McPherson Buzz

Day: December 20, 2019

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Bullpups Shut Down Winfield In Second Half

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  Sports Editor Peter Holland Jr.  WINFIELD—The McPherson High School boys basketball will enjoy the holiday break reaching above .500 after steamrolling Winfield High School 66-30.  The Bullpups now improve to 3-2 on the season and 2-0 in the AVCTL Division III League. Winfield lacked height and length compared to McPherson. For Head Coach Krut Kinnamon, he used that to their advantage from both sides of the field. “That made a big difference,” Kinnamon said. “We had our tallest team available out there on the floor which is a good defense but sometimes offensively they basically ran the same offense

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Lady Pups Off To 5-0 Start After Rolling Over Winfield

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WINFIELD— There’s nothing like ending the semester undefeated, and that was goal Head Coach Chris Strathman wanted for his McPherson High School girls basketball team. The Lady Pups answered that challenge by blowing out Winfield High School, 69-22, improving to 5-0 (2-0 in the AVCTL Division III league) on the season McPherson heads to winter break.  The Bullpups were up 28-0 from the start of the first quarter, something that is usually seen from a football scoreboard. Right from the jump, the  Lady Pups went 3 for 3 from behind the arc in the first two minutes and 5 for

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Trial Set in State vs. Travis Belt

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For the second time, Travis Belt is preparing to face a jury of his peers. Accused of the same crimes as before, Belt, 27, of Little River, is charged with five felony charges including first-degree premeditated murder of 58-year-old McPherson resident Steven Carlson who was found dead in his home at 548 Eshelman in April 2017. The original charges were filed in 2017.

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McPherson Middle School's Gabriele Mason, makes a three-point shot during the first quarter of the 8B game against Newton Thursday evening at McPherson Middle School. MMS beat Newton 23-21. Mason had eight points in the low scoring game. [Teri Hansen]
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MMS Basketball Recap

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Sports Writer Quincy Williams The McPherson Middle school’s four basketball teams nearly completed a full sweep of Newton on Thursday night. The lone loss came in the 8B boy’s team game, and even in that loss, they held the lead going into the fourth. Overall, all four teams look to be in great shape going into Christmas Break. The 8A girl’s team beat Newton 43-25, improving their record to 9-1. Their only loss came to a non-league opponent, Maize South. Karter Alvord and Alex Romero led the charge. They both scored in double-figures with 16 and 10 respectively. Alvord has

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McPherson High School swim team takes group photo with a Christmas sweater after the Wichita Heights Relay event. (McPherson High School)
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Bullpup Swimmers Take Home Third With Ugly Sweater During Christmas Relay

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Sports Editor Peter Holland Jr. WICHITA—It was the Christmas relay that keeps on giving in Wichita Heights as the McPherson High School boys swim team finished third on Thursday despite missing some of its swimmers. The Bullpups traveled only nine swimmers during the exhibition event. Justus Hampton was one of the swimmers missing, but after making some adjustments in the lineup, the Bullpups still managed to score a total of 164 points, falling behind Wichita Heights (282) and Bishop Carroll (196). “We were spread pretty thin with each swimmer only being able to swim four races. We could only field

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