Bluebird Basketball: Not to often are the same schools represented in the Boys and Girls Conference Tournament finals. Such was the case Friday February 6th as the Consolation finals took place at SFCC.
Strong start for the Lady Bluebirds with a 9 point burst out of the locker room! Lillyann Mellen 2 layups, Dakota Dieckman 2 of 2 free throws, and Payten Brandt nailed a 3. Freshman Carrie Campbell tossed in 5 for Otterville. Mellen and Brandt added 3's later and Cole Camp was up 16-8 after 1 qtr.
The lead touched 12 before Otterville completed a traditional 3-point play. Madilynn Ogle erased that with a long distance 3 mid qtr. Call her tenacious, relentless, or simply doesn't give up, Mellen scored the last 7 for Cole Camp in the 2nd qtr for a 30-17 lead at halftime. In the half, Mellen had 15 points, half a dozen rebounds and several steals.
Unfortunately Mellen's play time in the 3rd was very limited as she took a tumble under the basket and left the game. Who stepped up for Cole Camp? Leah Allison had the shooters touch from long and short distance scoring 9 in the 3rd! And the petite Brandt proved once again she is a tough defensive player. For the second time in the game, Brandt drew a charging foul on an Eagles player, and then shortly thereafter nailed a 3! Cole Camp up 46-24 after 3.
Coach Shearer cleared the bench in the last qtr. Cole Camp clinched the Girls Consolation Trophy with a 52-31 decision over Otterville.
Scoring: Mellen 15, Brandt 13, Allison 11, Ogle 5, Dieckman 4, Timoshchuk 2, Carl 2. Campbell led the Eagles with 16.
Following that at 9 p.m. February 6th the Bluebirds and the Eagles were at it again in the Boys bracket. Blake Abey a fieldgoal and free throw for Cole Camp, then the Eagles soared ahead via 3 point shots. They hit five 3's in the qtr, 3 of those by Gabe Berry. Bovey Clark matched one of those 3's and Ty Loganbill with a fieldgoal, but Cole Camp trailed 12-19 after 1.
Colton Dieckman with 6 in the 2nd leading the Bluebird attack. Kolton Phillips 2 of 2 freethrows, but Otterville matched the Cole Camp output and so the halftime score was Cole Camp 24, Otterville 31.
Nice work by Dasch Kaiser in the 3rd as he scored 6 near the basket. Clark also added 6, one long range, the other a traditional 3-point play. Will Espey also completed the basket plus freethrow combo helping Cole Camp nose ahead 41-40 at the end of 3.
The Otterville players appeared tired in the last qtr as they went scoreless for 5 minutes. Meanwhile Clark and Espey both with conventional 3 point plays. Dieckman a couple layups and Cole Camp had a 58-48 victory for the Consolation Title.
Scoring: Dieckman 12, Kaiser 12, Clark 12, Phillips 8, Espey 8, Abey 4, Loganbill 2. Great balance there! Cameron Krause with 22, Berry 21 for the Eagles.
In the Championship Finals on Saturday, the #1 seed Northwest Lady Mustangs faced #2 Green Ridge. Northwest lead 10-8 after 1. Green Ridge lead 18-12 at halftime, and still up 33-22 after 3 qtrs. But the Lady Mustangs came storming back in the 4th to claim a 44-43 final in a GREAT ballgame for fans to watch!
In the Boys Championship, Lincoln came in seated #1 and that's how they exited! Final score was Lincoln 53, Green Ridge 37. Congratulations to both! Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!!
Strong start for the Lady Bluebirds with a 9 point burst out of the locker room! Lillyann Mellen 2 layups, Dakota Dieckman 2 of 2 free throws, and Payten Brandt nailed a 3. Freshman Carrie Campbell tossed in 5 for Otterville. Mellen and Brandt added 3's later and Cole Camp was up 16-8 after 1 qtr.
The lead touched 12 before Otterville completed a traditional 3-point play. Madilynn Ogle erased that with a long distance 3 mid qtr. Call her tenacious, relentless, or simply doesn't give up, Mellen scored the last 7 for Cole Camp in the 2nd qtr for a 30-17 lead at halftime. In the half, Mellen had 15 points, half a dozen rebounds and several steals.
