The El Dorado Christian boys track team placed second at the MCSAA State Track meet in Joplin on May 3 and 4. A total of 10 schools competed at the finals. Pictured are (front row from left) Coach Kevin King, senior Hans Miller, Coach Cammie Housh; (second row) 7th grader Drew Steuck, sophomore Daniel King, sophomore Ian Allison, 7th grader Seth McKinney, 7th grader Colten Pike and 7th grader Michael Middleton; (back row) freshman Ben Middleton, 7th grader Caleb Jones, sophomore Dayton Robison, sophomore Tanner Daniel and Coach Mike Housh. Photo by Mrs. Patty King
HEADED TO STATE TRACK MEET – These El Dorado Springs Bulldog track stars have advanced to the state track meet in Jefferson City this Friday and Saturday, May 17-18. They are (front row, from left) Cameron McPeak, Tessa Durnell, Hannah Bruggeman, Rachel Bush and Elizabeth Clark; (back row, from left) Lance Molz, Landon Smith, Richard Lyness and Heath Sutton.
On Saturday, May 11, the El Dorado Springs track team traveled to Fair Grove for the Class 2 Section
Submitted by Coach Mike Housh
Once again, El Dorado Christian School made a strong showing at the Ft. Scott JV Track Meet. Teams present included Paola, Nevada, Ft. Scott, among others.
Top place finishers from ECS were: Hans Miller: 1st in Pole Vault with a vault of 10 ft.; 1st in 300 intermediate hurdles with a time of 44.40 seconds, 3rd in the long jump with a jump of 18′ 6 3⁄4″ and 3rd in the javelin at 111 feet.
Ben Middleton, competing in his
HEAVE HO – Drew Steuck sets new personal record in shot put at Lamar meet.
STEADY AS SHE GOES – Lauren Arduser maintains a strong and steady pace in the 1600 meter run at Lamar. Picture by Scott Photos
by Coach Brian Goatley
On Monday, May 6, the El Dorado Springs high school track team traveled to Lamar for the Class 2 District 5 track meet. Due to the forecasted weather, this was a change from the original date of Saturday, May 4. Weather has been a big factor all season long. The District track meet was supposed to be our 10th track meet of the year, however, it was just our sixth track meet. So it wasn’t a surprise to see a reschedule. Monday started off cool but ended up
The El Dorado Springs Bulldogs lost 8-3 in seven innings at home on Monday, despite outhitting Sherwood five to four in a home game Monday, April 29.
Spencer Young had two extra-base hits for the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs. He singled in the fifth inning and doubled in the second and seventh innings.
Wade recorded the win for Sherwood. He allowed three runs over seven innings. Wade struck out nine, walked one and gave up five hits.
Hesston Stark pitched very well in a
The El Dorado Springs track team concluded their season at home on April 22 with a total of 18 schools attending. The new track surface received numerous compliments from visiting coaches and was a source of pride for the ElDo athletes and coaches.
During the meet, the 8th grade boys finished ninth. Ethan Dubois finished fourth in the 100 meter dash, fourth in the shot put, fifth in the triple jump and fifth in the high jump. Tyler Goatley finished sixth in the 1600 meter and 800 meter runs.
A 10-run explosion in the fourth inning lifted the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs to a 16-1 win in five innings over Weaubleau at El Dorado on Thursday, April 25.
James Dubois racked up four RBIs on three hits for the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs. He singled in the second inning and doubled in the third and fourth innings.
The El Dorado Springs Bulldogs got the win thanks in large part to Derrick Taylor’s dominant, six strikeout performance. Derrick Taylor allowed one earned run on three hits and two
Sheri and Ronnie Simmons watch as their daughter KaIli signs with Missouri State University – West Plains to play volleyball this fall. Others at the event were (from left) Kinli Simmons, West Plains Head Volleyball Coach Paula Wiedemann, El Dorado Springs Head Volleyball Coach Tanya hooper, Assist. Volleyball Coach Jeanie Norman, Kaiden Simmons and EHS Athletic Director Coach Bob Ramsey.
Kaili said she was looking forward to the experience and would like to win a national championship while at West Plains.
The ECS Track Team didn’t let the 35-degree weather stop them from bringing home 28 medals from Nevada Tuesday night. Multiple personal records where shattered as ECS continued their 2013 season.
Results were as follows: Ian Allison, silver medal, 110 Hurdles, Daniel King, gold medal, 400 Meter Run, Hans Miller, silver medal, 800 Meter Run, silver medal, Long Jump, and gold medal in Pole Vault. Sarah McKinney, silver medal, 100 Meter Hurdles, Lindsay Daniel, Paige Dobbs, Brooke Bland and Christanne Middleton, bronze medal in the 4 x 200 Meter Relay, Brittany Kramer,