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  • Fleming takes on Holyoke & McClave

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Dec 19, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season over the past week while the boys' team struggles to earn a win. The Wildcat basketball teams traveled to Holyoke and McClave last week. The Lady Wildcats earned their first victory of the week at Holyoke on Thursday over 2A's Lady Dragons. On Saturday they suffered their first loss at McClave against the undefeated Lady Cardinals. They now own a 3-1 overall record. The boys' team continues to work toward finding their goove....

  • Wildcats open against Haxtun and Sedg. Co.

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Dec 12, 2024

    The Fleming Wildcats have returned to the basketball court following the completion of the fall sports season. Fleming went on the road to compete at Haxtun on Friday, Dec. 6 and hosted the home opener against Sedgwick County on Saturday, Dec. 7. The girls' team opened at 2-0 with wins on both occasions. They defeated Haxtun on their home court, 51-44, before taking a nail-biting win over the Lady Cougars, 39-36, that came down to buzzer-beating three-point shot by junior Brooke Schaefer. Indivi...

  • Six Fleming Wildcats earn football honors following 2024 season

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Dec 5, 2024

    The completion of the 2024 football season has brought All-Conference designations for six Fleming Wildcat players. After closing the season in the opening round of playoffs at 7-4 overall, senior Grant Kuntz, junior Pierson Japp and sophomores Dane Cunningham and Conner Marchant have been selected for All-Conference honors. Senior Peter Brekel and junior Mason Mollohan were chosen for All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Kuntz, a senior at Lone Star who played on the Wildcat squad to close out...

  • 8 members of 16-member squad receive post-season accolades

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Dec 5, 2024

    Eight members of a 16-member Fleming Lady Wildcat squad have earned post-season honors following an 8-0 league, 21-6 overall and 1A top four finish in this year's volleyball season. Juniors Ashley Bornhoft, Ciana Lousberg, Brooke Schaefer and sophomore Hayley Chamberlain earned All-Conference. Senior Kylie Bretz-Hoskins, juniors Emoree Lousberg and Quincy Stull and sophomore Hadley Stull received All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Hitter Bornhoft was the top blocker out of the North Central...

  • 2-1 showing puts Fleming among top 4

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Nov 21, 2024

    A 2-1 showing at the 1A State Volleyball Tournament last week has brought the Fleming Lady Wildcats' season to a close. After wins in the second and third rounds and a semifinal loss the Lady Wildcats sit among the top four teams in 1A. The Lady Wildcats advanced into the State Tournament after top league and regional finishes. They were ranked as the number three seed heading into State which allowed them a first round bye. Tournament play opened on Thursday, Nov. 14 against the sixth ranked...

  • #9 Wildcats knocked out by #8 Arickaree in first round of playoffs

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Nov 14, 2024

    After going 7-3 overall and 5-1 in the 6-man North League, the Fleming Wildcats' season has come to a close after the first round of playoffs. The Wildcats advanced into the post season as the ninth-ranked team in a 16-team bracket which pitted them against the eighth-ranked Arickaree Bison. Due to weather, the date, time and location of the opening round of playoffs was changed. The game, originally slated for Saturday at Arickaree, ended up taking place on Sunday at Prairie High School....

  • Lady Wildcats advance to State as #3

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Nov 14, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats have made their way to the 1A State Championships set for Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 14-16 with a Regional sweep over the Lone Star Lady Longhorns last week. The Lady Wildcats enter the 12-team bracket as the number three seed. Fleming hosted Lone Star last Friday for Regional play. They entered the single-game tournament as the number three seed playing number 22. The Lady Wildcats cruised to the three-set win by scores of 25-15, 25-12 and 25-10. Junior hitters Ashley...

  • Lady Wildcats earn 3rd regional seed

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Nov 7, 2024

    Fleming's Lady Wildcats have earned the third place spot moving into post-season volleyball action. The team completed the regular season with a sweep over Caliche last Friday to finish at 18-5 overall. Fleming went undefeated in the North Central League this season, giving them the top spot among those five teams. Sitting above them in the 24-team regional bracket are Merino and Idalia. The Lady Wildcats cruised to a three-set victory last week on the road at Caliche, 25-17, 25-18 and 25-18. Ju...

