WILL RUN AWAY FROM HOME – Hannah Bruggeman, El Dorado Springs Cross Country record holder and 2013 graduate, signed with Drury University in Springfield on Friday, May 24, to be a member of their track team this fall. Along with her parents, Sherry and Mark, coaches Brian Goatley (L) and Josh Smith were also present.
Smith said, “They’re getting a great kid. She helped start the cross-country team and holds three records here. She's been a state qualifier seven times and was All State Cross Country last year. She has a great future at Drury. She hasn’t had much competition here on our team. At Drury she’ll have more people on her level to learn.”
Hannah said she anticipates growing as a runner and an athlete. Her
The El Dorado Christian Girls Track Team competed at the 2013 ISAAC Track Meet on Friday, May 10. In addition to 33 medals, (18 of which were gold), the girls brought home the first place trophy. Pictured are (from left) Abigail Batson, Paige Dobbs, Sarah McKinney, Jessica Jones, Chaney Housh, Lindsay Daniel, Christanne Middleton and Brooke Bland. Not pictured, Senior Bailee Bybee. Photo by Mrs. Patty King
The ECS Boys Track Team traveled to Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS, on Friday, May 10. El Dorado Christian claimed the first place team trophy along with twenty-six medals. Teammates, Tanner Daniel, Ian Allison, Daniel King, and Hans Miller set a new ECS record in the 1600 meter medley with a time of 4:06:68. Pictured: front row; Seth McKinney, Colten Pike, Caleb Jones, Hans Miller, Daniel King and Michael Middleton. Back row; Drew Steuck, Tanner Daniel, Ian Allison, Dayton Robison and
“The Physical Fitness Test* recognizes students for their level of physical fitness in five activities: Curl-ups (or partial curl-ups), Shuttle run, Endurance run/walk, Pull-ups (or right angle push-ups or flexed-arm hang),V-sit reach (or sit and reach).” (Quote from website www.presidentalchallange.org). The following ECS students completed the fitness test and were awarded the National Physical Fitness Award. (Front row) Isabelle Bryson – 4th grade, Christian Steuck – 1st grade, Jacob Morrison – 3rd
Kaili Simmons, star forward for the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs, has been selected to play in the 34th Annual Lions All-Star Twin Classic Basketball game. The games will be held in Neosho High School Gymnasium with the tip-off for girls at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. The boys game will follow.
The El Dorado Lions Club proudly assists in hosting this annual event. The ads in the Game Program go to support three major Lions’ charities: Leader Dogs for the Blind, Mid-South Sight and
by Coach Brian Goatley
Photos by Martin Barrett, sports editor, The Lexington News and Santa Fe Times
We were a very young team and look for good things in the future. Of the 10 athletes we took, 5 were freshmen, 2 were sophomores, one junior and 2 seniors. We will miss Hannah Bruggemann and Elizabeth Clark next year as the lone seniors making it to the state meet. Hannah is going on to run cross country and track at Drury University in Springfield and Elizabeth Clark plans on
The El Dorado Springs R-2 Board of Education wishes to announce the hiring of Mr. Harv Welch as the new head football coach and activities director for the upcoming school year.
Coach Welch brings with him 37 years of football coaching experience at all levels of HS play and 20 years experience as an athletic director. Coach Welch has taken schools from all five size divisions to state play and has over 250 wins to his credit.
He will relocate to El Dorado Springs this summer along with
At the baseball athletic banquet last Thursday, May 16, these players received the top awards. (From left) James Dubois – Dirt Bag Award, Kason Schwalm – Highest Fielding Percentage and Most Valuable Player, Spencer Young – Highest Batting Average and Rising Star and Derrick Taylor – Lowest Earned Run Average. Coach Jarrod Mays said the Dirt Bag Award goes to the guy not afraid to dive and sacrifice his body, always hussling and shows enthusiasm.
In his last weekly activity notice, Bob Ramsey announced that he has accepted the position of Athletic Director/Assistant Principal in the Springfield Public School District.
He said, “My wife and I are very relieved that we won’t have to drive back and forth on 13 Highway anymore. I want to say how much I have enjoyed working for the El Dorado Springs school district and how much I will miss the faculty, staff, administration, students and community.”
Coach Ramsey served as head football coach, athletic director and activities
t the EHS track awards banquet on Tuesday, May 14, the outstanding track athletes were honored. They are (from left) Lance Molz – Most Valuable Male Running Events Athlete, Cameron McPeak – Most Valuable Female Running Events Athlete and Colten Hedrick – Most Valuable Male Field Events Athlete and in the attached photo, Cortney Hooper-Most Valuable Female Field Events Athlete.
The El Dorado Christian boys track team placed second at the MCSAA State
HEADED TO STATE TRACK MEET – These El Dorado Springs Bulldog track
Submitted by Coach Mike Housh
Once again, El Dorado Christian School made a strong showing at the Ft. Scott JV Track Meet. Teams
HEAVE HO – Drew Steuck sets new personal record in shot put at Lamar
by Coach Brian Goatley
On Monday, May 6, the El Dorado Springs high school track team traveled to Lamar for the Class
