Northeast Nodaway celebrated a successful sports season in 2017-2018; most of their teams either had winning records or showed improvement last year. They won plenty of athletic recognition as well as academic recognition.
The girls softball team went from three wins the year before to seven wins last year. In the process, they scored 31 runs in a win over Winston, the most since they restarted the program in 2008. The team won recognition for averaging a combined 3.5 GPA, while Emily Redden was recognized for averaging higher than 3.5 GPA. Madelynn Mattson was Offensive Player of the Year. Blair Stoll was Defensive Player of the Year. Paige West was Most Improved, while Makayla Adwell was MVP.
For the Varsity Boys Basketball Team, they were 17-10, posting their first winning season since the 2011-2012 season. There were two all-district players and two all-conference players. Dylan Mildfeldt got his 1,000th point last year. Bluejay Awards went to Dylan Mildfeldt, Eli Scroggie, and Spencer Weir. Mitchell Sherry was named Most Improved.
The Varsity Girls finished with a record of 15-11. They won the Platte Valley Invitational, their first tournament win since the 2011-2012 season, when they won the Northwest Missouri Tournament. Madelynn Mattson was recognized for being Maryville Forum Player of the Week. Gerry Runde was recognized for having the highest free throw percentage. The rebounding award, which saw three players within .5 of the top, went to Madelynn Mattson. Makayla Adwell won the steal award, while Gerry Runde won the assist award. Offensive Player of the Year went to Gerry Runde, with 12 points per game and 37% from the three point line. Blair Stoll was named Defensive Player of the Year.
As voted on by the team, Blair Stoll was Newcomer of the Year. Paige West got the Black and Blue Award, while Most Improved went to Angela Standiford and Tierney Privett. Gerry Runde and Makayla Adwell were co-MVP’s. The Bluejay Award went to Gerry Runde.
The High School Cheerleaders went to state for the third straight year and performed a dance competition during the Show-Me Showdown in Springfield this year.
The Junior High and Varsity Track teams saw a combined total of 52 students enroll for all four squads, around half the student body, which Coach Jared Freemyer said was the highest total he’d seen since he’s been at Northeast Nodaway. Colton Wilmes was named Athlete of the Week for throwing the Discus. Dylan Mildfeldt was third at state and set the record in the 100 with a time of 11.30. He was named Male Athlete of the Year. Paige West set the school record in the Long Jump with a jump of 16’10” and became the first female athlete to get four medals in a day since Jacqueline and Michelle Schulte. She was named Female Athlete of the Year.
Baseball matched a school record with 13 wins and went 13-1 for the year, losing to eventual state third place finisher Green City. They set many school records along the way and took their fifth straight 275 title. Spencer Weir, Chet Spire, Cameron Staples, Ethan Adwell, and Levi Boulting were named to the All-275 Squad while Brayden Welch got Honorable Mention. Spencer Weir, Chet Spire, and Cameron Staples were named to the All-District Squad. Weir, Spire, and Staples were given the Bluejay Awards, while Brayden Welch was named Most Improved.
The Highway 275 Conference hands down scholar-athlete awards to students who have a 3.75+ GPA, score 24 or higher on the ACT, and who are varsity players. Four Northeast Nodaway students were named this year. They were Chet Spire, Dakota Auffert, Gerry Runde, and Brayden Welch.
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