Butler basketball teams spend holiday on the court Nov 28, 2007
The Grizzly women's team played at the Cloud County Invitational in Concordia. Butler opened Saturday with a 95-55 loss to Iowa Western, then came back to defeat Neosho County Sunday, 69-50. (El Dorado Times, KS)
Lady Longhorns rout Concordia Nov 23, 2007
Even though Abilene's 7th grade basketball team got off to a slow start on Tuesday afternoon at home to Concordia, the Lady Longhorns dominance of the offensive and defensive boards allowed them to find its offense and ultimately cruise to a 37-9 win. Katie Myers led Abilene on the boards collecting eight and scoring three points. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Butler swept at home by Coffeyville Nov 22, 2007
The women's team will play at the Cloud County Tournament in Concordia Saturday and Sunday. Men's Basketball. (El Dorado Times, KS)
Con tops AMS wrestlers, 63-24 Nov 18, 2007
Abilene Middle School's wrestling team lost 63-24 to Concordia in a dual match on Thursday ... Abilene's Kane Kelly was the only Longhorn wrester to win by fall, defeating Concordia's Jamie Morgan. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Fort Osage Education Center opens doors Nov 18, 2007
Shane Goins, 11, Concordia, tours a fort replica with his little brother Kyle, 2. "It's cool," Shane exclaims, and bounds up the stairs to the loft that overlooks the lazy Missouri river. (The Examiner)
AMS wrestlers top Wamego Nov 16, 2007
The Longhorns return to action on Nov. 15 when they host Concordia. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Teaching tool operates on four legs Nov 16, 2007
Novotny and Flynn went through a five-day training session in Concordia through the Canine Assistance Rehabilitation and Education program. They passed the public access tests so Flynn can go into any public building. (Pratt Tribune, KS)
Kelly, Morgan and Shewman lead Longhorn wrestlers Nov 15, 2007
Abilene Middle School's wrestling team competed in its first tournament of the year on Friday with Clay Center, Concordia and Marysville ... In the 155 division, Kelly defeated Caleb Carson of Clay Center by decision, Jamie Morgan of Concordia by fall and won by default against Marysville ... Morgan defeated Bradley Hake of Concordia in the 75 pound classification and Jakob Smith of Marysville before taking the default win against Clay Center. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
CMS 7th-graders third Nov 14, 2007
In the second round 15-11 win over Concordia, Reeder led the way for Chapman with seven points, ten rebounds and four steals. Woods, Garrison and Morgan Potter combined for eight points, six rebounds, two assists and six steals in the consolation game. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Monday scoreboard Nov 13, 2007
November 13, 2007 ONLINE EDITION. NATIONAL Sports COVERAGE. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
First run? Abilene considers theater Nov 11, 2007
It has community concept operations in Concordia, Chanute and Independence ... Exact information was considered private and although he talked in generalities, he said B&B Theatres does not propose to have any ownership interest in an Abilene project, which is different from the Concordia arrangement, which he said could serve as an organizational model ... In Concordia's case, the cooperation of local investors, the city and local banks was the key. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Longhorns up mark to 3-0 Nov 9, 2007
Abilene's Lady Longhorns went on a road trip Tuesday afternoon to take on North Central Kansas League foe Concordia, and came home with three squads earning victories. The Lady Longhorns A team ran its record to 3-0; rolling to a 52-14 victory over Concordia behind the 27 point, 8 rebound, 8 steal and 3 assist combined performance of Kelsey Lacy and Stacy Hanson ... The Lady Longhorns outscored Concordia 15-2 in the fourth quarter to earn the win. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
The Thursday Inside Scoop Nov 9, 2007
He set the starting lineup in Sunday's 68-50 exhibition win over Concordia, and will do so against Team Georgia. If you find articles of interest, post them in the. (Oregon Sports -- Rivals.com)
CMS plays well Nov 9, 2007
The Lady Leprechaun's 7th grade team will also be hosting Clay Center, Concordia and Wamego in a four team tournament on Saturday morning at 9 a.m.. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
AP Top 10 high school football rankings Nov 8, 2007
Others receiving votes: Lockwood (8-2) 15, Gallatin (8-2) 7, Concordia (8-2) 4, Lathrop (7-3) 4. (No comments posted. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
AMS grapplers second at Little Apple Nov 8, 2007
The Longhorns wrestling season continues on Friday in Concordia. The round robin event begins at 5 p.m.. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Theater project topic of Thursday's meeting Nov 7, 2007
However, communities have found innovative ways to have theaters, including Concordia, when a traditional approach was deemed unfeasible ... In the past year a renewed interest resulted from hearing about Concordia Majestic Theater, because it was a similar size town ... In Concordia's case, potential local investors raised $600,000 and that was enough equity for the bank service debt to be paid through theater income. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Sunbirds set for NAIA region men's soccer final Nov 7, 2007
