6A THE OBERLIN HERALD Wednesday, May 2, 2007

The Decatur County LandfillWill Offer One Free Dump per family duringregular hours from April 30 through May 5.

Weekdays are open from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. andSaturday, May 5th, from 8 am. - Noon. The free dump

can be used for business or residence but not both.

Limited to five (5)passenger tires.

For more information call: 785-475-8111.Remember the Free Compost available at

the south end of the county shop east of town.

Refrigerated appliances must have certificateof evacuation or will be charged a $10 fee.

Tossin’ it a mile GolfersfinishfourthOberlin boyswin medalsin tournament

The Decatur Community HighSchool golf team finished fourthSaturday at the Rawlins County In-vitational in Atwood.

Senior Jobey Black led theOberlin team, shooting a 43 on thefront nine and 42 on the back ninefor 85.

Senior Corey Cook followed,shooting 40-46 for 86.

Black took seventh and Cook,ninth, in the tournament.

Senior Breck Simonsson shot 46-41 for 87; senior Andy Gilliam, 54-47 for 101; and junior NathanSimonsson, 52-52 for 104.

Goodland won the tournament,barely edging Colby 330 to 329.Hoxie finished third with 349;Oberlin, 359; Rawlins County, 405;Quinter, 412; Brewster, 463; andRawlins County junior varsity, 519.

The Oberlin golfers were to playThomas Moore Prep of Hays onMonday and head for Colby onThursday for the Colby Invitationalstarting at 3 p.m.

The Red Devils will play host atthe rescheduled Oberlin Invitationalon Saturday starting at 9:30 a.m.

No decision has been made on amakeup for the tournament at Hoxielast Tuesday postponed due to badweather.

Eighth graderscome in second

The Decatur Community JuniorHigh eighth-grade boys finishedsecond and the seventh graders,fifth, at the Colby Middle Schooltrack meet Thursday.

Colby’s eighth grade won themeet with 148 points, followed byOberlin, 56; Burlington, Colo., 50;Hoxie, 46; and Rawlins County, 23.

The Colby team was almost twicethe size of the other schools’ teamsand in some races filled all eightlanes during heats.

For the third week in a row, NolanPeters, Dalton Paul and DaltonDolan led the Oberlin boys with firstplaces.

• Peters won both the 1,600-meterrun, with a season best of 5 minutes,31 seconds, and the 3,200-meter runin 12:13.

• Paul, first, 800-meter run, 2:31.• Dolan, first, discus, 113 feet, 4

inches.Other eighth-grade placers were:• Chad Williams, 400-meter dash,

second, 1:01.• Jeb Fortin, pole vault, fifth, 7-6.• Jacob Helm, 3,200-meter run,

fourth, 14:06.• Dakota Soderlund, shot put,

third, 37-2.• Josh Ritter, 400-meter dash,

fifth, 1:04.• The 4x100-meter relay team of

Ritter, Fortin, Larue and Williams,third, 53.9.

• The 4x200-meter relay team ofFortin, Paul, Larue and Williams,second, 1:58.

“It was a very good day for usoverall,” said Coach Keith Grafel.“I was a little disappointed by a fewperformances, but as a group, we didpretty well.”

The seventh graders finished withthree placings.

• Tyler Shields, 1,600-meter run,third, 5:58.

• Brent Juenemann, 100-meterdash, fifth, 14.24.

• The 4x200-meter relay team ofShields, Nolan Henningson, Juene-mann and Conner McHugh, second,2:06.

The young Red Devils will playhost to the Oberlin Quadrangular onThursday at Smick Field at 3 p.m.

Junior high girlsplace second, third

THIRD-GRADER TEIGAN ELLEGOOD tossed a baseball at the Oberlin ElementarySchool track meet Friday at Smick Field. Results of the meet have not been tabulated,but should be in next week’s edition. — Herald staff photo by Jim Merriott

Oberlin ‘right fit’for Dresden teen

By JIM MERRIOTTjtmerriott@nwkansas.com

When it comes to a winning atti-tude, look at Decatur CommunityHigh senior Kim Wessel.

Wessel, a Dresden resident, cameto Oberlin from Hoxie High hersophomore year.

“I was looking for the right fit forme in high school,” she said. “Myfather, older brother Jeff, and mytwo older sisters graduated fromHoxie. I could have attended there,but I felt Oberlin was a better fit forwhat I wanted during my highschool experience.”

