ssttaarr--nneewwss 10a The Goodland Star-News / Friday, December 29, 2006 sports Brewster graduate Two win at hoop shoot Two Goodland boys finished first in their age groups and four others second at the 35th annual Goodland Elks Hoop Shoot at the Goodland High School gym. leads team to victories The event on Sunday, Dec. 17, drew 44 kids age 8 to 13. The free- Levant native Alicia Collett scored 12 points to riors’ losses were to Nebraska’s Hastings College, throw contest gives each competi- help Sterling College beat Vermont’s College of St. the defending National Association of Intercolle- tor gets 25 tries, in five-shot incre- Joseph 94-34 on Dec. 19 at Walt Disney World in giate Athletics Division II champion, both by three ments, in three age groups for both Lake Buena Vista, Fla. points. boys and girls: 8-9, 10-11 and 12- The day before Collett led the A 2003 graduate of Brewster High School, Collett 13. Lady Warriors with 22 points in was a first-team All-Western Liberty Goodland’s Gage Ihrig, son of a 80-72 win over Indiana’s Grace League selection her senior season. Deb and Lance Ihrig, made 19 shots College. Sterling is 3-1 in conference play with its lone loss to win the 10 to 11 boys category. Collett, a senior forward, has coming on Dec. 7 against 82-63. Braydon Hubert of Oakley was sec- scored in double figures in 11 of The women rebounded two days later with a 65-59 ond with 10. Sterling’s 14 games this season. road win over Southwestern College Two Goodland boys got the med- She scored 24 points to lead Ster- The Warriors return to conference play on Thurs- als for the 12-13 age group. Reed ling to a 75-48 win in the season Collett day in Salina against Kansas Wesleyan University. Bellamy, son of Susan and Randy opener at on On Saturday, they will be home to face Friends Bellamy, was first with 17 out of 25 Nov. 7 in Baldwin City. University. and Riley Oharah, son of Daylene Nov. 30, Collett led the Warriors with 23 points Sterling was picked to finish third in the confer- and Dean Oharah, was second with as they opened play in the Kansas Collegiate Ath- ence by both the coaches and media preseason polls. 14. letic Conference with 103-93 road win against The Lady Warriors won their first six games of the The top shooter in each group McPherson College. season before suffering the loss to Hastings on Nov. was awarded a patriotic-colored Collett, averaging over 14 points per game, has 25. basketball and advances to the dis- helped her team to an 11-3 record. Two of the War- trict contest, which starts at noon (Mountain Time), Saturday, Jan. 6, in Russell at the Russell High School. College athletic director dies Brevin Bergsma, son of Christa and Brad Bergsma, came in second in the boys 8 to 9. Of the eight com- peting, Trace Engel of Oakley made four out of five to take first after a after suffering heart attack tiebreaker, with Bergsma making two. By John Van Nostrand ball coach. Colby began softball jan wrestling team has sent many Trace Engel, son of Melanie Engel, from Oakley took a shot in the Colby Free Press Publisher play in 1985. He was named head individuals to the national tourna- Of three girls competing in the 8- 9 group, Makayla Kennedy, daugh- Goodland Elks Hoop Shoot on Sunday, Dec. 17. Engel won first Although he shunned the suit- coach in 1987. ment and won the nationals in 1999. place in the 8-9 boys age group. Photo by Ben Waugh and-tie uniform of a college athletic During Adams’ first year, the Tro- In November, Trojan women ter of Marshell and Jim Kennedy, director, Colby Community jan softball team went 17-19 and cross country runner Betty Rotich with 8 out of 25 took second. Paige College’s Carl Adams, finished third in the re- crossed the finish line first at the Molstad of Oakley won with 9 out second with 12 out of 25. Colby and Brooke Hemmert of the school’s successful gional tournament. In national meet. of 25. Oriana Swiatkowski of Burling- Oakley with 18 out of 25. In the tie softball coach, was “out Adams’ first five seasons, Adams was involved in the Laurie Dennis of Colby with 15 ton won the 12 to 