Iola athletes highlight stellar day on track

Cool, brisk temperatures did little to chill the enthusiasm at Riverside Park Tuesday.
Iola Middle School hosted track and field athletes from Humboldt, Marmaton Valley, Pleasanton and Uniontown as part of a small-scale meet.
The competition offered  the students a primer on what to expect on a larger meet in Iola next week, which will feature 19 schools. The festivities kick off at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Riverside Park.
Tuesday’s results follow.
7th Grade Boys
Team results: 1. Iola Middle School (I), 75 points; 2. Humboldt (H), 63; 3. Pleasanton, 35; 4. Marmaton Valley (MV), 27, 5. Uniontown, 0.
100-meter dash
1. Trevor Wilson, MV, 13.86 seconds
2. Jacob Barker, H, 14.34
3. Wyatt Seufert, H, 14.57
4. Simpson, MV, 15.72
200-meter dash
1. Dalton Ryherd, I, 27.73 seconds
2. Wilson, MV, 28.61
3. Barker, H, 29.84
4. Isaac Vink, I, 30.24
5. Zach Cokely, I, 32.38
400-meter dash
1. Ryherd, I, 1:06.34
2. Barker, H, 1:07.7
3. Nick Vaughn, I, 1:07.89
4. Cokely, I, 1:12.63
5. Nick Peterson, I, 1:14.95
800-meter run
1. Josh Vanatta, H, 2:48.06
2. Seufert, H, 2:49.64
4. Cale Barnhart, I, 3:02.19
5. Colin Gillespie, H, 3:11.82
1600-meter run
1. Vaughn, I, 6:00.64
2. Vanatta, H, 6:12.28
3. Peterson, I, 6:39.23
4. Pugh, MV, 6:43.20
5. Brady Slocum, H, 6:54.01
4×100-meter relay
2. Iola, 1:03.42
3. Humboldt, 1:04.18
4. Marmaton Valley, 1:06.69
4×100-meter relay
1. Iola, 2:10.24
2. Humboldt, 2:16.02
100-meter hurdles
1. Ryherd, I, 18.00
2. Vink, I, 20.22
4. Blake Mittlemeier, I, 21.88
5. Gillespie, H, 23.52
Long jump
1. Wilson, MV, 14’4 1/2”
2. William Winner, I, 14’4”
3. Cokely, I, 13’5 1/2”
Shot put
1. Noah Johnson, H, 30’5”
3. Evan Sigg, I, 28’8 1/2”
5. Korte, H, 23’4 1/2”
Discus
2. Sigg, I, 71’7”
4. Johnson, H, 59’5”
High jump
1. Seufert, H, 4’4”
2. Gillespie, H, 4’4”
3. Korbin Smith, MV, 4’2”
4. Cole Murrow, H, 4’2”
5. Mittlemeier, I, 4’
Medley relay
1. Iola, 2:12.24
2. Humboldt, 2:20.40
4. Marmaton Valley, 2:33.66
8th grade boys
Team results: 1. Iola, 129 points, 2. Uniontown, 30; 3. Humboldt, 25; 4. Pleasanton, 15; 5. Marmaton Valley, 10.
100-meter dash
2. Mason Ingle, I, 13.69
4. Ben Cooper, I, 14.71
5. Logan Wood, H, 14.87
200-meter dash
2. Ingle, I, 29.11
3. Garrett Wade, I, 29.92
4. Chandler Broughton, I, 32.91
5. Noah Foster, MV, 35.23
400-meter dash
1. Jason Mangold, H, 1:11.39
2. Kendall Jay, I, 1:13.04
3. Broughton, I, 1:16.52
4. Wood, H, 1:16.65
5. Brandon Kinzer, MV, 1:20.83
800-meter run
1. Chase Regehr, I, 2:34.92
2. Jay, I, 2:48.39
4. Race Hoepker, H, 2:57.15
1600-meter run
1. Braden Plumlee, I, 11:50.64
2. Ryan Eyster, I, 14.25.82
3. Miah Scheimann, H, 14:38.48
4. John Hole, H, 16:01.04
4×100-meter relay
1. Iola, 56.45
3. Marmaton Valley, 1:03.33
4×200-meter relay
1. Iola, 2:00.49
100-meter hurdles
1. Wade, I, 18.59
2. Gage Cleaver, I, 19.09
3. Eyster, I, 21.81
4. Joey Zimmerman, I, 22.06
5. Kinzer, MV, 22.24
Long jump
1. Plumlee, I, 17’2”
2. Darius Greenawalt, I, 15’9”
4. Zimmerman, I, 14’2 1/2”
5. Cooper, I, 13’11 1/2”
Shot put
1. Colton Toney, I, 31’10”
2. Alex Smith, I, 31’3 1/2”
3. Derek Nixon, I, 31’1 1/2”
5. Jacob Kale, MV, 26’7”
Discus
1. Nixon, I, 90’6”
2. Zimmerman, I, 86’6”
3. Smith, I, 83’1”
4. Joe Kline, H, 80’0”
High jump
2. Geenawalt, I, 4’8”
Medley relay
1. Iola, 2:05.42
2. Humboldt, 2:14.91
3. Marmaton Valley, 2:28.52

