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Hoisington boys dominate Bill Kimble track meet
Josiah Ball
Updated: Apr 28, 2022, 2:03 PM
Published: Apr 27, 2022, 10:47 PM

HOISINGTON — Hoisington's Josiah Ball won the pole vault with a season-best effort (13-0) and also won the 110-meter hurdles (18.22).  The Cardinals dominated the inaugural Bill Kimble Track Invitational with 217 points with eight first-place finishes.

Also winning gold medals were Hoisington's Deryk Yott, 400 meters (53.79); Ian Doss, 800 meters (2:04.76); Bralen Thompson, triple jump (42-51/2); Caiden Hoffman, shot put (43-11);  Spencer Mintz, discus (136-10) and the 1,600-meter relay (3:42.04).

Central Plains Oiler Cole Lamatsch won the javelin (130-5) and 1,600 (4:53.14). Other gold medal winners were St. John's Preston Dunn, 300-meter hurdles ranked No. 9 in Kansas (41.03); St. John's 3,200-meter relay (9:35.46); and Stafford's Angel Dominguez, high jump (5-6).

GIRLS RESULTS — Hoisington Cardinal Shellamae Farmer won the pole vault with a No. 4 state-ranked effort (11-0) and also won the 300-meter hurdles (51.23). The Cardinals scored 121 points to finish runner-up behind Hays Thomas More Prep (157).

Hoisington's Kynlie Crowdis swept the 800 (2:39.89) and 1,600 (5:55.4). Sheena Gocela won the 100 meters (13.62).

Other first-place winners were Central Plains Oiler Soeken, 400 (1:04.2); Otis-Bison's Destiny Mitchell, 3,200 (13:56.69); St. John's 1,600-meter relay (4:29.84) and 3,200-meter relay (11:12.78); and Otis-Bison's Macie Wiltse, discus (91-8).

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BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Hoisington 217; 2—Cimarron 63; 3—Hays Thomas More Prep 60; 4—Skyline 59; 5—St. John 51; 6—Central Plains 38; 7—Staffored 32; 8—Ellsworth 17; 9—Otis-Bison 18

BOYS RESULTS

100m—1—Harris, TMP, 11.36; 2—Bralen Thompson, H, 11.45; 4—Dominguez, S, 11.84

110m hurdles—1—Ball, H, 18.22; 2—Hipp, H, 18.72; 3—Kraft, H, 19.86; 4—Brier Thompson, H, 20.05; 5—Benavides, CP, 20.8

200m—1—Harris, TMP, 23.64; 6—Czarnek, H, 25.2

300m hurdles—1—Dunn, SJ, 41.03; 2—Ball, H, 43.21; 4—Klima, CP, 47.87; 5—Kraft, H, 48.02; 6—Hipp, H, 48.36

400m—1—Yott, H, 53.79; 2—Quade Smith, SJ, 54.24; 4—Huston, SJ, 56.68

800m—1—Doss, H, 2:04.76; 2—Lamatsch, CP, 2:04.92; 3—Wolf, H, 2:19.28; 4—Lewis, H, 2:26.02; 5—Tarlton, H, 2:26.04

1,600m—1—Lamatsch, CP, 4:53.14; 2—Lewis, H, 5:12.5; 3—Tarlton, H, 5:14.62; 5—McNeal, CP, 5:20.74

3,200m—1—Robinson, Skyline, 11:20.13; 2—Wolf, H, 11;42.09; 4—Mater, H, 12:08.35; 5—Hipp, H, 12:53.5

400m relay—1—Cimarron, 46.87; 3—Hoisington, 47.67; 4—Stafford, 48.07; 5—Otis-Bison, 50.6

1,600m relay—1—Hoisington, 3:42.04; 2—St. John, 3:45.63; 4—Stafford, 4:05.02

3,200m relay—1—St. John, 9:35.46; 3—Hoisington, 11:02.83

High jump—1—Dominguez, S, 5-6; 3—Haselhorst, OB, 5-4; Yott, H, 5-4; 5—McNeal, CP, 5-2

