Daughter of Peggy Hopkins and Eddie Hopkins, she enjoys playing softball, hunting, fishing and spending time with her family. Her future plans include attending Crowder College and majoring in Agricultural Business.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Kala Hopkins
Daughter of Peggy Hopkins and Eddie Hopkins, she enjoys playing softball, hunting, fishing and spending time with her family. Her future plans include attending Crowder College and majoring in Agricultural Business.
Tessa Stewart
Daughter of Sandia and Jimmie Stewart, she enjoys playing softball, hunting, working on the farm and hanging out with her family and friends. She plans on going to College and majoring in the medical field.
Jamiee Barnes
Daughter of Chris and Jay Barnes, she enjoys reading, playing softball and running track, she also loves spending time with her family and friends. Her future plans include attending MSU to get her degree in Criminal Law or teaching.
Megan Melton
Daughter of Tammy and Scott Melton, her hobbies include playing softball and spending time with her family and friends, she plans on attending College of the Ozarks and becoming a zoologist.
Khrystin Davis
Daughter of Sacred and Jason Davis, her hobbies include playing softball, reading, spending time with friends and family, her future plans include going to college and majoring in the medical field.
Tori Helm
Daughter of Jeanie and the late Mike Helm, she loves playing softball, hunting, and fishing and spending time with her friends and family, she plans to attend OTC to become a Physical therapist assistant.
SAFE AT SECOND
Tessa Stewart slides in safe at second on a double during the game with McDonald County Monday evening.
DUCK, PITCHER
Lady Bulldog Pitcher, Khrystin Davis, gets out of the way for the throw from Third-baseman Tessa Stewart to Megan Melton at first base.
Last home game for Lady Dogs
On Monday, Sept. 19, the Lady Dogs Softball team hosted McDonald County and lost 4-0.
The Lady Dogs could muster only two hits against good McDonald County pitching, a Tessa Stewart double and a single by Jamee Barnes. Khrystin Davis kept the game close with a good pitching performance going seven innings, allowing eight hits, three earned runs, four walks, and six strikeouts.
The Lady Dogs are now 9-7 with three regular season games left against Humansville, Pleasant Hope and Warsaw all on the road.
The Lady Dogs could muster only two hits against good McDonald County pitching, a Tessa Stewart double and a single by Jamee Barnes. Khrystin Davis kept the game close with a good pitching performance going seven innings, allowing eight hits, three earned runs, four walks, and six strikeouts.
The Lady Dogs are now 9-7 with three regular season games left against Humansville, Pleasant Hope and Warsaw all on the road.
VOLLEYDOGS WIN AURORA TOURNAMENT
The El Dorado Springs Bulldog Volley Dogs won the Aurora tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17. Photo by Ron Alumbaugh
VolleyDogs win Aurora Invitational
The varsity VolleyDogs travelled to the Aurora Invitational Tournament on Sept. 17.
Two pools of three teams would compete in cross-pool play. ElDo defeated Aurora varsity 25-15 and 25-20 in the first round of pool play.
“The girls came out very relaxed. They played well and had a lot of fun. It was completely opposite of how we started the past weekend at Branson,” Coach Tonya Hooper stated.
The second match of pool play brought ElDo a second victory as they defeated Aurora JV 25-10 and 25-18.
“I was proud of the girls for playing consistent during the Aurora JV match. The girls didn’t play down to the level of their competition like they had earlier in the week. Getting intense and remaining intense is something we are working on,” said Coach Hooper.
Mt. Vernon was ElDo’s final opponent in pool play. ElDo finished with a 6-0 record beating Mt. Vernon 25-15 and 25-21.
“The girls played well against Mt. Vernon,” Coach Hooper said. “We had to stop a couple of big hitters and then find holes in Mt. Vernon’s defense to win.”
ElDo earned the #2 seed behind Pembroke Hill and received a bye in the first round of tournament play. Mt. Vernon defeated Galena to advance to the semifinals against ElDo.
The VolleyDogs played a close match against Mt. Vernon before winning the match 25-22 and 25-23 to advance to the championship.
Coach Hooper commented, “Mt. Vernon’s middle hitter got some big hits down on us and lifted her team up during the semifinals. The girls responded with some big hits of their own to beat Mt. Vernon twice in the same day. That is not an easy task..”
ElDo then advanced to the finals against a tall and very athletic Pembroke Hill team.
“I had watched them play earlier in the day and was wondering how we would match up against them. I’m not going to lie, I was concerned,” remarked Coach Hooper. “Pembroke Hill had some amazing hitters and played very scrappy defense. We would have to hit a little better and play a little harder than them to win the match.”
The VolleyDogs took to the challenge, playing one of their best matches of the season. ElDo would take the championship match in three sets 26-24, 21-25, and 25-20.
“It was such an exciting match,” said Coach Hooper. “We had a great crowd supporting us. The girls were hungry for a tournament championship. It was a good day for ElDo volleyball.”
Tournament stats include: Kaili Simmons had 34 kills, one service ace, 46 digs, three assists, two solo blocks, seven block assists and 46 digs; Alexa Schaaf had 18 kills, five service aces, two block assists and 26 digs; Taylor Alumbaugh had 18 kills, two service aces, eight solo blocks, eight block assists and 25 digs; Payton Hallford had 26 kills, four service aces, 10 solo blocks, 14 block assists and nine digs; Sara Jennings had five kills, six service aces, one solo block, four block assists, 82 assists and 15 digs; Brooke Stacy had five kills, one solo block, nine block assists, seven assists, and 21 digs; Kate Sibley had 10 digs; Lakyn Coleman had one service ace.
Seniors Taylor Alumbaugh and Sara Jennings were selected to the Aurora All-Tournament Team.
Two pools of three teams would compete in cross-pool play. ElDo defeated Aurora varsity 25-15 and 25-20 in the first round of pool play.
