Board Report

Congrats to our Cross Country runners on a great race at the 2A State Cross Country Meet at Wamego. Top 20 athletes medal. All three runners came close to earning some hardware. No doubt they will be back next year, with a few more teammates.

Aubrey Vanderpool - 22nd Place

Clint WIlson - 24th Place

Abe Bell - 27th Place

Congratulations to our three Tiger Cross Country runners on qualifying for State at Wamego next Saturday.

Regional Results:

Freshman Aubrey Vanderpool - 3rd Place

Freshman Clint Wilson - 8th Place

Sophomore Abe Bell - 9th Place

Team Results:

Girls Team - 4th Place

Boys Team - 4th place

Aubrey Vanderpool - League Runner Up

Clint Wilson - 5th Place

Abe Bell - 6th Place

Varsity Girls Team - League Runner Up

Varsity Boys Team - League Runner UP

This Fall we have had multiple students that have won the Atchison Globe Athlete of the Week.

Congrats to these incredible Tiger Band kids! We had 5 selected NEKMEA Middle Level Honor Bands that will meet in early December.

8th Grade Honor Band: Lynlee Drimmel (Clarinet), Emma Ruffley (Bari Saxophone)

7th Grade Honor Band: Anna Goodpasture (Flute) and Kallie Swendson (Flute).

7th Grader Elias Neill (Trumpet) was selected for both the 7th grade Honor Band and the Middle Level Honor choir and elected to perform with the honor choir as they occur on the same day in different location.

Congrats to these great musicians!

KSHSAA will hold their Regional Meeting on October 19, 2026. Item were discussed and voted on by the 2A Schools that are in attendance. Voting on this issues will continue with all classes and all schools across the state of Kansas. Based on this votes, the Executive Board may decide to take action on some of these updates and changes for the 2027-2028 season.

Golf:

1. A student in good standing my participate in up to 4 KSHSAA approved individual golf competitions during the school golf season. Each outside event will count toward their 9 allowable events for the season. Currently the rule allows for 3 outside competitions.

2. Modify Rule 37, Section 2, Article 5 to allow students to participate in 9 gold events instead of 8.

3. Should athletes be required to provide written notice to the head coach and AD not less than 15 calendar days before an outside competition, except for events that have a waiting list?

4. Should KSHSAA require a minimum contest participation for postseason eligibility. To be eligible for regional and state competition, a student must participate in a minimum of 5 school team contests during the regular season?

Track and Field:

1. Should KSHSAA extend the state track meet schedule to two and a half days instead of the current 2?

Wrestling:

1. Should the KSHSAA life coaching restrictions for high school wrestling coaches during the spring season to allow coaches to work with their athletes in the Olympic styles of wrestling?

Outside Competitions:

1. Should KSHSAA provde one exception to Rule 22 for all quasi-team activities?

2. Should KSHSAA provide one exception to Rulle 22 for all team activities?

Postseason Seeding:

1. Should classes 3A, 2A, and 1A postseason seedings in the activities of baseball, basketball, softball, and volleyball be modified to seed teams on the east and west geographic regions ranked 1-32 based on their overall win/loss record?

2. Should Power Ranking be used in postseason seeding in baseball?

3. Should Power Ranking be used in postseason seeding in basketball?

4. Should Power Ranking be used in postseason seeding in football?

5. Should Power Ranking be used in postseason seeding in softball?

6. Should Power Ranking be used in postseason seeding in volleyball?

Sportsmanship Awards:

1. Should KSHSAA continue to award the League Sportsmanship award following the basketball season as voted on by members of respective high school leagues?

2. Should the Sportsmanship Award be expanded to include middle school basketball?

3. Should the Sportsmanship Award be expanded to include all team sports contested at the high school level?

4. What is one thing that can be done to provide incentive and honor appropriate sportsmanship for member schools? Our group said to release the rankings of schools in each league for the sportsmanship award.

Summer Contact:

1. Should the KSHSAA modify the rules for contact between school coaches and athletes in the activities of basketball, flag football, football, soccer, and volleyball to be allowed during summer for no more than 15 days per activity between the Saturday preceding Memorial Day and Sunday of Standard Calendar Week 5?

1. Shot Clocks and the parts for the shot clocks are here and we are working on installation. Update: Shot Clock are installed and working.

2. Look into some shelving for the mezzanine in the new addition turf room to potentially use this space for all sports uniforms to be stored neatly in one place.

3. Work with Custom Life Co. again for some exterior upgrades to the breezeway to brighten up that entrance. Also upgrade to the JSH hallways with some murals or pictures to brighten them and make them more inviting.

1) Drop Down Batting Nets for new addition turf room.

2) Baseball/Softball Upgrades:

a. Getting Shade Built for overtop of the bleachers: Update: After meeting with contractors it makes the most sense to wait until we replace asphalts to put in new dugouts.

b. Update and remodel dugouts to include better bleachers, cubbies for helmets and gloves, storage closet within the dugouts for easier access to equipment. Update: After meeting with contractors it makes the most sense to wait until we replace asphalts to put in new dugouts.

c. New board and padding on the backstops for softball and baseball fields.

d. Large bleachers for the softball field - they are much smaller than baseball. Update: waiting until the asphalt is replaced with concrete.

e. Real press boxes that are elevated for filming and scorekeeping

f. New Scoreboard (which would include pitch counts).

g. Storage building for equipment closer to the fields.

***All of these upgrade depend on the money from the county - not sure where we are with all that - need to check in again.

3) Storage system for wrestling mats - to hoist tem into the ceiling for out of the way storage.

4) Revamping of the boys and girls locker rooms as well as the laundry room at the JSH. Better lockers, fix and upgrade the showers, move sports teams uniform storage to the mezzanine to clear up room in laundry room for a potential space for the trainer, and bring back a ice bath and jacuzzi to treat injuries.

Gold Sponsors:

Bottorff Construction

BRT Construction

Grain Craft

HB Custom Printing

IRB

L & L Construction

NAPA Auto Parts - Atchison Auto

The Shed House

Thrivent - Jennifer Maxwell

HB Custom Printing

Silver Sponsors:

Ag Risk Solutions

Exchange Bank

Martin Construction

Jones Ag

WH Scales Company

Bronze Sponsor:

Carrigan Lumber

Rainbow Communications

Vollmer Excavating

Black Level Sponsors:

Kex Rx

Nutrien

Union State Bank

Orange Level Sponsors:

Direct Mop Sales

Grass Roots Lawn Care

Holton Livestock Exchange

Southwind Orchards & Apiary

Pep Club Sponsorship Level:

Rainbow Communications

Todd and Barb Gigstad

Atchison County Booster Club