We had Lady Railer Softball 🥎 awards night Thursday night.
.400 club Alyssa Rome and Brooke Starns
MVP Alyssa Rome
All Star Brooke Starns
Most Improved Taegan Shannon
Steady Eddy Maleah Vine
Rookie of the Year Rylan Ashenbrenner
All 12 ladies lettered.
We had a good turnout.
1A Regional Results from Oberlin. The girls' team is your three-peat Regional Champs!! Way to Go Ladies!! Natalee North had another impressive day by breaking her school record in the Shot Put by over 2 feet. The new record is 42' 7". The Regional Champions on the day are Natalee North in the shot and discus, Avery Boydston in the 1600 and 3200, Isabella Eck in the high jump, and Evelyn Merriman in the 200. 2nd Place medalists are Aron Bencze in the Shot, Evelyn Merriman in the 100, and Avery Boydston in the 800. 3rd Place medalists are Aron Bencze in the Discus and the girls' 4 x 100 team of Addison Kohl, Isabella Eck, Sienna Schmidt, and Evelyn Merriman. All of these athletes punched their ticket to compete next week at the state track and field meet. We are waiting on the official announcement, but we do believe Sienna Schmidt in the long jump and Tracyn Bollig in the pole vault also punched their tickets to the state track and field meet. Great Work Railers!! Best of Luck at State!!
Evelyn Merriman is your 1A Regional Champ in the 200!! She also placed second in the 100 to qualify for state.
Ellis Lady Railer 4 x 100 placed 3rd qualifying them to state next week in Wichita. The team is made up of Addison Kohl, Isabella Eck, Sienna Schmidt, and Evelyn Merriman.
Avery Boydston is your 1A Regional Champ in the 1600 and 3200!! She also placed second in the 800 to qualify for state.
Ellis Lady Railers are Three Peat Regional Champs in Track and Field!!!
Aron Bencze punched his ticket in both the shot put and discus, placing 2nd and 3rd place respectfully.
Natalee North broke her own shot put school record with a throw of 42’7”. She is your regional 1A Champion in shot and disc.
Your 1A Regional Champion in High Jump is Isabella Eck!! We jumped 5’4”
We will have a send-off for our golf team who is headed to State on Tuesday morning at 7am. The team will meet and leave from Ellis High School. Good luck Railers!!
Regional Track Meet Info.
It’s Regional Track Meet Day! Good luck to our Railroader Track and Field team as they face tough competition today in hopes of earning a trip to state. The team will depart from the North Campus at 10:00 AM this morning for Oberlin-Decatur Community High School. Competition begins at 2:00 PM. You can find event information here: https://5il.co/3grc6, and follow live results online at https://ks.milesplit.com/meets/685305-kshsaa-1a-regional-oberlin-decatur-community-hs-2025/results. Good luck, Railroaders! We are proud of you!
I didn't want to get this out before we have completed regionals, but with Memorial Day this weekend, Redeem Design needs to complete orders by this Friday. This will give them enough time to get them to us by Thursday next week before we leave for Wichita. Thanks for understanding.
Here is the link for the Ellis High School State Track store!
The store is set to close Friday, May 23rd at 10:00 a.m.
https://ellishsstatetrack.itemorder.com
The regional baseball competition for our Railroaders continues today! They are traveling to TMP-Hays this afternoon to compete against the Salina-Sacred Heart Knights at 4:00 PM. If they win, they will face the winner of the game between Ellinwood and TMP at 6:00 PM. For more information about the regionals and to view the tournament bracket, please visit the KSHSAA website at https://www.kshsaa.org/react/activity/assignments/baseball/regional/3/1. Good luck, Railroaders! Let’s earn a trip to STATE!
Congrats to the Railer Golf team! They had a tough day in the wind, but placed 3rd and qualified for the state tournament next week at Dodge City! Keep Grinding!
Video premiere! The May 19th USD388 BOE meeting premieres today at 1pm on the USD388 YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/c/USD388
Ellis Jr./Sr. High School is excited to announce our second-semester honor roll for 2024-25! These students have done an exceptional job this semester, and their hard work has paid off. Great job, Railroaders! RAILROADER PROUD!
This week, Ellis High School proudly recognizes our Senior Railroader Track and Field athletes! The Regional Track event will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Oberlin-Decatur Community High School, starting at 2:00 PM. Live results can be followed online at https://ks.milesplit.com/meets/685305-kshsaa-1a-regional-oberlin-decatur-community-hs-2025/results. Good luck, Railroaders, and congratulations to our seniors!
Our Track and Field Seniors are as follows (front row): Manager Morgan Armbrister, daughter of Mark and Crystal Armbrister; Addison Kohl, daughter of Jeff and Emily Kohl; Kamden Keller, son of Todd and Amy Keller; Kaycee Cranwell, daughter of Clyde Cranwell and the late Kristi Cranwell; Manager MaKenzie Kohlrus, daughter of Travis and Susie Kohlrus. In the back row: JT Rhoden, son of Kristy Rhoden and Jeff Rhoden; Isabella Eck, daughter of Mark and Sarah Eck; Aiden Whyte, son of Justin and Susie Whyte; Natalee North, daughter of Travis and Ava North; Aron Bencze, son of Akos and Krisztina Bencze.
This summer, beginning Tuesday, May 27 for those students who are not still competing in their season of sport, the weight room will be open for training sessions. These sessions will run through Friday, August 8, with the exception of June 30 - July 6 in observance of the KSHSAA Summer Moratorium. The weight room will be open on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday and the allotted time sessions for each group are as follows:
9-12 Boys: 6:30-7:30am
6-8 Boys: 7:30-8:30am
6-12 Girls: 8:30-9:30am
Please be understanding if an occasional change needs to be made with staff schedules or camps that are occurring throughout the summer. We will continue to do our best no minimize conflicts for the students involved in multiple activities with practices and weight training sessions.
ATTENTION High School Girls' Basketball Players...This is a reminder that there will be an introductory meeting Tuesday, May 20, at 2:00pm in the EHS Library. If you plan to play and are unable to attend, please email dschoenthaler@usd388.com so that we may get your information to our coaching staff.
Summer Camp is going to be June 2-4 from 6-9pm in the EHS Gym. Let's get ready!!