Long jump—1—Casas, Skyline, 20-6; 2—Bralen Thompson, H, 19-91/4; 5—Jason Robinson, H, 18-5

Triple jump—1—Bralen Thompson, H, 42-51/2; 4—Wolf, H, 36-11; 5—Jason Robinson, H, 36-11; 6—Czarnek, H, 36-1/2

Shot put—1—Hoffman, H, 43-11; 2—Mintz, H, 43-2; 3—Bahr, OB, 40-11; 4—Deines, H, 40-8; 6—Aden Adame, SJ, 35-4

Discus—1—Mintz, H, 136-10; 2—Philbern, H, 118-5; 3—Harter, S, 115-10; 4—Delp, SJ, 113-2; 6—Josh Hildebrand, S, 105-7

Javelin—1—Lamatsch, CP, 130-5; 3—Adrian Adame, SJ, 117-1; 4—Josh Hildebrand, S, 113-9

Pole vault—1—Ball, H, *13-0; 3—Hipp, H, 9-6

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GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Hays Thomas More Prep 157; 2—Hoisington 121; 3—Cimarron 89; 4—St. John 51; 5—Otis-Bison 48; 6—Ellsworth 44; 7—Central Plains 26; 8—Skyline 8; 9—Stafford 7

GIRLS RESULTS 

100m—1—Gocela, H, 13.62; 5—Ficken, OB, 14.5; 6—Denio, S, 14.52

100m hurdles—1—Gottschalk, TMP, 17.05; 2—Farmer, H, 17.31; 3—Hahn, H, 18.3

200m—1—Yost, TMP, 27.99; 2—Ficken, OB, 29.28; 3—Thompson, CP, 29.95; 6—Abad, S, 30.33

300m hurdles—1—Farmer, H, 51.23; 4—Hahn, H, 54.37

400m—1—Soeken, CP, 1:04.2; 2—Meyer, SJ, 1:04.87; 6—Steinert, H, 1:07.95

800m—1—Crowdis, H, 2:39.89; 2—Reed, SJ, 2:39.84; 6—Kaiser, H, 2:58.98

1,600m—1—Crowdis, H, 5:55.4; 2—Smith, SJ, 5:55.81; 5—Kaiser, H, 6:30.66

3,200m—1—Mitchell, OB, 13:56.69; 3—Kassy Petersilie, H, 14:55.36; 5—Wyant, H, 15:17.11

400m relay—1—TMP, 52.89; 2—Hoisington, 53.49; 3—St. John, 54.32; 4—Stafford, 57.15

1,600m relay—1—St. John, 4:29.84; 2—Hoisington, 4:47.09; 4—Otis-Bison, 4:51.43

3,200m relay—1—St. John, 11:12.78; 2—Otis-Bison, 11:33.37; 4—Hoisington, 11:57.83

High jump—1—Yost, TMP, 5-2

Long jump—1—Basgall, TMP, 15-2; 2—Gocela, H, 15-1; 6—Morgan, S, 13-21/2

Triple jump—2—Osborn, Cim, 36-41/2; 6—Thompson, CP, 32-11/2

Shot put—1—Sonday, Cim, 33-81/4; 4—Croisant, OB, 28-101/2; 5—Reever, OB, 27-9; 6—Lauren Oeser, CP, 27-81/2

Discus—1—Wiltse, OB, 91-8; 5—Rippie, H, 82-1; 6—Doggett, SJ, 81-8

Javelin—1—Turnipseed, Ellsworth, 119-1; 2—Lauren Oeser, CP, 108-4; 6—Strong, H, 84-1