“The girls came out very relaxed. They played well and had a lot of fun. It was completely opposite of how we started the past weekend at Branson,” Coach Tonya Hooper stated.
The second match of pool play brought ElDo a second victory as they defeated Aurora JV 25-10 and 25-18.
“I was proud of the girls for playing consistent during the Aurora JV match. The girls didn’t play down to the level of their competition like they had earlier in the week. Getting intense and remaining intense is something we are working on,” said Coach Hooper.
Mt. Vernon was ElDo’s final opponent in pool play. ElDo finished with a 6-0 record beating Mt. Vernon 25-15 and 25-21.
“The girls played well against Mt. Vernon,” Coach Hooper said. “We had to stop a couple of big hitters and then find holes in Mt. Vernon’s defense to win.”
ElDo earned the #2 seed behind Pembroke Hill and received a bye in the first round of tournament play. Mt. Vernon defeated Galena to advance to the semifinals against ElDo.
The VolleyDogs played a close match against Mt. Vernon before winning the match 25-22 and 25-23 to advance to the championship.
Coach Hooper commented, “Mt. Vernon’s middle hitter got some big hits down on us and lifted her team up during the semifinals. The girls responded with some big hits of their own to beat Mt. Vernon twice in the same day. That is not an easy task..”
ElDo then advanced to the finals against a tall and very athletic Pembroke Hill team.
“I had watched them play earlier in the day and was wondering how we would match up against them. I’m not going to lie, I was concerned,” remarked Coach Hooper. “Pembroke Hill had some amazing hitters and played very scrappy defense. We would have to hit a little better and play a little harder than them to win the match.”
The VolleyDogs took to the challenge, playing one of their best matches of the season. ElDo would take the championship match in three sets 26-24, 21-25, and 25-20.
“It was such an exciting match,” said Coach Hooper. “We had a great crowd supporting us. The girls were hungry for a tournament championship. It was a good day for ElDo volleyball.”
Tournament stats include: Kaili Simmons had 34 kills, one service ace, 46 digs, three assists, two solo blocks, seven block assists and 46 digs; Alexa Schaaf had 18 kills, five service aces, two block assists and 26 digs; Taylor Alumbaugh had 18 kills, two service aces, eight solo blocks, eight block assists and 25 digs; Payton Hallford had 26 kills, four service aces, 10 solo blocks, 14 block assists and nine digs; Sara Jennings had five kills, six service aces, one solo block, four block assists, 82 assists and 15 digs; Brooke Stacy had five kills, one solo block, nine block assists, seven assists, and 21 digs; Kate Sibley had 10 digs; Lakyn Coleman had one service ace.
Seniors Taylor Alumbaugh and Sara Jennings were selected to the Aurora All-Tournament Team.
MET AT THE NET
Kaili Simmons (No. 4), outside hitter for the El Dorado Springs Volley Dogs, met Erica Frieden, middle hitter for Lamar at the net as Payton Hallford (No. 15) middle hitter for the Volley Dogs stood ready to assist.
OVERRULED
Volley Dog Outside Hitter Alexa Schaaf (No.12) takes a good set from her teammate and puts it back to the Lamar side of the net overruling the objections of two Tigers.
JV TEAM WORK
During the JV match with Lamar last Thursday, Morgan Sumner (No. 5) set the ball as Middle Hitter Emily Ford (No. 42) and Outsider Hitter Sydney Robertson get ready to play their part.
ElDo Volleydogs have great week
The El Dorado Springs VolleyDogs improved their records significantly the past week. On Sept. 13, ElDo hosted Pleasant Hope.
An unofficial C-match was held against Pleasant Hope. Taylor North had four kills while Emily Ford and Hannah Robertson each earned three kills on the evening. Kristen Lackey and Morgan combined for 10 assists. Sydney Robertson had one dig.
The JV team easily defeated Pleasant Hope 25-17 and 25-12. Courtney Hooper led all JV hitters with five kills followed by Megan Chism with four. Madi Sibley had eight assists and Angel Ferguson had four. Sibley led her team in service aces with six followed by Lakyn Coleman with three.
Coach Gwyn Osborne commented, “We got to play our first C match of the year against Pleasant Hope. The girls came out and played well. It was a good start to our C season. The JV came out and did the same thing.”
The varsity team came out sharp and defeated Pleasant Hope quickly in the first set 25-8. Pleasant Hope fought back in set two challenging ElDo multiple times before ElDo ended the match winning 25-21.
“We had a hard time focusing after beating Pleasant Hope so easily in the first set,” said Coach Tonya Hooper. “The girls relaxed a little too much allowing them to play with us.”
Alexa Schaaf led all hitters with eight kills followed by Taylor Alumbaugh with seven. Payton Hallford earned three solo blocks and three block assists while Alumbaugh had five solo blocks and one block assist. Kaili Simmons had 19 digs on the evening and Sara Jennings had 24 assists.
ElDo then hosted Lamar on Sept. 15. The JV swept Lamar in two sets 25-9 and 25-15. Coach Osborne was able to go deep into the bench during the match. Lakyn Coleman and Courtney Hooper led the hitters with three kills each. Madi Sibley had four assists on the night. Fallyn Ozbun had six service aces.
“Thursday night, we continued our perfect season with a win over Lamar. We came out a little flat and lacking some intensity, but in the end we came out ahead and that’s what counts,” said Coach Osborne. The JV record improved to 5-0.
The varsity VolleyDogs then stepped to the floor and defeated Lamar in two sets 25-16 and 25-17.
“It wasn’t our prettiest match of the season, but it was a win against a district opponent which is very important,” commented Coach Hooper.
Taylor Alumbaugh led ElDo hitters with seven kills followed by Kaili Simmons with six and Payton Hallford with five. Sara Jennings had seven assists and Brooke Stacy had seven. Stacy led the team defensively with eight digs. Jennings and Simmons added seven each. Hallford led the team in blocking with two solo blocks and four block assists. Alumbaugh added one solo block and two block assists. Simmons and Alexa Schaaf had two service aces each.
