Seniors attending the NYC class trip are having a fantastic time! They enjoyed their choice of a Broadway Show or Mets game last night and have a big day ahead of them today when they visit Top of the Rock, Chinatown, Brooklyn Bridge, 9/11 Memorial & Museum and more. Some of them even made the early wake up call for an appearance and shout out to West Liberty-Salem on The Today Show!
8th and 9th graders left bright and early for Washington D.C.! After missing both middle school trips due to Covid, our freshmen were especially happy to take their first class trip! Wishing them safe travels and so much fun during this great experience!
Our seniors have arrived and are ready to take on NYC! Help us wish them safe travels and memories to last a lifetime!
Josten’s, our class ring and graduation announcement provider, would like to help us acknowledge a teacher for their hard work and dedication to our students.
Let’s show our teachers some love! Recognize your favorite teacher by posting a quick shout out to them on social media using #HEARTATEACHER & by tagging @Jostens on Facebook, Twitter or TikTok or @JostensInc on Instagram. They could win $200 and a commemorative ring! See official rules at Jostens.com/HeartATeacher.
Attached is a link for the Track & Field Spirit store. Please have your order completed by April 24th! Orders will be processed and delivered in about 2 weeks. Thank you for your support!
https://ernstapparel.chipply.com/wlsgirlstrack22/store.aspx
West Liberty-Salem JV baseball improved to 5-1 (3-0 in the OHC) with a 5-3 win over visiting Bellbrook on Tuesday evening. Dylan Wing and Brodey Deam combined to pitch 7 innings, allowing just 2 earned runs and striking out 11. Jacob Evans had a single and 3 RBI. Peyton Hull and Wing each went 1-2 with a walk and 2 stolen bases. WL-S JV is back in action on Friday when they host Mechanicsburg.
The West Liberty-Salem Girls Track and Field team placed 5th out of 18 teams at the Minster Memorial Invitational Saturday
Senior Megan Adams led the Lady Tigers winning the 1600 meter run (5:15.05) and 3200 meter run (11:48.93). Adams was also part of the third place 4x800 relay team with Teagan Boyd, Mallory Bostick and Ashley Yoder (10:15.11). Sophia Hardwick chipped in a second place finish in the 300 meter hurdles (50.67) and eighth place finish in the 100 meter hurdles (17.68) and Delaney Jones placed third in the 100 meter dash (12.66).
Also placing for WLS were Alaina Irving 6th place in the 100 meter hurdles (17.58), Taylor Kennedy 7th place 3200 meter run (12:51.14), 4x200 relay of Mallory Bostick, Mandilyn Weaver, Claire Longshore and Sophia Hardwick 7th place (1:56.03), Claire Longshore 8th place 300 meter hurdles (52.27), Ashley Yoder 8th place 1600 meter run (5:45.48), Mandilyn Weaver 8th place high jump (4'08"), 4x100 relay of Alaina Irving, Mandilyn Weaver, Lilly Weaver and Delaney Jones 8th place (54.09), and the 4x400 relay of Mallory Bostick, Claire Longshore, Teagan Boyd and Sophia Hardwick (4:32.39).
WLS will compete at the Champaign County Meet on April 25th.
Afternoon Tiger Updated:
The Middle School track meet and varsity baseball and softball games are cancelled for this evening.
The Middle School Track meet scheduled for this evening has been canceled due to inclimate weather. It is planned to be rescheduled for a future date.
West Liberty-Salem competed last night at Fairbanks in the OHC North Track Meet. The boys finished in 2nd place with 115.5 points behind Mechanicsburg with 123 points. 3rd was Fairbanks with 74.5, 4th was South Vienna with 51 points, 5th was West Jefferson with 44 points and 6th was Triad with 39 points.
