What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
HAXTUN CHAMPION team members on the 13-16 softball team are pictured after defeating Oshkosh in the final round of tournament action in Oshkosh last week, front row (l-r), Rozi Crossland, Kaiya Hall, Lilly Lemesany, Emma Henry, Kinsley Koberstein, Tessa Gales and Reagan Jones; back row Coach Kevin Beck, Coach Cathy Starkebaum, Taryn Thayer, Haylie Carpenter, Leah Edwards, Kaylee Lock, Jinjer Stroyek, Scarlett Crossland, Coach Bobbi Starkebaum, Coach Emily Anderson and Coach Jessica Beck.
HAXTUN CHAMPION team members on the 9-12 softball team are pictured after defeating Holyoke in the final round of tournament action in Oshkosh last week, front row (l-r), Bat Boy Nolan Ham; middle row (l-r), Kortlyn Carpenter, Maddie Benson, Rebecca Myers, Viviann Crossland, Tyndle McConnell, Cadence Kilpatrick, Victoria Clark and Rylie Ham; back row (l-r), Coach Braden Ham, Jemmi McBride, Olivia Romero, Jeorjia Stroyek, Ellery Bornhoft, Ava Lemesany, Peyton Biesemeier, Adley Kurtzer and Coach Noah Toops.
HAXTUN CHAMPION team members on the Babe Ruth team are pictured after defeating Holyoke in the final round of tournament action in Chappell last week, front row (l-r), Madden Larsen, Eli Horton, Aden Ayala, Carter Imhof, Jace Bamford, Wyatt Mason, Tyce Hofmeister, Grant Firme, Caleb Santistevan and Manager Mason Grauberger; back row (l-r), Coach Joey Gerk, Gaige Wilson, Luke Gales, Baron Starkebaum, Max Grauberger, Austin Knox, Colton Higgins, Coaches Braden Plumb, Collyn Heinz and Kanin Koberstein and Manager Sawyer Bowers.
HAXTUN CHAMPION team members on the Black Little League team are pictured after defeating Chappell in the final round of tournament action in Chappell last week, front row (l-r), Bat Boy Wade Edwards, Lincoln Bowers, Knox Edwards, Cail Wilson, Kason Hadeen, Michael Firme, Reid Oliver and Max Feik; back row (l-r), Coach Owen Knode, Canon Wilson, Emmett Robb, Cooper Bullard, Mason Boerner, Sawyer Bowers and Coach Kyle Fryrear.
HAXTUN CHAMPION team members on the Red Pee-Wee team are pictured after defeating Chappell in the final round of tournament action in Chappell last week, front row (l-r), Tyson Bazan, Bat Boy Oliver Ensminger, Nolan Ham, Kenny Grili and Taeden Holcomb; back row (l-r), Coach Joey Gerk, Treyton Biesemeier, Jacob Brown, Jaxon Larsen, Cooper Ensminger, Tripp Biesemeier, Connor Goddard and Coach Braden Plumb and Coach Collyn Heinz.
Haxtun's 2024 summer ball program etched it's place in history last week with a complete sweep of the Border League softball and baseball tournaments. Haxtun teams claimed championship titles in both the 9-12 and 13-16 softball brackets as well as the pee-wee, little league and babe ruth brackets. Softball tournaments were played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Oshkosh, Neb. while baseball played Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Chappell, Neb.
The 9-12 softball team, led by Noah Toops and Braden Ham, went 3-0 in the tournament with wins over Sedgwick County and Imperial, Neb,. to make an appearance in the championship contest. In that game, Haxtun took a win over undefeated Holyoke for the title.
The 13-16 softball team, under the direction of coaches Kevin and Jessica Beck, Cathy Starkebaum, Bobbi Starkebaum and Emily Anderson, defeated Yuma and Imperial on their way to the championship. On Wednesday night, the team beat Oshkosh, a team they had lost to twice this season, for the 2024 title and a 3-0 tournament record.
Both softball teams are back-to-back Border League champs with a repeat of the 2023 tournament.
In baseball action, Babe Ruth, led by Joey Gerk, Braden Plumb and Collyn Heinz, went 2-0 in the tournament. The oldest of the three baseball teams took down Oshkosh and Holyoke on their road to claiming a championship.
Haxtun Black Little League also notched a 2-0 tournament record. Under the direction of Owen Knode and Kyle Fryrear, the little league team beat Haxtun Red in game one and Chappell in game two to finish on top.
Haxtun Red Pee-Wee, coached by Joey Gerk, Braden Plumb and Collyn Heinz, went 2-0 with a first round win over Sedgwick County and a finals victory over Chappell for the title.
Haxtun's Red Little League and Black Pee-Wee teams finished third in their respective brackets. Both of those teams' tournament losses were to the Haxtun teams that finished in first place. Overall, the seven Haxtun summer ball teams went 16-2 in Border League tournament play in Nebraska last week.
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