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Andale Wins The 42nd Adolph Rupp

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It was a battle, there is no easy win at The Rupp, exclaimed coach Jeff Buchanan, head basketball coach for the Andale Indians. Moundridge has a great team and they pressured us to play our best, exclaimed coach Buchanan.

Moundridge first loss of the season was curtailed by the Indians that were playing outstanding Saturday night. We talked about what we had to do at half time to overcome our disadvantage in play, said coach Vance Unrau, coach of the Mondridge Wildcats. We knew we were losing the battle inside, not getting the rebounds. Andale had 4 inches of height on any of our players and the inside play was tough. Trey would be double teamed every time he had the ball, so getting the ball to our open guy was essential, said Unrau. Trey Unrau was held to 4 points the first half. I told the kids to start attacking form the outside, we have to change to stay in the game.

Andale came out the second half to learn that the Wildcats indeed had changed their attack. The Wildcats come out with an 11-3 run at the beginning of the second half the get with in 4 points of tying the game.

Coach Unrau gave Andale credit. “I think they’re definitely one of the best well-coached teams that had us scouted that we’ve faced all year,” Unrau said. “They definitely do their homework, and that’s what the key was.”

Other Wildcat players stepped up, Cooper Wedel had 9 big points the first half, along with the other players kept then in the game. In second half, Moundridge came out shooting from the outside hoping to open the inside play, but Andale made the change up, shutting down  the Wildcats half time change of attack.

Leading 48-43 after Wedel began the fourth quarter with a basket, Andale quickly extended its advantage to 13 behind eight points from Kihle and two from Bergkamp. Unrau did his best to rally Moundridge by scoring 14 points in the final quarter, including four 3-pointers, but the Wildcats couldn’t get any closer than 61-54 at the 2:08 mark.
Unrau finished with 28 points and ended the tournament at 106. Unrau’s three-game performance led to him being named the MVP. Cooper Wedel  had a great game with 11 points and made the all Academic Team for the 2012 Rupp.
Kihle was the top scorer for Andale with 20 points, including two 3-pointers in the Indians’ fourth-quarter surge.

3rd Place Garden Plain 51, Cheney 43
The Owls held the Cardinals to six points in the third quarter while scoring 14 to grab the lead and eventually prevail.
Garden Plain (6-7) overcame a halftime deficit with the third-quarter surge and took a 35-30 lead going into the final eight minutes. Josh Becker led the Owls with 15 points and Nick Mannebach was close behind at 13.
Gabe Schomacker led the way for Cheney (7-6) again as he scored 17 points. The junior was the Cardinals’ top scorer twice in the tournament and he tallied 43 points total. Gage Scheer added 12 points against the Owls.
5th Place Haven 50, Rose Hill 45
The Wildcats scored 30 points in the second half to pull out a victory over the Rockets and leave as consolation champions.
Luke Johnson paved the way for Haven (5-8) with 13 points and Zach Hendrixson had nine.
Rose Hill (4-8) was led in scoring by seniors Kyle Anderson and Luke Willson, who posted 10 points apiece.
7th Place  Douglass 55, Halstead 51
The Bulldogs used an 18-point fourth quarter to rally past the Halstead and finish the tournament with a win.
Douglass (8-5) trailed 39-37 heading into the fourth quarter, but it ended strongly by outscoring Halstead by six. Ronnie Sobanek led the Bulldogs with 22 points and Cody Holthaus added 10.
Blake Bohling and Andrew Pjesky each scored 13 points for Halstead (5-8), which went winless at its home tournament. Devan Herb chipped in 12 points for the Dragons.