Unfortunately Mellen's play time in the 3rd was very limited as she took a tumble under the basket and left the game. Who stepped up for Cole Camp? Leah Allison had the shooters touch from long and short distance scoring 9 in the 3rd! And the petite Brandt proved once again she is a tough defensive player. For the second time in the game, Brandt drew a charging foul on an Eagles player, and then shortly thereafter nailed a 3! Cole Camp up 46-24 after 3.
Coach Shearer cleared the bench in the last qtr. Cole Camp clinched the Girls Consolation Trophy with a 52-31 decision over Otterville.
Scoring: Mellen 15, Brandt 13, Allison 11, Ogle 5, Dieckman 4, Timoshchuk 2, Carl 2. Campbell led the Eagles with 16.
Following that at 9 p.m. February 6th the Bluebirds and the Eagles were at it again in the Boys bracket. Blake Abey a fieldgoal and free throw for Cole Camp, then the Eagles soared ahead via 3 point shots. They hit five 3's in the qtr, 3 of those by Gabe Berry. Bovey Clark matched one of those 3's and Ty Loganbill with a fieldgoal, but Cole Camp trailed 12-19 after 1.
Colton Dieckman with 6 in the 2nd leading the Bluebird attack. Kolton Phillips 2 of 2 freethrows, but Otterville matched the Cole Camp output and so the halftime score was Cole Camp 24, Otterville 31.
Nice work by Dasch Kaiser in the 3rd as he scored 6 near the basket. Clark also added 6, one long range, the other a traditional 3-point play. Will Espey also completed the basket plus freethrow combo helping Cole Camp nose ahead 41-40 at the end of 3.
The Otterville players appeared tired in the last qtr as they went scoreless for 5 minutes. Meanwhile Clark and Espey both with conventional 3 point plays. Dieckman a couple layups and Cole Camp had a 58-48 victory for the Consolation Title.
Scoring: Dieckman 12, Kaiser 12, Clark 12, Phillips 8, Espey 8, Abey 4, Loganbill 2. Great balance there! Cameron Krause with 22, Berry 21 for the Eagles.
In the Championship Finals on Saturday, the #1 seed Northwest Lady Mustangs faced #2 Green Ridge. Northwest lead 10-8 after 1. Green Ridge lead 18-12 at halftime, and still up 33-22 after 3 qtrs. But the Lady Mustangs came storming back in the 4th to claim a 44-43 final in a GREAT ballgame for fans to watch!
In the Boys Championship, Lincoln came in seated #1 and that's how they exited! Final score was Lincoln 53, Green Ridge 37. Congratulations to both! Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!!
Jh girls defeat Smithton 38-23
Good day of wrestling in Buffalo for the boys. Great competition with bigger schools to finish off the regular season.
Proud of all of our guys competing. Placing 1st was Grant Rodriguez at 165lbs, placing 4th in a super loaded 190lb class was Ziggy Archambault, and just missing the podium at 150lbs was Teagan Sharp who fell in the blood round.
In recent Duals the past two weeks against other schools the boys managed to pick up wins over Versailles, El Dorado Springs, Ewing Kauffman, and Raytown South. Finishing 12-4 on the season in team dual format. That is the best dual record in our short history of wrestling at Cole Camp. Kadin Curtis managed to win 3 of her last 4 matches in duals on the girls side.
Girls district wrestling starts Friday in Buffalo, the boys have a week off before going to Butler for district wrestling.
Last week, our FCCLA members had the opportunity to present at Regional STAR Events. They did amazing receiving:
⭐️Madison Paxson- GOLD, Focus on Children, Advancing to State
⭐️Payten Brandt- GOLD, Job Interview, Advancing to State
⭐️Leighton Tinney- BRONZE, Career Investigation
⭐️Rylee Fairchild- BRONZE, Say Yes to FCS
⭐️Ryan Brown- GOLD, Personal Finance- Advancing to State
⭐️Kaylan Poe- SILVER, Sports Nutrition, Advancing to State
⭐️Hallie Meyer- GOLD, Career Investigation, Advancing to State
⭐️Keyra Stewart- GOLD, Career Investigation, Advancing to State
Congratulations to everyone, and good luck to those advancing!
