Topeka Capital Journal BASKETBALL HONORS Announced!
Wellington receives SPORTSMANSHIP CERTIFICATE from State 4A Basketball Tournament! Scroll Down for more info!!
Congratulations to Lady Crusaders Avery Rusk and Shayland French and Crusaders AJ Snipes and Ian King - all "4" received State Honors Recognition from the Topeka Capital Journal Newspaper!
SR. AVERY RUSK - 3rd TEAM 4A
SR. SHAYLAND FRENCH - HON MEN 4A
SR. AJ SNIPES - HON MEN 4A
SR. IAN KING - HON MEN 4A
Way to represent AVERY, SHAYLAND, AJ & IAN!!! We are proud of you!!
SPORTSMANSHIP CERTIFICATE
Congratulations to the WHS Girls Basketball Players, Coaches, Cheerleaders and Fans! Tournament officials awarded the Lady Crusaders and their followers with a SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD CERTIFICATE - way to represent at the 4A DIV 1 State Tournament folks!! Great Job!!
DETAILS
The Kansas State High School Activities Association, through its member schools, defines sportsmanship as those qualities of behavior which are characterized by generosity and genuine concern for others. Further, an awareness is expected of the impact of an individual’s influence on the behavior of others.
The excitement of a basketball game can create concerns for fans, students and officials. Citizenship/Sportsmanship Rule 52 addresses this by stating: “Win with character and lose with dignity.”
Outstanding sportsmanship is acknowledged each year by presenting sportsmanship certificates, plaques and medals. All 128 high school teams participating in KSHSAA State Basketball Tournaments may qualify for an award. A “rating” system is used allowing schools to compete against a “standard of excellence”, rather than competing against one another.
Schools whose teams did not advance to the semifinal rounds were eligible to receive a certificate if they met the qualifying standards of sportsmanship. Schools participating all three days of the tournament were eligible to receive a plaque for their school and medals for cheerleaders.
A special sportsmanship committee appointed by the KSHSAA evaluated and rated the cheerleaders, school cheering section, adult and non-high school followers, team and coach of each school. The following schools qualified for sportsmanship awards at the KSHSAA State Basketball Tournaments:
Class 1A D2 Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton Catholic: Marcy Kee & Gery Hake, Principals
Bucklin: Kelly Lampe, Principal
Hutchinson-Central Christian: Jason Hett, Principal
Sharon Springs-Wallace County: Connie Bergquist, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Hartford: Douglas Hes, Principal
Quinter: Toby Countryman, Principal
Class 1A D2 Boys –
CERTIFICATE
Waverly: Susan Wildeman, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Kiowa-South Barber: Brent Shaffer, Principal
McPherson-Elyria Christian: Allen Siemens, Principal
Class 1A D1 Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Frankfort: Dean Dalinghaus, Principal
Rural Vista: Mike Teeter & Joel Kahnt, Principals
St. John-Hudson: Travis Olive, Principal
Stockton: Shelly Swayne, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Coldwater-South Central: Ty Theurer, Principal
Hanover: Brian Cordel, Principal
St. Paul: Craig Bagshaw, Principal
Class 1A D1 Boys –
CERTIFICATE
LeRoy-Southern Coffey County: Russ Mildward, Principal
Osborne: Tom Conway, Principal
Rural Vista: Mike Teeter & Joel Kahnt, Principals
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Montezuma-South Gray: Kim Batman, Principal
St. John-Hudson: Travis Olive, Principal
Class 2A Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Howard-West Elk: Martin Burke, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Blue Rapids-Valley Heights: Chad Kenworthy, Principal
Olpe: Shane Clark, Principal
Class 2A Boys –
CERTIFICATE
Johnson-Stanton County: Sonja Gayer, Principal
Plainville: Jeremy Krob, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
NONE
Class 3A Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Caney Valley: James Littleford, Principal
Scott Community: Brad McCormick, Principal
Seneca-Nemaha Central: Ben Scism, Principal
Wellsville: Josh Adams, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Garden Plain: Kati Thul, Principal
Haven: Marty Nienstedt, Principal
Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian: Chad Meitner, Principal
Class 3A Boys –
CERTIFICATE
Caney Valley: James Littleford, Principal
Council Grove: Kelly McDiffett, Principal
Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian: Chad Meitner, Principal
Perry-Lecompton: John Luhrs, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy: Monika King, Principal
Cheney: Greg Rosenhagen, Principal
Phillipsburg: Todd Bowman, Principal
Class 4A D2 Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Baxter Springs: Cory White, Principal
Frontenac: Mike Copple, Principal
Nickerson: Rick Blosser, Principal
Topeka-Hayden: James Sandstrom, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Baldwin: Rob McKim, Principal
Hugoton: Melody Witt, Principal
Marysville: Darren Schroeder, Principal
Class 4A D2 Boys –
CERTIFICATE
Frontenac: Mike Copple, Principal
Garnett-Anderson County: Matt Self, Principal
Lindsborg-Smoky Valley: Bill Nelson, Principal
Marysville: Darren Schroeder, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
NONE
Class 4A D1 Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Augusta: Donna Zerr, Principal
Paola: Jeff Hines, Principal
Towanda-Circle: Todd Dreifort, Principal
Wellington: John Buckendorff, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Kansas City-Piper: John Nguyen, Principal
Class 4A D1 Boys –
CERTIFICATE
Altamont-Labette County: Shane Holtzman, Principal
Spring Hill: Marc Williams, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
NONE
Class 5A Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Lenexa-St. James Academy: Dr. Shane Rapp, Principal
Salina-Central: Nate Showman, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
NONE
Class 5A Boys –
CERTIFICATE
Goddard-Eisenhower: Dr. Christie Meyer, Principal
Kansas City-FL Schlagle: Yolanda Thompson, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
NONE
Class 6A Girls –
CERTIFICATE
Shawnee Mission Northwest: Lisa Gruman, Principal
PLAQUE & MEDALS
NONE
Class 6A Boys –
CERTIFICATE
NONE
PLAQUE & MEDALS
Topeka: Rebecca Morrisey, Principal