Pole vault—1—Farmer, H, *11-0; 3—Gocela, H, 9-0; 4—Lovett, H, 8-6
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CKL SOFTBALL Halstead 4-0 6-0 Haven 4-0 6-1 Hoisington 2-0 6-0 Hesston 2-2 3-5 Larned 0-0 4-1 Nickerson 0-2 2-4 Smoky Valley 0-2 0-2 Pratt 0-2 0-4 Hillsboro 0-4 2-4 TUESDAY—Pratt vs. Haven; Hesston vs. Smoky Valley; Nickerson vs. Halstead; Hoisington vs. Larned; Hillsboro vs. Moundridge FRIDAY—Haven at Halstead; Hesston at Larned; Pratt at Hoisington; Nickerson at Andale; Smoky Valley at Hillsboro HALSTEAD (4-0, 6-0)—W Kingman 7-1; W Liberal 4-3; WW Pratt 1-0, 7-6; WW Hesston 12-2, 6-3; 4-8—Nickerson; 4-11—Haven; 4-17—at Hillsboro; 4-22—Smoky Valley; 4-24—Larned; 4-28—at Douglass; 5-2—at Hoisington; 5-8—Bluestem HAVEN (4-0, 6-1)—W Sabetha 11-6; L Burlington 0-6; WW Smoky Valley 16-1, 16-1; WW Hillsboro 12-0, 15-2; 4-8—Pratt; 4-11—at Halstead; 4-14—at Remington; 4-17—Larned; 4-22—at Hoisington; 4-25—Nickerson; 4-28—Wichita Trinity; 5-6—at Russell; 5-9—at Hesston HOISINGTON (2-0, 6-0)—WW Russell 14-4, 14-6; WW Ellinwood 18-2, 12-3; L Nickerson 17-2, 18-3; 4-4—Hays TMP; 4-8—at Larned; 4-11—Pratt; 4-17—at Hesston; 4-22—Haven; 4-25—at Hillsboro; 5-2—Halstead; 5-5—at Beloit; 5-8—at Smoky Valley HESSTON (2-2, 3-5)—WL SE Saline 4-3, 3-4; L Liberal 5-6; L Kingman 9-10; WW Hillsboro 11-4, 18-2; LL Halstead 2-12, 3-6; 4-8—Smoky Valley; 4-11—at Larned; 4-17—Hoisington; 4-22—at Nickerson; 5-2—at Pratt; 5-5—Newton; 5-9—Haven LARNED (0-0, 4-1)—WL Cimarron 22-7, 5-6; WL Lyons 12-2 (4-4 suspended); WW Ellis 21-4, 18-5; 4-8—Hoisington; 4-11—Hesston; 4-15—Smoky Valley; 4-17—at Haven; 4-22—Hillsboro; 4-24—at Halstead; 4-28—Spearville; 4-29—Russell; 5-9—at Nickerson; 5-13—at Pratt NICKERSON (0-2, 2-4)—WL Hutchinson Trinity 8-17, 2-14; WL Lyons 14-13, 9-16; Hoisington LL 2-17, 3-18; 4-8—at Halstead; 4-11—at Andale; 4-17—at Pratt; 4-22—Hesston; 4-25—at Haven; 4-28—Kingman/Ellsworth; 5-2—Hillsboro; 5-5—at Smoky Valley; 5-9—Larned SMOKY VALLEY (0-2, 0-2)—LL Haven 1-16, 4-10; 4-8—at Hesston; 4-11—at Hillsboro; 4-15—at Larned; 4-22—at Halstead; 4-25—Pratt; 4-29 Lyons; 5-1—SE Saline; 5-5—Nickerson; 5-8—Hoisington PRATT (0-2, 0-4)—LL Halstead 0-1, 6-7; LL Great Bend 11-16, 5-7; 4-8—Haven; 4-11—at Hoisington; 4-17—Nickerson; 4-22—at Mulvane; 4-25 —at Smoky Valley; 4-29—Dodge City; 5-2—Hesston; 5-5—Kingman; 5-9—Hillsboro; 5-13—Larned; 5-15—Andale HILLSBORO (0-4, 2-4)—WW Canton-Galva 21-1, 19-4; LL Hesston 4-11, 2-18; LL Haven 0-12, 2-15; 4-8—Moundridge; 4-11—Smoky Valley; 4-15—Herington; 4-17—Halstead; 4-22—Larned; 4-25—Hoisington; 4-29—Inman; 5-2—at Nickerson; 5-5—at Council Grove; 5-9—at Pratt
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