A look back at some of the sports happenings during the week of May 22-28:
Last year on May 28, 2021: Two seventh-graders stunned state track fans by winning the state track and field titles in their first years in their respective sports. Ipswich’s Marley Guthmiller won the State B pole vault title and Wagner’s Ashlyn Koupal won the State A high jump. Coming into the state meet, Guthmiller was the 14 th seed with a personal best of 7 feet, 9 inches — the opening height of the state meet. Guthmiller cleared 9-6 to win the event. Her vault helped Ipswich repeat as the combined state champions (boys’ and girls’ team points added together). Koupal high jumped a two-inch personal best of 5-4 to win the State A event. Next year, she will begin trying to chase down the school record of 5-8 held by her aunt and one of the state’s best all-time high school and college basketball players, Mandy Koupal.
10 years ago on May 25, 2012: Texas Tech junior Kim Kaufman of Clark finish
Read this article now for free!
Sign up here (No credit card required) to finish reading your article now.
— OR —
Subscribe now for just $60 (+tax) for an entire year! You'll have unlimited access to all new content, and access to our entire archive of past articles and galleries. This is an extraordinary value! Quality local sports journalism is supported by amazing readers like you!
Podcasts
Season 2: Episode 34 – 4/15/25
Track and Field
Returning state place winners highlight upcoming season
Bowling
Bowling Report
State B Notebooks
Raasch adding to coaching career victory total
Boys Basketball
McClemans named new boys’ basketball coach at Central
Track and Field
Various motivators fuel athletes at Northern State Open
Track and Field
Area athletes excel in multiple events at Donat Classic