Fresno Pacific will square off against Concordia at 1 p.m. Wednesday for the NAIA Region II men's soccer championship at Ramirez FieldRecords, NAIA rankings: Fresno Pacific 17-2-1, No. 5; Concordia 16-2, No. 10The skinny: A victory today would send the Sunbirds into the NAIA national tournament in Kansas for the first time since their runner-up finish in 2003 ... Scouting Concordia: The Eagles were No. 1 in the NAIA for several weeks before back-to-back losses to Azusa Pacific (4-0) and Fresno... (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007
Concordia University-Saint Paul. Converse College. (USA Today)
CMS sweeps Concordia hoopsters Nov 4, 2007
The Chapman Middle School girls' basketball team opened the home portion of its schedule on Thursday in style, sweeping all four games from Concordia ... The 7th grade A team won in impressive fashion, beating Concordia 24-7. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
AMS 8th-graders pick up win Nov 4, 2007
The Longhorns travel to Concordia on Nov. 6 at 4:30 p.m.. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
AMS picks up win Nov 4, 2007
The Lady Longhorn's 7th grade team returns to action on Nov. 6 when they travel to Concordia. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Prep cross country, vollehyball, soccer, football, NFL Nov 4, 2007
42Augustana, S.D. 24, W. Washington 14Austin Peay 34, SE Missouri 31, OTAvila 59, Haskell 21Baker 34, MidAm Nazarene 30Baldwin-Wallace 37, Otterbein 27Beloit 16, Grinnell 13Bemidji St. 47, Concordia, St.P. 21Bethany, Kan ... 34, Gustavus 24Concordia, Wis. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
CMS drops pair to Manhattan Nov 3, 2007
The Lady Leprechauns return to action on Nov. 1 when they Concordia at 4:30 p.m.. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
This weekend on TV, radio Nov 2, 2007
COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9:30 p.m. - Exhibition: Concordia at UMass, WRNX (100. 9). (Boston Globe)
Blackcats move up to 7th with Disrict title, Knights fall to 10th Nov 1, 2007
Do it securely online: lect. (AP) The state rankings for Missouri high school football voted on by a 12-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Trio is the 'leaders of the band' Oct 31, 2007
They also have memories of being in band camp and also playing in cold rain a year ago against Concordia. Playing in the rain, England said, is hard and she hopes that people have an understanding of what any band has to go through when conditions are poor. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
2 runners earn gold at state Oct 31, 2007
Her strategy was to stay with Beth Nielson, Wamego, and Leah Haden, Concordia. Both were familiar runners with familiar times all season, she said. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
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Lowell A. May, author of Camp Concordia: German POWs in the Midwest and POWs in Kansas 1943-46, participated in the event by having a book signing. here were 16 POW camps in Kansas and one east of town, May said. (El Dorado Times, KS)
Cowboys' win nets playoff berth Oct 28, 2007
When the Cowboys needed something the most in their District 14 finale on Thursday night at Concordia, they got it. When the defense's backs were against the wall in the second half, and the Cowboys' season was on the brink, the Cowboys got game saving tackles out of Dakota Hoekman, and pressure on Concordia's Kaden Buer from a banged up Nathaniel Causey ... Thursday night's 22-19 victory at Concordia was decided in the final 18-minutes, but was determined by a team and a coaching staff that... (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Vikings get final tuneup prior to 4A playoffs Oct 26, 2007
Russell could come out somewhat deflated after a 15-12 loss last week to Concordia, which knocked it out of the playoffs. The Broncos could come in one of two ways, either letting it all hang out with nothing to lose or coming in with the attitude of just wanting to get the season over. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
County commission hears quarterly updates Oct 25, 2007
Kelly plans to travel to Concordia with Lansing Museum Site Supervisor Laura Phillippi to attend a planning meeting for the 2008 and 2009 Sampler Festival. The Christmas Open House scheduled for Dec. 7 will have approximately 15 historical characters from Leavenworth County history portrayed by volunteer actors. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
T'wolves get Walker in five-player exchange Oct 25, 2007
Area players include Cassie Warriner (Keystone) Ashley Inge (Concordia), Brittany Axt (Heritage) and Denise Lehman (Adams Central). Advertisement. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
AHS season over at 29-9 Oct 24, 2007
