Congratulations to the Cole Camp middle and high school students for awards that they are receiving in the Kaysinger Art Show! Receiving a fourth place in pastels is Eva Demoss; receiving a fourth place in ink/ marker is Jaiden Brown; receiving a third place in opaque paint is Laura Zimmerman, and a third place also goes to junior high artist Taylor Chambless. Receiving a second place in opaque paint is Laura Zimmerman, and a first place award goes to Jaiden Brown for digital art and photography. Honorable Mentions go out to: Grace Koenke, MacKenzie Moellman, Anastasia Procopisen, Emelia Root, and Lindsey Vansel. Come check out the show at the Davis Multipurpose building on the State Fair campus. Way to go, Cole Camp bluebirds!
Make your way back to SFCC TOMORROW, February 1st at 10:00 AM to watch the girls take on the Lincoln Cardinals for their first-round Conference Tournament match! #tournamentweekend
It's the opening night of the Conference Tournament for the boys tonight at State Fair Community College. They will take on the Stover Bulldogs at 7:30 PM. #gameday
Have a Great Weekend!!!
Last night the Bluebird wrestlers traveled to El Dorado Springs for a three dual night. Cole Camp went 2-1 in those duals bringing their season record to 7-3. Our two girls Mya and Kadin were finally able to get matches but came up short.
Congratulations to the FCCLA members who competed at the Regional meeting yesterday! Everyone placed in their event!
Ryan Brown: Gold in job interview- continuing to state level
Grace Harms: Gold in job interview- continuing to state level
Lilly Brown: Gold in job interview- continuing to state level
Rylee Fairchild: Bronze in Say Yes to FCS
Madison Paxson: Gold in National Programs in Action - continuing to state level
Ashlyn Russell, Payten Shoemaker, and Keyra Stewart: Gold in Event Management- continuing to state level
Also a huge congratulations to Madison Paxson for being named the Regional FCCLA Treasurer!
These amazing student's will compete at the state level in March!
Congratulations to these Lady Bluebird Academic All-State Volleyball players!
Meet us at the dome in Stover tonight at 5:30 PM to watch the JV Girls take on the Bulldogs! Varsity will follow. #gameday
Cole Camp Boys and Girls Wrestling will participate in the Eldorado Spings Tri today at Eldorado Spring High School beginning at 5:00 PM.
Kaysinger Conference Basketball Tournament begins Friday , January 31st at State Fair Community College. See Brackets attached.
The Cole Camp Varsity Ladies picked up their 3rd win of the year with a 22 point thumping of the Sacred Heart Lady Gremlins on January 27th. Could the Cole Camp boys somehow do the same against the Gremlins on the 28th?
Sacred Heart led the JV game 6-0 when freshman Micah Davis hit a 3 for Cole Camp. Will Espey quickly added 2, but then the Gremlins pulled away. Lot of foul calls on Cole Camp as Sacred Heart had 11 opportunities from the charity stripe in the first qtr alone. Sacred Heart ahead 18-7 after 1.
Davis added 5 in the 2nd qtr to lead Cole Camp. Sacred Heart Is quick and soon they were up 31-15 by halftime.
Brett Burdick with a freethrow and fieldgoal in the 3rd. Ty Loganbill also a basket, but the Gremlins were leading 41-22 after 3.
A nice 12-1 run for Cole Camp mid 4th qtr! Bovey Clark led the charge with 7, Davis 3 and Burdick a steal to layup combo! However the margin never got to single digits as Sacred Heart closed it out 52-38.
JV scoring: Davis 13, Burdick 9, Clark 7, Espey 4, Abey 2, Loganbill 2, Bauer 1. Two Gremlins had 12 each.
Nice to have the Cole Camp band playing at the games. Little low on numbers but these students are learning and sharing their abilities!
Cole Camp fell behind 2-9 in the varsity match. Connor Petersen paced the Bluebirds with 4. By scoring the last 6, Sacred Heart led 17-6 after 1.