13 girls with 19 breaker, Haas made three out of five doing what needed to be the Trojans posted an over- college’s Backer Club and Ambas- out of 25 was first in the 10 to 11 out of 25 shots. There was a tie for for second to Hemmert’s two. done.” all record of 131-102. Two sador Club, both of which serve as girls with Kenzie Curry of Oakley second between Alexa Haas of Adams, 53, died Friday players received All- public relation groups for the col- at Citizens Medical Cen- American honors, Dana lege. bowling results ter in Colby after suffer- Reep and Cara Brown. “The Backers meet weekly,” ing a heart attack. In 1992, the Trojans Kreider said. “Carl made sure ev- Wednesday Night Scratch League December 20 Standings “He was not out there Adams were ranked in the top 10 eryone was at that meeting He tried December 13 Sigco over Adronics 15-5 1. Steve’s Body Shop 107 - 53 wearing a suit and tie,” all season in the NJCAA to make the coaches more vocal.” Steve’s Body Shop over Sigco 17-3 Steve’s Body Shop over Weber Kennels 15-5 2. Weber Kennels 98.5 - 61.5 said college President Dr. poll before being upset in One of Adams’ first positions at Fitzgibbon’s Inc. over Adronic 14-6 Phil’s Pro Shop over J&L Deliveries 11-9 3. Phil’s Pro Shop 88.5 - 71.5 Phil’s Pro Shop over Floyd’s Refrig. & AC 12-8 Floyd’s Refrig. & AC over Fitzgibbon’s Inc. 14- 4. Floyd’s Refrig. & AC 75.5 - 84.5 Lynn Kreider, “but he was doing the Region 6 tournament. They fin- the college was a coordinator for Weber Kennels over J&L Deliveries 19-1 6 5. J & L Deliveries 74 - 86 things not a lot of ADs do. He was ished the year 35-15. one of the school’s dormitories. He 6. Sigco 73 - 87 doing what needed to be done.” During the 1995 season, Coach lived on campus. He was involved Team high score game: Weber Kennels 755 Team high score game: J&L Deliveries 613 7. Fitzgibbon’s Inc. 70.5 - 89.5 A 1971 graduate of Hoxie High Adams recorded his 200th win at in the city of Colby’s recreation de- Team high scores series: Weber Kennels Team high scores series: Steve’s Body Shop 8. Adronics 53 - 107 2633 2262 School, Adams played baseball at Colby.Over the next five years, the partment and served as president of Individual high score game: Charlie Baker Individual high score game: Jeff Stevens 266 Colby from 1971-1973. After col- Trojans went 142-115. the recreation board at one time. 278 Individual high score series: John Fixsen 894 lege, he raised hogs with his father In 1997, Colby Community Col- Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Individual high score series: Terry Smith 937 but returned to the college in 1984. lege joined the Jayhawk West Con- Wednesday at Colby United Meth- In 1999, Adams was named ath- ference. During that first year in the odist Church, with burial in the letic director. Duties include sched- Jayhawk West, the Trojan softball Hoxie Cemetery. uling games, working with coaches team won the conference with a Adams is survived by his parents, and the Kansas Jayhawk confer- record of 39-13. Last season, Lyman L. and Doris R. Adams of ence and the National Junior Col- Adams was named Jayhawk West Hoxie; a brother, Lyman Adams Jr. Crossword Puzzle lege Athletic Association. coach of the year. More than 60 of of Hillsboro; and two sisters, Gloria The Four Tops “We have people working on his players continued playing at Mattix of Colby and Veva Ruggles ACROSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 those things and reviewing grades,” four-year schools. of Winfield. 1. Port-au-Prince's 14 15 16 Kreider said, “but what are we go- Entering his 20th season, Adams He was preceded in death by an land ing to do for an interim? It leaves a had a record of 552-467. infant sister, Linda Marie Adams, in 6. Easy one for an 17 18 19 big hole.” Other than softball, the Trojans 1950. infielder Before Adams was named ath- had plenty of success among its pro- Memorials to the Colby Commu- 11. Greek X 20 21 22 letic director, he coached the soft- grams under Adams’ direction. Last nity College Lady Trojans softball 14. 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