Concordia defeated Abilene, 25-14 and 27-25 ... "We (the NCKL) all seem to end up at the same substate. Concordia is very athletic and they can block at the net very well." ... In a back-and-forth contest, Abilene found itself trailing 17-15, then Georgi Wilson and Devin Wilson got the game tied, then Concordia ran off three straight points. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
CHS give it all in season finale Oct 24, 2007
Topeka-Hayden beat Marysville 25-12, 25-14 and third-seeded Concordia, 25-12, 25-10 in the finals to earn a berth at the Class 4A State Tournament Friday and Saturday at the Salina Bicentennial Center ... Topeka-Hayden, 34-5, played the Bulldogs right away and in the championship match faced Concordia ... Wamego, 25-23, 25-22; Concordia def. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Vikes too strong for Pokes Oct 22, 2007
With a victory next Thursday at Concordia, the Cowboys can earn a share of the North Central Kansas League title, and more importantly a spot in the 4A State Playoffs. "We've still got a lot to play for," commented Geist in regards to the importance of the game at Concordia, adding, "this is just one game. If we want to extend this season, we better practice hard this week.". (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
7th-grade girls win NCKL spiker title Oct 21, 2007
The Lady Longhorns opening round match with Concordia produced a 25-16, 25-21 victory, advancing the Lady Longhorns to the semifinals. In the semifinals, Abilene faced Wamego and produced a 25-12, 25-14 victory. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Smoky Valley, Abilene vie for district title Oct 19, 2007
Both teams are 1-0 in district play, with the Vikings rolling up 41 first-half points on their way to a 41-0 victory over Concordia, while Abilene was nearly doubling up Russell, 31-16. Meanwhile, in an elimination game, Russell and Concordia meet in Concordia ... Hawk had a huge first half last week against Concordia with TD runs of 28, 49 and 45 yards and finished the game with 206 yards on 16 carries. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Commission accepts theater study Oct 18, 2007
Concordia has used Sonic and B&B's services, Holland said. There are several business models that could be possible. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Lady Leprechauns show mettle Oct 17, 2007
The 7th grade team played well in its league tournament as well, falling to Concordia 22-25, 15-25 in the opening round before rebounding against Clay Center. Chapman defeated Clay Center 25-18, 25-21 in the second round and earned another match with Concordia, falling 14-25, 20-25. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Book relates little-known story of Leavenworth POWs Oct 16, 2007
Several of the camps were in what are now some of the state s largest communities such as Ottawa, Lawrence, Concordia, El Dorado, Hutchinson and Fort Riley. May said that the residents of Leavenworth even considered establishing a camp within the city, but ultimately decided against the idea. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
Area Football--Moundridge, Smoky Valley win Oct 14, 2007
SMOKY VALLEY 41, CONCORDIA 0 The Vikings appear to be well on their way to another spot in the Class 4A playoffs. They took a major step with an easy rout of Concordia, scoring all six touchdowns in the first half. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
'07-'08 UA Men's Basketball Television Schedule Oct 13, 2007
The 2007-08 broadcast schedule tips off with a local broadcast, Concordia University (Nov. 4), on FSN Arizona. (KOLD.com, AZ)
Wilson wins league title Oct 13, 2007
The Abilene Reflector-Chronicle. Published October 12, 2007 2:01 PM CDT. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Sports Schedule Oct 13, 2007
FOOTBALL -- (All 7 p.m. starts) Salina South at McPherson High, Inman at Moundridge, Canton-Galva at St. John, Claflin at Little River, Concordia at Smoky Valley. TENNIS -- Class 5A State at Topeka; Class 4A state at Pratt. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Area Roundup--Smoky Valley, Canton-Galva post wins Oct 7, 2007
The Vikings open district play Friday hosting Concordia. CANTON-GALVA 35, SEDGWICK 12 Canton-Galva has completed the long climb back to the. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Hutchinson, McPherson paired in 5A Oct 5, 2007
Smoky Valley, in Class 4A, has drawn Colby, Concordia and Larned for 2008. Moundridge will be in a three-team Class 2-1A district along with Chase County and Peabody. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Westar proposes area wind farm Oct 4, 2007
The three wind farms will be the Flat Ridge Wind Farm in Barber County northeast of Medicine Lodge, the Meridian Way Wind Farm in Cloud County southeast of Concordia and the Central Plains Wind Farm in Wichita County northeast of Leoti. Flat Ridge is a subsidiary of BP alternative Energy North America Inc.. (Pratt Tribune, KS)
Cowgirls tennis finishes season strong at league tournament Oct 4, 2007
In No. 1 singles Shelby Herrman cruised to first with wins over Chapman 6-1, Clay Center 6-3, Marysville 6-4, Wamego and Concordia 6-0 ... Hoffman beat Chapman 6-0, Clay Center 6-3, Marysville 6-5 (7-1), Wamego 6-3, and Concordia 6-0 ... Christner and Scanlan beat Chapman 6-2, Clay Center 6-0, lost to Marysville 6--5 (7-2), beat Wamego 6-1, and Concordia 6-2. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