Colton Dieckman popped in 7 in the 2nd qtr, including a traditional 3-point play. Burdick a pair of baskets also for the Bluebirds who trailed 17-30 at halftime.
Petersen with 4 in the third, Blake Abey a long range 3 and Dasch Kaiser a traditional 3-point play. Despite this effort, the Gremlins increased their lead to 45-31 with a qtr to go.
The Gremlins scored the first 11 of the last period. Bauer and Burdick eventually scored 3 each and Joseph Hatfield added a field goal at 1 minute to go. Final score of Sacred Heart 58, Cole Camp 39.
Scoring: Dieckman 11, Petersen 8, Burdick 7, Abey 5, Kaiser 3, Bauer 3, Hatfield 2. Connor Brown led the Gremlins with 18.
Word from the bleachers. A first time visitor from Russellville during their recent game at Cole Camp said, "I love this gym!" Nice comment. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article.
Ida Oelrichs, 7th grade, received FIRST PLACE in the American Legion Auxiliary's Americanism Essay Contest for Class II. Congratulations, Ida!
Cole Camp Bluebird Girls and Boys Basketball: Russellville basketball teams were in Cole Camp for somewhat rare Saturday midday matchups. Would a daylight game on a weekend help the Bluebirds win?
Varsity girls score stood at 3-2 favoring the Indians midway in the opening qtr. Marilyn Hesse had 5 rebounds in the first 2:30. Then in a 1:30 time frame, their leading scorer K'Lea Basnett scored 10 in a row. Russellville up 15-4 after 1.
Madilynn Ogle knocked down a pair of 3's early 2nd qtr, narrowing the margin to 7. But a combination of Bluebird turnovers and another 14 by Basnet made the halftime score 37-15 Cole Camp trailing.
Kind of unfortunate for Katherine Timoshchuk being whistled for 2 quick fouls. From the stands looked like the person she was guarding was pushing just as much. Regardless the game went on.
Kaitlyn Whitworth and Emma Thayer combined for 5 in the third qtr. Russellville matched that plus 6 more to lead 48-20 after 3.
Ogle and Payten Shoemaker found the range from 3 pt land in the 4th. Shoemaker did it twice! However the Lady Indians prevailed 53-31.
Scoring: Ogle 13, Shoemaker 6, Hesse 4, Whitworth 4, Thayer 3, Moellman 1. Basnett with 32 for the Lady Indians.
The Varsity Boys of Russellville had an 11-6 record coming to town and average about 64 points per game. Cole Camp has averaged just under 40 points per contest.
Teams almost matched each other shot for shot except for a 5-point spurt midway for the Indians. Colton Dieckman with 7, Blake Abey with 5 for the Bluebirds. Score after one qtr was Russellville 21, Cole Camp 14.
The Russellville Coach said prior to the game his team liked a fast pace, create turnovers, and hit some 3's. The turnover statement held true as his players went on a 14-1 run mid-second qtr. By halftime, the Indians led 42-21.
Russellville connected on five 3's coming out of intermission. When they fall, it adds up fast. However a very nice offensive qtr for Kolton Phillips scoring 8. Kolby Bohon added a 3 but Cole Camp now trailed by 28 after 3.
Dasch Kaiser scored 4 in the 4th. Clark and Burdick 2 each as the clock expired showing Russellville at 69, Cole Camp 43.
Scoring: Dieckman 13, Phillips 8, Kaiser 8, Abey 7, Bohon 3, Clark 2, Burdick 2. Freshman Trae Jennewein led the Indians with 17. Kaiser 8 rebounds, Dieckman 6.
Only home game left is vs Sacred Heart on the 28th of Jan. Then all road games. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article.
Cole Camp Bluebird Basketball: A very nice crowd was on hand January 24th as the Bluebirds celebrated Homecoming!
A slow start for the JV Bluebirds as they trailed 2-8 in the first qtr. Fortunately Bovey Clark nailed a 3 at the buzzer, so just a 3-point difference after 1.
