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🚨 KSHSAA Summer Moratorium Week: June 30 – July 6, 2025 🚨 All school-related athletic activities are prohibited during this week. That means: ❌ No practices ❌ No training or conditioning ❌ No weightlifting ❌ No competitions or travel (school related) All OHS athletic facilities will be closed to students (grades 7–12) and staff. Coaches may not engage in any activities with student-athletes during this time.

Last week Onaga held a volleyball camp for athletes of all ages. The high school girls did their portion of the camp first, then helped with the camps for both elementary and then junior high girls as well. Special guest for the camp was coach Cathy Foote, who lead the instruction of the girls throughout the three day event. A great time was enjoyed by all, and all the Buffalo volleyball players from elementary up came out of it better than before!

On Wednesday, Jackson Kolterman played in the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches All-Star game in Wichita. Similar to the Shrine Bowl for high school football, the KABC All-Star game features the top seniors from the state of Kansas in all classes, 1A through 6A. Jackson joined Zac Fisher and Colby Simkins who played in the game in 2023 as the only three players ever selected for the game. After being selected as a 1st Team All-State pitcher in 2-1A, Jackson pitched one inning in the game, as did the other pitchers selected. With his team up by one run, he took to the mound in the 6th inning and showed the abilities he'd put on display in Onaga over the last four years. The first batter he faced was from 6A Blue Valley Northwest, and Jackson struck him out in three pitches. Next up was a player from 4A Pratt High School, and after getting ahead 1-2 in the count, Jackson got him to ground out to second. With two outs, the next batter was Cooper Grace from 4A Hayden, a player committed to play baseball at Nebraska next season. Jackson threw a first pitch strike, then got the future Cornhusker to pop up to shallow right field to end the inning. Three up, three down, 10 pitches thrown with 9 strikes. He joined 2-1A Pitcher of the Year Corey Crumrine of Sedwick as the only two pitchers on the team to retire all three batters in the inning they pitched, and helped his "Navy Blue" team beat the "Powder Blue" team 8-7. Congratulations to Jackson on a great showing against the best the state has to offer, on a great season, and a great career at Onaga. We look forward to seeing your success continue next year at Butler and beyond!

The Pott. County 4-H foundation is hosting their third 4-H Dance Camp. The camp is open to any student in grades K-8. The cost is $25 if the participant is a 4-H member and $30 if not. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Attention JH Football Parents: Due to the weather, the JH Football camp for this morning (6/17) has been cancelled.

The Onaga Branch Library wanted to remind everyone of their summer lunch program available this summer. See the attached flyer for more details.

A week after the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches released their All-State teams, the Kansas Softball Coaches have released theirs yesterday and once again, two Buffaloes find themselves on the team. Junior Abbie Ringel was named to the 2nd Team as an infielder, her first All-State designation. The Onaga first baseman finished second on the team in batting average after hitting .435 on the year. She also finished in the top three in slugging, hits, doubles, and homeruns. The cleanup hitter for the Buffaloes finished top 10 in the state in 2-1A in homeruns, and her RBIs ranked in the top 20. Joining Abbie on the 2nd Team is Willow Hochstedler as a pitcher, which is also her first All-State honor. The sophomore finished with an 11-2 record, the top mark on the team and the second most wins of all pitchers in Kansas's 2-1A division. She also finished third in the state in ERA (1.96) and strikeouts (130). Congratulations to both Abbie and Willow on your All-State designations, and on great seasons! GO BUFFALOES!!!

A reminder, any high school students, including incoming freshmen, that are planning on playing football this fall, the team will be meeting at the high school practice field this evening, June 4th, at 6:30pm. They will be going over the schedule for this summer and will also be doing some light activity, so make sure to bring cleats. Equipment checkout will follow. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Coach Kolterman at 785-844-2312, or by email at koltermanb@usd322.org.

Congratulations to all of our TVL All-League Softball players! SR Bridgett Campbell, JR Addison DeChant, and SO Willow Hochstedler all earned 1st Team Honors. SR Annie Force, JRs Jadyn Haskin and Abbie Ringel, and SO Marissa Sauvage all earned 2nd Team Honors! Well done ladies!

Final call for entries for the 2025 Summer Volleyball Camp. Fill out the linked form here: https://forms.gle/NdfCkZ7BrDWPQ2DV6. If you are having difficulties with this, please contact Coach Boswell at boswellj@usd322.org.