Besides Kim, sister Nikki andbrother Jay attend Decatur Commu-nity High School.

“My dad, brothers, and sisters gotme started in sports at an early age,”she said.

“We played a lot of basketball,because it was easy to get everybodyinvolved.

“When I was younger, I enjoyedwatching the older kids play basket-ball in high school. I wanted to bejust like them. I started playingMAYB basketball in eighth grade,then began attending summercamps every summer.

“It was fun for me.“As I got older, I realized that with

the help of my coaches and the hardwork of my teammates, it was pos-sible to set goals for league cham-

pionships.”Kim, whose favorite color is blue,

likes roses, all types of music, hang-ing out with friends and going to themovies.

She plans to attend Colby Com-munity College in the fall, majoringin physical therapy, and hopes totransfer to Wichita State Universityto finish her degree.

“I also like photography,” shesaid. “It’s just a hobby now, but Imight be interested in working it inas a minor.”

An elbow injury sidelined herduring volleyball season, but sheserved as the team manager and ath-letic trainer during the champion-ship run.

“I have been pretty banged up thispast year with my elbow being dis-located and my knee being injuredduring basketball,” she said. “I havebeen trying to strengthen my knee tohelp my pole vaulting during trackseason.”

She said she enjoys steak and cornon the cob . Her favorite animals arehorses and dogs and her favoritemovie is “Coach Carter.” Her favor-ite actor is Josh Harnett and favor-ite actress, Julia Roberts.

She is the daughter of Bill andCarol (Riedell) Wessel and has sixbrothers and sisters, Doug, 25; Jeff,23; CeeAnn, 22; Amy, 21; Nikki,17; and Jay, 16.

SENIOR KIM WESSELwas a key performer for theLady Red Devils in basketballthis year.

The Decatur Community JuniorHigh eighth-grade girls track teamfinished second and the seventh-grade third at the Colby MiddleSchool track meet on Thursday.

Colby’s eighth grade won themeet with 147 points, followed byOberlin, 87; Burlington, Colo., 57;Hoxie, 36; and Rawlins County, 19.

Three Oberlin eighth-graders –Jordan Dreher, Rachelle Scott andJori Diederich – each finished witha first and a second in their events.

Placing for the eighth graderswere:

• Dreher, 100-meter dash, first,13.6 seconds, and shot put, second,34 feet, 5 inches.

• Scott, shot put, first, 35-8, and100-meter hurdles, second, 17.9.

• Diederich, discus, first, 83-4,and 1,600-meter run, second, 6:53.

• Tiffany Anderson, 400-meterrun, second, 1:07, and 800-meterrun, second, 2:57.

• Sara Kyte, high jump, second, 4-4; triple jump, third, 28-8; and longjump, third, 13-1.

• Erin Jeffrey, 1,600-meter run,third, 7:01, and shot put, fifth, 28-11.

• The 4x100-meter relay team of

Scott, Kyte, Sydney Grafel andDreher, first, 56.9.

• The 4x200-meter relay team ofScott, Anderson, Grafel and Dreher,second, 1:59.

Colby’s seventh graders took firstwith 132 points, followed by Bur-lington, 48; Oberlin, 42; Hoxie, 33;and Rawlins County, 23.

The seventh-grade Lady RedDevils were led by Kiah Blau, whobrought home four first-place fin-ishes.

Blau won the 100-meter hurdlesin 18.05; 100-meter dash, 13.5; 200-meter dash, 29; and shot put, 34-11.

Serena Stacy was the only otherOberlin seventh grade girl to medal.She took second in the discus, 64-5,and third in the shot put, 28-5.

“We still need to be ready to com-pete at our best every time,” saidCoach Keith Grafel. “We must geta little more mentally tough, and re-ally get after it when we need to. I’mvery proud of our effort. We willcontinue to get better every day.”

The young Lady Red Devils willbe hosts at the Oberlin Quadrangu-lar on Thursday at Smick Field start-ing at 3 p.m.

The JayhawkerBy Jim Merriott

jtmerriott@nwkansas.com

Despite all the furor about large-mouth bass, walleye, and sauger,wipers are fast becoming one of themost popular game fish in Kansas.