All Tournament Team                        All Academic Team

Hunter Knoblauch   Andale                    Cooper Wedel         Moundridge
Daniel Kihle           Andale                    Daniel Ratzlaff        Moundridge
Andrew Bergkamp  Andale                    Austin Shaffer         Rose Hill
Gabe Schomacker  Cheney                   Koal Gibson             Douglass
Ronnie Sobanek    Douglass                  Nick Mannebach      Garden Plain
Josh Becker          Garden Plain             Gage Scheer           Cheney
Andrew Pjeskey    Halstead                   Cash Kramer           Cheney
Luke Johnson       Haven                       Jed Beachy             Haven
Trey Unrau           Moundridge               Ben Seiler               Andale
Luke Willson        Rose Hill                    Cole Meierhoff         Andale

The  Bob Hall Sportsmanship Award went to the Moundridge Wildcats.

The Skills Competition sponsored by the Halstead Chamber Of Commerce.

       Three Point Shot
       Andrew Pjesky of the Halstead Dragons

       Free Throws

       Trey Unrau of the Moundridge Wildcats

The Community of Halstead Kansas would like to thank the players, coaches, cheerleader, schools, volunteers and the many patrons  for making this another successful Adolph Rupp Basketball Invitational Tournament.

Welcome back to Halstead Kansas and The 2012 Adolph Rupp Invitational. Round 1, Game 1 of The Rupp, started with an upset - 3rd seed Douglas (7-2) losing to Garden Plain (4-5).  Garden Plain got behind by double digits in the first quarter. At several time it seemed that the game could become lopsided. It was not until the last eight minutes of the game that the Owl's figured out how to overcome and win the game, 53-51. It turn out to be an exciting game, down to the last second.

Game 2 of The Rupp Invitational was another close game. The final score, Andale 53, Rose Hill 42, does not reflect the closeness of the game. Rose Hill came within 6 points in the last 8 minutes. Andale, now 7-1 in their season, will take on rival Garden Plain Friday, Jan. 20 at 6pm.

Game 3  Host of the Adolph Rupp, Halstead 4th seed took on Cheney, 5th seed. Cheney can out on fire, as the Dragons struggled in the first half. The second half found a much better play for Halstead, out scoring Cheney, but it was too little too late.

Game 4 of The Rupp was an interesting game between unbeaten Moundridge, 9-0 and Haven, 2-7. The first quarter found Moundridge struggling, the last 3 minutes would bring Mounridge trailing by two. Trey Unrau scored 11 unanswered points catching up and putting a fire in the Wildcats that would take them to a win.

Thursday Jan 19th will host Game 5 between Rose Hill and Douglas at 6pm. Game 6 will have Haven taking on Halstead at 7:30

Semi Finals Friday Jan 20 will host Andale vs. Garden Plain and Game 8, Moundridge vs Cheney.

Kids....Bring your Parents!

The Wichita Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the Wichita State College of Engineering are pleased to announce that their 14th annual Engineering Expo will be held Saturday, February 25th 2012 from 9 am until noon at the Spirit HR Service Center, 3420 South Oliver.
This annual event introduces girls & boys to science and engineering concepts through interactive activities. Booths will be set up with hands-on demonstrations of principles in areas like electrical, civil, and mechanical engineering.
“Our goal is just to expose kids to some of the things engineers think about,” said Barbara Davis, SWE outreach coordinator. “Engineers have to be imaginative! We love solving problems and making the world a better place, and we’re always trying new things.”
There is no charge for participation, and no pre-registration is required. Anyone in the community is invited to show up any time during the three hour event.
“Every year we have new booths,” said Kim Burton, 2012 Expo chair. “Last year the kids made slime to learn about cross-linked polymers, built bridges to learn about structures, and talked across the room on a light beam to learn about electronics. We had over 300 kids attend. We’ve done this every year since 1998 and it gets bigger every year.”
The activities are intended for girls and boys in grades K-8. All participants must have a parent or guardian present during the Expo.
“I’ve volunteered at Expo for several years, and have even seen some of the same kids return year after year. Their level of understanding increases,” said Ivy Lanning, who first got involved with Expo as a Wichita State student. “It’s really cool; I hope they’re all as passionate as I am about the things they can do to change their world.”

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