Our Athlete of the week is helping the Dodge City Red Demons boys basketball team enter 2022 with a 6-0 record. Cooper Scheck had 22 points against Woodward and is averaging 20.8 ppg. Scheck is shooting 55% from behind the arc in the last 4 games. Scheck scored a career-high 24 points against Wray (Colo). in the Topside Tipoff Tournament championship game in Goodland, tying a school record with 8 3-pointers made. SUBMITTED
Somewhere on my lengthy list of unanswered questions is the query that asks “Just how far will we go to protect ourselves from ourselves?” Don’t get me wrong, there are some very necessary warnings out there, like huge letters on a tank of gasoline that read “FLAMMABLE,” or flags that tell us “Road Work Ahead.” But for every good and reasonable warning are a dozen other absolutely wacky warnings that leave us shaking our head. The thing to remember about wacky warnings is that they got there because someone, somewhere actually did what the warnings tell you not to do.
Dodge City Wrestling Academy Pratt Open Results
Brody Weil is our wrestler of the week. He is currently a member of the Dodge City Wrestling Academy. At 8 years old and 95 pounds, he is already a veteran hammer on the mat. He had a first-place finish in Pratt and looks forward to his next match. He is a Kansas State qualifier, a two-time Redskin Battle of the West champion, a DCWA Shootout champion, a Leoti Takedown champion and Gray County Wrestling Tournament champion. When not wrestling, Brody enjoys baseball, flag football, cooking and all things outdoors. SUBMITTED PHOTO
The Dodge City Wrestling Academy faced some very talented competition at the Pratt Open. The Academy had four athletes that claimed a first-place finish. Brody Weil had a very impressive tournament and is improving his skills every time he takes the mat.
The Dodge City High School Lady Demons wrestling team traveled to Bashor-Linwood to compete in the 4th annual Lady Cat Classic. There were 29 teams from Kansas and Missouri with 5 of the 10 top ranked teams in Kansas at the event.
The Dodge City High School boys wrestling team traveled to Greeley, Colorado, to compete in a 60-team Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament featuring top teams from Colorado, Wyoming and Pennsylvania recently.
For the first time since 2016, the Dodge City football team has seen a player earn first-team NJCAA All-American honors as punter, Corry Wilhoit has been selected for the honor after an expectational season punting for the Conquistadors.