Sports

WON OWN TOURNAMENT – Here is the picture for our 7th grade Boy’s Basketball ElDo tournament Championship. The El Dorado Springs 7th grade Boy’s Basketball team won 1st place in their home tournament on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Bulldogs defeated Warsaw in the first game of the tournament by a final score of 20-18. The

THE LAST DANCE – Since the El Dorado Springs High School Dance Team performs only during basketball season their season ended Thursday night at half time of the Bulldog Varsity game with Nevada. Dance team members are Kennedi Murdock, Bailey Tyler, Paige Floyd, Emma Meyer, Erica Simrell, Madison Posey, Mikayla Loane, Whitney Boultinghouse, Rebecca Rash,

JUNIOR HIGH BUFFALOS TAKE 3RD AT MOKAN TOURNAMENT – The El Dorado Christian JH Buffalos won third place at the 2017 MOKAN JH Tournament at Overland Christian Academy on Feb. 4. The boys fought hard on Thursday and again on Saturday to advance to the winners bracket. With a tied score at the end of

ECS JR. HIGH GIRLS 2ND IN TOURNAMENT – Coach Sarah Gingerich and her junior high Lady Buffalos took home 2nd place at the JH MOKAN Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 4, in Overland Park, KS. The girls lost to Plaza Heights in the championship round by 10 points.   Pictured with Coach Gingerich are: front row,

MOKAN 1ST & 2ND TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT WINNERS – Three Lady Buffalos won awards at the 2017 MOKAN Junior High Basketball Tournament in Overland Park, KS, on Saturday, Feb. 4. Jordanne Steuck, #23 (left) and Lexi Buttorff, #42, both eighth graders, were awarded 1st Team All-Tournament medals; Olivia Bryson, center, an ECS sixth grader took home

AMONG THE TALL TREES – In the final EHS JV game of the season, Dagan McIntire went up for a shot range jumper. Coach Jeremy Barger said, “The boys fought hard against a very good Nevada team. Defensively we played very well holding them to 40 points, but offensively we struggled to score against their

UP THE MIDDLE – Shane Trowbridge went right to the big boys for two of his 12 points against the Nevada Tigers Thursday night in the last game of the season. No. 32-Shelby McKinney was there to help. Nevada’s best player, Clay Gayman (No. 42) was tough to beat. Bulldog Head Coach Joel Braden said

WHITNEY BOULTINGHOUSE –  is the daughter of Jeff Boultinghouse and Carmen Jones. Whitney has been involved with dance for the past year. EMMA MEYER – is the daughter of Jeannie Journot and Randy Gassen. Emma has been involved in dance for two years.    MADISON POSEY – she is the daughter of Doug and Pam

NICE HARDWARE – Students from Van Dyk’s Karate competed in the Midwest Open Karate Tournament on Feb. 4 in Neosho. These competitors did very well and brought home some very nice hardware. Taylin Oberly competed in the 10-11 Youth Intermediate Division and placed 2nd in Open Hand Forms, 3rd in Traditional Weapons Forms and 2nd