There are rules limiting players to a total of 6 qtrs per night. For example, Blake Abey did not participate in the first or last JV quarters so that he could play in all four varsity quarters. There are others on the Cole Camp roster handled the same way.
In the 2nd JV qtr Abey hit a pair of 3's plus two other baskets for 10 points. Landon Bauer and Dasch Kaiser with 2 each also, and it took 'em all to catch the Bulldogs for a 21-21 tie at halftime.
Abey was nearly a one-man scoring machine in the third scoring 14 of Cole Camp's 15. He also recorded several steals and rebounds. Cole Camp led 36-31 after 3.
Ty Loganbill with a fieldgoal and two freethrows in the final frame. Micah Davis and Will Espey also tossed in scores as Cole Camp won 45-33.
Scoring: Abey 24, Loganbill 6, Davis 4, Clark 3, Kaiser 3, Bauer 3, Espey 2. Blake Narin with 13 leading Stover.
Congrats to Lady Bluebirds basketball team member MacKenzie Moellman being crowned Queen between games!
With a combined record of 5-20, Cole Camp and Stover varsity teams are both experiencing painful seasons.
A good opening qtr for the Bluebirds led by Kolton Phillips and Blake Abey with 4 each. Kolby Bohon a steal to layup combo helped build a 5 point lead. However the Bulldogs tied it up late at 13-13 after 1.
Stover took control of this game with a 16-1 run in the 2nd qtr. They handled the ball well and connected on three long range baskets plus a conventional 3-pt play. Halftime score of Stover 31, Cole Camp 19.
Clark a 3, 2-pt baskets by Phillips and Abey, and a Kaiser freethrow where the extent of Cole Camp scoring in the 3rd. By scoring the last 7 of the qtr, Stover now led 43-27.
That 43 is Stover's season average per game, so maybe if they wouldn't score in the 4th, a Cole Camp come back? Phillips with 4 early helped narrow the margin to 11, but no closer. Spencer Godwin with a freethrow for Cole Camp at 3.5 seconds left the final at Stover 56, Cole Camp 41.
Scoring: Abey 12, Phillips 10, Clark 6, Bohon 4, Dieckman 4, Petersen 2, Kaiser 2, Godwin 1. Gavin Welpman with 16, Dylan Brodersen 15 pacing the Bulldogs. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article.
It's GAME DAY at home. Come cheer on the boys as they take on the Sacred Heart Gremlins!
JV starts at 6:00 in the New Gym, Varsity to follow!
Mark your calendars for an unforgettable evening of family fun on Saturday, April 19th, from 7–10 PM on the football field! 🐰✨ 🎶 What to Expect: 🌟 Glow Walk 🥚 Glow Easter Egg Hunt (ages 10 & under) 🎯 Obstacle Course (ages 10 & under) 🍔 Food Trucks 🎵 Live Music And more! 🎟 Entrance Fee: 👨👩👧 $5 for all (4 and under are free) T-shirts will be available to purchase at the event for $10. Prizes will be given out for various things including but not limited to: most laps walked, fastest time through the obstacle course, best glow outfit and more! Don't miss this glowing night of fun, laughter, and community! 💫 Bring your friends, family, and your best glow gear—we can’t wait to see you there! 🥳 Registering in advance is prefered using the link below, however you can pay entrance at the gate the day of! Please understand t-shirts may be limited for those not registering in advance. Early registration form: https://forms.gle/vvGFVxtnpaBx2pvr8
The Lady Bluebirds came away with a victory tonight over the Sacred Heart Lady Gremlins, 35-13.
Sip, Smile, Repeat: Fresh! Lemonade will be here TOMORROW for lunches!
Conference wrestling in Lone Jack today! Illness and injury left the Bluebirds down a couple of wrestlers but the blue and white had a pretty good day! 3 come with medals! Christian Draper finished 3rd. Makiah Murguia finished 2nd and Grant Rodriguez repeats as conference champion! Cole Camp finished fifth as a team.
Mrs. Schnakenberg's Advanced Chemistry students had a great time burning different salts to determine the color, wavelength, frequency and energy of the photons being emitted!