Leading the way with 1st place finishes:
4x800 Relay – Dylan King, Caleb Larson, Taryn Bradley and Brevin Louden – 9:48.97 *new record
1600m – Dylan King 5:13.6
4x100 Relay – Tanner Myers, Alex Boyer, Terrence Hayes, and Zander Gluckle 56.19
400m – Brevin Louden 58.38
4x200 Relay – Alex Boyer, Wyatt Longaberger, Jacob Lauck, Tanner Myers 1:59.21
800m – Caleb Larson 2:24.82
2nd Place
4x400 Relay – Caleb Larson, Jake Lauck, Wyatt Longaberger, and Brevin Louen 4:29.30
3rd Place
400m – Casey Boyer 1:06.85
200m Hurdles – Taryn Bradley 31.92
200m – Zander Gluckle 29.35
High Jump – Dylan King 4-10
4th Place
110m Hurdles – Kam Hissong 22.20
100m – Tanner Myers 13.57
200m – Casey Boyer 29.43
Long Jump – Jake Lauck 14-0 ¼
5th Place
High Jump – Casey Boyer 4-8
Long Jump – Terrence Hayes 13-4 ½
6th Place
110m Hurdles – Alex Boyer 22.80
100m – Zander Gluckle 14.01
1600m – Taryn Bradley 5:35.45
800m – Wyatt Longaberger 2:42.90
West Liberty-Salem competed last night at Fairbanks in the OHC North Track Meet. The girls finished in 1st place with 133.5 points followed by Fairbanks with 103 points, 3rd was Mechanicburg with 71 points, 4th was West Jefferson with 52 points, 5th was South Vienna with 44 points and 6th was Triad with 28.5 points.
Leading the way with 1st place finishes:
4x800 Relay – Gwen McCullough, Mylee Dooley, Malia Miller and Breece Gullett 11:14.13 *new school record
100m Hurdles – Hattie Jacobs 18.46
4x100m Relay – Tori Douthwaite, Elise Longshore, Chloe Griffith, and Gwen McCullough 55.85
200m Hurdles – Elise Longshore 32.99
4x400 Relay – Breece Gullett, Malia Miller, Raylea Henry, and Hattie Jacobs 4:55.65
Long Jump – Chloe Griffith 14-3
Shot Put – Lyndee Harrison 28-9
2nd Place
400m – Gwen McCullough 1:07.86
4x200 Relay – Hattie Jacobs, Ashlee VonDeylen, Lexi Hausler, Raylea Henry – 2:05.41
800m – Breece Gullett 2:45.57
Discus – Lyndee Harrison 61-3
3rd Place
100m Hurdles – Geneva Estep 20.83
1600m – Abbie Thoman 6:30.18
Shot Put – Addison Hutton 26-9
4th Place
800m – Mylee Dooley 2:56.47
200m – Chloe Griffith 29.06
5th Place
100m – Tori Douthwaite 14.51
Discus – Addison Hutton 55-5
6th Place
High Jump – Geneva Estep 3-8
Long Jump – Ashlee VonDeylen 12-0
West Liberty-Salem hosted a four team OHC North track and field meet Tuesday evening.
Team Scores: 1st WLS 191, 2nd Mechanicsburg 118, 3rd Triad 89, 4th West Jefferson 60, 5th WLS B 18
Placing first for the Lady Tigers were Lilly Weaver Long Jump (15'03.25), Mandilyn Weaver High Jump (4'10"), Alaina Irving 100 Meter Hurdles (17.49), Taylor Kennedy 1600 Meter Run (6:10.35), Megan Adams 800 meter run (2:25.21) the 4x800 Relay of Megan Adams, Mallory Bostick, Teagan Boyd, and Ashley Yoder (10:20.16), the 4x200 Relay of Delaney Jones, Mandilyn Weaver, Claire Longshore and Mallory Bostick (1:55.33), the 4x100 Relay of Alaina Irving, Mandilyn Weaver, Lilly Weaver, and Delaney Jones (53.78) and the 4x400 Relay of Delaney Jones, Megan Adams, Teagan Boyd and Mallory Bostick (4:25.75).