This past Thursday, our Regional Officers, Madison Paxson and Grace Harms, had a busy day. Madison passed down her role of Treasurer to Grace, thereby ending her term. We are so excited for this new chapter for both of them, and congratulations to Grace Harms, Region 12 Treasurer!
Newsletter for Feb 9-13.
Have a Great Weekend!!!
Have a Great Weekend!!!
Bluebird Basketball: Consolation bracket games of the Kaysinger Conference Tournament took place Thursday February 5th at State Fair Community College.
The Cole Camp boys faced Stover at 6 p.m., their 3rd meeting of the year. And from the start it looked like the Bulldogs (6-12) meant business. A pair of 3's and nine 2-point fieldgoals for Stover in the 1st. Cole Camp countered with 6 from Blake Abey, 4 from Kolton Phillips and Bovey Clark a long 3 leading the way. Still Cole Camp trailed 18-24 after 1 qtr.
The lead grew to 11 early 2nd qtr, but a solid performance by the Bluebirds narrowed that. Abey and Will Espey with 4 each and Colton Dieckman a basket and 1 of 2 freethrows produced a 29-30 score nearing halftime. Stover made 2 freethrows at 3 seconds and so led 32-29 at intermission.
Dasch Kaiser opened the 3rd with a fieldgoal, and he would add 2 freethrows later. Brett Burdick and Clark hit pay dirt from downtown, yet Stover hit 3 long range baskets along the way. Phillips with a pair of freethrows at 22 seconds gave Cole Camp a 49-47 lead, but Gavin Welpman tied it up again at 49 after 3.
Both teams scoreless for the first 2:30 of the last qtr. Then Abey with a 3, followed by 5 for Stover. A 3-pointer for Stover at 3:46 produced a 4 point lead. Abey connected on a corner 3, but Stover also scored and still led 61-57 with 2:06 to go. Espey with a fieldgoal and a very timely block of a Bulldog shot at 1:10. Dieckman a basket at 36 seconds tied the game at 61. Espey was fouled at 9 seconds and made 1 of 2 freethrows. Stover certainly had a chance to score in the waning seconds, but nothing fell through the net. Therefore Cole Camp escaped with a razor thin 62-61 victory!
Scoring: Abey 18, Phillips 11, Espey 10, Dieckman 8, Kaiser 6, Clark 6, Burdick 3. Welpman with 20 for Stover. Rebounds: Espey 9, Dieckman 8, Abey 8, Kaiser 5.
The Lady Bluebirds were next on court facing the Lincoln Lady Cardinals. Low scoring 1st qtr as Payten Brandt with a 3 led Cole Camp to a 6-5 score after 1.
Very productive 2nd qtr for Lillyann Mellen as she scored 9! Leah Allison a pair of fieldgoals helped Cole Camp move ahead by 10 by mid qtr. Katherine Timoshchuk and Lauren Hesse with scores in the last minute for a Cole Camp 23-15 lead at halftime.
Baskets were hard to come by early 3rd qtr for Cole Camp. But Brandt was still playing defense, drawing a charging foul on Lincoln. Half of Lincoln's 12 points came from the freethrow line. Brandt nailed a 3 late preserving a 34-27 lead with a qtr to go.
Rebekah Helland cut the lead to 5 early 4th qtr, but that was as close as the teams got to each other. Mellen nailed a 3 and 2 freethrows, and Madilynn Ogle a steal to layup combo helped clinch a 45-36 victory for the Lady Bluebirds.
Scoring: Mellen 19, Brandt 10, Allison 5, Ogle 3, Timoshchuk, Dieckman, Carl, Hesse all 2 each. Helland with 12 pacing Lincoln.
