The eighth-grade girls took top honors in one event. Ryann Kramer won the discus with a throw of 74-6.
Along with Scholtz’s run in the 200 dash, she also finished first in the 100 dash in 13.43 seconds for the seventh-grade girls. Louisburg also won five other events in that division.
Trinity Moore, who broke the school record in the 800 run earlier this year, won the event for the second straight week in 2:41. Moore later finished first in the 1,600 run in 5:52.
Haley Cain took top honors in the high jump after she cleared 4-7 to win by five inches. The 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams also took first place.
The seventh-grade boys also won three events.
Brayden White took first place in the shot put with a toss of 31 feet and Charlie Koontz won the 200 dash in 12.96 seconds. Louisburg also won the medley relay in 2:20.
Eighth-grade boys
Discus: Jimmy Tucker, third, 101-0
Shot put: Grant King, third, 35-0; Tucker, fourth, 35-0
Pole vault: Blue Caplinger, second, 9-6; Asah LaHue, third, 9-0
Long jump: Ian Combs, second, 14-10.5; Tanner Belcher, fourth, 14-3.5
100 hurdles: Jon Ventre, second, 18.16; Noah Hill, third, 18.81; James Foote, fourth, 19.75
100 dash: Eli Minster, fourth, 12.67
200 dash: Minster, third, 25.92
400 dash: Bret Minor, third, 1:13
800 run: Dylan DeShazer, third, 2:36.49
1,600 run: LaHue, second, 5:17; Foote, third, 5:56; Dylan Knipp, fourth, 6:00
3,200 run: Gareth Baus, fourth, 15:04
4×100 relay: second, 50.52
Eighth-grade girls:
Discus: Kennia Hankinson, second, 74-3
Shot put: Carson Buffington, fourth, 31-3
Pole vault: Trinity Buchanan, second, 5-6
High jump: Jorden Leach, third, 5-2
Long jump: Elana Lewis, second, 14-3
100 dash: Leach, third, 14.83; Buffington, fourth, 14.95
200 dash: Buchanan, third, 29.25
400 dash: Kaitlyn Lewer, third, 1:12; Hayli Detherage, fourth, 1:14
800 run: Detherage, third, 2:58; Shaylor Whitham, fourth, 2:59
1,600 run: Mariah Wrigley, third, 7:44
3,200 run: Whitham, fourth, 14:22
4×100 relay: second, 58.35
4×400 relay: second, 5:10
Seventh-grade girls
Discus: Kody Lowry, fourth, 54-2
Shot put: Gabby Tappan, third, 27-10
High jump: Avery Graham, third, 4-0
100 hurdles: Haley Cain, third, 19.95
400 dash: Jessamy Howison, third, 1:15; Elizabeth Kratochvil, fourth, 1:17
800 run: Kratochvil, second, 3:03; Hannah Straub, third, 3:04
1,600 run: Ashley Moore, fourth, 7:27
4×400 relay: second, 5:08
Seventh-grade boys
Discus: Brayden White, third, 79-6; Michael Waldron, fourth, 72-4
Pole vault: Jack Mick, second, 7-6; Trent Martin, fourth, 7-0
High jump: Drake Varns, third, 4-6; Charlie Koontz and Deven Wieland, fourth, 4-4
Long jump: Thomas Arnett, fourth, 14-9.75
100 dash: Arnett, fourth, 13.57
200 dash: Koontz, second, 27.24
800 run: Ryan Haight, fourth, 2:44
1,600 run: Weiland, second, 5:54; Dylan Sanders, fourth, 6:15