Week 2 Athlete of the Week: Chris Williams

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week two of the fall sports season, sponsored by Edward Jones-Craig Holtzen.

CHRIS WILLIAMS, BOYS SOCCER, SENIOR

 

Louisburg senior Chris Williams gave his team a big lift last Thursday when he scored the game-winning goal in double overtime of Louisburg’s 2-1 road win against Bonner Springs. The game-winner was Williams’ first goal of the season and he has helped the Wildcats to four straight victories since their season opening loss.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the fall season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Brayden Gage


Week 1 Athlete of the Week: Brayden Gage

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week one of the fall sports season, sponsored by Midwest Collision.

BRAYDEN GAGE, FOOTBALL, SENIOR

 

Louisburg senior Brayden Gage came up big when the Wildcat football team needed him the most. Gage scored the go-ahead touchdown in Louisburg’s 21-17 win over Spring Hill and also recorded a game-saving interception in the game’s final minutes to stop a Spring Hill drive. Gage finished with 97 yards from scrimmage in the winning effort.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the fall season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.


Week 8 Athlete of the Week: Chris Williams

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week eight of the spring sports season, sponsored by Tri-County Termite and Pest Control.

CHRIS WILLIAMS, TRACK AND FIELD, JUNIOR

 

Louisburg junior Chris Williams tore up the track Friday during the Class 4A regional meet in Eudora. Williams won the 400-meter dash regional title in 50.8 seconds and later helped the 4×400-meter relay team of Justin Collins, Ben Wiedenmann and Blue Caplinger to a second place finish with a personal best time of 3:26.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher
Week 2: Carlee Gassman
Week 3: Isabelle Holtzen
Week 4: Calvin Dillon
Week 5: Maddie Svoboda
Week 6: Kiefer Tucker
Week 7: Mackenzie Scholtz


Week 7 Athlete of the Week: Mackenzie Scholtz

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week seven of the spring sports season, sponsored by First National Bank.

MACKENZIE SCHOLTZ, GIRLS SOCCER, SOPHOMORE

 

Louisburg sophomore Mackenzie Scholtz put together a big performance for the Wildcat girls soccer team last week. Scholtz scored a career-high six goals and added an assist in an 11-1 win over Ottawa. Scholtz currently has 29 goals on the season for Louisburg and also has 12 assists.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher
Week 2: Carlee Gassman
Week 3: Isabelle Holtzen
Week 4: Calvin Dillon
Week 5: Maddie Svoboda
Week 6: Kiefer Tucker


Week 6 Athlete of the Week: Kiefer Tucker

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week six of the spring sports season, sponsored by Tri-County Termite and Pest Control.

KIEFER TUCKER, TRACK AND FIELD, JUNIOR

 

Louisburg junior Kiefer Tucker had a nice week on the track as won the discus competition Friday at the Redbud Classic in Wellsville. Tucker won with a throw of 138-8 and also set a personal record in the shot put with a toss of 41-9. Later in the day he, along with Michael Waldron, John DePriest and Austin Moore, won the thrower’s relay in a new meet record time of 47.83 seconds and are currently ranked third in the nation according to milesplit.com

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher
Week 2: Carlee Gassman
Week 3: Isabelle Holtzen
Week 4: Calvin Dillon
Week 5: Maddie Svoboda


Week 5 Athlete of the Week: Maddie Svoboda

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week five of the spring sports season, sponsored by Edward Jones-Craig Holtzen

MADDIE SVOBODA, SOFTBALL, JUNIOR

 

Louisburg junior Maddie Svoboda saw her bat come to life Thursday against Anderson County as she hit two home runs. Svoboda finished the doubleheader with four hits, two home runs, a double, five runs scored and 4 RBIs. On the week, Svoboda totaled seven hits between doubleheaders with De Soto and Anderson County.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher
Week 2: Carlee Gassman
Week 3: Isabelle Holtzen
Week 4: Calvin Dillon


Week 4 Athlete of the Week: Calvin Dillon

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week four of the spring sports season, sponsored by Tri-County Termite and Pest Control.

CALVIN DILLON, BOYS GOLF, SOPHOMORE

 

LHS sophomore Calvin Dillon had quite the week for the Louisburg golf team last week. Dillon won the Frontier League championship Thursday as he carded a season-best 73 to win his first league crown. Two days earlier, Dillon also won the Osawatomie Invitational and was second at Gardner and Spring Hill.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher
Week 2: Carlee Gassman
Week 3: Isabelle Holtzen


Week 3 Athlete of the Week: Isabelle Holtzen

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week three of the spring sports season, sponsored by First National Bank.

ISABELLE HOLTZEN, TRACK AND FIELD, SENIOR

 

Louisburg senior Isabelle Holtzen made history Thursday at the Anderson County Invitational. Holtzen broke her own school record in the pole vault after she cleared 11 feet, 6 inches to win the event and eclipsed her old mark of 11-1. She also helped the 4×100 team of Kaitlyn Urban, Sydni Keagle and Carlee Gassman to a first place finish, and did the same in the 4×400 with Urban, Gassman and Mikayla Quinn.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher
Week 2: Carlee Gassman


Week 2 Athlete of the Week: Carlee Gassman

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week two of the spring sports season, sponsored by Tri-County Termite and Pest Control.

CARLEE GASSMAN, TRACK AND FIELD, SOPHOMORE

 

Louisburg sophomore Carlee Gassman put herself on the LHS track record board in just her second meet of the season Thursday at the Paola Invitational. Gassman broke a 29-year-old record in the 300-meter hurdles as she won the event in 47.57 seconds and broke the old time of 48.1. Along with that, Gassman helped the 4×100 relay to a second place finish and also took fourth in the long jump.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher


Week 1 Athlete of the Week: Bailey Belcher

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week one of the spring sports season, sponsored by Edward Jones-Craig Holtzen.

BAILEY BELCHER, GIRLS SOCCER, SENIOR

 

Louisburg senior Bailey Belcher is off to a good start for the Wildcat girls soccer team. Belcher scored five goals in the first three games of the season to go along with two assists as she has helped the Wildcats to a 2-1 start. She also finished with a hat trick in the team’s opener against Tonganoxie.

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.