Both teams back in action tonight February 6th at SFCC. Girls at 7:30 and the boys at 9:00 p.m. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
Updated Conference Tournament Brackets
Come watch both your Bluebird teams take on the Otterville Eagles. Ladies play at 7:30, Men play at 9:00. Go Big Blue!!!
Come watch both your Bluebird teams take on the Otterville Eagles. Ladies play at 7:30, Men play at 9:00. Go Big Blue!!!
Congratulations to Danica Luetjen on signing to participate in Archery at Cottey College!!! Way to go Danica!!!
Celebrate your senior with a Senior Ad in the 2026 Yearbook - a special way to recognize their achievements, memories, and journey through high school. Senior ads are a keepsake your student will treasure for years to come 💙
Deadline to purchase: March 13, 2026
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Deadline to purchase: March 13, 2026
Why act now? Purchasing by the deadline secures your spot in the yearbook—space is limited, and ads are first come, first served.
Whether you include photos, a message of encouragement, or both, a senior ad is a meaningful way to say “We’re proud of you!”
Don’t wait—reserve your senior ad today and make your Class of 2026 graduate’s yearbook even more special! You can design the ad yourself OR have one of our talented team members design it for you - simply upload your pictures and messages into the portal.
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Kaysinger Conference Tournament Brackets as they stand right now. Bluebirds will play again on Thursday. Boys will play Stover at 6:00 Thursday, and Girls will play Lincoln at 7:30 on Thursday. Come out and Support your Bluebirds!!!
Bluebird Basketball: The Kaysinger Conference Basketball Tournament of 2026, sponsored by WK, was in high gear January 31st at State Fair Community College. The Lady Bluebirds, seeded # 3 faced # 6 Sacred Heart at 10:00 a.m., the first of 8 games scheduled.
Leah Allison and Lillyann Mellen opened the Cole Camp scoring with 3's. In fact those two did all the scoring in the 1st qtr for the Lady Bluebirds. Mellen with 9 and Allison 5, just enough for a 14-12 lead over the Gremlins after 1.
Allison 2 freethrows and a fieldgoal to lead Cole Camp in the 2nd qtr. Kristin Carl and Madilynn Ogle a basket each, and Payten Brandt held her ground to draw a charging foul on Sacred Heart. Cole Camp ahead 24-18 at halftime.
The Gremlins quickly added 5 in the third before Brandt nailed a 3. Sacred Heart outscored Cole Camp 8-2 from mid qtr on though and so they now led 31-29 after 3.
A freethrow and a fieldgoal pushed the Gremlin lead to 5 at the 3-minute mark of the 4th. Mellen a basket and later Allison a long 3 at 1:48 to tie the game. Unfortunately no more scoring for Cole Camp and Sacred Heart made 2 of 4 freethrows to win 36-34.
Scoring: Mellen 13, Allison 12, Brandt 3, Timoshchuk 2, Carl 2, Ogle 2. Allison 9 rebounds, Mellen 8. Carl 6 steals. Freshman Aspen Carl with 10 leading the Gremlins.
Then at 2:30 p.m. in the Fred Davis multi-purpose center the Cole Camp boys and Sacred Heart boys tipped off. Could Cole Camp, seeded # 5 pull off an upset of # 4 Sacred Heart?
Sacred Heart moved ahead 5-2, then a nice 10-2 run by the Bluebirds! Bovey Clark a downtown 3 helping Cole Camp to lead 12-7 after 1.
No three-point baskets by either team in the 2nd qtr, but lots of two-point fieldgoals. Colton Dieckman, Dasch Kaiser and Kolton Phillips each two fieldgoals for Cole Camp. Sacred Heart scored 18 in the qtr, all 2 at a time. Cole Camp with a slim 27-25 margin at the break.
Several ties in the 3rd. Philips with 4 to lead the Bluebird scoring. Blake Abey a basket mid qtr, but a 3 late had given the Gremlins a 37-35 lead. As the clock was running down, Brett Burdick was being closely guarded near the free throw line. Burdick threw up an off balance over the shoulder shot that you guessed it, down it went for a 37-37 tie to end the 3rd qtr!
