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The 37th annual Hays Optimist Tri-Star Basketball Competition was March 12.
The girl’s event had 26 participants Hays (24), Victoria (1), Ellis (1), the most girls in the history of the event.
The boy’s event had participants Hays (24), Victoria (1), Ellis (2).
To begin each event, Curtis Schmidt introduced himself as president and Elmer Finck as vice president, then welcomed the crowd and thanked everyone for coming.
He also thanked Gary Wentling for his 36 years of running the Tri-Star Competition and his 44 years of service with the Optimist Club of Hays.
Schmidt also thanked Roger Bixenman and the staff at HRC for allowing the event, providing the shirts and helping as needed.
Schmidt then mentioned the club and what it does and asked that anyone interested in becoming a member talk to him or another member.
Dylan from HRC then ran through the dribbling and passing drills to show how it is done. The event then kicked off with the second graders first and moved through the grades.
After each event, Schmidt congratulated and thanked all the participants and gave out the awards.
The winners were as follows:
GIRLS
2ND GRADE
1ST place: Stella Rodger (76)
2nd place: Kyndal Martin (72)
3rd place: Riley Dennis (62)
3rd GRADE
1st place: Harper Nichell (91)
2nd place: Lily Atkinson (75)
3rd place: Macy Schaeffer (68)
4th GRADE
1st place: Myka Schoepf (95)
2nd place: Mia Reyes (94)
3rd place: Brynlee Walter (78)
5th GRADE
1st place: Kaymbree Staab (104)
2nd place: Ellee Lang (101)
3rd place: Amelia Atkinson (92)
6th GRADE
1st place: Brynlee Rupp (124)
2nd place: Adi Gottschalk (123)
3rd place: Brynn Schoepf (116)
7th GRADE
1ST place: Hannah Rose (138) ** TOP GUN WINNER!
BOYS
2ND GRADE
1ST place: Liam Fabrizius (113)
2nd place: Kasen Fisher (111)
3rd place: Roman Custer (95)
3rd GRADE
1st place: William Reed (134)
2nd place: Bennett Rupp (122)
3rd place: Jonah Gottschalk (112)
4th GRADE
1st place: Stryker Berry (151)
2nd place: Brady Holecek (140)
3rd place: Andrew Rose (131)
5th GRADE
1st place: Landon Funk (125)
2nd place: Boston Zimmerman (124)
3rd place: Rhys Custer (116)
6th GRADE
1st place: Carson Ditter (154) ** TOP GUN WINNER
2nd place: Easton Ditter (135)
3rd place: Carson Berens (126)
7th GRADE
1ST place: Aiden Aschenbrenner (132)
Volunteers were:
Preparation work: Nathan Legleiter and HRC staff (trophies, balls, T-shirts, measurements)
Competition: Curtis Schmidt, Amanda Schmidt, Avery Schmidt, Ron Sandstrom, Darrell Romme, Elmer Finck, LaVonne Finck, Dave Karlin, Leslie Karlin, Dale Brungardt
Scorer’s Table: LaVonne (registration), Amanda (scoring), Avery (shirts)
Dribbling: Dale, Darrell
Passing: Ron, Elmer
Shooting: Dave, Leslie
Cover photo courtesy of Pixabay.