Seventh grade girls
Team results: 1. Iola, 81; 2. Humboldt, 50.5; 3. Marmaton Valley, 35; 4. Pleasanton, 28.5; 5. Uniontown, 1
100-meter dash
1. Makayla Brooks, MV, 15.71 seconds
2. Shayla Brooks, MV, 15.82
3. Carley Cescon, I, 15.86
5. Hannah Riebel, H, 16.24
200-meter dash
1. M. Brooks, MV, 31.72 seconds
2. S. Brooks, MV, 32.99
4. Sierra Brinkerhoff, H, 34.48
5. Eliza Hale, I, 34.65
400-meter dash
1. Brooks, MV, 1:14.38
2. Kylee Hunter, I, 1:18.29
3. Madison Carlin, I, 1:19.00
4. Britnee Works, H, 1:21.59
800-meter run
1. Olivia Taylor, I, 2:50.90
2. Hunter, I, 3:09.87
3. Kaiti Carpenter, H, 3:18.43
4. Chassis Hoepker, H, 3:19.44
5. Shelby Yoho, MV, 3:22.18
1600-meter run
1. Taylor, I, 6:07.43
2. Yoho, MV, 6:36.17
3. Sydney Houk, H, 7:15.07
4×100-meter relay.
1. Iola (Cescon, Hale, Colby Riley, Sophie Whitney), 1:02.08
2. Humboldt, 1:08.24
4×200-meter relay
1. Humboldt, 2:18.83
2. Iola (Carlin, Emma Weseloh, Hale, Whitney), 2:20.70
100-meter hurdles
1. Hale, I, 20.82 seconds
2. Riley, I, 20.95
3. Brinkerhoff, H, 21.77
4. Lizzie Myers, H, 21.84
5. Houk, H, 22.51
Long jump
1. Riley, I, 12’2 3/4”
2. Brooks, MV, 11’8”
4. Weseloh, I, 9’8”
Shot put
1. Katie Bauer, I, 23’5”
3. Kiana Hultz, I, 22’2 1/4”
4. Rylan Wilhite, H, 20’8”
5. Karly McGuffin, I, 20’7”
Discus
2. Taylor, I, 51’3 1/2”
3. Hultz, I, 43’
4. McGuffin, 38’11 1/2”
5. Hoepker, H, 37’8”
High jump
1. Works, H, 4’0”
2. Myers, H, 3’8”
2. Denise Johnson, H, 3’8”
2. Houk, H, 3’8”
5. McGuffin, I, 3’8”
Medley relay
1. Iola (Cescon, Whitney, Riley, Taylor), 2:16.53
2. Humboldt, 2:28.89

