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Front Row L to R: Senior Brian Todd, Junior Tanner McGuire, Senior Cale Diehl, Junior Kolten Kauffman, Junior Trey Mareth Back Row L to R: Senior Stacy Davenport, Senior Nick Hulse, Junior Aaron Fritts, Senior Kyle Martin, Senior Joe Strauch, Not Pictured Antonio Valenci |
The 2011 Butler Bears football team had an outstanding season, finishing with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses. The Bears won the Class 2 District 13 championship and finished 2nd in the Crossroads Conference. The only 2 losses on the season came to Class 3 Imagine Renaissance Academy, and in the Sectional playoff game to the Higginsville Huskers; the eventual state runner-up.
The Bears were led by a great group of 11 seniors, who were not only very good players, but also outstanding leaders. Those seniors include, Brian Todd, Michael Coy, Michael Keener, Nick Hulse, Austin Shatto, Cale Diehl, Stacy Davenport, Kyle Martin, Austin Fix, Joe Strauch, and Antonio Valencia.
The Bears were also well represented with post-season honors which include:
1st Team All-Conference:
Tanner McGuire – RB/DB
Nick Hulse – OL/DL
Cale Diehl – OL
Antonio Valencia – K
2nd Team All – Conference:
Kolten Kauffman – QB
Trey Mareth – TE
Stacy Davenport – DB
Aaron Fritts – OL
Kyle Martin – LB
Joe Strauch – P
Honorable Mention – All Conference:
Brian Todd – LB
1st Team All-District
Tanner McGuire – RB/DB
Trey Mareth – TE
Kyle Martin – LB
Nick Hulse – OL/DL
Cale Diehl – OL
Joe Strauch – P
2nd Team All-District:
Kolten Kauffman – QB
Brian Todd – LB
Antonio Valencia – K
Aaron Fritts – OL/DL
Stacy Davenport – DB
The coaches and players would also like to say THANK YOU to our community and fans for the support that you showed us this entire football season. We hope that we represented our school and our community with pride and respect and we look forward to the 2012 football season. ~Kirk Hannah
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| L to R: Senior Kassidy Hannah, Senior Lauren Wainscott, Sophmore Kiersten Morris, Sophmore Alyx Gepford |
2011 Volleyball Season Summary
The Lady Bears volleyball team ended with a record of 14-13. The girls battled the home town Archie Whirlwinds in the championship game to win first place in the Archie Tournament. The Lady Bears took 5th place in the Crossroads Conference. The girls made it through the first round of Districts. The girls played well working together and having fun playing the game they love, making this a great year.
This was a great first year as a high school volleyball coach, working with a great assistant coach, group of girls, and parents. ~Lynelle Smith
Post Season Honors Include:
1st team All-Conference, 1st team All-District, All-Region Honorable Mention
Alyx Gepford
2nd team All-Conference, 2nd team All-District
Kassidy Hannah
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Lauren Wainscott
2nd team All-District
Kiersten Morris
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| L to R: Senior Tori Stauffacher, Senior Maggie Massey, Senior Jennifer McMurphy, Junior Bree Platt, Junior Abby McGrew, Junior Beth Coleman |
2011 Softball Season Summary
The Lady Bears Softball Team ended their softball season with a 9-13 record. They placed 2nd at the Lamar Tournament, 5th at the Leeton Tournament, and 2nd in Conference. They won their first round district game against Summit Christian Academy, but lost in the second round to the district champion Archie Whirlwinds. Notable victories this season included 3 wins over Adrian, a come-from-behind win over Leeton, and a hard fought win over Archie on Senior Night.
Senior Tori Stauffacher broke the school’s batting average record with a .556 average, and Jennifer McMurphy set a school record for best fielding percentage with a .994 average. The lady Bears are continuing to improve and are excited about the future of the program. ~Heather Goldammer
All Conference 1st Team
Jennifer McMurphy
Tori Stauffacher
Beth Coleman
All Conference 2nd Team
Maggie Massey
Abby McGrew
All Conference Honorable Mention:
Bree Platt
All District 2nd Team:
Jennifer McMurphy
Tori Stauffacher
All-District Honorable Mention:
Maggie Massey
Abby McGrew
Beth Coleman
