Altoona-Midway

TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 ALTOONA-MIDWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL BUFFALO – Make it two wins in a row for the Altoona-Midway Middle School boys’ basketball team. Playing at home for the first time this season, the Jets ran their winning streak to two games as they notched a 32-20 victory over Thayer Middle School. Meanwhile, the Lady Flyers made it a split of the evening as they defeated AMMS 27-4 in the opening contest at Milo Peterson Gymnasium. AMMS Boys Holding a precarious 15-14 lead at halftime, Altoona-Midway dominated the third period, outscoring the Flyers 11-2 to build a commanding 26-16 lead entering the final period. Thayer was able to cut the lead to 27-20 with under two minutes remaining, but an old fashioned three-point play by Kieran Foster pushed the cushion back to double digits and the Jets secured the victory. William Stackhouse led the AMMS offense with 11 points, while Foster was right behind him with 10 points. Aaron Maple finished with six points for the Jets. Stackhouse also pulled down eight rebounds and had five steals, while Foster hauled in 13 rebounds for the Jets. Joey Lamendola handed out three assists. In the absence of head coach Jeff Almond, the Jet boys were once again directed by AMMS principal Darrin Ashmore, along with Lady Jets’ coach Michelle Morales. “Both Darrin Ashmore and I are proud of the boys for playing hard and smart tonight,” Morales said. “Our defense was looking the best it’s been so far this season and on offense they were slowing down and running the plays. It’s been such a joy to coach these young men and see the improvement in such a short amount of time. They work great as a team on the court.” Altoona-Midway now stands at 2-3 overall, but the Jets are 2-0 in Mineral Belt League play. The boys’ jayvee squads played a half Monday night. The Jets JV led 7-4 after the quarter, but Thayer rallied to win 19-14. Lamendola and Maple scored six points each for AMMS and Taj O’Conner netted two. AMMS Girls In the first game of the evening, The Lady Jets were unable to get anything going offensively as Thayer coasted to a 27-4 victory. The Lady Flyers jumped to an 11-0 lead after just one period. The AMMS defense stiffened after that, allowing just 16 points over the final three periods, but were able to notch just one basket in each half. “We had another slow start tonight,” Lady Jets head coach Michelle Morales noted. “The girls did better in the second half but just couldn't get points. We are working on taking our open shots and not hesitating. “But the girls have improved since Day 1 and they are starting to use what we have been teaching them,” she added. “We will be practicing hard this week for our game Thursday.” Alexis Foudray tallied all four points for Altoona-Midway. Emmalynn Pupanek grabbed three rebounds, and Lexyn Bracken had two steals. The Lady Jets are now 0-4 overall, 0-2 in Mineral Belt League action.

Game Addition: The HS Boys BB team will be playing this Friday 12/11/20 at home vs Peabody/Burns. Peabody/Burns cannot bring their girls team. At 5:00, the boys varsity will play followed by 2 qtrs. of boys JV. Livestream begins at 5:00 on our Facebook page. BOYS GAMES ONLY.

12-4-2020 AMMS Boys Basketball win against St. Paul in honor of Jessica Almond

AMMS GB @ St Paul

AMMS Girls Basketball at Marmaton Valley

AMMS BB - Marmaton Valley

AMHS BB beat Hartford

The USD 387 District Office will be closed tomorrow from 10:30 AM to approximately 1:00 PM.

SATURDAY, Dec. 5, 2020 ALTOONA-MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BUFFALO – Nice start, coach. Lane Huffman, in his first season as head coach of the Altoona-Midway High School boys’ basketball team, saw his troops turn in a well-rounded performance in a 46 42 victory over Hartford, providing the Jets new coach a victory in their season-opener here Friday night at Milo Peterson Gymnasium. In the meantime, the Lady Jets will have to wait to get their season under way. There was no girls’ contest Friday due to a quarantine issue with the Hartford Lady Jaguars. Altoona-Midway and Hartford were knotted at 18 at the half. The Jets went up by six after three periods, and then withstood a couple of late runs by the Jags. Senior Josh Meigs poured in 20 points to pace the AMHS attack, while junior Jackson Ashmore also reached double figures with 10, and junior Dalton Smith added seven points. “Our offense and defense were led by our captains, Josh and Jackson,” said Coach Huffman, an AMHS alum who served as an assistant coach before taking over the reins this season. “They both hit big shots and got steals when it mattered.” But Huffman was quick to add the victory was a total team effort. “We got into early foul trouble, and I was impressed with our bench play,” Huffman noted. “We truly had a “next-guy-up’ mentality. Everybody stepped up and made a play. “Chase Nalley hit a shot to tie the game just before halftime, Alex Troutman hit a three during the key third-quarter surge, and sophomore Andy Tiger came off the bench and provided some great minutes late, hitting a shot and grabbing some important rebounds,” Huffman added. After Hartford closed the gap to 40-37 with under three minutes remaining, Meigs took the game over. The senior captain, who played every minute of the game, made three-of-four free throws and then added an old-fashioned three-point play to put the Jets up 46-37 with less than a minute to play. Despite the Jaguars scoring the final five points, AMHS claimed the four-point win. The teams also played a two-quarter jayvee contest, with Hartford winning 17-7. The Marais des Cygnes Valley Tournament slated Dec. 8-11 has been cancelled, so the Jets next action will come Thursday, Dec. 10, at Leroy, where they will square off against Southern Coffey County. Tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. with a boys’ JV half, followed by the girls’ varsity and then the boys’ varsity.