8th grade girls
Team results: 1. Marmaton Valley, 55; 2. Humboldt, 49; 3. Iola, 46; 4. Uniontown, 45; 5. Pleasanton, 4
100-meter dash
1. Kyla Drake, MV, 14.46 seconds
2. Sidney Wade, I, 14.71
3. Kendra McNutt, H, 14.90
4. Alexander, MV, 15.18
5. Toni Macha, I, 15.44
200-meter dash
1. Drake, MV, 29.95 seconds
2. Paige Durand, H, 33.17
4. Cara Bartlett, H, 33.71
400-meter dash
1. Misty Storrer, MV, 1:12.86
2. Bartlett, H, 1:17.94
3. Casey Allen, MV, 1:19.39
4. Stevie Allen, MV, 1:19.64
5. Raven Gillespie, H, 1:19.92
800-meter run
2. Megan Klubek, I, 3:01.24
3. Tilar Wells, H, 3:03.19
4. C. Allen, MV, 3:12.68
5. S. Allen, MV, 3:22.70
1600-meter run
2. Allen, MV, 6:41.87
3200-meter run
1. Klubek, I, 14:53.46
4×100-meter relay
1. Humboldt, 1:00.54
2. Iola (Wade, Jadyn Sigg, Toni Macha, Klubek), 1:01.27
4×200-meter relay
1. Iola (Riley Murry, Sigg, Macha, Wade), 2:10.73
2. Humboldt, 2:17.39
3. Marmaton Valley, 2:19.01
100-meter hurdles
2. Alexander, MV, 21.11 seconds
3. Riley Murry, I, 21.39
4. Anna Whitcomb, H, 21.67
5. Emily Plaschka, MV, 21.82
Long jump
1. Drake, MV, 19’9 1/2”
3. Storrer, MV, 11’7 3/4”
4. Alexis Heslop, I, 10’10 1/2”
5. Sigg, I, 10’9 1/2”
Shot put
1. Heslop, I, 25’3”
2. Whitcomb, H, 23’7 1/2”
3. Kira McReynolds, H, 21’4”
5. Durand, H, 20’9”
Discus
2. Durand, H, 48’3/4”
3. Heslop, I, 47’8”
5. McReynolds, H, 44’2 1/2”
High jump
3. Heslop, I, 3’10”
3. Kendra McCall, H, 3’10”
3. Wells, H, 3’10”
Medley relay
1. Marmaton Valley (2:16.02)
2. Iola (Wade, Sigg, Macha, Klubek), 2:19.11
3. Humboldt, 2:36.76

Lady Cubs drop pair

BURLINGTON — Humboldt High’s offense was hard to come by Tuesday on the softball diamond.
The Lady Cubs scored only four runs in their season-opening doubleheader at Burlington.
The Wildcats emerged with wins of 2-1 and 7-3.
“We have a lot of work to do to get where we need to be,” Humboldt coach Brad Piley said.
The Lady Cubs were victimized by some bad luck in the opener.
Courtney Richey was downright dominant from the pitcher’s circle, racking up 13 strikeouts while allowing only four hits.
Both of Burlington’s runs, in the fourth and sixth innings, came across courtesy of Lady Cub errors.
“Courtney pitched a good game,” Piley said. “We only struck out one time. We just hit the ball right at their defense.”
Richey had a double and stolen base for Humboldt. Kasey Beeman had an RBI single. Jaci Ross also doubled.
In the second game, Burlington jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead. Humboldt cut the gap to 3-2 in the fourth and 4-3 in teh top of the six before Wildcats scored three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Jaci Ross took the defeat, giving up seven hits nd three walks over six innings. She struck out two. Brook Turner piched an inning of relief, giving up three hits.
At the plate, Kayle Riebel had a single and stolen base. Turner singled twice with a stolen base. Beeman had a double and RBI. Ross had an RBI single.