Second place: Lilly Weaver 100 meter dash (14.31), Teagan Boyd 400 meter dash (1:07.08), Ashley Yoder 800 meter run (2:30.21), Sophia Hardwick 100 meter hurdles (17.64) and 300 meter hurdles (49.83), Lily Smith in the 3200 meter run (14:43.28) and Lena Kauffman pole vault (7'6").
Third place: Tina Douthwaite pole vault (7'6"), Claire Longshore 300 meter hurdles (51.24) Lilly Weaver high jump (4'8"),
Kenzie Bahan shot put (29'02").
Fourth place: Anna Knox high jump (4'2") Isabella Hardwick shot put (27'05"), Lena Kauffman 100 meter dash (14.63) and 200 meter dash (30.39), Taylor Kennedy 800 meter run (2:51.87)
Fifth place: Maggie Davis 1600 meter run (6:59.48)
Sixth place: Payton Lightner 100 meter dash (14.98), Tina Douthwaite 200 meter dash (31.02), Joy Hudson long jump (12'04.25"),
Aubree Timmos discus (69'08").
West Liberty-Salem will compete at the Minster Memorial Invitational on Saturday.
Photo credit: John Coffman
West Liberty-Salem JV baseball improved to 4-1, 3-0 in the Ohio Heritage Conference with a 26-2 win at Madison Plains on Tuesday. Brodey Deam, Cody Crawford and Peyton Hull combined to pitch 4 shutout innings, allowing just 1 hit and 2 walks, while striking out 10. Offensively, Jayden Temple had 3 hits (2 doubles) and 2 RBI. Hull had 3 hits and 3 RBI. Crawford had 2 hits (1 double) and 5 RBI. Caleb Hershberger was 2-4 with 3 RBI. The West Liberty-Salem JV squad is back in action on Thursday, at home against Greeneview.
West Liberty-Salem (WL-S) seniors play “The Game of Life” as part of a focus on Money Management in April. The Counseling Office partnered with Quest Federal Credit Union to host the financial simulation where seniors were each assigned a job with salary and a family with children, then tasked with being financially responsible while managing monthly expenses, expected or unexpected.
WL-S High School Counselor Molly Smith says, “As our upcoming graduates prepare for life outside of high school, this is likely very relevant and appealing information, as many find themselves thinking about finances a little differently.”
TIGERS AFTERNOON UPDATE for 4/13/22:
All baseball and softball games scheduled for tonight are cancelled.
West Liberty-Salem is actively seeking coaches to join us for the following teams/seasons. Please reach out to Jake Vitt at JVitt@wlstigers.org or 937-465-1149.
Middle School Cross Country Assistant
Middle School Football Assistant
Middle School Volleyball Coach 7th and 8th grade
Middle School Cheer Coach
Congratulations to our Middle School Students of the Month! The students receive a BOSS t-shirt, candy from Marie’s, gift card from Malia Hughes, Fathom Realty and a certificate for their hard work! Keep up the great work!
Students are pictured left to right:
8th Grade: Kaylee Powell & Kamden Hissong
7th Grade: Lilli Heminger & Carson Spencer
6th Grade: Kathy Roehm & Tim Krabill
West Liberty-Salem Middle School Girls won the Triad Invitational on Saturday!
