CAPTION: Nickerson High School alumnus and sports standout Ava Jones, who was nearly killed when a car crashed into her family almost three years ago, announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer. CREDIT IOWA HAWKEYES WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
By John Mesh
Nickerson High School alumnus and sports standout Ava Jones, who was nearly killed when a car crashed into her family almost three years ago, announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer.
In a recent Instagram post, Jones says she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The story was reported by KAKE-TV’s website kake.com.
“I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma after the results from the biopsy came back,” Jones wrote on Instagram. “This is the news no one ever wants to get, but especially after spending the last 2 1/2 years working my butt off and recovering from getting hit by a car. My body is very strong and I am confident in the doctors here at Iowa.”
In July 2022, Ava, her mother Amy and her father Trey Jones were standing on a sidewalk in Louisville, Ky., when a car driven by Michael Hurley ran into them. The accident killed Trey and critically injured Ava and Amy.
Hurley was later found guilty of murder, driving under the influence and assault. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison.
Jones, who had committed to the University of Iowa, medically retired from basketball last summer. The university honored her scholarship. Jones currently is working toward her degree.
Buhler girls 2nd, boys 3rd at Crusader Bowling Classic
The Buhler High School girls bowling team placed second at the Crusader Classic Saturday at The Alley in Hutchinson.
The Crusader girls (2535) were edged out by three pins for the title by Goddard Eisenhower (2538). The Buhler boys placed third with 3018 pins. Emporia and Cheney placed first and second.
Buhler’s Brayla Johnson (482 series) and Cheyann Geesling (478) were the eighth- and ninth-place medal winners in the girls competition. Malachi Willis (590) was the boys ninth-place finisher.
The Crusader teams will be action on Thursday, for Senior Night.
Final: Alley-Hutch
CRUSADER CLASSIC
Girls: (+4 baker)
1. Eisenhower 1947 (2538)
2. Buhler 1920 (2535) 3 pins!!!
3. Emporia 1864 (2489)
4. Andover 1774 (2328)
5. Cheney 1706 (2265)
6. Circle 1696 (2184)
7. Goddard 1579 (2036)
8. Salina Central 1556 (2008)
9. McPherson 1493 (1981)
10. Newton 1441 (1917)
11. Valley Center 1342 (1783)
12. Washington Co. 1163 (1619)
Buhler girls medalists:
8th: Brayla Johnson – 482
9th: Cheyann Geesling – 478
Boys: (+4 baker)
1. Emporia 2451 (3320)
2. Cheney 2477 (3206)
3. Buhler 2267 (3018)
4. Andover 2317 (2949)
5. Eisenhower 2283 (2947)
6. Newton 2299 (2940)
7. Salina Central 2234 (2810)
8. Circle 2084 (2766)
9. McPherson 2098 (2740)
10. Goddard 2050 (2657)
11. Washington Co. 2043 (2632)
12. Vallen Center 2034 (2599)
Buhler boys medalist:
9th: Malachi Willis – 590
Today’s Series
Buhler girls
Brayla Johnson: 161, 155, 166 = 482
Cheyann Geesling: 150, 148, 180 = 478
Madalyn Bohringer: 157, 170, 127 = 454
Aubrey Ewing: 149, 156, 137 = 442
Juliette Shank: 169, 146, 124 = 439
Macy Miller: 137, 127, 171 = 435
Buhler boys
Malachi Willis: 200, 196, 194 = 590
Julian Morrison: 175, 195, 191 = 561
Logan Brown: 224, 187, 148 = 559
Trevor Tustian: 163, 198, 139 = 500
Dominic Gaede: 181, 144, 174 = 499
Rylan Klug: 179, 116, 140 = 435
Buhler boys wrestling team places 3rd, girls 6th at Circle tournament
The Buhler Crusader wrestling teams had a great three days during the weekend, which began with the boys posting a 41-40 dual win over McPherson.
Then the varsity boys and girls headed to Towanda-Circle for a two-day tournament.
Buhler took 13 wrestlers (seven boys and six girls) and finished with seven champions and three other medalists.
The boys team finished third out of 28 teams and the Buhler girls finished sixth out of 26 teams. The Crusaders boys and girls squads were the smallest teams.
Buhler concluded the regular season. The girls competed in the 4A regional tournament at McPherson Friday and Saturday with hopes of punching their tickets to the state tournament.
Buhler girls Circle Tournament
Lillie Ledford – Champion
Macey Parks – Champion
Maliyah Jackson – 2nd
Kennedee Applegate – 6th
Buhler boys Circle Tournament
Sammy Hershberger – Champion
Stryker Avery – Champion
Cruz Hershberger – Champion
Luke Kerns – Champion
Jacob Burklow – Champion
Josh Mullen – 5th
Halstead boys 10th, girls 16th at Circle wrestling tournament
The Halstead High School boys wrestling team placed 10th and the Dragon girls 16th at the Towanda-Circle Tournament Friday and Saturday.
The Dragons came ready to roll with four girls and six boys.
The Halstead boys got a second-place finish by Connor Herman and fourth-place finishes from Clayton Considine, Logan Overton and Riley Queen.
The Halstead girls were led by a first-place finish by Kahlyn Davis and a fourth-place finish by Addi Thompson.
The Halstead boys will travel to Hesston Thursday for Central Kansas League tournament and the Dragon girls team travels to McPherson for regional competition.
Halstead girls Circle Tournament
Parker Metoyer 0-2
Kahlyn Davis 4-0 1st
Addi Thompson 3-2 4th
Ava Armstrong 1-2
Halstead boys Circle Tournament
Daniel Lipani 0-2
Clayton Considine 3-2 4th
Reggie McCloud 1-2
Logan Overton 3-2 4th
Riley Queen 4-2 4th
Connor Herman 3-1 2nd
Prayers for Ava’s recovery.