ElDo played at Miller on Sept. 19 and Bolivar on Sept. 20 before traveling to Warsaw on Sept. 22. The VolleyDogs return home on Sept. 26 with a C-match starting at 5:00 p.m. against Liberal. ElDo will host a Black Out Night on Sept. 29 against Nevada.
An unofficial C-match was held against Pleasant Hope. Taylor North had four kills while Emily Ford and Hannah Robertson each earned three kills on the evening. Kristen Lackey and Morgan combined for 10 assists. Sydney Robertson had one dig.
The JV team easily defeated Pleasant Hope 25-17 and 25-12. Courtney Hooper led all JV hitters with five kills followed by Megan Chism with four. Madi Sibley had eight assists and Angel Ferguson had four. Sibley led her team in service aces with six followed by Lakyn Coleman with three.
Coach Gwyn Osborne commented, “We got to play our first C match of the year against Pleasant Hope. The girls came out and played well. It was a good start to our C season. The JV came out and did the same thing.”
The varsity team came out sharp and defeated Pleasant Hope quickly in the first set 25-8. Pleasant Hope fought back in set two challenging ElDo multiple times before ElDo ended the match winning 25-21.
“We had a hard time focusing after beating Pleasant Hope so easily in the first set,” said Coach Tonya Hooper. “The girls relaxed a little too much allowing them to play with us.”
Alexa Schaaf led all hitters with eight kills followed by Taylor Alumbaugh with seven. Payton Hallford earned three solo blocks and three block assists while Alumbaugh had five solo blocks and one block assist. Kaili Simmons had 19 digs on the evening and Sara Jennings had 24 assists.
ElDo then hosted Lamar on Sept. 15. The JV swept Lamar in two sets 25-9 and 25-15. Coach Osborne was able to go deep into the bench during the match. Lakyn Coleman and Courtney Hooper led the hitters with three kills each. Madi Sibley had four assists on the night. Fallyn Ozbun had six service aces.
“Thursday night, we continued our perfect season with a win over Lamar. We came out a little flat and lacking some intensity, but in the end we came out ahead and that’s what counts,” said Coach Osborne. The JV record improved to 5-0.
The varsity VolleyDogs then stepped to the floor and defeated Lamar in two sets 25-16 and 25-17.
“It wasn’t our prettiest match of the season, but it was a win against a district opponent which is very important,” commented Coach Hooper.
Taylor Alumbaugh led ElDo hitters with seven kills followed by Kaili Simmons with six and Payton Hallford with five. Sara Jennings had seven assists and Brooke Stacy had seven. Stacy led the team defensively with eight digs. Jennings and Simmons added seven each. Hallford led the team in blocking with two solo blocks and four block assists. Alumbaugh added one solo block and two block assists. Simmons and Alexa Schaaf had two service aces each.
ElDo played at Miller on Sept. 19 and Bolivar on Sept. 20 before traveling to Warsaw on Sept. 22. The VolleyDogs return home on Sept. 26 with a C-match starting at 5:00 p.m. against Liberal. ElDo will host a Black Out Night on Sept. 29 against Nevada.
Middle School VolleyDogs open season on the road
The El Dorado Springs Middle School 7th and 8th grade volleyball teams traveled to Bolivar for their season opener Sept. 12.
The 7th graders fell short losing 8-25, 12-25. The 8th grade team faired slightly better needing three games to claim the victory (25-11, 19-25, 25-15).
Coach Jeanie Meyers stated, “I saw some really good things during the 7th grade. I also saw some weak spots, but I was really proud of the girls for doing their best and overcoming their nerves.”
Haley Wise led the team with three service aces. Anyssa Salazar and Madison Noakes added two each. DeOnna Walker had one kill.
Coaches Beau Swopes and Jeanie Meyers were pleased with the overall outcome of the 8th grade game as well.
“The girls came out strong in the first game. They lost some focus in the 2nd game and made some unforced errors, but we were impressed that they were able to come back in the 3rd game to seal the victory.”
Kinli Simmons led the team with eight service aces, while Kameron Schaaf added five and Olivia Hallford chipped in three. Simmons and Hallford provided four assists apiece and Schaaf added three. Schaaf and Simmons also provided five kills apiece while Becky Jennings and Cameron McPeak had one each.
The 2nd game of the season led the teams to Lamar.
The 7th grade showed big improvements from their first game, but still came up short losing 16-25, 13-25. The 8th grade moved to 2-0 with scores of 25-18, 25-13 and a 25-10 B game.
Coach Meyers said, “The confidence level of the 7th grade was a lot better against Lamar. They also missed less serves and returned more balls.” DeOnna Walker led the team with five service aces, all in game two. Anyssa Salazar and Madison Noakes each contributed two of their own. Tori Spencer had one kill.
“I was very proud of the 8th grade for playing strong the entire game. Our defense really stepped up by limiting the number of balls that hit the floor and providing passes that fueled an effective offense,” Coach Meyers said.
Kameron Schaaf led the team with five service aces. Kinli Simmons led with five assists and Olivia Hallford added three. Schaaf contributed five kills. Simmons and Hallford added three apiece while Cameron McPeak chipped in with two.
The 7th graders fell short losing 8-25, 12-25. The 8th grade team faired slightly better needing three games to claim the victory (25-11, 19-25, 25-15).
Coach Jeanie Meyers stated, “I saw some really good things during the 7th grade. I also saw some weak spots, but I was really proud of the girls for doing their best and overcoming their nerves.”
Haley Wise led the team with three service aces. Anyssa Salazar and Madison Noakes added two each. DeOnna Walker had one kill.
Coaches Beau Swopes and Jeanie Meyers were pleased with the overall outcome of the 8th grade game as well.