Fillies sweep past Trojans

OSAWATOMIE — Iola High’s softball team made up for lost time Tuesday.
Playing their first games in 19 days, the Fillies swept past host Osawatomie High, winning 14-1 and 11-8.
The wins even Iola’s record at 2-2 on the young season.
 Iola’s offense was clicking from the start, pounding out 13 hits and taking advantage of four walks in the opener. The Fillies erupted for four runs in the first inning and three more in the second to take control.
Leading the charge was Hannah Endicott, who went 4-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored.
Mackenzie Weseloh, Shelby Reno and Holly Schomaker each had two singles. Katie Thompson and Tessa Rowe singled.
Weseloh kept things under control from the pitcher’s circle, scattering six hits in six innings. She tossed 11 strikeouts with four walks.

THINGS WERE a bit tighter in the nightcap.
The game was scoreless until Osawatomie plated three against Endicott in the bottom of the third.
The Fillies responded in a flash.
Iola erupted for five runs in the top of the fourth to take the lead for good.
Osawatomie errors were sandwiched around singles by Endicott and Reno. Thompson followed with a double, then Katie Shields capped the rally with a run-scoring single.
A single by Endicott and a Schomaker double in the fifth pushed Iola’s lead to 6-3. Rowe reached on an error and scored a run to lead off the sixth, pushing the advantage to four, 7-3.
Osawatomie didn’t go quietly. The Trojans cut the gap to 7-6 with a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth.
Reno and Rowe doubled in the top of the seventh as part of a four-run rally.
The Trojans scored twice more in the bottom of the seventh before Endicott retired the last three batters in order. She gave up eight hits and four walks with four strikeouts.
Four of the Fillies’ eight hits went for extra bases.
Reno led the way with a single and double. Endicott had two singles. Schomaker, Thompson and Rowe each had doubles, while Shields singled.

IN THEIR FIRST action of the year, the Fillies JV dropped a pair of decisions, 10-4 and 7-6.
Baylea Thompson pitched in the opener, giving up five hits with four strikeouts.
Ashlie Shields, Taylor Heslop and Thompson had singles.
In the second contest, Ashlie Shields had two singles. Emily McKarnin and Thompson added one single apiece.
The Fillies return to action Monday at Anderson County.

Wilma Thompson

Wilma Thompson, 92, Chanute, passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, at Chanute Health Care Center.
Arrangements are pending with Penwell-Gabel Gibson Chapel.

Doris Null

Doris Jean Null, 82, Garnett, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013, at St. Luke’s Plaza Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.
She was born on Sept. 15, 1930, in Humboldt, the daughter of Charles and Mable (Switzer) Manley. She grew up and attended schools in Chanute.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Christian Church in Garnett.
Burial will follow in the Amiot Cemetery in Harris.
Family will be present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel in Garnett.
Memorial contributions may be made to WINGS and left in care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be left for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com

Leroy Ewing

Raymond Leroy Ewing, 84, Iola, died Saturday, March 30, 2013, at Allen County Hospital.
He was born Aug. 1, 1928, in Earlton, to Raymond and Eva (Norvell) Ewing. He was a farmer until 1965 when he moved to town and worked at Hiser Implement for 25 years. In his later years he enjoyed woodworking and repairing machinery.
He married Frances Stanford and they had two children, Wesley Ewing and Leanna Lewellen. They later divorced and he married Beverly Wells McLaren on Oct. 16, 1969. She survives along with his two children and two stepchildren, John Trembly and Johannah Harmon; five grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nine stepgreat-grandchildren and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister who died at childbirth.
Leroy will lie in state Friday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery in Iola.
Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.

Marie Shelton

Marie E. Shelton, 90, passed away Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013.
She was born July 25, 1922, to Ray and Esther (Hayes) Peck in Iola. Marie was a talented musician and enjoyed playing the piano and singing. She was an avid gardener and loved cooking. Marie enjoyed her church and attended faithfully. Family was the center of her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Francis M. Shelton; brothers, Raymond Eugene Peck in WWII and Francis Peck.
Marie is survived by her children, Stacy (Judy) Shelton, Donna (Robert) Flores, April (Dallas) Doty, Kent (Jennifer) Shelton; grandchildren, Marie Yeary, Laura Shown, Matt Shelton, Donni Middleton, Carrie Piwarski, Sarah Doty, Nathan Doty, Lane Doty, Anna Albrecht, Jacob Shelton, and Kristina Shelton; 10 great-grandchildren; and brothers, Harold (Olivia) Peck and Larry (Val) Peck. 
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Friday at Lake-view Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rivercross Hospice, 251 S. Whittier St., Wichita 67207 or Meadowlark Adult Care, 539 Wetmore Dr., Wichita, 67209.  
Online condolences can be left at www.MyLake-viewFuneralHome.com

