THE SIGNAL | JANUARY 26, 2012
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WRESTLEMANIA Baldwin High School wrestlers will be at home Saturday as the school is the host to the Baldwin Invitational. Sixteen teams will be on hand to compete in the event.
G O T O B A L D W I N C I T Y. C O M F O R S P O R T S U P D AT E S
Bulldogs put away pesky Bears with late-game surge BY ELVYN JONES EJONES@THEWORLDCO.INFO
Despite leading the entire game Tuesday, the Baldwin High School girls basketball didn’t put away its first-round contest of the Wellsville Top Gun Tournament against St. Marys Bears until the waning minutes. The Bulldogs had leads of from three to seven points throughout the game, but St. Marys managed to come back whenever Baldwin seemed ready to build a comfortable advantage. “I just told the girls, I think we fought ourselves as much as we fought them,” Baldwin coach Bob Martin said of his team’s 49-40 win. “We finally did some things to win the game. That’s want is important — survive and go on.” Baldwin appeared to put the game away with 2:18 to play in the third quarter when junior Katie Kehl rebounded blocked shot in the lane and scored, giving the Bulldogs its largest lead of the game at 32-25. The Bears’ top scorer, sophomore Clare Thomas, was injured on the play and didn’t return to the game after being carried from the floor. St. Marys senior center Mary-Rose Eakes scored inside on the next possession, swiping the momentum from the Bulldogs, and the two teams were scoreless the remainder of the period. After a St. Marys made free throw early in the fourth quarter, Kehl once again worked the offensive boards for a second-chance basket with 6:50 to play in the final quarter. Two possessions later, Bulldog junior Kailyn Smith seemed to finally put the game out of reach with a 3-pointer that gave Baldwin a 39-31 lead. Once again, St Marys answered the challenge, scoring five-straight points and cutting the lead to 39-36 with 3:10 to play. Baldwin’s response was another three-pointer, this time from junior
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Kaitlyn Barnes Jones looks for an opening the St. Mary’s zone defense in Baldwin’s first-round victory Tuesday in the Wellsville Top Gun Tournament. The Bulldogs will play the tournament’s top seed, Bonner Springs, at 6:45 p.m. Thursday.
Kaitlin Jorgensen from the top of the key. St. Marys could not get within four
points the rest of the game, and Baldwin hit 6-of-8 free throws in the final two minutes as the Bears fouled in an
attempt to regain the ball. SEE BULLDOGS, PAGE 14
Baldwin falls in tournament championship in defensive struggle BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR SMONTEMAYOR@THEWORLDCO.INFO
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The Bonner Springs boys basketball team weathered several runs, but ultimately held Baldwin at bay, winning 47-32 in the final of the Baldwin Invitational tournament. The story of the game was defense as the Braves aggressive man-to-man forced 20 Baldwin (8-3) turnovers and held the Bulldogs to just two points in the third quarter. “We emphasized holding onto the ball,” Baldwin coach Dustin Leocher said. “We talked about that before the ballgame. Obviously, we didn’t do that.” The Bulldogs had difficulty scoring all night, and after scoring the game’s first two points on two free throws, quickly fell behind when Bonner Springs (8-3) went on an 11-1 run. Although Baldwin would never
make up that opening deficit, it came within a 3-point basket of tying the score on several occasions after the Braves had established leads of eightand seven-points. “It was a competitive game,” Loechner said. “It was more competitive than the final score would indicate.” Bonner Springs coach Andy Price agreed, praising the Bulldogs’ defense. “During timeouts, our guys said they were frustrated because they couldn’t do want they wanted on offense,” he said. Price pointed to the eight seniors on his club and the many sophomores playing important minutes for the Bulldogs. “They’d been there before,” he said of his seniors. “I think that was the difference.” The Braves enjoyed a 23-18 lead at the opening of the second half and appeared to put the game away by holding Baldwin to just two points off
Baldwin sophomore Caleb Gaylord gets up a shot against two Bonner Springs defenders late in the Bulldogs loss in Saturday’s championshi p game of the Baldwin Invitational Tournament.
SEE BONNER SPRINGS, PAGE 13 ELVYN JONES/STAFF
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Bulldogs shake Bears late to advance in Top Gun Tournament Undefeated Bonner Springs next for Baldwin FROM PAGE 1
The Bulldogs got off to a good start, leading 17-12 at the end of the first quarter on Jones and Smith’s outside shooting and Kehl and junior Jessie Katzer’s work on the offensive glass. “The offensive rebounds started us off well,” Kehl said. “We worked really hard all game. It was a tough game, especially with all the injuries..” Baldwin’s Jones temporarily left the game wit an arm injury near the end of the first half. Baldwin saw it five-point lead dwindle in the second quarter as it struggled to score and turned the ball over against St. Marys press and trapping zone defense. The Bears cut the Bulldogs’ lead to 19-17 before Kehl scored the team’s first field goal of the period with 3 minutes remaining. The Bulldogs will next play the winner of the Wellsville-Bonner Springs game at 6:45 p.m. Thursday. Bonner Springs is the tournament’s top seed, undefeated and ranked seventh in Kansas 4A.
BALDWIN 49, ST. MARYS 40 BALDWIN 17 6 9 18 – 49 ST. MARYS 12 7 8 13 - 40 Baldwin: Jorgensen, 5, Jones, 14, Smith, 14, Katzer, 2, Kelh, 9, Barnes 2 St. Marys: P. Thomas, 4, C. Thomas, 11, Moylan, 8, Davis, 7, McDowell, 2, White, 2, Eastes, 6.
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Katie Jones eyes the basket before launching a successful 3-pointer in Baldwin’s first-round victory Tuesday over St. Marys in the Wellsville Top Gun Invitational..
