Quick recovery for Owls’ Hubert
GARDEN PLAIN — Running track is something Garden Plain senior Camille Hubert probably shouldn’t be doing this spring.
After blowing out her knee last fall, Hubert could have taken the spring off to heal and protect her volleyball scholarship to Fort Hays State. That wasn’t an option for Hubert.
“I knew it would only help my knee get better,” she said. “It’s more running, but it will always help get you back in shape.”
Hubert ran legs on the Owls’ 400- and 1600-meter relay teams that qualified for state at the Class 3A regional at Garden Plain on Friday night. The only sign of the injury is the bulky knee brace she wears.
“It feels really good right now,” Hubert said. “I don’t feel a limp. It feels great and it doesn’t hurt or anything.”
Conway Springs qualified seven girls and all three relay teams while winning the girls’ team title; Garden Plain won the boys’ title and will send nine individuals and two of its relay teams.
Along with Ashley Koester (four-event qualifier), thrower Kim Holt scored big points for the Cardinals. Holt won the shot put with a throw of 38 feet, 3¾ inches, placed second in the discus and qualified in javelin, which came as a surprise.
“I’m pretty excited,” Holt said. “I was really scared about this regional because it’s so tough. I was really nervous because there are a lot of good girls in the javelin this year. I just got lucky with one of my throws.”
Garden Plain’s Kurt Pauly delivered 30 points with wins in the 100, 200 and 400, but the Owls secured the title with their jumps. They scored 36 points and qualified four jumpers, including Blake Withrow, who won the long jump with a leap of 21-1½.
“I put in a lot of work over the offseason in the weight room,” Withrow said. “It feels really rewarding. I knew when I landed that it was a good jump.”
Pauly set school records in the 100 (10.69 hand-timed) and 200 (21.78) and anchored the 1600 relay, which set a school record with its time of 3:27.95.
“I ran against the best in Kansas every meet, which prepares me for my regionals and my state,” Pauly said.
The night’s most impressive performance may have come from the 400 boys relay team from Lyons, which remained unbeaten on the season after winning the race in a time of 43.38.
The team consists of seniors Robbie Biehler, Colton Deutsch and Jake Craig and junior Michael Vincent.
“We’re like brothers,” said Robbie Biehler, who anchors the team. “We have so much trust in each other.”
Boys
Team—Garden Plain 116, Lyons 89, W. Independent 54, Conway Springs 47, Southwestern Heights 37, Hillsboro 34, Sterling 30, Chaparral 30, Collegiate 29, Remington 20, Sedgwick 17, Halstead 17, Belle Plaine 14, Medicine Lodge 12, Cimarron 12.
100—1. Pauly, Garden Plain, 10.69; 2. Deutsch, Lyons, 11.21; 3. Misak, Conway Springs, 11.22; 4. Biehler, Lyons, 11.34. 200—1. Pauly, Garden Plain, 21.78; 2. C. Speed, Independent, 22.60; 3. Biehler, Lyons, 22.95; 4. Deutsch, Lyons, 23.27. 400 — 1. Pauly, Garden Plain, 48.54; 2. Vogel, Hillsboro, 49.85; 3. Agbo, Sterling, 51.43; 4. Powell, Collegiate, 51.61. 800—1. Vogel, Hillsboro, 2:02.91; 2. J. Speed, Independent, 2:04.59; 3. Sparkman, Lyons, 2:06.05; 4. Sanchez, S. Heights, 2:06.29. 1600—1. Diener, Lyons, 4:38.65; 2. J. Speed, Independent, 4:38.94; 3. Sanchez, S. Heights, 4:40.04; 4. Reed, Sterling, 4:41.23. 3200—1. Allen, Hillsboro, 10:26.67; 2. Craddock, Collegiate, 10:31.55; 3. Roberts, Sterling, 10:34.94; 4. Sanchez, S. Heights, 10:40.43. 110 hurdles—1. Becker, Garden Plain, 14.84; 2. Ray, Independent, 15.18; 4. Martin, Conway Springs, 15.50. 300 hurdles—1. Craig, Lyons, 40.30; 2. Doffing, Conway Springs, 40.66; 3. Barrett, Collegiate, 40.86; 4. Barker, Chaparral, 41.21. 400 relay—1. Lyons 43.38; 2. Conway Springs 43.72; 3. Garden Plain 44.81; 4. Independent 45.08. 1600 relay—1. Garden Plain 3:27.95; 2. Lyons 3:29.16; 3. Sterling 3:32.23; 4. Independent 3:32.59. 3200 relay—1. Lyons 8:27.28; 2. S. Heights 8:30.86; 3. Independent 8:31.48; 4. Halstead 8:35.50. High jump—1. Green, Remington, 6-0; 2. Haukap, Garden Plain, 5-10; 3. Ward, Medicine Lodge, 5-10; 4. LeRock, Cimarron, 5-8. Pole vault—1. Becker, Halstead, 13-0; 2. Vaughn, Belle Plaine, 12-6; 3. Thimmesch, Garden Plain, 12-6; 4. Hoheisel, Garden Plain, 12-0. Long jump—1. Withrow, Garden Plain, 21-1½; 2. C. Speed, Independent, 20-6¾; 3. Klausmeyer, Garden Plain, 20-4; 4. Mullins, Garden Plain, 20-4. Triple jump—1. Green, Remington, 42-11; 2. Withrow, Garden Plain, 42-9; 3. Gerber, Conway Springs, 42-7; 4. Hill, Medicine Lodge, 42-6¼. Shot put—1. Loesch, Lyons, 51-9; 2. Siale, Chaparral, 51-6; 3. Sperry, Sedgwick, 48-2; 4. Seiwert, Conway Springs, 47-7. Discus—1. Siale, Chaparral, 159-4; 2. Mattson, Sedgwick, 152-4½; 3. Hewitt, Sterling, 143-4½; 4. Tyler White, Cimarron, 140-10. Javelin—1. Sigala, S. Heights, 180-7; 2. Siale, Chaparral, 170-5; 3. Capul, Garden Plain, 167-3; 4. Johnsrud, S. Heights, 166-10.