8th grade volleyball has undefeated week Oct 4, 2007
The Longhorns conclude their season on Oct. 4 when they travel to Concordia. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
MISSOURI HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RANKING’S Oct 4, 2007
Carthage Press - Sports. Thursday, October 04, 2007. (Carthage Press, MO)
Area girls have good weekend at N.C.K.L Tennis Tournament Oct 3, 2007
Marysville finished first in overall points on Saturday while Wamego, Concordia and Clay Center finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Abilene coach Garry Stredney said of his squads performance, "It was a good tournament for us, I knew it would be very tough to beat Marysville.". (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Bank executive to leave post at end of year Oct 2, 2007
He started his financial services career with Central Savings and Loan in Concordia, Kansas in 1973. He moved to Abilene in 1974 and continued with Central Savings until 1976 when he joined Abilene National Bank. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Morningside travels to Concordia Sep 29, 2007
And, nothing is looking particularly easy at this point, especially a road game today at Concordia, a much-improved team that lost a heartbreaker last Saturday to 10th-ranked Northwestern ... Concordia is also 2-2, already matching its win total from a 2-8 campaign last fall, and the Bulldogs would be 3-1 if not for a miracle finish in Orange City, where Northwestern scored on a bizarre play with no time left to grab a 29-24 win ... Concordia took a 24-23 lead in that contest on a field goal... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Northwestern faces tough Hastings defense Sep 29, 2007
ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Northwestern College's football team practices what to do in case of a blocked kick, but nothing to the extreme of last Saturday's dramatic finish in a 29-24 Great Plains Athletic Conference win over Concordia ... Defensive tackle Andrew Lundgren, the Red Raiders' leader with four quarterback sacks, is back after missing the Concordia game with a knee injury suffered in the second half of a 44-20 loss to Sioux Falls Sept. 15. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Letters to the editor: Sep 29, 2007
Larry taught and coached sports in Concordia for many years. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. (El Dorado Times, KS)
Panthers upend AHS spikers Sep 29, 2007
Abilene's No. 3-ranked volleyball team ran into an opponent up to the challenge on Tuesday at Concordia. Concordia defeated Abilene 26-24, 18-25 and 25-9 and 25-18 and 25-22 in a North Central Kansas League matchup of 4A programs ... "Then Concordia got two nice hits to win, but we were playing better at that point," Jantz said. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Briar Cliff needs to cut down on turnovers to win Sep 29, 2007
The Warriors have lost to Dakota Wesleyan (47-7), Sioux Falls (69-3) and Hastings (29-12) and own a 27-10 victory over a Concordia team that lost on the final play of the game to 10th-ranked Northwestern last week. Dana upset Briar Cliff 42-18 ast week with Viking quarterback Marcus Sladek passing for 453 yards and three touchdowns with his favorite target, Mark Schlueter, catching 11 aerials for a GPAC single-game record 306 yards. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
High School Volleyball--Little River wins Sep 27, 2007
MMS lost in straight games to Concordia (20-25, 23-25), but captured wins over Salina Lakewood (25-9, 25-14) and Hays Felten (25-16, 25-17) ... MMS lost in three games to Concordia (12-18, 18-13, 5-11) and then won a three-game against Hays Felten (18-10, 12-18, 11-7). (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Rev. Robert Griesse, 80; Lutheran embraced other faiths Sep 24, 2007
Rev. Griesse graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis. While in the seminary, he sang in the St. Louis Bach Chorus, where he met his future wife, who was also a member. (Boston Globe)
College football, prep soccer, volleyball, golf Sep 24, 2007
Missouri 28, Washburn 14Chicago 21, Macalester 13Cincinnati 40, Marshall 14Concordia, Wis ... 13Mary 37, Concordia, St.P. 20MidAm Nazarene 31, William Jewell 27Minn. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES Sep 23, 2007
Marysville 14, Concordia 13. McPherson 55, Winfield 2. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Cowgirls dominant in sweeping Bulldogs Sep 22, 2007
Abilene, 14-3, is at Concordia for a 5:15 p.m. match on Tuesday. Junior varsity. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
AHS JV tennis team takes 1st Sep 22, 2007
Abilene competes Monday at a quadrangular at Concordia and on Tuesday the Cowgirls travel to Clay Center. Smoky Valley Invitational. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
Butler cross country stays cool Sep 19, 2007
The Butler men's team finished third with 137 points, placing behind only the Colorado School of Mines (39) and Concordia University (89). Wesley Ruttoh placed ninth with a time of 25:29 while David Wainaina finished 13th with a 25:42. (El Dorado Times, KS)