Category: Piper

Piper results

Piper High School — basketball vs. Bonner Springs

– Girls
– Varsity lost 37-40, JV won 50-38, and 9th won 39-20
– Boys
– Varsity won 83-78 overtime, 9th lost 25-55

HS – wrestling at Tonganoxie
120 – Zach King (1-3) placed 6th and scored 8.00 team points.
Round 1 – Gad Huseman (Tonganoxie) 14-3 won by fall over Zach King (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 1:18)
Round 2 – Nathan Keegan (Louisburg) 9-9 won by fall over Zach King (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 1:06)
Round 3 – Zach King (Piper) 1-3 won by fall over Hannah Nave (Oskaloosa) 0-4 (Fall 0:39)
Round 4 – Zach King (Piper) 1-3 received a bye () (Bye)
5th Place Match – Tim Martin Jr. (Royal Valley) 5-7 won by decision over Zach King (Piper) 1-3 (Dec 14-8)

126 – Jacob Sharp (0-4) placed 7th and scored 1.00 team points.
Round 1 – Logan Irwin (Olathe Northwest) 1-3 won by decision over Jacob Sharp (Piper) 0-4 (Dec 11-6)
Round 2 – Trevor Compton (Jay-Hawk Linn) 14-3 won by fall over Jacob Sharp (Piper) 0-4 (Fall 0:46)
Round 3 – Tucker Batten (Louisburg) 4-10 won by major decision over Jacob Sharp (Piper) 0-4 (MD 14-1)
Consolation Bracket – Trevor Kallenberger (Shawnee Heights ) 2-2 won by fall over Jacob Sharp (Piper) 0-4 (Fall 0:23)
7th Place Match – Jacob Sharp (Piper) 0-4 received a bye () (Bye)

138 – Zach Zarazee (3-7) placed 9th and scored 3.00 team points.
Round 1 – Brandon Mlekus (Frontenac) 11-1 won by tech fall over Zach Zarazee (Piper) 3-7 (TF-1.5 0:00 (17-2))
Round 2 – Ryan Adams (Louisburg) 12-5 won by fall over Zach Zarazee (Piper) 3-7 (Fall 0:50)
Round 3 – Kyler McClusky (Bishop Ward) 2-8 won by injury default over Zach Zarazee (Piper) 3-7 (Inj. 0:00)
Round 4 – Garrett Martin (Tonganoxie) 10-6 won by injury default over Zach Zarazee (Piper) 3-7 (Inj. 0:00)
9th Place Match – Zach Zarazee (Piper) 3-7 won by injury default over Sam Coffin (Tonganoxie) 0-5 (Inj. 0:00)

145 – Verlin Judie (1-3) placed 13th and scored 1.50 team points.
Round 1 – Justin Hand (Tonganoxie) 2-3 won by fall over Verlin Judie (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 1:43)
Round 2 – Collin Moranz (Atchison) 4-8 won by fall over Verlin Judie (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 1:45)
Round 3 – Jared Miller (Oskaloosa) 6-3 won by fall over Verlin Judie (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 1:00)
Consolation Bracket – Verlin Judie (Piper) 1-3 received a bye () (Bye)
13th Place Match – Verlin Judie (Piper) 1-3 received a bye () (Bye)

152 – Jacob Lee (1-9) placed 9th and scored 3.00 team points.
Round 1 – Asher Huseman (Tonganoxie) 17-3 won by fall over Jacob Lee (Piper) 1-9 (Fall 0:00)
Round 2 – Cedrick Williams (Royal Valley) 7-5 won by fall over Jacob Lee (Piper) 1-9 (Fall 2:41)
Round 3 – Andrew Dent (Tonganoxie) 3-2 won by fall over Jacob Lee (Piper) 1-9 (Fall 3:06)
Round 4 – Dalton White (Shawnee Heights ) 7-4 won by fall over Jacob Lee (Piper) 1-9 (Fall 1:02)
9th Place Match – Jacob Lee (Piper) 1-9 won by fall over Weston Gardner (Piper) 0-5 (Fall 1:23)

152 – Weston Gardner (0-5) placed 10th.
Round 1 – Pedro Morales (Bishop Ward) 3-3 won by fall over Weston Gardner (Piper) 0-5 (Fall 1:57)
Round 2 – Andrew Mays (Frontenac) 8-2 won by fall over Weston Gardner (Piper) 0-5 (Fall 0:55)
Round 3 – Zach Jones (Louisburg) 5-10 won by fall over Weston Gardner (Piper) 0-5 (Fall 2:21)
Round 4 – alex Bindel (Atchison) 6-8 won by fall over Weston Gardner (Piper) 0-5 (Fall 2:30)
9th Place Match – Jacob Lee (Piper) 1-9 won by fall over Weston Gardner (Piper) 0-5 (Fall 1:23)

160 – Ian Stewart (3-2) placed 5th and scored 12.00 team points.
Round 1 – Ian Stewart (Piper) 3-2 won by fall over Ivan Solis (Bishop Ward) 1-8 (Fall 3:02)
Round 2 – Devin Duncan (Tonganoxie) 4-1 won by fall over Ian Stewart (Piper) 3-2 (Fall 2:48)
Quarterfinal – Garrett Rodewald (Royal Valley) 10-2 won by fall over Ian Stewart (Piper) 3-2 (Fall 1:15)
Cons. Round 1 – Ian Stewart (Piper) 3-2 won by injury default over Cody Knight (Tonganoxie) 5-12 (Inj. 0:00)
5th Place Match – Ian Stewart (Piper) 3-2 won by fall over Jaziel Andazola (Olathe Northwest) 2-3 (Fall 1:40)