Dieckman put Cole Camp ahead opening the 4th. But a 9-3 surge by the Gremlins mid qtr proved to be the deciding factor. Dieckman and Abey baskets late but Cole Camp never could get back to back scores. Final of Sacred Heart 52, Cole Camp 49. A little short but a huge improvement over the thumping Cole Camp took 4 days ago.
Scoring: Dieckman 14, Phillips 12, Abey 9, Kaiser 9, Clark 3, Burdick 2. Mason Trelow scored 18 leading the Gremlins. Rebounds: Phillips 10, Kaiser 9.
During warmups, the Cole Camp Lady Bluebirds were wearing t-shirts noting Coach Shearer had recently turned 50! Many more close games like these and he may feel 55 by seasons end? Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
Leah Allison and Lillyann Mellen opened the Cole Camp scoring with 3's. In fact those two did all the scoring in the 1st qtr for the Lady Bluebirds. Mellen with 9 and Allison 5, just enough for a 14-12 lead over the Gremlins after 1.
Allison 2 freethrows and a fieldgoal to lead Cole Camp in the 2nd qtr. Kristin Carl and Madilynn Ogle a basket each, and Payten Brandt held her ground to draw a charging foul on Sacred Heart. Cole Camp ahead 24-18 at halftime.
The Gremlins quickly added 5 in the third before Brandt nailed a 3. Sacred Heart outscored Cole Camp 8-2 from mid qtr on though and so they now led 31-29 after 3.
A freethrow and a fieldgoal pushed the Gremlin lead to 5 at the 3-minute mark of the 4th. Mellen a basket and later Allison a long 3 at 1:48 to tie the game. Unfortunately no more scoring for Cole Camp and Sacred Heart made 2 of 4 freethrows to win 36-34.
Scoring: Mellen 13, Allison 12, Brandt 3, Timoshchuk 2, Carl 2, Ogle 2. Allison 9 rebounds, Mellen 8. Carl 6 steals. Freshman Aspen Carl with 10 leading the Gremlins.
Then at 2:30 p.m. in the Fred Davis multi-purpose center the Cole Camp boys and Sacred Heart boys tipped off. Could Cole Camp, seeded # 5 pull off an upset of # 4 Sacred Heart?
Sacred Heart moved ahead 5-2, then a nice 10-2 run by the Bluebirds! Bovey Clark a downtown 3 helping Cole Camp to lead 12-7 after 1.
No three-point baskets by either team in the 2nd qtr, but lots of two-point fieldgoals. Colton Dieckman, Dasch Kaiser and Kolton Phillips each two fieldgoals for Cole Camp. Sacred Heart scored 18 in the qtr, all 2 at a time. Cole Camp with a slim 27-25 margin at the break.
Several ties in the 3rd. Philips with 4 to lead the Bluebird scoring. Blake Abey a basket mid qtr, but a 3 late had given the Gremlins a 37-35 lead. As the clock was running down, Brett Burdick was being closely guarded near the free throw line. Burdick threw up an off balance over the shoulder shot that you guessed it, down it went for a 37-37 tie to end the 3rd qtr!
Dieckman put Cole Camp ahead opening the 4th. But a 9-3 surge by the Gremlins mid qtr proved to be the deciding factor. Dieckman and Abey baskets late but Cole Camp never could get back to back scores. Final of Sacred Heart 52, Cole Camp 49. A little short but a huge improvement over the thumping Cole Camp took 4 days ago.
Scoring: Dieckman 14, Phillips 12, Abey 9, Kaiser 9, Clark 3, Burdick 2. Mason Trelow scored 18 leading the Gremlins. Rebounds: Phillips 10, Kaiser 9.
During warmups, the Cole Camp Lady Bluebirds were wearing t-shirts noting Coach Shearer had recently turned 50! Many more close games like these and he may feel 55 by seasons end? Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
Congratulations to the following High School students for placing in the Kaysinger Art Show!
