Bulldog Sports Recap
/Fall sports are winding down, here’s how your Kearney Bulldogs have been doing this week.
Boys Soccer
The Bulldog boys soccer team defeated Raytown South on Monday, October 9, with a final score of 8-0. Tucker Jones finished the game with 5 assists. On Wednesday, the bulldogs won 6-0 against Oak Park. Liam Ridle had a goal and 2 assists. This brings the team's record to 9-6.
Boys Swimming
On Tuesday, October 10, the boys swim team traveled to Park Hill to take on Summit Christian and Park Hill South. The boys finished in second place. Here are the highlights:
Whitaker Steward, Bennett Freeman, Parker Bartlett, and Reid Salmonson swam fast enough for a 3rd place finish in the 200 Medley Relay.
Parker Bartlett swam a lifetime best of 1:59.14 in the 200 Freestyle to earn a state consideration time and a 2nd place finish. Parker Mendel finished in 3rd place.
Whitaker Steward swam a season best of 23.07 in the 50 Freestyle to finish in 3rd place.
Parker Bartlett swam a lifetime best of 1:00.53 in the 100 Butterfly to earn a state consideration time and a 3rd place finish. Zach Bergerhofer swam a lifetime best of 1:17.75 and finished in 5th place.
Reid Salmonson finished just shy of his lifetime best to earn a 2nd place finish in the 100 Freestyle.
Reid Salmonson, Parker Bartlett, Parker Mendel, and Whitaker Steward swam a season best of 1:39.14 to earn a 3rd place finish in the 200 Freestyle Relay.
Parker Mendel swam a season best of 1:10.53 in the 100 Backstroke to earn a 5th place finish.
Whitaker Steward swam a lightning-fast time of 1:06.45 in the 100 Breaststroke to earn a 2nd place finish. Landon Morrill dropped 7 seconds for a lifetime best and a 7th place finish.
The boys travel to Gladstone next Wednesday for senior night where they will celebrate Kearney’s lone senior, Finn Simmons.
Volleyball
On Monday, October 9, the volleyball team hosted a conference match against Raytown South. All teams won: C Team 25-7 and 25-10, JV Team 25-6 and 25-4, and Varsity 25-8, 25-9 and 25-12.
Kate Martens had 20 assists and 5 ace serves. Mallory Jury had 5 ace serves. Addie Andrew had 8 kills and hit .538. Madison Browning had 12 kills, hit .474 and added 6 ace serves. Brook Llewellyn had 8 kills and hit .538.
Softball
On Monday, October 9, the varsity softball team travelled to Fort Osage to take on the Indians. The Bulldogs were down early in the game, but battled back and won the game 8-4.
Macy Morrow went 2-4
Ryleigh Van Emmerik went 1-3 with 1 RBI
Brooke Paalhar went 1-4 with 2 RBIs
Morgan Pennington went 1-4 with 1 RBI
Alyssa Quick went 2-4 with 1 RBI and a home run!
Ella Herndon went 2-4
Savannah McDowell went 1-4
Bri Reynolds went 1-4 with 1 RBI
Alyssa Quick started on the mound. She went 4 innings, allowed 2 hits, and struck out 2. Kate Landewee pitched for 2 innings, allowed 3 hits, and struck out 4. Sela Lowrance closed out the game, allowed 1 hit and struck out 1. This brings Varsity's record to 22-5.
Girls Golf
The Varsity Girls Golf Team competed in the Class 3 District 4 Tournament at Jefferson City Country Club. Two Bulldogs punched their ticket to the State Tournament. Freshman Jessi Kutch shot a 98 and Senior JoJo Kutch finished her round with a 99. Both scores were in the top 10 earning Jessi and JoJo All-District honors.
This was a very difficult course and the conditions changed as the weather became cold and windy. The cut line ended up being 106.
Scores:
Jessi Kutch 98
JoJo Kutch 99
Kayla Resler 112
Emily Stauffer 123
Malia Fairchild 127
Jessi and JoJo will compete in the Class 3 State Tournament at Crown Pointe Golf Club in Farmington on Monday and Tuesday, October 16th and 17th.
Cross Country
Forty schools and almost 1,000 athletes competed in the Kearney Cross Country Invitational this past weekend. The Kearney girls team finished 4th and the boys finished 12th in the team standings.
Varsity girls results:
Olivia Brock 15th in 21:17, Daisy Burnam 24th in 21:48, Liela Murphy 28th in 22:00, Delaney Thurston 42nd in 22:56, Gracie Bomar 48th in 23:10, Avery Morgan 53rd in 23:24, Josie Masters 65th in 24:00.
Varsity boys results:
Isaac Smith 39th in 18:00, Max Morehouse 56th in 18:27, Rylee Johnson 60th in 18:35, Carter Smith 73rd in 19:03, Alex Gustafson 81st in 19:24, Cameron Daniel 82nd in 19:25.