Girls
Team—Conway Springs 110.2, Garden Plain 85, Collegiate 77, W. Independent 61, Lyons 35, Southwestern Heights 34, Belle Plaine 32, Medicine Lodge 30, Cimarron 24.2, Hillsboro 22.2, Sterling 20, Remington 18.2, Sedgwick 6, Halstead 2, Chaparral 1.2.
100—1. Fenner, Independent, 12.11; 2. Liu, Independent, 12.30; 3. Stuhlsatz, Garden Plain, 12.88; 4. Chandler, S. Heights, 12.91. 200—1. Fenner, Independent, 25.50; 2. Burns, Cimarron, 26.99; 3. Enfield, Sterling, 27.02; 4. Engelland, Lyons, 27.45. 400—1. Chandler, S. Heights, 1:00.56; 2. Enfield, Sterling, 1:01.45; 3. Regier, Remington, 1:03.12; 4. Fisher, Garden Plain, 1:03.55. 800—1. Christensen, Medicine Lodge, 2:26.71; 2. Serene, Hillsboro, 2:28.64; 3. McIntyre, Belle Plaine, 2:31.76; 4. Duggins, Collegiate, 2:32.49. 1600—1. E. Newlin, Collegiate, 5:47.32; 2. M. Newlin, Collegiate, 5:48.299; 3. Sones, Conway Springs, 5:49.44; 4. Doyle, Belle Plaine, 5:50.74. 3200—1. E. Newlin, Collegiate, 12:54.59; 2. Smith, Conway Springs, 13:00.16; 3. Koester, Conway Springs, 13:08.90; 4. Martinez, Lyons, 13:15.65. 100 hurdles—1. Hays, Garden Plain, 14.74; 2. LeMaster, Collegiate, 16.02; 3. Becker, Conway Springs, 16.32; 4. Doffing, Conway Springs 16.76. 300 hurdles—1. Doffing, Conway Springs, 46.80; 2. LeMaster, Collegiate, 47.36; 3. Hays, Garden Plain, 47.54; 4. Schneck, Conway Springs, 49.37. 400 relay—1. Independent 50.45; 2. Garden Plain 51.15; 3. Conway Springs 51.62; 4. Collegiate 51.93. 1600 relay—1. Collegiate 4:16.68; 2. Garden Plain 4:20.51; 3. Conway Springs 4:20.61; 4. Cimarron 4:21.07. 3200 relay—1. Conway Springs 10:17.31; 2. Belle Plaine 10:26.34; 3. Collegiate 10:26.90; 4. Remington 10:38.68. High jump—1. Rice, Medicine Lodge, 5-4; 2. Fisher, Garden Plain, 5-0; 3. Wehkamp, Cimarron, 5-0; 4. Tillotson, Remington, 4-8. Pole vault—1. Stuhlsatz, Garden Plain, 10-6; 2. Dopfel, Belle Plaine, 10-0; 3. Koester, Conway Springs, 10-0; 4. Doyle, Belle Plaine, 8-0. Long jump—1. Liu, Independent, 16-5½; 2. Provenzano, Collegiate, 16-1¾; 3. Kaufman, Hillsboro, 16-0½; 4. Wehkamp, Cimarron, 15-10¼. Triple jump—1. Liu, Independent, 36-7¼; 2. Kaufman, Hillsboro, 35-3¼; 3. Hays, Garden Plain, 35-0; 4. Chandler, S. Heights, 33-8¾. Shot put—1. Holt, Conway Springs, 38-3¾; 2. Nusser, Lyons, 37-6½; 3. Hoheisel, Garden Plain, 36-2; 4. Proffitt, Sterling, 34-4. Discus—1. Nusser, Lyons, 118-1½; 2. Holt, Conway Springs, 115-7½; 3. Brown, S. Heights, 109-0; 4. Busenitz, Sedgwick, 107-3. Javelin—1. Rice, Medicine Lodge, 131-4; 2. Brown, S. Heights, 130-6; 3. Holt, Conway Springs, 119-3; 4. Seiwert, Conway Springs, 115-0.