The HS BB games against Hartford will be video'd and on our Facebook page this evening, start time 6:30 pm.

The middle school game tonight is on YouTube. Search for UDS 505 youtube.

UPDATE: The Hartford girls team has been quarantined. Our games scheduled for tomorrow night (12/4) will be HS Boys Varsity and JV. Start time is NOW 6:30pm, with the varsity playing the first game, followed by the JV team. Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have questions, please call the HS.

The Virtual HS JV SCHOLARS BOWL with Jayhawk-Linn has been cancelled for Monday, 12/07/2020.

Due to COVID outbreak with the opposing team, there will be NO GIRLS High School Basketball tomorrow, Friday, 12/04/2020.

ATTN: For those who are not permitted to attend the Flinthills MS Basketball game tonight, you can watch the live stream on their Facebook page. It is listed as "Flinthills USD 492” and should begin at approximately 5:00 pm.

PLEASE SEE THE BELOW INFORMATION REGARDING WINTER ACTIVITIES: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2020 KSHSAA Board of Directors Discuss the Winter Activity Season TOPEKA, Kan. - The KSHSAA Board of Directors (BOD) met in a virtual format with all 78 members in attendance on Tuesday to discuss several items pertaining to the winter activity season. The BOD voted in favor to begin the winter activity competition season Dec. 1st and continue through Dec. 22nd before taking a winter moratorium for practice and competition (no practice and no competition) beginning Dec. 23rd. The winter moratorium usually runs from Dec. 23rd to Dec. 27th however the board took action to extend the moratorium on practice and competition through Jan. 3rd. Practice may begin on Jan. 4th and competition may resume on Jan. 8th. This action was taken for high schools and middle schools. The BOD also took action resulting in the requirement for all participants (including but not limited to athletes, coaches, officials, spectators, support staff and all others attending/participating in school activities) to wear a face covering in the manner it is intended to be worn while at the event venue and for the duration of the event. The only exception is provided for athletes during the time they are competing and for officials during active play. Other items resulting from the KSHSAA Board of Directors Meeting: · Basketball may have a maximum of 20 games, exclusive of the postseason. · Swimming and Diving may have a maximum of 10 competitions, exclusive of the state meet. · Boys and Girls Wrestling may have a maximum of 18 events and no more than 30 competitions points, exclusive of the postseason. · Bowling may have a maximum of 10 competitions, exclusive of the postseason. By KSHSAA Board of Directors adoption, no spectators will be permitted for high school and middle school contests, Dec. 1 through Jan. 28th, 2021. Complete minutes of the meeting will be released at a later date.

Please see our website, Twitter or Facebook page for an important announcement from The Kansas State High School Activities Association concerning Winter activities.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2020 KSHSAA Board of Directors Discuss the Winter Activity Season TOPEKA, Kan. - The KSHSAA Board of Directors (BOD) met in a virtual format with all 78 members in attendance on Tuesday to discuss several items pertaining to the winter activity season. The BOD voted in favor to begin the winter activity competition season Dec. 1st and continue through Dec. 22nd before taking a winter moratorium for practice and competition (no practice and no competition) beginning Dec. 23rd. The winter moratorium usually runs from Dec. 23rd to Dec. 27th however the board took action to extend the moratorium on practice and competition through Jan. 3rd. Practice may begin on Jan. 4th and competition may resume on Jan. 8th. This action was taken for high schools and middle schools. The BOD also took action resulting in the requirement for all participants (including but not limited to athletes, coaches, officials, spectators, support staff and all others attending/participating in school activities) to wear a face covering in the manner it is intended to be worn while at the event venue and for the duration of the event. The only exception is provided for athletes during the time they are competing and for officials during active play. Other items resulting from the KSHSAA Board of Directors Meeting: · Basketball may have a maximum of 20 games, exclusive of the postseason. · Swimming and Diving may have a maximum of 10 competitions, exclusive of the state meet. · Boys and Girls Wrestling may have a maximum of 18 events and no more than 30 competitions points, exclusive of the postseason. · Bowling may have a maximum of 10 competitions, exclusive of the postseason. By KSHSAA Board of Directors adoption, no spectators will be permitted for high school and middle school contests, Dec. 1 through Jan. 28th, 2021.

AMES would like to give THANKS to Payton Wade for putting together Chuck-wagon Breakfast! The Altoona/Buffalo community donated food and clothing items to be dispersed amongst students here at AMES! Thanks to all those who donated!

Due to illness, the middle school girls basketball game with Yates Center tonight has been canceled. HOWEVER, the middle school boys game WILL be played as scheduled. The game will begin at 5:30 in Yates Center. The MS girls will NOT have practice today.