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It was a clean sweep for the Buffaloes tonight at home against Doniphan West. For the softball team, it was a blowout of the Mustangs as they combined for 23 runs on the night while only giving up 1. That included 17 hits in the second game of the evening. The baseball team made things more interesting, as they went an extra inning in both games and ended both with walk-off hits. In the first game, Doniphan West tied the game at 3-3 in the fifth inning which would be the score heading into extra innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Jackson Kolterman singled to open up the inning and worked his way around to third base before Casen Hutfles hit a line drive to the right field corner to win the game 4-3. In the second game, the Buffaloes dug themselves a hole early when they fell behind 3-0 in the first inning. But thanks to four and a third innings of scoreless pitching from Isaac Wegner, and one from both Korvin VanDonge and Jacob Ronnebaum, Onaga kept it at 3-0 heading into the bottom of the seventh. Xavier Berges got things started with a single, then Jackson tripled two batters later to make it 3-1. Then, with two outs, Dylan Magnett singled to make it 3-2. Keagan Venneberg would then score Dylan from second on a ball in play to tie the game at 3-3 and send it to extra innings. Jacob pitched another scoreless inning in the top of the eighth, and Maddex Honas got the bottom half of the inning started with a walk. He was able to work his way around to third in the next to at-bats, then with two outs L.J. Koelzer hit a shot to the fence in right-center to score the game-winning run. Congratulations on a great night of baseball and softball! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BASEBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball HS SOFTBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/softball

No school today, but the baseball and softball teams are still hitting the field today in another TVL matchup. Both teams welcome Doniphan West to town for double-headers, with first pitch set for 4:30pm. With it being the final home game of the season for the softball team, they, along with the golf team, will hold their senior recognition between games on the softball field. Good luck tonight to the baseball and softball teams! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BASEBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball HS SOFTBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/softball

It's another full week of activities, wrapping up with prom on Saturday. Here is the schedule for the week!

Reminder: USD 322 does not have school Friday, April 18th or Monday, April 21st. Enjoy time with family and friends!

Our middle school students have been busy getting some extracurricular experiences! Last week our 8th grade students took a trip to the Kansas Capitol Building and the Combat Air Museum. These experiences allowed our students to expand upon what they are learning about in social studies class. Yesterday (4/16), our 7th grade students went to Kansas State University's campus for HirePaths Career Hunt. The students got to talk to people from many different professions to help guide them as they continue to plan for life after high school. These students represented Onaga schools very well. Thanks to all of the staff members that helped chaperone these experiences for our students!

The golf and softball teams are on the road today for final events before the extended Easter weekend. The golf team, having finished 2nd and 1st in their first two tournaments, head to Washington County this afternoon with the meet teeing off at 3:00pm. Meanwhile, the softball team looks to improve on their 9-3 start to the season with a non-league matchup at Pleasant Ridge. Their double-header with the Rams will be played in Easton, with first pitch set for 4:30pm. As always, to keep up with results, look at stats, and more, head over to each team's page on the district website. Links for both can be found below. Good luck today to both teams! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS GOLF https://www.usd322.org/page/golf HS SOFTBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/softball

It has been a busy month for our FFA students at different competitions. On April 9th, students traveled to Highland for Super CDE Day. We brought teams in 4 different areas to this competition: Dairy, Floriculture, Food Science, and Wool. In Dairy, the A team got 9th and the B-team got 2nd. Individually, Xavier Berges got 2nd, Liam Conley got 6th, and Monty Meyerkorth got 10th. The Floriculture fielded a B-team which got 5th with Carmela Garcia-Losada placing 5th individually. The Food Science A and B teams both got 8th with Cody Pennington placing 10th individually. Finally, the Wool A team got 7th and the B team got 5th. Busy day for our Buffs! Yesterday (4/16), our students traveled to the Livestock CDE in Seneca. Senior Delaney Figge took home 1st individually and LJ Koelzer finished in 14th. This was many students first opportunity at an event like this and they all competed well. Congratulations to all of our FFA students for representing Onaga well!

Great job to all of the track athletes that competed yesterday! The HS track team traveled to Nemaha Central with two different athletes bringing home medals. Lillie Weiser took 1st in the Pole Vault, 2nd in the Triple Jump, and 3rd in the High Jump. Emmarsyn Fordham took 3rd in the Shotput. Way to go ladies! The JH track team hosted their first of two meets this season yesterday. The team captured 87 total ribbons for the day! Individual champions included Carter Hutfles (7) in both 200 m Dash and the Long Jump, Miken Wheeler (7) in the 3200 m Run, Neveah Beatty (8) in the 3200 m Run, Allie Perry (7) in the Discus, and Ryder Kolterman (7) in the Long Jump. Both teams will be back in action next week with the HS team traveling to Jackson Heights and the JH team traveling to Frankfort. Special shout out to all of the staff, parents, and other community members that helped put on the track meet yesterday! We couldn't have done it without you!

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The Onaga Varsity Team placed 1st in the Frankfort Invitational on April 15th. Graham Valburg placed 1st overall individually! Koy Nider followed close behind at 2nd place and Josh Daniels got 5th place. Rounding out the rest of the team was Skyler Furman at 14th and Luke Poell at 20th. The team is on a roll!

