Tournament of Champions

John Stambaugh, Online Editor
December 14, 2012

Last Friday and Saturday were, to say the least, a learning experience for the Louisburg High wrestling squad as they traveled to Eudora for the “Tournament of Champions.” While yes, someone was crowned champion this was not a tournament in particular was not a shining moment for LHS. The squad introduced... Read more »

Wrestlers welcome back alumni for scrimmage

Caitlyn McSweeney, Photography Editor
November 30, 2012

The wrestling team took their practice public last Tuesday with a scrimmage before their first meet of the season. More than a practice, but less than a meet, in this scrimmage the team wrestled each other but allowed spectators and had alumni wrestlers as honorary coaches. Don Meek, Purple Team coach,... Read more »

School has Joe White assembly on making smart decisions

Jaden Scott, Editor-in-Chief
March 16, 2012

An all-school assembly was held Thursday, Mar. 15, 2012, about not drinking and making smart choices. The keynote speaker was Joe White, who now suffers from brain problems after trying to reenact a stunt (while intoxicated) from a Jackass movie he had seen two days before. He has an auditory processing... Read more »

Wrestling team successful in Salina, returns with one state champion

Connor Philgreen, Section Editor
March 2, 2012

Ladies and gentlemen, the 126 lb. senior State Wrestling Champ:  Austin Hood. Going for his 150th career win and 3rd champ title, Hood wasn’t going home without a gold medal. “I knew I was going out with a win. I didn’t want to end the season with a lost,” Hood said. ”I was ready.” Bobby... Read more »

Info for KSPA Regional Contest in Emporia, Thursday 2/23

Mr. Bovaird, Adviser
February 22, 2012

Itinerary for Thursday, 2/23:        (click here for a PDF version of this info) 6:30am Depart from LHS for ESU 8:30am Arrive at ESU for registration 8:50am Opening Remarks 9:30-11:00am Session 1 11:10-12:40pm Session 2 1:00pm Lunch as a group 1:45pm Depart for LHS 3:45pm Arrive back at LHS Dress... Read more »

Wrestlers Travel to Silver Lake, Positive Results

February 10, 2012

The LHS wrestling team left Louisburg to travel to Silver Lake, Kansas to compete on Feb. 4. Louisburg, being one of the smaller schools, placed 9th overall and tied Wamego with 79 points. “I saw some great things from the guys this weekend,” Bovaird, head coach said. The team had four people place... Read more »

Injuries, Illness Give Wrestlers Tough Time at Prairie View

Konnor Cook, Staff Writer
January 20, 2012

There is power in numbers, but that was wasn’t the case in last Saturday’s dual tournament at Prairie View. The Wildcats faced major diversity last weekend, finishing ninth overall out of ten teams. It would seem as if the team was unprepared and nervous to wrestle and their competition was top notch. “Walking... Read more »

Pawprint Switches to Weekly Issues

Caitlyn McSweeney, Photography Editor
December 9, 2011

The newspaper has taken many steps after gaining a new journalism advisor, Robert Bovaird. They have already gone to an online version and at semester, are switching to publishing weekly. Bovaird is trying to change the medium to meet the times. He introduced the newspaper to the online world, but switching... Read more »

Wrestlers Losing Weight – the Goods & Bads

Connor Philgreen, Section Editor
December 9, 2011

Cutting weight; “not eating, sweating as much as you can, trying to make yourself throw up; it’s all bad,” Colton Rommel, senior wrestler, said. Yep, it’s that time for wrestlers. Many choose to cut weight to gain a competitive advantage against their opponents, and each athlete does it a little... Read more »

New winter sports coaches ready for the season to start

Jaden Scott, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2011

The winter sports season is rapidly approaching, and it’s bringing five new coaches, too. The new wrestling coach is Bobby Bovaird, who also teaches journalism and freshman English classes. He came from Washburn Rural High School where he was an assistant wrestling coach for two years and a head coach... Read more »