170 – Nicolas Morris (1-4) placed 5th and scored 7.00 team points.
Round 1 – Marcus Barnes (Tonganoxie) 4-7 won by fall over Nicolas Morris (Piper) 1-4 (Fall 0:40)
Round 2 – Brett Yeagley (Shawnee Heights ) 15-1 won by fall over Nicolas Morris (Piper) 1-4 (Fall 1:06)
Round 3 – Ben Harvey (Oskaloosa) 10-2 won by fall over Nicolas Morris (Piper) 1-4 (Fall 1:09)
Round 4 – Tommy Avery (Jay-Hawk Linn) 7-3 won by fall over Nicolas Morris (Piper) 1-4 (Fall 0:28)
Round 5 – Nicolas Morris (Piper) 1-4 won by injury default over Gabe Dunn (Doniphan West) 4-7 (Inj. 0:00)

182 – Kalin Fergus (2-7) placed 7th and scored 2.00 team points.
Round 1 – Jacob Box (Royal Valley) 6-5 won by fall over Kalin Fergus (Piper) 2-7 (Fall 5:15)
Round 2 – Kody Collins (Doniphan West) 15-0 won by fall over Kalin Fergus (Piper) 2-7 (Fall 0:33)
Round 3 – Kalin Fergus (Piper) 2-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Consolation Bracket – Cody Marlette (Olathe Northwest) 1-4 won by fall over Kalin Fergus (Piper) 2-7 (Fall 2:39)
7th Place Match – Kalin Fergus (Piper) 2-7 received a bye () (Bye)

285 – Thomas Barnes (1-3) placed 4th and scored 11.00 team points.
Round 1 – Thomas Barnes (Piper) 1-3 won by fall over Zach Coleman (Oskaloosa) 0-4 (Fall 1:38)
Round 2 – Anders Vance (Louisburg) 15-3 won by fall over Thomas Barnes (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 0:21)
Round 3 – Nick Bouzianis (Shawnee Heights ) 5-5 won by fall over Thomas Barnes (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 1:10)
Round 4 – Andrew Ramirez (Bishop Ward) 7-2 won by fall over Thomas Barnes (Piper) 1-3 (Fall 1:35)
Round 5 – Thomas Barnes (Piper) 1-3 received a bye () (Bye)

– from Doug Key, Piper activities director

Doctorate degree represents achievement on many levels for Piper Middle School assistant principal

Sarah Mendez-Guerrero, assistant principal at Piper Middle School, recently received a doctorate degree in educational leadership.
Sarah Mendez-Guerrero, assistant principal at Piper Middle School, recently received a doctorate degree in educational leadership.

by Mary Rupert

An announcement last week came over the public address system at Piper Middle School congratulating Dr. Sarah Mendez-Guerrero on receiving her doctorate degree.

The assistant principal and athletic director at the school, Guerrero’s degree in educational leadership from Baker University represents a milestone for her personally, as well as for her family.

Guerrero, who is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas, is the first person in her family to receive a college degree. Her bachelor’s degree was from Texas A&M, and her master’s was from Baker.

“I grew up in a home with loving parents who valued education, but unfortunately did not have an education,” Guerrero said. Her mother had a sixth-grade education and her father graduated from high school.

It was always her personal goal to graduate from college, she said. A second reason was that the college degrees help in her professional growth, she added. As an educator, it is important to continue her education, as well, she said.

Guerrero believes that her achievements can help guide others who have Hispanic backgrounds in knowing that they, too, can achieve academically.

“Not only for kids to see it, but to reach out to the Hispanic community, as well,” Guerrero said. “There is no excuse, you can do anything when you set your mind to it.”

What made it difficult for her was that, although she grew up in a home where education was highly valued, her family didn’t know the route toward education. They didn’t know what steps should be taken, how to pay for a college education, and other details, she said.

“Trying to figure out things on my own was very difficult for me,” she said. “I relied on a couple of my teachers to help me out.”

She asked many questions; at registration, she asked many persons if they could tell her where to go and how to complete the steps that needed to be taken. She made her way by advocating for herself and asking plenty of questions.

Another challenge was that she married young and was a married student at college, with other responsibilities besides academics.

Guerrero said she never felt left out in college. Her dad always told her never to allow herself to feel left out because of her race, gender or where she came from. “Know where you come from, remember your values, and you can excel at anything,” he told her.

Guerrero is married and has two sons, a 24-year-old and a 17-year-old. She said she is “very blessed” to have a spouse who supported her and put her education before his, to complete a promise she had made to herself and her father that she would finish school despite being married at a young age.

Last week, she said it was exciting to see the staff and students enthusiastic about her achievement.

Guerrero said one day she would like to have her own building, preferably at the middle school level. In future years she may want to go to the district administration level, but now, she prefers to remain at the middle school building level.

When she did an internship at the district office, she felt there was something missing, she said. It wasn’t until she went back to the middle school building that she realized it was the kids. She said she enjoys being able to help kids grow, academically and behaviorally, as young individuals.

“It’s the kids that make me feel like I’m doing something,” she said.

Piper results

Piper High School – basketball vs. Basehor-Linwood

– Girls

– Varsity won 40-31, junior varsity lost 35-40, and 9th lost 32-36

– Boys

– Varsity lost 61-67, and 9th won on overtime 53-45


– From Doug Key, Piper High School activities director