“The girls came out strong in the first game. They lost some focus in the 2nd game and made some unforced errors, but we were impressed that they were able to come back in the 3rd game to seal the victory.”
Kinli Simmons led the team with eight service aces, while Kameron Schaaf added five and Olivia Hallford chipped in three. Simmons and Hallford provided four assists apiece and Schaaf added three. Schaaf and Simmons also provided five kills apiece while Becky Jennings and Cameron McPeak had one each.
The 2nd game of the season led the teams to Lamar.
The 7th grade showed big improvements from their first game, but still came up short losing 16-25, 13-25. The 8th grade moved to 2-0 with scores of 25-18, 25-13 and a 25-10 B game.
Coach Meyers said, “The confidence level of the 7th grade was a lot better against Lamar. They also missed less serves and returned more balls.” DeOnna Walker led the team with five service aces, all in game two. Anyssa Salazar and Madison Noakes each contributed two of their own. Tori Spencer had one kill.
“I was very proud of the 8th grade for playing strong the entire game. Our defense really stepped up by limiting the number of balls that hit the floor and providing passes that fueled an effective offense,” Coach Meyers said.
Kameron Schaaf led the team with five service aces. Kinli Simmons led with five assists and Olivia Hallford added three. Schaaf contributed five kills. Simmons and Hallford added three apiece while Cameron McPeak chipped in with two.
ElDo Middle School Bulldog Football teams 1-1
The 7th and 8th grade Bulldog Football teams opened their season on Thursday, Sept. 8, on the road against the Bolivar Liberators.
The 7th grade found themselves outsized and outnumbered as they took the field, but fought to the end and never gave up. The Bulldogs went into halftime down 24-0. After making some adjustments both offensively and defensively the Bulldogs came out in the second half and started moving the ball and only allowed one more score to make the final score 30-0.
The 8th grade Bulldogs had revenge on their mind. Last year they lost by two points on the last play of the game to the Liberators so they were ready to get the bad taste out of their mouth.
The Bulldogs got the ball to start the game and marched right down the field only to turn the ball over by throwing an interception in the end zone. After battling back and forth for most of the 1st half the Liberators finally struck first with a score halfway through the second quarter. The Bulldogs went into halftime down 8-0.
The Liberators scored again in the 3rd quarter and completed the two point conversion to make it 16-0. Then the Bulldogs got on the board with a five-yard touchdown run by quarterback, Jakob Studer, the two-point conversion failed. The Bulldog defense continued to hold the Liberator offense and then got the break they needed when free safety Lance Molz intercepted a pass and returned it 80 yards for an apparent touchdown that was called back due to a Bulldog penalty. The Bulldogs still had good field position but could not score. Time eventually ran out on the Bulldogs and the game ended with a final score of 16-6.
On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Bulldogs hosted the Warsaw Wildcats. Both teams were looking to get back on the winning track and they did just that.
The 7th grade started the night off right with a 14-0 win. The first score was set up by a 25-yard pass from quarterback Riley Boyd to tight end Colton Svendsen who was tackled on the 3 yard line. Running back Jonathan Ramsey punched the ball in for six points and Riley Boyd completed the two-point conversion to put the Bulldogs up 8-0.
This was the score at the end of the first half.
The Bulldog defense started the second half and continued to play strong forcing the Wildcats to turn the ball over on downs. In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs struck again on a long touchdown run by running back Dayton Austin to put the Bulldogs up 14-0. That was the final score of the game and the 7th grade Bulldogs got their first win of the season.
Contributing to an outstanding defensive effort were Austin Swartz with five solo tackles, Colton Svendsen with three solos and Johnathon Ramsey had one QB sack.
The 8th grade Bulldogs took the momentum the 7th grade had established and ran with it. The 8th grade had the offense rolling as they won 40-8.
The Bulldogs scored twice in the 1st quarter on a 23-yard run by running back Cody Long and a 30 yard run by Lance Molz. Jakob Studer scored both two-point conversions to give the Bulldogs a 16-0 lead.
They took this lead into halftime and then built on it the entire second half. Running back Lance Molz had another touchdown run of 40 yards in the 3rd quarter. The successful two point conversion gave the Bulldogs a 24-0 lead.
The Bulldog defense forced the Wildcats to punt late in the 3rd quarter and it was blocked by Landen Smith then picked up by Jakob Studer and returned for the 4th
Bulldog touchdown of the night. On the following kickoff the Wildcats returned it 80 yards for their only score of the night. The Bulldogs final score came on a 6 yd. touchdown run by Levy Smith in the 4th quarter to bring the final score to 40-0 for
the Bulldog win.
Cody Long had nine carries for 128 yards, Lance Molz had eight carries for 135 yards.
The defense was led by Tyler McNeece with nine tackles. Cody Long had eight tackles. Jakob Studer had five tackles and a QB sack.
The Bulldogs next contest was Tuesday, Sept. 20 at home versus Nevada.
The 7th grade found themselves outsized and outnumbered as they took the field, but fought to the end and never gave up. The Bulldogs went into halftime down 24-0. After making some adjustments both offensively and defensively the Bulldogs came out in the second half and started moving the ball and only allowed one more score to make the final score 30-0.
The 8th grade Bulldogs had revenge on their mind. Last year they lost by two points on the last play of the game to the Liberators so they were ready to get the bad taste out of their mouth.
The Bulldogs got the ball to start the game and marched right down the field only to turn the ball over by throwing an interception in the end zone. After battling back and forth for most of the 1st half the Liberators finally struck first with a score halfway through the second quarter. The Bulldogs went into halftime down 8-0.