Baldwin wrestlers prepare for home tournament with dual win over state’s 6th-ranked team BY ELVYN JONES EJONES@THEWORLDCO.INFO
The Baldwin High School wresting team prepped for a big week with its annual Cats and Dogs Dual against Burlington.
On Jan. 19, the Bulldogs emerged victorious, 44-27, in the competitive event that matched the state-s sixthrated 4A squad, Burlington, against seventh-rated Baldwin. Powering the Bulldogs to the win were Bryce Shoemaker at 126 pounds,
BALDWIN BULLDOG WRESTLING SEASON RECORDS 106-Jon Pratt (FR), 10-8, 2 falls, 1 tech fall, 2 majors 113-Ben Huntington (SO), 5-4, 1 fall 120-Tucker Clark (SO), 15-6, 2 falls, 2 tech falls, 3 majors 126-Bryce Shoemaker (JR), 21-3, 12 falls, 2 tech falls (*ranked 2nd in 4A) 132-Andrew Morgan (SR), 22-7, 10 falls, 3 tech falls, 1 major (*ranked 3rd in 4A) 138-Grayson Langham (SO), 2-1 138-Cody Sellers (SR), 12-6, 6 falls, 1 tech fall, 2 majors
145-Dalton Mitchell (FR), 2-14 152-Taylor Jones (FR), 1-4 152-Colton Horne (JR), 6-13, 2 falls, 1 major 160-Jason Von Bargen (JR), 15-7, 5 falls, 1 tech fall, 2 majors 170-Mark Harman (JR), 6-9, 4 falls, 1 major 182-Mario Garcia (FR), 2-7, 2 falls 195-Tiler Garcia (FR), 5-7, 5 falls 220-Colton Bonner (SR), 24-2, 15 falls, 2 majors (*ranked 2nd in 4A)å
Cats and Dogs varsity results Final score: Baldwin 44 Burlington 27 106: Jon Pratt (BAL) win by forfeit 113: Ben Huntington (BAL) win by forfeit 120: Jake Elbrader (BURL) def. Tucker Clark (BAL), 6-3 126: Bryce Shoemaker (BAL) def. Hunter Isch (BURL), WBF 132: Andrew Morgan (BAL) def. Kendell Jeffers (BURL), WBF 138: Trevor Breshears (BURL) def. Grayson Langham (BAL), WBF 145: Andrew Monge (BURL) def. Dalton
Mitchell (BAL), WBF 152: Renato Pinto (BURL) def. Colton Horne (BAL), WBF 160: Jason Von Bargen (BAL) def. Brandon Caudell (BURL), 16-0 170: Mark Harman (BAL) def. Joe Metzger (BURL), WBF 182: Josh Hoch (BURL) def. Mario Garcia (BAL), WBF 195: Tiler Garcia (BAL) def. Terry Dowd (BURL), WBF 220: Colton Bonner (BAL) def. Tanner Taylor (BURL), OT 2-1
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Andrew Morgan at 132 pounds, Mark Harman at 170 pounds, Tiler Garcia at 195 pounds and Colton Bonner at 220 pounds. Shoemaker, Morgan, Harman and Garcia all won by falls. Bonner defeated Burlington’s Tanner Taylor 2-1 in overtime. The Bulldogs will have a dual with K.C. Piper starting at 3:30 today. The junior high school gym will be set up for an all-school pep rally just before the start the event with the wrestlers starting action with its conclusion. The on Saturday, the team will be the host of the Baldwin Invitational Tournament at the junior high gym.
Action in the 16-team Tournament will start at 8:30 a.m. Baldwin coach Kitt Harris said his team will face stiff competition in the tournament and it will be a great opportunity for fans to support the team and enjoy quality high school wrestling. Tonganoxie, Spring Hill and Lansing will be among the 4A teams that will vie for the title and be Baldwin’s competition in the regional next month, Harris said. In addition, the always good Oak Park, Mo., team will be returning again this year.
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COMMUNITY | 13 The Baldwin Bulldogs chases accepts the secondplace trophy Saturday after going down in the Baldwin Invitational Tournamet to the Bonner Springs, 4732. The Bulldogs defeated PerryLecompton and Augusta to advance to the ďŹ nals of the event.
Bonner Springs hold off Bulldogs to claim 3rd-straight Baldwin Invitational FROM PAGE 12
a pair of free throws in the third quarter. But early in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs fought back with a 3-pointer by sophomore Cornell Brown and a basket in the lane by Gaylord. A pair of three-point shots by Jordan Jackson and J.J. Jackson, the latter one falling with 3:20 to play, once again gave the Braves a comfortable cushion. Bonner Springs then started running the clock on offense forcing Baldwin to foul.
The strategy was without benefit as Brett Steuart, who Price said had struggled at the line before the tournament, hit six free throws. Steuart and teammate B.J. Watson were named to the 10-member alltournament team, as were C. Brown and Gaylord of Baldwin. Others so honored were Jason Stoneking, Anderson County, Brandt Patterson, Augusta, C.J. Vallejo, Bishop Ward, Jack Steadman, K.C. Christian and Austin Johanning, Perry-Lecompton. Baldwin will have nearly a week of practice before playing Friday at Osawatomie.
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Baldwin High School sophomore Cornell Brown looks for an opening against the Bonner Springs press during Saturday’s championship game.
BONNER SPRING 47, BALDWIN 32 BONNER SPRINGS 11 12 9 15 - 47 BALDWIN 9 9 2 12 - 32 Bonner Springs: Jordan Jackson, 8, Watson, 11, JJ Jackson, 7, Franklin, 3, Dooley, 3, Steuart, 15 Baldwin: Schroeder, 3, Twombly, 2, C. Brown, 12, Burton, 5, Duncan, 1, Cawley, 5, Gaylord, 4