by Dennis Sharkey The McLouth Bulldogs’ defense got four turnovers, including a fumble recovered for a touchdown by T.J. Crowell, and handed the Jefferson County North Chargers a 41-6 loss at home. The Bulldogs got started quickly with Shawn Dailey’s 45-yard run to the JCN 15 yard line. Dailey scored five plays later and McLouth [...]
by Dennis Sharkey The feeding was a frenzy Friday night inside The Shark Tank as the Perry-Lecompton Kaws beat up on Nemaha Valley 47-6. The Kaws took the opening kickoff and used a 12-play drive that used about four minutes to take an early 7-0 lead. The Kaws let Nemaha Valley drive into their territory [...]
While some areas of central, northcentral, and northwest Kansas may offer good hunting, drought and heat have reduced bird numbers Kansas upland bird hunters enjoyed a banner season in 2010, but this summer’s heat and drought in parts of the state have hurt upland bird prospects for 2011. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and [...]
Bulldogs down Dragons in a rout by Dennis Sharkey The McLouth Bulldogs continued their early season dominance over Jefferson County teams with a 52-6 clobbering of Valley Falls on Friday. The only bright spot for the Dragons came in the second quarter when a fumble was recovered by the Dragons and returned to the Bulldog [...]
Jefferson West’s Marci Greene (#10) strikes the ball as Perry-Lecompton’s Kelsey Kasson (#16) attempts to block. The match was held Sept. 9 at Meriden. The JW Tiger varsity won both volleyball matches against the Kaws. The first match scores were 25-21 and 25-18. The second match was 25-8 and 25-15. Photo by Ken Locke
Carrie Finson’s hard work all summer paid off with two outstanding second-place finishes to lead Jefferson West Cross Country opening the season last week. Finson ran the Jefferson West Invitational 4K race held at Shawnee North Community Center Sept. 6 in 16:15.80 to finish ahead of two Holton runners who previously had beaten her. The [...]
Bulldogs take big bite out of Bears by Dennis Sharkey Since last season’s opening loss to the Oskaloosa Bears the McLouth Bulldogs have had revenge on their minds. And they played like it. The Bulldogs thumped the Bears 47-0 on the opening night of high school football at Stan Braksick Sports Complex. The McLouth rushing [...]
The Jefferson West girls’ golf team has won its second tournament in as many weeks.The Tigers carried away the first place trophy at the Alvamar Golf Course in Lawrence with nine teams and 53 girls participating. The team’s score of 377 was 22 strokes better than runner-up Silver Lake. Four Tigers placed in the top [...]
The 2011 football season is a different tale from a year ago for most Jefferson County teams.
When Jefferson County Volleyball teams hit the court next week most will look a lot different on the sidelines.