With the state tournament concluding over the weekend, the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches released their All-State teams yesterday and two Buffaloes find themselves on the list. Senior Jackson Kolterman made the 1st Team for the second year in a row, this time as a pitcher. The senior finished top 5 in the state in 2-1A in both ERA (1.13) and strikeouts (88), setting the school's single-season record for both categories while also setting the single-season record for opponent batting average (.154). Jackson finished tops on the school's career pitching lists for appearances (42), ERA (2.21), WHIP (1.255), and opponent batting average (.191). He also pitched two no-hitters over the last two seasons, and is second in school history for strikeouts in a game with 13, which he actually did twice this year against both Blue Valley and St. Marys Academy. At the plate, Jackson set 15 single-season school records over the last three years out of the 18 that the team tracks. He also now holds 12 of 18 Onaga career records including hits (132), triples (9), home runs (17), RBIs (95), runs (148), total bases (222), and extra-base hits (47). He also finished second in program history in the 6 other categories with stolen bases (75), doubles (20), OPS (1.338), slugging (.769), OBP (.569), and batting average (.455). A week ago Jackson became the first player in Twin Valley League history to earn 1st Team All-League honors all four years. After earning Honorable Mention All-State honors as a freshman, 2nd Team as a sophomore, and 1st Team as both a junior and senior, he becomes the first Buffalo player to earn All-State honors all four years as well. With his selection to the 1st Team as a senior, Jackson will pitch in the KABC All-Star Game on June 18th in Wichita, becoming the third Onaga baseball player to play in the showcase. Joining Jackson on the All-State list is fellow senior Dylan Magnett on the 3rd Team. The outfielder led the team this year with 31 steals, the second most in a season in school history. That number was the 2nd most in the TVL, and the 2nd most among all outfielders in the state in 2-1A. Dylan finished 2nd on the team this year in batting average (.338), on-base percentage (.539), runs (27), and triples (1). He also finished third in OPS (.933). Dylan wraps up his career 3rd on the school's all-time list for triples (2), 4th for games played (68) and stolen bases (44), 6th in runs (67), 8th in hits (44), and 9th in doubles (7), RBIs (41), and total bases (55). Congratulations to Jackson and Dylan on your All-State honors, as well as great careers for Onaga baseball. We look forward to watching the success you'll have in your next chapter. GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BASEBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball ALL-STATE TEAMS https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mOOSRtkwgAKJDrOj6RrNxY_i-aFHNL3ehVEmw7rkT6k/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Any high school students, including incoming freshmen, that are planning on playing football this fall, the team will be meeting at the high school practice field this coming Wednesday, June 4th, at 6:30pm. They will be going over the schedule for this summer and will also be doing some light activity, so make sure to bring cleats. Equipment checkout will follow. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Coach Kolterman at 785-844-2312, or by email at koltermanb@usd322.org.

🏅Buffaloes Make Their Mark at State! 🦬 What a first day at the KSHSAA State Track Meet! 🔥 Lillie soared to 1st place in pole vault, earned another state medal with 8th in long jump, and wrapped up with 12th in high jump! 💪 Emmarysn claimed 12th in discus, and Gavin battled hard for 14th in javelin! But we’re not done yet! 👀 📍 Tomorrow: 🥇 Emmarysn goes for gold in shot put at 11:30 AM 🏃‍♀️ Lillie takes on triple jump at 1:15 PM Let’s go, Buffaloes! #BuffNation #StateBound #BuffaloPride #TrackStars

Here is information for the upcoming volleyball camp. For those people interested, please fill out the information on the linked Google form here: https://forms.gle/cRyGWSpMPDXLFGd16

🏌️‍♂️⛳ Onaga Golf is competing at State! The team hit the greens today for Day 1 of the KSHSAA State Tournament. 📊 Follow live scores here: 🔗 https://kansasgolfscores.com/ks_b_25/teamresults_team.php?tid=2849&state=&db=boys #OnagaBuffaloes #KSHSAA #StateGolf

2024-2025 sports wraps up this week with state competitions. The golf team is in Dodge City but delayed a day due to weather. The softball team will be in Pratt starting Thursday, and the track team has three athletes competing in seven different events starting on Friday morning. Here is the schedule for the week!

The State Softball games on Thursday/Friday are going to be streamed live on Eastes Media's YouTube Channel for FREE! In order to help cover the KSHSAA fee and associated costs, they are seeing if any businesses/individuals would like to help sponsor this. This is completely optional, so please do not feel obligated to donate. Information on the sponsorship is included in the attached pictures.

Let’s go, Buffaloes! 🦬 Three Onaga track stars are headed to the KSHSAA State Track & Field Championships in Wichita on Friday, May 30th at Wichita State University! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🔥 🌟 Lillie Weiser will compete in FOUR events: high jump, long jump, triple jump, and pole vault. 💪 Emmarsyn Fordham will show her strength in shot put and discus. 🎯 Gavin Kolterman will launch into action in the javelin throw. They’ll kick off their state competition bright and early Friday morning — and we couldn’t be more proud! 💥 Check out the highlighted schedule to see when each of our incredible athletes begins their quest for a state title! 📅👟 Let’s show them our full support — Go Big Orange! For information about tickets and more go to: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/activity/tournament/info/track%20&%20Field/state/11/0 #StateBound #BuffaloPride #OnagaTrackAndField

Get excited, Buffalo fans — the KSHSAA State 2-1A Softball bracket is SET! 🥎🔥 Your Onaga Buffaloes (21-7) are headed to the big stage and will take on Leon-Bluestem (20-3) in the first round at 1 PM on Thursday, May 29th in Pratt! Let’s pack the stands and cheer loud for our girls ! 🦬 For full tournament details, visit: https://www.kshsaa.org/react/fanpage/5998 Let’s go, Buffaloes! 💪 #BuffaloPride #StateBound

With all TVL baseball teams done for the season, the All-League teams were announced last night. Three Buffaloes find themselves on the 1st and 2nd Teams. Jackson Kolterman was name 1st Team All-League, the first player in league history to be named 1st Team All-League all four years of high school. He led the TVL in 6 of the 11 offensive categories tracked by the league, he finished 2nd in 4 others, and was fourth in the final category among all TVL players. On the mound, he led the league with a 1.13 ERA and also led the league with 88 strikeouts. Fellow senior L.J. Koelzer was named 2nd Team All-League for the second year in a row. He finished his career in the top 10 of every offensive category in school history, and finished in the top 5 in multiple categories as well. The second baseman/short stop played multiple positions for the Buffaloes over the last two years as a versatile defensive player, and finished his senior year in the top 10 of multiple offensive categories in the TVL as well. Joining L.J. on the 2nd Team was Casen Hutfles, earning his first All-League designation. The sophomore led the TVL in RBIs this season hitting in the cleanup spot of the order, and those 34 RBIs also were the 8th best in the state of Kansas in 2-1A. He was also one of the primary starters on the mound for the Buffaloes this season, setting the school record for starts in a season. He finished top 10 in the league in strikeouts in 2025. Congratulations to Jackson, L.J., and Casen on your All-league honors, and on a great season! HS BASEBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball