Board Report

2A Sports in Kansas Honorable Mention All State Team

• Max Bottorff
• Rance Vessar

KSHSAA 2A All State Team:

• Max Bottorff - First Team Defense
• Nathan Palmer - Honorable Mention Offense and Defensive Line
• Colton Lowe - Linebacker

Sports in Kansas 2025 Top 100 Seniors 3A and under:

• Max Bottorff

2025 Sports in Kansas Non Senior Small Classes All State Team:

• Evan Falk

• Vote Atchison Globe Fall Male Athlete of the Year
• 100 Career Wins @ Colby Tournament

Austin Lount-Lee - Junior - Trumpet

MaKenna Grace - Freshman - French Horn

Aubrey Vanderpool - 8th Grade - Flute

Lynlee Drimmel - 7th Grade - Clarinet

Emma Ruffley - 7th Grade - Saxophone

Andi Kanning - 7th Grade - Trumpet

JV Boys

• Carsyn Thomas - 2nd Place
• Lawrence Compton - 1st Place

Varsity Girls

• Natasha Noor - 1st Place
• Tessa McAlexander - 2nd Place
• Kaylee McKee - 2nd Place
• Lauren Smith - 3rd Place

Kaylee McKee - 2nd Place

Natasha Noor - 2nd Place

Tessa McAlexander - 3rd Place

Queen Candidates:

Ryleigh Anderson

Avery Gilliland

Kenna Joice

King Candidates:

Ethan Brooks

JJ Hoffman

Ashton Neill

The NEKL High School AD Meeting was held on December 3, 2025 at Maur Hill Mount Academy. Here are a few highlights from the meeting:

• Voted to keep a minimum of $5,000 in the checking account with the remainder to be placed in our savings account.

• Voted to establish a chart outlining the a breakdown of Wrestling pay for high school officials:

1. Wrestling Dual - $115 per night
2. Double Dual/Tri/Quad - $215 per night
3. Jamboree/Mixer - $250 per night
4. Tournament - $300 per day

• 9 of the 11 schools have enough boys to play C Team Basketball - ADs put together a schedule for C team boys to play.
• League AD's shared dates for the 2025-2026 Powerlifting Season
• 1/03/26 @ Valley Falls
• 1/10/26 @ Eudora
• 1/17/26 @ Royal Valley
• 1/24/26 @ Piper
• 1/31/26 @ Basehor
• 2/7/26 @ Lansing
• 2/28/26 @ Horton
• Our next regular meeting will be February 4, 2025 at ACCHS.

The NEKL Middle School AD Meeting was held on December 3, 2025 at Maur Hill Mount Academy. Here are a few highlights from the meeting:

• The League voted to follow suit with the high school and create a saving account to put some of our money in to earn interest. It was voted to keep a minimum balance of $5,000 in the checking account and the rest in the savings account.
• Middle School also followed the recommendations of the high school and created a chart for wrestling pay for officials: The new pay scale will be:
1. Dual - $115 per night
2. Double-Dual/ Tri/ Quad - $200 per night
3. Jamboree/Mixer - $225 per night
4. Tournament - $250 per day
• Next meeting will be a scheduling meeting on December 17th at Valley Falls
1. Determine what schools will have enough to play C Team JH boys
2. Create the 2026 and 2027 JH Football Schedules
3. Create the 2026 and 2027 JH Volleyball Schedules
4. Create the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 JH Girls and Boys Basketball Schedule
• Next Regular Scheduled Meeting will be February 4, 2025 at ACCHS.

1. Curtain indoor batting cages or ones that drop down from the ceiling. Looking at this as one of our top purchases for this year.

2. New scoreboards, backboards, shot clock, and scoreboard controller. KSHSAA Update: By 2027 2A/3A Schools will need to have a shot clock system installed if they wish to host any post season events in basketball. By the start of the 2028 season all schools must have a shot clock system in place. I have already reached out to Daktronics and I received a quote for a new shot clock system.

Daktronics Quote

3. Custom Life Co out of Sabetha, came down about three weeks ago and walked through our JSH to see how they could help us upgrade our entryway, our entrance for the new addition, our doors, the office windows, the blank areas above the hallways, and other areas in the school where they could enhance the blank facades. They were going to get back to me with designs and a quote. We are looking to use some banner money and the Booster Club is willing to donate some money toward some of these projects. Once I get a quote Mr. Malm and I will prioritize the projects and make a three to five year plan to get these projects completed. The company is willing to work with us to do these projects in phases.

1) Football Stadium Bleachers: This summer the custodial staff went through and replaced and braced boards that were soft. Still want to pursue options to get all new bleachers and press box at some point in the future.

2) Track - Our track has been unusable for hosting track meets several years now and is only getting worse. With the track being used by community members, elementary students as well as JSH students for PE and other activities, and the track teams, there needs to be some concern about injuries taking place on the cracked and peeling track. Update: We had a representative from Pro Track and Tennis come out to look at resurfacing the tennis courts into Pickel Ball Courts and making some improvements to the track. He will get back next week with estimates.

• Track Quote
• Tennis Courts to Pickle Ball Courts Quote

3) Baseball/Softball Upgrades:

1. Fixing outdoor batting cages poles and nets

2. 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.

3. Installing a Hydrant closer to baseball field - will also benefit JH Football practice with access to water

4. 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.

5. New board and padding on the backstops for softball and baseball fields. Update: getting quotes for this project.

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

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

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

9. Storage building for equipment closer to the fields. Update: Mill Iron V has been contacted to help find the type of storage shed we are looking for.

Gold Sponsors:

L & L Construction

Bottorff Construction

IRB

Thrivent - Jennifer Maxwell

Mill Iron V

HB Custom Printing

Grain Craft

Martin Trash

The Shed House

Silver Sponsors:

Ag Risk Solutions

Exchange Bank

Martin Construction

Rubble Reprocessing

Advanced Hydraulic Supply

Jones Ag

Carrigan Lumber

Atchison Auto Plaza - Lewis Chevrolet

Bronze Sponsor:

Rainbow Communications

Black Level Sponsors:

Anderson Eye Care

Kex Rx

Wheatland

Michael's Crafty Momma

Orange Level Sponsors:

Southwind Orchards & Apiary

Holton Livestock Exchange

Wilson Tire - Holton

Mr. G's

Pep Club Sponsorship Level:

Chris & Courtney Caplinger

Dillon Tire

Atchison County Booster Club

Gateway Treasurers

5th Quarter Sponsors:

Mill Iron V

Rainbow Communications

Chris & Courtney Caplinger

Holton Livestock Exchange

St. Ann's Knights of Columbus

Atchison County Booster Club

St. John's Church