  • Wildcats enter playoff bracket at #9

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Nov 7, 2024

    The regular season has come to a close for the Wildcats of Fleming. The final regular season contest brought a tough league loss to the Caliche Buffaloes last week, but a 7-3 overall record has allowed the Wildcat team to advance into the playoff bracket as the number nine seed according to Colorado High School Activities' Association rankings. Friday's 45-30 loss against the North League's top contender, the Caliche Buffaloes, marked the lone league loss of the season for the local team....

  • Fleming takes loss to Idalia; set to play league's #1 Caliche

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 31, 2024

    The top two teams in the 6-man North Conference are set to meet up Friday when the 8-1 Caliche Buffaloes host the 7-2 Fleming Wildcats. Both teams hold perfect 5-0 league records. The Wildcats stood at 7-1 prior to last week's outing against the Idalia Wolves. Fleming sat two spots behind Idalia entering last week's play; Fleming in number seven, Idalia at number five. The Wildcats trailed by 12 after the opening quarter in Friday's home contest against the Wolves, 20-8, and Idalia would go on...

  • Lady Cats seeded at #4

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 31, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats sit in the fourth position of the Colorado High School Activities Association's Seeding Index as of Wednesday morning, Oct. 30. Just one match against Caliche remains on the regular season schedule. The Lady Wildcats hosted Idalia last Friday and swept the Lady Wolves, 3-0. Despite the loss to the Lady Wildcats, Idalia is listed as the second seeded team in Colorado 1A volleyball. On Saturday, Oct. 26, Fleming traveled to Simla where they took part in a triangular...

  • Wildcats enter CHSAA's top 10; move up four spots from last week

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 24, 2024

    A 340-yard night on Friday against the Briggsdale Falcons has put Lone Star senior Grant Kuntz at the top of the list of leading rushers among all classifications in Colorado. Kuntz has run for 1,621 yards on the season, averaging 15.2 yards per carry. Friday night's win over Briggsdale bumped the Wildcats up four spots in the Colorado High School Activities Association's weekly rankings. Last week, the local squad held the 11th spot; this week they sit at number seven, two slots ahead of last...

  • Lady Wildcats maintain third spot in rankings; go 2-1 over past week

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 24, 2024

    With just four games remaining on the regular season agenda, the Fleming Lady Wildcats maintained their third place spot in the Colorado High School Activities Association's 1A weekly rankings. The Lady Wildcats fell to Haxtun on Tuesday, Oct. 15, by a match score of 3-1. Junior Ashley Bornhoft put 22 kills on the floor in the contest; an average of 5.5 kills per set. Junior Ciana Lousberg followed, also hitting double digits, with 14. Sophomore Hayley Chamberlain made the team's leading...

  • Lady Wildcats drop one spot; defeat Weldon Valley and Peetz

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 17, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats have fallen one spot in Colorado High School Activities Association's weekly rankings despite taking wins over Weldon Valley and Peetz last week. Fleming now sits in the number three spot behind Merino and Idalia. Idalia took wins over Genoa-Hugo and Sedgwick County last week, a team that Fleming fell to in five sets earlier this season. On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Lady Wildcats traveled to the home of the Weldon Valley Lady Warriors where they tacked on their first win...

  • Wildcats take 30-point league victory on the road at Peetz; Kuntz adds 324 rushing yards making way into top 2 Colorado

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 17, 2024

    The Wildcats of Fleming stand in second place in 6-man's North Central League behind top-ranked Caliche following a big Friday night victory over league foe Peetz. The Wildcats are now ranked number 11 in the state in 6-man and Caliche sits at number eight, according to Colorado High School Activities Association rankings. Those two teams are set to meet on Nov.1 in the regular season closer. The story of Friday night's win over Peetz came down to Fleming's running game. The local team rushed...

  • Wildcats shut out Hi-Plains on the road

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 10, 2024

    The Fleming Wildcats traveled to the home of the Hi-Plains Patriots on Friday, Oct. 4 where they shut out the home team. The Wildcats put up 28 points in the opening quarter at Seibert and a scoreless second quarter left the tally at 28-0 at halftime. The Wildcats added 14 points in the third quarter and 12 in the fourth to close out the game at 54-0 over Hi-Plains. Sophomore quarterback Treyson Kirkwood completed three passes for the night. He threw for 89 yards with a long pass of 45 yards...

