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Fr e e Pr e ss Page 8 Colby Free Press Thursday, August 12, 2010 SSpp o o r r t t ss Hut, hut, hike! Cross country squads optimistic about year By Andy Heintz said. Colby Free Press Katrina said she thinks juniors Christina Ostmeyer [email protected] and Emilea Finley will be going out for the team this year. Finley is a star athlete on the girl’s track and Colby High senior sisters Katherine and Katrina field squad. Kaus hope to put an exclamation point on their al- Senior Sara Martin and junior Andrea Torres will ready successful cross country careers this fall. also be returning to the team this season. The girls have a combined five appearances in the The boy’s cross country team’s top three runners Class 4A state championship race – three by Katrina, from last year – sophomores John Faber and Dustin two by Katherine – in their three years running for Reed and junior Jared Nally – will all be returning. the school. Reed almost advanced to state last year, taking 15th Katrina will be looking to improve on her 27th- at regionals with a time of 18:27. Nally took third at place finish at state last year and Katherine will be the league meet. looking to make it to state after not qualifying for the Coach Bob Mannebach said Reed would be tough first time last season. She finished 35th at state as a this year now that he has one season under his belt. sophomore. “What he lacks in size, he makes up with determi- Katrina was fighting a cold during her last three nation and desire,” Mannebach said. meets of 2009. She still took first in the Northwest Reed said his main goal is to make it to state this Kansas League Meet and qualified for state at region- year. He added that he thought his team would be als by placing fifth. Katrina finished 23rd her sopho- really good. more year. She said she wants to finish in the top 15 Sophomores Brad Schroeder, Blake McNinch, ANDY HEINTZ/Colby Free Press or 20, because the top 20 places win a medal. Henry Schuette will also be returning. Junior Jordan Colby High assistant football coach Ed Schmidt (back to picture) had two little Eagles sprint Katrina said she thinks her team had a chance of Rasmussen may or may not return, Reed said. out of a four-point stance during little-league camp on Wednesday at the high school practice winning regionals this year. The team’s first meet will be Friday, Sept. 3, at field. “I think we will place high in most meets,” she Goodland. Kansas State Wildcats coach Seven Colby High golfers looking for top quarterback MANHATTAN (AP) – Usually with a challenge. He’s moving der that he hurt on the last play of returning for fall season when a coach has several quarter- with customary caution while de- the season opener, Thomas wound back candidates and says no one ciding among Carson Coffman, up with 1,265 yards, the fourth- By Andy Heintz fying for state, she finished second overall in a quad is standing out, it means no one is Collin Klein and Sammuel Lamur largest harvest in school history. Colby Free Press meet at Oakley she took third at the team’s home outstanding. for the quarterback job. The rugged 6-2, 228-pounder got [email protected] invitational. In Bill Snyder’s case, that does Coffman may have a slight this year’s preseason nod as Big “She’s a strong, athletic girl,” the coach said, add- not always hold true. Starting in edge, since he started four games 12 offensive player of the year. The Colby High girls golf team has seven out of ing that Kriss kept improving throughout the sea- the early 1990s when he practical- last year before giving way to Thomas proclaims himself “100 eight players from last year returning this season, in- son. ly raised Kansas State’s program Grant Gregory, a sixth-year senior percent.” cluding two who qualified for the state tournament The highlight of incoming senior Abby Miller’s from the grave, Snyder has con- who had transferred as a graduate “I think the sky is the limit for last year. season was shooting a 50 at Oakley, the lowest score sistently come up with productive student. us,” Thomas said. “We have a Junior Kaylee Keck and sophomore Karly Kriss in the quad. Senior Bailey Koerperich, a newcomer winners at thast key position. “I would say that when we take lot of playmakers on offense so advanced to state by placing ninth and 11th at the re- to the game last year, also made some significant Players like Jonathan Beasley, the reps, Carson takes the first rep, I think we can be as good as we gional tournament at the Meadow Lake Golf Course strides. She took seventh in the Oakley quad and was Michael Bishop, Ell Roberson Collin takes the second rep and want to be.” last fall. in the hunt for state after shooting a solid front nine and Chad May never went on to Sammuel takes the third,” Snyder Thomas’ consistency and tough- The Lady Eagles had several young golfers who at regionals. She fell out of contention after having a start in the Pro Bowl. But Snyder said. “We aren’t going to invest ness has made him popular with made a lot of progress last season. Keck was having couple of bad holes on the back nine. was able to hone their skills and that kind of repetition unless there teammates. a great season until she got sick and had to miss sev- “That’s pretty incredible, considering it was her burnish their talents, and package is a belief that they are on an equal “I think he’s the best running eral meets. She took third at the Sublette tournament, first year of golf,” Williams said. it all into an effective attack that stage and will remain competitive back in the Big 12,” said Coff- finished second at home and was five strokes away Seniors Kelsey Shields, Kate Ostmeyer and Kayla took the once-woeful Wildcats to for the spot.” man. from a medal at state. Ziegelemeier will also be back this season. Williams 11 straight bowl games. Whoever winds up under center Four of the five starting offen- “She has a really good golf swing,” said Williams. said he expects three or four new girls to join the Now in his second season after will not be the hub of the offense. sive linemen who helped open “She is getting better at course management, but she team. a three-year retirement, the 32nd That job falls to Daniel Thomas, holes for Thomas are back. But still needs to work on her putting.” The coach said he expects this year’s team to be and 34th head coach in Kansas the Big 12’s leading rusher in 2009. the loss is a big one – all-confer- Kriss had a solid freshman year. Aside from quali- better than last year’s. State history again finds himself Though hampered by a sore shoul- ence left tackle Nick Stringer. Business Directory To have your ad placed in the Business Directory call Andrea, Heather or Kathryn today at 462-3963.

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