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Piper students sail through KVL math competition

Piper High School students did extremely well in the Kaw Valley League math competition.

Piper took 15 students to the competition, and 12 returned with medals.

Piper medalists included:

KVL champions in calculus:  Jared Davis, Martin Galindo, Zak Roy

Advanced math trig:  Taylor Beashore, Laura Clark, Sidney Thompson placed 3rd.   (Tied score for 2nd place, but lost tiebreaker)

Algebra 2: Tyler Nguyen, Kylie Jorgenson, Elizabeth Warner placed 2nd.  (Tied score for 1st place, but lost tiebreaker)

Algebra 1: Sophie Roper, Alexander Falk, Kara Evans placed 2nd.

In all events totaled together, Piper students did better than the other schools competing.

Piper students also answered more questions correctly (92 correct answers) than the other schools.

–    from Doug Key, Piper activities director

Piper results

Piper High School – swimming at Lawrence (5th place as a team)

– 1st place finishers

– M. Dailey (200 free), C. Johnson (100 fly), R. Morris (100 back)

– 3rd place finishers

– R. Morris, H. Grable, C. Johnson, M. Dailey (200 medley), C. Johnson (100 fly and 500 free)

– 4th place finishers

–  R. Morris, H. Grable, M. Dailey, C. Johnson (200 free)

Because of the weather and field conditions, Bishop Ward has canceled the soccer games with Piper for tonight. A makeup date will be announced.
 
– from Doug Key, Piper activities director

Piper athletes named to Kaw Valley League teams

Several Piper High School athletes were named to Kaw Valley League basketball teams recently.

They include: Kaw Valley League first team girls: Megan Woolley, Haley White, and Tori Webb.

Kaw Valley League honorable mention girls team: Jessica Wayne.

Kaw Valley League first team boys: Luke Long, Dominique Jennings and Vincent Eskina.

Kaw Valley League honorable mention boys team: Tyler Owens.

– Information from Doug Key, Piper athletic director