  • Lady Wildcats move up 2 to number 2

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 10, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats have worked their way into the top two in the Colorado High School Activities Association's weekly rankings. The local squad swept Otis and High Plains last week to move up two spots from number four to number two behind the Merino Lady Rams in 1A action. Fleming is scheduled to meet Merino at the end of October. The Lady Wildcats now stand at 11-2 on the season. All of those 11 victories have been 3-0 sweeps. Last Thursday, the Lady Wildcats traveled to Otis to face...

  • Lady Wildcats move up in rankings

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 3, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats moved up three spots in the Colorado High School Activities Association rankings last week with sweeps over Lone Star and Prairie. With an undefeated league record of 4-0 the Lady Wildcats hold the top spot in their league and now sit in the fourth spot in State 1A rankings with a 9-2 overall record. Last week's play opened on Fleming's home court on Thursday, Sept. 26 when the Lady Wildcats hosted the Lone Star Lady Longhorns. The opening set, which marked the closest...

  • Wildcats move into 6-man's top 10

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Oct 3, 2024

    The Fleming Wildcats have moved into the top 10 of Colorado's 6-man standings this week according to info provided by the Colorado High School Activities Association. The Wildcats traveled to New Raymer on Friday where they faced off with the Prairie Mustangs in league action. Scores by quarter were not provided, but the Wildcats came out with a narrow, one-point win, 45-44. Fleming now sits in the second spot in league standings with Caliche in the top spot. Those two teams are set to meet up...

  • Fleming adds win over Weldon Valley

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 26, 2024

    The Fleming Wildcats hosted and defeated the Warriors of Weldon Valley in Thursday night action last week. The win advances the Wildcats to 3-1 on the season and 2-0 in the league putting them in the top 6-man North slot according to MaxPreps. Sophomore Treyson Kirkwood ran Fleming's offense from the quarterback position against Weldon Valley. He completed four of six passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. His performance earned him a QB rating of 149.3 for the game. Two Wildcats found themselves...

  • Lady Wildcat volleyball takes 2 sweeps

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 26, 2024

    The Fleming Lady Wildcats spent two nights over the past week sweeping the volleyball court. Fleming added three-set wins over the Peetz Lady Bulldogs on Wednesday and the Weldon Valley Lady Warriors on Thursday bringing them to 7-2 on the year. Set one in Wednesday night's match with Peetz ended with Fleming on top 25-8. The Lady Bulldogs managed double digits on the scoreboard in sets two and three, but ultimately fell 25-15 and 25-12. Sophomore Hayley Chamberlain and junior Ciana Lousberg spl...

  • Lady Wildcats sweep Lady Falcons; sit in top league spot at 1-0

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 19, 2024

    A single outing over the past week added one in the win column for the Fleming Lady Wildcats who now stand at 5-3 overall. Last Thursday's match at Briggsdale marked the first league contest of the season and a sweep on that occasion puts the Lady Wildcats in the top spot in the North Central League. Weldon Valley, who is scheduled to meet the Lady Wildcats on Thursday, Sept. 19, holds the second spot. Fleming came out hot in the opening sets at Briggsdale last week cruising to 10- and 12-point...

  • Wildcats defeat Wildcats, 46-13, in homecoming & league opener

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 19, 2024

    In combined annual homecoming and Fall Festival events held last Saturday in Fleming, the Wildcats took a commanding, 46-13, win over the North Park Wildcats for their first league win of the season. The Wildcats now stand at 2-1 overall and 1-0 in the 6-man North League. According to MaxPreps, the Wildcats sit in the second spot in the 6-man North League behind Caliche who holds a 2-0 league record. The Wildcat offense moved the ball 206 yards throughout the game. Their ground game saw 175 of t...

  • Sweet Victory

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 19, 2024

    HONORED CITIZENS Mike and Kim Nolde drove through the parade in their 1940 Dodge pickup....

  • Wildcats win home opener; prepare for homecoming vs. North Park

    Spring Atchison, Office Manager|Sep 12, 2024

    The Fleming Wildcats hosted their home opener last week in a contest against the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos. Fleming notched their first win of the season with the annual homecoming game on the horizon. The Wildcats and Broncos battled Friday night in contest that would end with Fleming on top by just two points, 35-33. The Wildcats gained more yardage on the ground than the Broncos rushing and passing game combined. Fleming picked up 322 rushing yards compared to Wauneta-Palisades 309 total...

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