The Liberators scored again in the 3rd quarter and completed the two point conversion to make it 16-0. Then the Bulldogs got on the board with a five-yard touchdown run by quarterback, Jakob Studer, the two-point conversion failed. The Bulldog defense continued to hold the Liberator offense and then got the break they needed when free safety Lance Molz intercepted a pass and returned it 80 yards for an apparent touchdown that was called back due to a Bulldog penalty. The Bulldogs still had good field position but could not score. Time eventually ran out on the Bulldogs and the game ended with a final score of 16-6.
On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Bulldogs hosted the Warsaw Wildcats. Both teams were looking to get back on the winning track and they did just that.
The 7th grade started the night off right with a 14-0 win. The first score was set up by a 25-yard pass from quarterback Riley Boyd to tight end Colton Svendsen who was tackled on the 3 yard line. Running back Jonathan Ramsey punched the ball in for six points and Riley Boyd completed the two-point conversion to put the Bulldogs up 8-0.
This was the score at the end of the first half.
The Bulldog defense started the second half and continued to play strong forcing the Wildcats to turn the ball over on downs. In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs struck again on a long touchdown run by running back Dayton Austin to put the Bulldogs up 14-0. That was the final score of the game and the 7th grade Bulldogs got their first win of the season.
Contributing to an outstanding defensive effort were Austin Swartz with five solo tackles, Colton Svendsen with three solos and Johnathon Ramsey had one QB sack.
The 8th grade Bulldogs took the momentum the 7th grade had established and ran with it. The 8th grade had the offense rolling as they won 40-8.
The Bulldogs scored twice in the 1st quarter on a 23-yard run by running back Cody Long and a 30 yard run by Lance Molz. Jakob Studer scored both two-point conversions to give the Bulldogs a 16-0 lead.
They took this lead into halftime and then built on it the entire second half. Running back Lance Molz had another touchdown run of 40 yards in the 3rd quarter. The successful two point conversion gave the Bulldogs a 24-0 lead.
The Bulldog defense forced the Wildcats to punt late in the 3rd quarter and it was blocked by Landen Smith then picked up by Jakob Studer and returned for the 4th
Bulldog touchdown of the night. On the following kickoff the Wildcats returned it 80 yards for their only score of the night. The Bulldogs final score came on a 6 yd. touchdown run by Levy Smith in the 4th quarter to bring the final score to 40-0 for
the Bulldog win.
Cody Long had nine carries for 128 yards, Lance Molz had eight carries for 135 yards.
The defense was led by Tyler McNeece with nine tackles. Cody Long had eight tackles. Jakob Studer had five tackles and a QB sack.
The Bulldogs next contest was Tuesday, Sept. 20 at home versus Nevada.
HORSE PLAY
Bulldog Running Back, Brendan Fast (No. 24), escorted by Bulldog Running Back Tyler Owens (No. 23) makes some hard earned yards against the Eldon Mustangs last Friday night. Fast, normally one of the leading rushers for the Bulldogs, only carried two times and lost seven yards, before the team lost his services for several weeks with a bruised hip bone.
ALMOST
If Quarterback Garrett Mays had lofted the long pass just a little or if the Mustang defender had not jumped quite as high, Bulldog Wide Receiver Kyle McCullick (No. 11) would have had a shot at catching the home run ball with nothing but grass between him and pay dirt. McCullick had one 29-yard reception for the night for a touchdown.
Mustangs trample Bulldogs 47-14
El Dorado Springs Head Football Coach Bob Ramsey spoke with the Sun on Monday following his team’s 47-14 loss to the Eldon Mustangs made worse by the injury loss of three starters.
Coach Ramsey told the Sun: It was frustrating game. Twenty years and I haven’t been in this situation where I lost our top three kids. You lose your quarterback, your fullback and your tailback. Those guys account for most of our offense and a lot of our defense. Losing those kids really hurt in that ball game.
Q. How are they doing?
We are not going to have any back this week. They have all been to the doctor and none of them have been cleared or released yet.
The good news is: Brendan Fast did not break a bone. He just got a deep bruise on his hip which is aggravating and painful. It usually takes a while to heal.
Tanner Hixson does not have a break. He has a severe ankle sprain.
Garrett Mays had a concussion on a attempt to make a tackle. He went in and they did a CAT scan. They didn’t find anything. You have to be careful with that.
The final score was 47-14.
They are as good football team. We knew going in it was going to be a challenge. They returned 10 offensive starters and 10 defensive starters from last year. They finished the season last year being pretty competitive and were pretty excited about this being their year to win quite a few ball games. They are a big strong football team and were just able to take it to us.
Q. Their big back was fast. When he got around the end, he was gone.
He was not only 6’2” 215 - 225, but he ran very well. When you got that big ol’ body moving he was hard to tackle.
This Friday night we have Nevada and it’s homecoming. Again, we are going to match up with a 3A school, sometimes 4A. And they are going to be a big physical football team.
They are just as big as Eldon and just as physical. We are going to have to buckle those chin straps and dig in this week. We are going to have kids who do not have a lot of Friday night experience out on the field. We will start a freshman quarterback, Kason Schwalm. We are going to have a good week of practice and get them ready to go.
It’s only week 4 and our goal is to win the district. We have three weeks before we get to district play. So, we want to make sure we are healthy for districts. I don’t want to try to win a game against Nevada and lose those guys for the rest of the year. I’d rather try to get them healthy and make sure we have them for the end of the season.
Q. Were the injuries because they were playing a bigger team?
No, Tanner Hixson has had this ankle. It’s been a recurring injury. A kid fell on him and it twisted again. Same thing with Brendan. On Mays, that ding was just a poor tackling technique. He should have hit it low and it was pretty much helmet-to-helmet.
We have homecoming this week parade Friday at 2:45 afternoon. We encourage everyone to come out and support the team.
Stats for the game included:
The Mustangs scored with 10:20 left in the first quarter on a three-yard run. PAT was good. 7-0 Mustangs. With 6:44 left in the first, they scored again on a 66-yard punt return. Kick failed. 13-0 Mustangs. With 2:10 left in the first, Eldon scored again on a 26 yard run. Run was good. 21-0 Mustangs.