Wilson Reservoir, originally apopular lake for stripers, helpedchange the philosophy of Kansasfishery biologists more than twodecades ago.

The growing popularity of wipersis based on their readiness to feed ongizzard shad.

With the introduction of the hy-brid wiper, a cross between a stripedbass and a white bass, lakes such asKeith Sebelius Reservoir in Nortonhave improved the crappie fishing.

Prior to the wiper introduction,many lakes were stocked withstriped bass, which grow to enor-mous sizes and gorge on schools ofbait fish. These monsters eat up ev-erything, causing lakes and reser-voirs to become poor fisheries.

Stripers eat all the small crappie,causing an imbalance in the lake.

Wipers, on the other hand, do notgrow as large as their cousin thestriper and seldom eat the smallcrappie.

Because of the cross breeding, thewiper is sterile. This allows biolo-gist to stock fisheries for put andtake.

Wipers help balance the lakepopulation and make fishing morefun and productive.

They are also excellent eating ifone removes the dark red lateralbloodline which runs the length ofthe fish.

Kansas fishery biologists believethat Wilson Reservoir in north cen-

tral Kansas and Cheyenne Reservoirin south central Kansas will be themost productive fisheries this sea-son.

I haven’t fished Cheney Reser-voir since 2005, but during my stayin south central Kansas, my wipersuccess was high.

Last summer, I fished Wilsononce, so I didn’t get a good readingon that lake. My success was in thesmall coves at night. I believe thewipers chase the bait fish to shallowwater for an easier attack.

Over the summer, I will report onmy findings and let you know.

I have also talked to biologistswho feel that this will be the banneryear for walleye at Cedar Bluff Res-ervoir.

Until next time, good luck andkeep tight lines.

Teamtakes 8thin Hays

Oberlin’s high school golf teamfinished eighth at the ThomasMoore Prep Invitational tournamentin Hays on Monday.

Senior Jobey Black led the RedDevils for the second time in a weekshooting a 46 on the front nine anda 38 on the back nine for an 84.

Senior Corey Cook was close,shooting a 41-45 for 86. SeniorAndy Gilliam broke the centurymark shooting a 52-46 for 98.

Nathan Simonsson shot 56-48 for104 and Jordan Tally, 61-50 for 111.

Hays High won the tournamentwith 326, followed by Phillipsburg,341; Goodland, 353; ThomasMoore, 355; Colby, 357; TregoCommunity, 360; Russell, 367;Oberlin, 372; Scott City, 382;Larned, 390; Norton, 391; Stockton,409; and Ellis, 416.

“This was a good experience forour team being able to play on sucha fine golf course,” said Coach DickAhlberg. “Smoky Hill CountryClub is a championship golfcourse.”

Thursday, the Decatur Commu-nity High Red Devils travel to Colbywith a tee time of 3 p.m. On Satur-day, the Red Devils will play host atthe Oberlin Invitational starting at9:30 a.m.

Wipers winningspot in most lakes

Outdoor day SaturdayThe seventh annual Outdoor Kan-

sas for Kids Day will start at 8:30a.m. Saturday at Prairie Dog StatePark near Norton.

The outing is sponsored by theKansas Department of Wildlife andParks and the Kansas Wildscapeproject, which hope that more than10,000 youngsters will be intro-duced to the fun of hiking, canoeing,fishing, biking, hunting and birdwatching.

In Norton youngsters can learn tofish, sponsored by the LongspurChapter of Pheasants Forever; at-tend an archery clinic, sponsored by

the Norton Archery Club; and use alaser hunting and shooting simula-tor, provided by the Kansas Departof Wildlife and Parks Hunter Edu-cation division.

Each child will receive a free shirtand gift and be registered for otherprizes.

Kids can also enter a drawing con-test.

Anyone interested in helping cancall the park office at (785) 877-2953.

The United Rebel Sprint Se-ries 305 kicks off its racing sea-son Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at theOberlin Speedway.

Starting this second season,sprint series racers will appear at14 tracks in Kansas, Coloradoand Nebraska on 23 days.

Racing in Oberlin on Saturdaywill include modified lights ofColorado ( smaller race cars with1,200 cc motorcycle engines),mini-trucks, classic modifiedsand sprints.

For information, call Rick Sa-lem at (785) 475-7010 .

Race season starts Saturday