Harriet Tubman, other women, deserve spotlight

Harriet Tubman, the African-American who sheltered slaves along the Underground Railroad, has earned her day in the sun.
Almost 150  years after her heroic service, two small national parks have been designated to honor Tubman.
Congress stalled on the action, only to be rescued by President Obama who used his powers under the 1906 Antiquities Act to set aside important natural, cultural and historical sites for permanent protection.
Tubman was born into slavery in 1820 in Maryland. She escaped at age 27. A monument in Tubman’s honor will be placed  in a 480-acre park donated by The Conservation Fund. Significant to the area is Stewart’s Canal, a manmade waterway Tubman’s father, Ben Ross, helped build as a slave. It’s also the home site of Jacob Jackson, a free black man who used coded letters to help Tubman communicate with family and others.
A park in Auburn, N.Y. will honor Tubman’s later work of helping the aged and infirmed as well as fighting for women’s suffrage.
Tubman endured slavery for almost 30 years before she escaped in 1849. Over the next 10 years “Moses,” — “Let my people go!” — as she was known to supporters, risked her life over and again to give shelter to fleeing slaves along the Eastern shore. In the course of her work as a “conductor” along the railway, Tubman and others would help runaways sneak across fields, through towns and over waterways during the cover of night.
It’s thought about 100,000 fugitive slaves made their way north through such daring maneuvers.
Tubman also worked as a nurse and a spy for the Union during the Civil War.
She died 100 years ago, on March 10, 1913.
Tubman’s not alone in falling under the national radar for heroes. Women as a whole are under-represented. A mere 8 percent of outdoor public statues in the United States are of female figures. Of the 100 sculptures — two per state — in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall, only 10 are of women, seven of whom are white. A statue of Rosa Parks was unveiled on Feb. 27, introducing the first full-body statue of an African American woman. Since 2000, states have been allowed to replace their sculptures, making it easier for more statues of women to be installed. So far, only four have been added.
Kansas’ representatives in the hall are President Dwight D. Eisenhower and John James Ingalls.
No quarrel here with either designation.
Eisenhower needs no introduction, and in fact  his statue replaced that of George Washington Glick in 2003.
Ingalls, 1833-1900, worked to make Kansas a free state and is credited with our state motto, Ad Astra per Aspera, Latin for “Through hardships to the stars.”
Still, Kansas has many notable women including former Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum and former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who someday should have their images cast in stone upon state grounds. How about alongside Amelia Earhart in the state capitol? Or wherever.
What’s important is that today’s women serve in as many roles as their male counterparts and deserve equal representation.

— Susan Lynn

LaHarpe man accused of rape

Timothy Vest Jr., 22, is being held in Allen County Jail on $200,000 bond for an incident Saturday in which he allegedly raped a 29-year-old LaHarpe woman and kidnapped her four-year-old son.
According to Allen County officers, Vest was arrested at 1 a.m. Sunday for a series of events earlier in the night. He is accused of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, lewd and lascivious acts, criminal restraint, battery (four counts), kidnapping and child endangerment.
Officers said Vest appeared to have been intoxicated when they arrived on the scene.
He had a first appearance in court Monday morning, when his bond was set.
Information about Vest’s arrest and the events in which he allegedly was involved will be given to Allen County Attorney Wade Bowie, who will decide what charges will be filed.

Senator to address Rotarians

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran will address the Iola Rotary Club at noon on Thursday at The New Greenery.
The public is invited to attend and participate in a question-and-answer session following Moran’s remarks.