At 6:19 left in the half, Eldon scored on a 77 yard run. Run failed. 27-0 Eldon. With 1:55 in the half, Eldon scored on a two-yard run. (That is the play that injured Garrett Mays.) PAT was good. 34-0 Mustangs.
With 48 seconds left in the third, the Bulldogs go in the board with a two-yard run by Sophomore Running Back Robert Keith. The Kason Schwalm pass to Kyle McCullick was good. 8-34 Bulldogs. With 23 seconds left in the third, Eldon scored on a 49 yard run. Kick failed. 40-8 Mustangs.
With 8:30 left in the game, Schwalm connect on a 29-yard pass to McCullick. Schwalm’s run failed. 14-40 Mustangs led. With 1:17 left in the game, Eldon scored on a 70 yard fumble recovery. PAT was good. Final 47-14 Eldon.
ElDo had 20 first downs to 14 for Eldon. The Bulldogs had 204 rushing yards to 379 for the Mustangs. The Dawgs completed 3/9 for 39 yards. The Mustangs completed 0/5 passes.
The Bulldogs had 243 total yards of offense on 63 plays. The Mustangs gained 379 yards on 45 plays. The Bulldogs fumbled 5 times and lost 4. The Mustangs fumbled 2 times and lost 1. The Bulldogs were penalized twice for 10 yards. Eldon got flagged five times for 40 yards. Eldon had the ball for 25:34. ElDo had the ball for 22.26.
The Bulldogs converted 4 of 12 third downs. Eldon was successful on 3 of 8. On 4th down conversions, ElDo was 2 of 3. Eldon was 1 of 2.
Robert Keith led the Bulldog ground game with 20 carries for 81 yard and 1 TD. Dustin Abercrombie rushed 7 times for 36 yards. James Dubois ran 6 times for 33. Tanner Hixson carried 4 times for 29. Kason Schwalm ran 7 times for 14 yards. Chase Brown rushed 4 times for 13 yards. Garrett Mays gained 5 yards on 4 attempts.
Kyle McCullick caught one 29 yard TD pass. Robert Keith caught 1 for 13 yards.
On defense, Chase Brown led with 9 tackles, 7 solo and 2 assists and 1 tackle for a loss (TFL). Jacob Bowman had 4 solo tackles, 2 assists and 0.5 TFL. Hunter Harper made 4 solo tackles. Garrett Mays made 3 solo tackles. Kyle McCullick made 2 solo tackles, had 1 assist and 1.5 TFL. Tyler Owens had 1 solo tackle, 1 assist and 1 TFL. Kai
Bishop and Kyle Collins each made 1 solo tackle and had 1 assist. Dustin Abercrombie, James Dubois, Matt Hackleman and Brendan Fast each had 1 solo tackle. Kason Schwalm made one solo tackle for a loss. Daniel Zimmerman assisted on 1 tackle.
Garrett Mays punted four times averaging 27.3 yards with the longest 33. Tanner Widener punted two times with an 18-yard average and the longest 24.
Coach Ramsey told the Sun: It was frustrating game. Twenty years and I haven’t been in this situation where I lost our top three kids. You lose your quarterback, your fullback and your tailback. Those guys account for most of our offense and a lot of our defense. Losing those kids really hurt in that ball game.
Q. How are they doing?
We are not going to have any back this week. They have all been to the doctor and none of them have been cleared or released yet.
The good news is: Brendan Fast did not break a bone. He just got a deep bruise on his hip which is aggravating and painful. It usually takes a while to heal.
Tanner Hixson does not have a break. He has a severe ankle sprain.
Garrett Mays had a concussion on a attempt to make a tackle. He went in and they did a CAT scan. They didn’t find anything. You have to be careful with that.
The final score was 47-14.
They are as good football team. We knew going in it was going to be a challenge. They returned 10 offensive starters and 10 defensive starters from last year. They finished the season last year being pretty competitive and were pretty excited about this being their year to win quite a few ball games. They are a big strong football team and were just able to take it to us.
Q. Their big back was fast. When he got around the end, he was gone.
He was not only 6’2” 215 - 225, but he ran very well. When you got that big ol’ body moving he was hard to tackle.
This Friday night we have Nevada and it’s homecoming. Again, we are going to match up with a 3A school, sometimes 4A. And they are going to be a big physical football team.
They are just as big as Eldon and just as physical. We are going to have to buckle those chin straps and dig in this week. We are going to have kids who do not have a lot of Friday night experience out on the field. We will start a freshman quarterback, Kason Schwalm. We are going to have a good week of practice and get them ready to go.
It’s only week 4 and our goal is to win the district. We have three weeks before we get to district play. So, we want to make sure we are healthy for districts. I don’t want to try to win a game against Nevada and lose those guys for the rest of the year. I’d rather try to get them healthy and make sure we have them for the end of the season.
Q. Were the injuries because they were playing a bigger team?
No, Tanner Hixson has had this ankle. It’s been a recurring injury. A kid fell on him and it twisted again. Same thing with Brendan. On Mays, that ding was just a poor tackling technique. He should have hit it low and it was pretty much helmet-to-helmet.
We have homecoming this week parade Friday at 2:45 afternoon. We encourage everyone to come out and support the team.
Stats for the game included:
The Mustangs scored with 10:20 left in the first quarter on a three-yard run. PAT was good. 7-0 Mustangs. With 6:44 left in the first, they scored again on a 66-yard punt return. Kick failed. 13-0 Mustangs. With 2:10 left in the first, Eldon scored again on a 26 yard run. Run was good. 21-0 Mustangs.
At 6:19 left in the half, Eldon scored on a 77 yard run. Run failed. 27-0 Eldon. With 1:55 in the half, Eldon scored on a two-yard run. (That is the play that injured Garrett Mays.) PAT was good. 34-0 Mustangs.