It's another afternoon filled with events for spring sports in Onaga. After winning 61 total medals at their first meet last week and seeing both the 7th and 8th grade boys teams come home with 2nd place finishes, the junior high track team is back in action today as they host a meet in Onaga. Field events got underway at 1:00pm this afternoon with running events coming up in about an hour. The high school golf team also brought home a 2nd place finish in their first meet last week, and they'll look to continue that start today at the home course in Onaga. The Frankfort Invitational also teed off at 1:00pm this afternoon at Cool Springs. Wrapping up the day is the high school track team, as they head to Seneca for the Nemaha County Invitational. Field events there get underway at 4:00pm. As always, to keep up on results throughout the season for any of these teams, look at school records, history, and more, head over to each team's page on the district website. Links can be found below. Good luck to all of our student-athletes competing today! GO BUFFALOES!!! JH TRACK https://www.usd322.org/page/girls-track-jr-high HS GOLF https://www.usd322.org/page/golf HS TRACK https://www.usd322.org/page/track

Prom is coming up next Saturday, April 26, in Onaga! With plans being put together for those attending and their families, here is the schedule for the day. It will begin with the first chance to take couples' pictures at 4:00pm, followed by the valet service at 4:45pm at the school. The night wraps up with the dance concluding at 11:30pm, and the after-prom beginning at the high school at midnight. A reminder, those that leave the dance early will need permission from a parent given to the school, and will not be allowed to attend the after-prom festivities.

It was a sweep for the softball team tonight and a split for the baseball team, as they took on Valley Heights in Onaga tonight. The softball team is back in action on Thursday when they head to Easton to take on Pleasant Ridge in a non-league game. The baseball team heads to Frankfort for a JV game tomorrow, then returns to varsity action next Monday when they host Doniphan West. HS BASEBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball HS SOFTBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/softball

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It's game day for the baseball and softball teams again this afternoon, as they both get set to host Valley Heights in TVL matchups. Both teams will be playing double-headers, with first pitch on both fields set for 4:30pm. Good luck tonight to the baseball and softball teams! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BASEBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball HS SOFTBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/softball

It's another front-loaded week of activities, with six different events on Monday and Tuesday. Here is the upcoming activities schedule!

Yesterday the high school forensics team performed at the regional meet in Wamego. Onaga made a clean sweep and earned "1" ratings in all four events they entered, which qualified students in two more events for state festival. State Festival will be held at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina coming up on May 3rd. Students who have qualified and will be participating are: Alyssa Rager - Poetry Lillie Weiser - Prose Adalei Conley - Impromptu Speech Blake Williams - Impromptu Speech Adalei Conley and Blake Williams - Improvised Duet Acting Congratulations on the great day at regionals, and good luck at the state meet in three weeks!

It's gameday for the Buffalo baseball team, as they head on the road for a TVL matchup at Frankfort. The two teams will be playing a double header beginning at 4:30pm. Good luck tonight boys! GO BUFFALOES!!! HS BASEBALL https://www.usd322.org/page/baseball

A big congratulations is in order to our seven high school students who attended the KSHSAA Regional Solo & Small Ensemble Festival on Saturday, April 5th. Last weekend we traveled to Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Unlike other extracurricular competitions, each performance is rated individually through a range of criteria. These students are not competing against other students from other schools, but being individually "graded" by an adjudicator with professional experience in the music field. Our students both performed in their individual events and supported their peers by watching their performances. The following students received an Excellent (2) rating for their small vocal ensemble performance of "Over the Sea to Skye" by Joyce Eilers: Adalei Conley, Carmela Garcia-Losada, Chloe Howard, Rachel Leonard, Alyssa Rager, and Blake Williams. I am beyond proud of this group -- they had been working nonstop to perfect this performance. As none of them are seniors, I am excited for them to return next year to perform again! The following students took individual solo performances on their respective instruments and will not be advancing to the State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival: Junior, Rachel Leonard, vocal solo -- CO (Comments Only) and was given great feedback! Freshman, Blake Williams, vocal solo -- Average (3) Freshman, Blake Williams, alto saxophone solo -- Excellent (2) Sophomore, Adalei Conley, vocal solo -- Excellent (2) Sophomore, Adalei Conley, flute solo -- Excellent (2) Junior, Alyssa Rager, vocal solo -- Excellent (2) The following students will be advancing to the State Solo & Small Ensemble Festival at Hesston Community College in Hesston, Kansas on Saturday, April 26th: Junior, Lillie Weiser, alto saxophone solo -- Superior (1) Junior, Carmela Garcia-Losada, vocal solo -- Superior (1) A HUGE thank you to our amazing accompanist, Lisa Janssen, who not only performed with each of our students and traveled with us on the day of the Regional Festival but came in to rehearse weeks ahead of time to help our students prepare -- we couldn't have done this without you! Congratulations to ALL students who performed at Regionals and good luck to our students attending the State Festival on April 26th!

Don't forget to join the KAY members for their annual Easter egg hunt tomorrow! Join them at Leisure Land at 10:00am tomorrow morning to find some Easter eggs and take a picture with the Easter bunny, who will be on hand.