Fourth place in Mixed Media: senior Serena Mahken; fourth place in Ink/Marker: senior Laura Zimmerman; fourth place in Design: senior Emily Cano; third place in Design: senior Roman Chikov; third place in Opaque Paint: senior Laura Zimmerman; third place in Graphite: sophomore Brooklyn Taylor; third place in Colored Pencil: senior Serena Mahnken; third place in Transparent Paint: senior Laura Zimmerman; second place in Charcoal: sophomore Clayton Jackson; first place in Ink/Marker: junior Jaiden Brown; and first place in Mixed Media: senior Kate Harrison.
Honorable Mentions went to: freshman Taylor Chambless;
freshman Kaylan Poe; sophomore Leah Moore-Allison; sophomore Allyie Martin; sophomore Brooklyn Taylor; and junior Madi Root.
Also, a very big congratulations to senior Kate Harrison for achieving Best of Show with her painting, "Honey"!
Congratulations, Bluebirds! Friday, January 30th through Saturday, February 8th, the Kaysinger High School Art Exhibition will be publically open at State Fair Community College in the Davis Multipurpose Building.
Congratulations to the following High School students for placing in the Kaysinger Art Show!
Fourth place in Mixed Media: senior Serena Mahken; fourth place in Ink/Marker: senior Laura Zimmerman; fourth place in Design: senior Emily Cano; third place in Design: senior Roman Chikov; third place in Opaque Paint: senior Laura Zimmerman; third place in Graphite: sophomore Brooklyn Taylor; third place in Colored Pencil: senior Serena Mahnken; third place in Transparent Paint: senior Laura Zimmerman; second place in Charcoal: sophomore Clayton Jackson; first place in Ink/Marker: junior Jaiden Brown; and first place in Mixed Media: senior Kate Harrison.
Honorable Mentions went to: freshman Taylor Chambless;
freshman Kaylan Poe; sophomore Leah Moore-Allison; sophomore Allyie Martin; sophomore Brooklyn Taylor; and junior Madi Root.
Also, a very big congratulations to senior Kate Harrison for achieving Best of Show with her painting, "Honey"!
Congratulations, Bluebirds! Friday, January 30th through Saturday, February 8th, the Kaysinger High School Art Exhibition will be publically open at State Fair Community College in the Davis Multipurpose Building.
Newsletter for Feb 2-6
Have a Great Weekend!!!
Have a Great Weekend!!!
If you are unable to make it to the Kaysinger Conference Basketball Tournament games starting this Friday, they will be available via Spooky Bear Media. Spooky Bear Media will stream all games on their YouTube channel.
Day 1 Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/oYc_kQJtxOY
You can watch the Bluebirds first games on Saturday, January 31st.
Lady Bluebirds will play Sacred Heart at 10:00 AM
Bluebirds will play Sacred Heart at 2:30 PM
Day 1 Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/oYc_kQJtxOY
You can watch the Bluebirds first games on Saturday, January 31st.
Lady Bluebirds will play Sacred Heart at 10:00 AM
Bluebirds will play Sacred Heart at 2:30 PM
Congratulations to these Volleyball Players on earning Academic All State!!
The scholar bowl team started their season off strong with a win over Windsor and Lincoln tonight! Great job bluebirds!
Dear Parents/Guardians:
If your child is gone from school for any reason, please make sure to call or email letting us know where they are. Phone number to call in is: 660-668-4427, or email:
Elementary: borgmeyerc@colecamp.k12.mo.us
High School: bahrenburgj@colecamp.k12.mo.us
Either or both: schlesselmana@colecamp.k12.mo.us
Thank you so much!!
If your child is gone from school for any reason, please make sure to call or email letting us know where they are. Phone number to call in is: 660-668-4427, or email:
Elementary: borgmeyerc@colecamp.k12.mo.us
High School: bahrenburgj@colecamp.k12.mo.us
Either or both: schlesselmana@colecamp.k12.mo.us
Thank you so much!!
Wrestling will be in the high school gym tonight for senior night.
Youth basketball events will be in the middle school gym.
Youth basketball events will be in the middle school gym.