With 48 seconds left in the third, the Bulldogs go in the board with a two-yard run by Sophomore Running Back Robert Keith. The Kason Schwalm pass to Kyle McCullick was good. 8-34 Bulldogs. With 23 seconds left in the third, Eldon scored on a 49 yard run. Kick failed. 40-8 Mustangs.
With 8:30 left in the game, Schwalm connect on a 29-yard pass to McCullick. Schwalm’s run failed. 14-40 Mustangs led. With 1:17 left in the game, Eldon scored on a 70 yard fumble recovery. PAT was good. Final 47-14 Eldon.
ElDo had 20 first downs to 14 for Eldon. The Bulldogs had 204 rushing yards to 379 for the Mustangs. The Dawgs completed 3/9 for 39 yards. The Mustangs completed 0/5 passes.
The Bulldogs had 243 total yards of offense on 63 plays. The Mustangs gained 379 yards on 45 plays. The Bulldogs fumbled 5 times and lost 4. The Mustangs fumbled 2 times and lost 1. The Bulldogs were penalized twice for 10 yards. Eldon got flagged five times for 40 yards. Eldon had the ball for 25:34. ElDo had the ball for 22.26.
The Bulldogs converted 4 of 12 third downs. Eldon was successful on 3 of 8. On 4th down conversions, ElDo was 2 of 3. Eldon was 1 of 2.
Robert Keith led the Bulldog ground game with 20 carries for 81 yard and 1 TD. Dustin Abercrombie rushed 7 times for 36 yards. James Dubois ran 6 times for 33. Tanner Hixson carried 4 times for 29. Kason Schwalm ran 7 times for 14 yards. Chase Brown rushed 4 times for 13 yards. Garrett Mays gained 5 yards on 4 attempts.
Kyle McCullick caught one 29 yard TD pass. Robert Keith caught 1 for 13 yards.
On defense, Chase Brown led with 9 tackles, 7 solo and 2 assists and 1 tackle for a loss (TFL). Jacob Bowman had 4 solo tackles, 2 assists and 0.5 TFL. Hunter Harper made 4 solo tackles. Garrett Mays made 3 solo tackles. Kyle McCullick made 2 solo tackles, had 1 assist and 1.5 TFL. Tyler Owens had 1 solo tackle, 1 assist and 1 TFL. Kai
Bishop and Kyle Collins each made 1 solo tackle and had 1 assist. Dustin Abercrombie, James Dubois, Matt Hackleman and Brendan Fast each had 1 solo tackle. Kason Schwalm made one solo tackle for a loss. Daniel Zimmerman assisted on 1 tackle.
Garrett Mays punted four times averaging 27.3 yards with the longest 33. Tanner Widener punted two times with an 18-yard average and the longest 24.
City holds match play championships
The annual match play golf championship was recently completed at Gene Pray Memorial Golf Course in El Dorado Springs. This is a double elimination tournament that spans eight weeks. We had a total of 42 golfers this year in these head to head matches, which differs from the usual stroke play tournaments.
The winners in the 3 flights were:
A flight finals. Charlie Cantrell defeated Scott Witt and Mike Bush placed 3rd
B flight finals. Dick Gardner defeated Jeremy Jones. Nick Bland finished 3rd and Clete Cain was 4th.
C flight finals. Jarrod Hamilton defeated Gary Hutsell. Walt Anderson was 3rd and Dale Heitz took 4th.
The winners in the 3 flights were:
A flight finals. Charlie Cantrell defeated Scott Witt and Mike Bush placed 3rd
B flight finals. Dick Gardner defeated Jeremy Jones. Nick Bland finished 3rd and Clete Cain was 4th.
C flight finals. Jarrod Hamilton defeated Gary Hutsell. Walt Anderson was 3rd and Dale Heitz took 4th.
Bowling scores
Sunday Night Mixed
Team W L
Scared Splitless 14 2
4 G’s 9 7
Bags & Balls 8 8
Cover it Up 7 9
Country Folks 6.5 9.5
Pocket Pounders 6 10
Goodtimers 5.5 10.5
High Game Scratch Men: Ron Garrison 226
High Series Scratch Men: Ron Garrison 622
High Game Scratch Women: Jennifer McClimans 184
High Series Scratch Women: Shirley Ritchie 494
Team High Game Scratch: Scared Splitless 688
Team High Series Scratch: 4 G’s 1940
Monday Men
Team W L
Simones 11 5
Olson Tax Prep 10 6
El Dorado Lanes 9 7
Goodtimers 7 9
Leftovers 6 10
Dunamis Drums 5 11
High Game Scratch: Erik Ferguson 278
High Series Scratch: Erik Ferguson 734
Team High Game Scratch: El Dorado Lanes 1029
Team high Series Scratch: El Dorado Lanes 2887
Tuesday Women
Team W L
Pro Shop Ladies 11 5
Barb’s Gals 9.5 6.5
Fugates 9 7
Ehler’s Variety 7 9
5 Crazy Ladies 6 10
Let’s Roll 5.5 10.5
High Game Scratch: Pam Pierce 245
High Series Scratch: Pam Pierce 555
Team High Game Scratch: Ehlers Variety 888
Team high Series Scratch: Ehlers Variety 2377
Wednesday Men
Team W L
Gerster 13 3
Church of Christ 11 5
Taylor Made Paint 9 7
Mike & Joe’s 8 8
Boswell Gelbvieh 7 9
Wreckin Balls 6 10
We are Here 6 10
Sonic 4 12
High Game Scratch: Erik Ferguson 231
High Series Scratch: Brent Livengood 607
Team High Game Scratch: Mike & Joes 764
Team high Series Scratch: Sonic 2221
Thursday Women
Team W L
Dunbrooke Appa 12 4
Shelter Insurance 10 6
Allisons 9.5 6.5
Hacker’s Jewelry 9 7
Lady Dawgs 8 8
Santa Paula Awni 7 9
3 O’s/RBC 4.5 11.5
Burger Barn 4 12
High Game Scratch: Beth Burchett 217
High Series Scratch: Beth Burchett 551
Team High Game Scratch: Dunbrooke 897
Team high Series Scratch: Dunbrooke 2378
Team W L
Scared Splitless 14 2
4 G’s 9 7
Bags & Balls 8 8
Cover it Up 7 9
Country Folks 6.5 9.5
Pocket Pounders 6 10
Goodtimers 5.5 10.5
High Game Scratch Men: Ron Garrison 226
High Series Scratch Men: Ron Garrison 622
High Game Scratch Women: Jennifer McClimans 184
High Series Scratch Women: Shirley Ritchie 494
Team High Game Scratch: Scared Splitless 688
Team High Series Scratch: 4 G’s 1940
Monday Men
Team W L
Simones 11 5
Olson Tax Prep 10 6
El Dorado Lanes 9 7
Goodtimers 7 9
Leftovers 6 10
Dunamis Drums 5 11
High Game Scratch: Erik Ferguson 278
High Series Scratch: Erik Ferguson 734
Team High Game Scratch: El Dorado Lanes 1029
Team high Series Scratch: El Dorado Lanes 2887
Tuesday Women
Team W L
Pro Shop Ladies 11 5
Barb’s Gals 9.5 6.5
Fugates 9 7
Ehler’s Variety 7 9
5 Crazy Ladies 6 10
Let’s Roll 5.5 10.5
High Game Scratch: Pam Pierce 245
High Series Scratch: Pam Pierce 555
Team High Game Scratch: Ehlers Variety 888
Team high Series Scratch: Ehlers Variety 2377
Wednesday Men
Team W L
Gerster 13 3
Church of Christ 11 5
Taylor Made Paint 9 7
Mike & Joe’s 8 8
Boswell Gelbvieh 7 9
Wreckin Balls 6 10
We are Here 6 10
Sonic 4 12
High Game Scratch: Erik Ferguson 231
High Series Scratch: Brent Livengood 607
Team High Game Scratch: Mike & Joes 764
Team high Series Scratch: Sonic 2221
Thursday Women
Team W L
Dunbrooke Appa 12 4
Shelter Insurance 10 6
Allisons 9.5 6.5
Hacker’s Jewelry 9 7
Lady Dawgs 8 8
Santa Paula Awni 7 9
3 O’s/RBC 4.5 11.5
Burger Barn 4 12
High Game Scratch: Beth Burchett 217
High Series Scratch: Beth Burchett 551
Team High Game Scratch: Dunbrooke 897
Team high Series Scratch: Dunbrooke 2378
NEVC plays in Thomas Jefferson Tournament
NEVC competed in the Thomas Jefferson Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17, in Joplin.
Coach Teresa Lyness: For their first non-conference all-day tournament experience for the NEVC girls they performed great. We used beginning pool play to try some different starting line-up combinations and to give younger players a little playing time. We lost our first pool match to Pleasant Hope 0-2.
After that it was “game on” resulting in splitting our second pool match with Thomas Jefferson. That earned us second place in our pool, which led us to bracket play meeting the Purple Pool third seat McAuley Catholic. The girls played well and defeated McAuley in 2 sets 25-21 and 25-15.
Then we played the Purple Pool first seed, Exeter. Exeter had some good servers but it was their powerful hitting game that took us out. NEVC, though out matched, did not give up or become overwhelmed, they fought to the end giving Exeter a competitive match yet eventually succumbing to them 17-25 and 15-25.
I am real proud of the girls. This gave us a wonderful opportunity to try new things, such as the Libero position. First time as Libero, Senior Crystal Bogardus, convinced me of the value of the position and that she can make it work well for us.
There were lots of outstanding plays. Some of the top stats for the tournament overall were: Camille Buttorf 9 kills, Erin Kittsmiller led both serving aces and serving receptions with 11 and 19, respectively, Christanne Middleton 12 digs, Spencer Hoagland 10 assists.
Coach Teresa Lyness: For their first non-conference all-day tournament experience for the NEVC girls they performed great. We used beginning pool play to try some different starting line-up combinations and to give younger players a little playing time. We lost our first pool match to Pleasant Hope 0-2.
After that it was “game on” resulting in splitting our second pool match with Thomas Jefferson. That earned us second place in our pool, which led us to bracket play meeting the Purple Pool third seat McAuley Catholic. The girls played well and defeated McAuley in 2 sets 25-21 and 25-15.
Then we played the Purple Pool first seed, Exeter. Exeter had some good servers but it was their powerful hitting game that took us out. NEVC, though out matched, did not give up or become overwhelmed, they fought to the end giving Exeter a competitive match yet eventually succumbing to them 17-25 and 15-25.
I am real proud of the girls. This gave us a wonderful opportunity to try new things, such as the Libero position. First time as Libero, Senior Crystal Bogardus, convinced me of the value of the position and that she can make it work well for us.
There were lots of outstanding plays. Some of the top stats for the tournament overall were: Camille Buttorf 9 kills, Erin Kittsmiller led both serving aces and serving receptions with 11 and 19, respectively, Christanne Middleton 12 digs, Spencer Hoagland 10 assists.
Hume Hornets sting NEVC Lady Knights
The NEVC Lady Knights hosted the Hume Hornets in volleyball action Tuesday night. NEVC lost both sets 25/5 and 25/12.
“Hume has a great volleyball team but we didn’t play up to our skill or potential,” said Assistant Coach Kelly Bell.
NEVC travels to Joplin for tournament play Saturday.
“Hume has a great volleyball team but we didn’t play up to our skill or potential,” said Assistant Coach Kelly Bell.
NEVC travels to Joplin for tournament play Saturday.
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