West Liberty-Salem 166.50
Urbana 114.50
Mount Gilead 92.50
North Union 79
Triad 56.50
Madison Plains 44
Marion Elgin 23
Riverside 1
1st Place Finishers:
4x800 Relay- Gwen McCullough, Malia Miller, Emma Smith, and Breece Gullett 11:52.13
100m Hurdles - Hattie Jacobs 19.60
400m Dash - Breece Gullett 1:11.11
4x200 Relay - Hattie Jacobs, Ashlee VonDeylen, Lexi Hausler, and Raylea Henry 2:12.07
200m Hurdles - Elise Longshore 35.16
800m Run - Gwen McCullough 2:55.69
200m Dash - Chloe Griffith 31.29
4x400 Relay - Breece Gullett, Emma Smith, Raylea Henry, and Hattie Jacobs 5:04.19
Pole Vault - Tori Douthwaite 5-6
Long Jump - Chloe Griffith 13-7
2nd:
400m Dash - Malia Miller 1:15.41
3rd:
100m Dash - Tori Douthwaite 14.79
1600m Run - Mylee Dooley 6:45.37
800m Run - Mylee Dooley 3:08.14
4th:
100m Dash - Ashlee VonDeylen 15.84
1600m Run - Abbie Thoman 6:55.63
Pole Vault - Elise Longshore 5-6
5th:
Discus - Addison Hutton - 53-4
Shot Put - Addison Hutton 23-7
6th:
100m Hurdles - Geneva Estep 21.78
Long Jump - Savannah Gluckle 10-0
7th:
High Jump - Geneva Estep 3-8
Discus - Olivia Deere 48-3
Shot Put - Olivia Deere 22-11
8th:
200m Hurdles - Isabelle Richards 1:02.41
The West Liberty-Salem Boys Track Team finished in 2nd place at the Triad Invitational this Saturday.
Mount Gilead 129
West Liberty-Salem 127.5
North Union 109
Urbana 97.50
Triad 65
Marion Elgin 28
Riverside 10
Madison Plains 3
1st Place finishers were:
4x800 Relay - Caleb Larson, Dylan King, Taryn Bradley, and Brevin Louden 10:10.10
400m Dash - Brevin Louden 58.88
800m Run - Dylan King 2:29.47
4x400 Relay - Caleb Larson, Jake Lauck, Wyatt Longaberger, and Brevin Louden
2nd:
1600m Run - Caleb Larson - 5:23.61
4x200 Relay - Alex Boyer, Wyatt Longaberger, Terrence Hayes, and Tanner Myers 2:03.21
200m Dash - Zander Gluckle 31.47
High Jump - Dylan King 4-10
3rd:
4x100 Relay - Tanner Myers, Kingston Henry, Terrence Hayes, and Zander Gluckle - 57.83
200m Hurdles - Taryn Bradley 33.19
400m Dash - Casey Boyer 1:10.11
Pole Vault - Kamden Hissong 5-0
4th:
110m Hurdles - Alex Boyer
800m Run - Wyatt Longaberger 2:47.39
High Jump - Casey Boyer 4-6
5th:
100m Dash - Tanner Myers 14.59
1600m Run - Jake Lauck 5:55.39
6th:
Long Jump - Jake Lauck 13-3 3/4
7th:
100m Dash - Zander Gluckle 15.23
200m Hurdles - Kamden Hissong 38.86
8th:
200m Dash - Colton Neeld 35.60
Long Jump - Terrence Hayes 12-9
New scholarship opportunities are available for graduating seniors. For more information contact the Counseling Office .
Arthur Birt Family Scholarship: (10) $1,000 scholarships, open to any seniors for a variety of reasons: assistance with college or technical school,
Costs associated with an apprenticeship or other non-traditional schooling or certifications, Students going into the workforce needing help with expenses for independent living (rent, utility expenses, auto repairs and other start-up costs), Apps in HS Counseling Office, Due 4/19/22.
Civista Bank: (1) $500 scholarship, Apps in Counseling Office, Due 4/25/22
WL-S Band Boosters: All majors, Must be in band, One $500 scholarship awarded (or possibly two $250 awards instead), Apps in HS Counseling
Office (or with Mr. Fannin), Due 4/29/22
Farmer’s Equipment: Two $500 scholarships awarded, Must be enrolled as full-time students in 4-year, 2-year or trade school for Fall 2022, Must be or have been involved in a junior fair program such as 4-H or FFA, Go to https://www.farmerseq.com/farmers-equipment-scholarship/ to apply, Due 5/1/22
Hailey Berry, a junior, won 3rd place in the 2022 Sinclair Annual Creative Writing Contest. She submitted her poem The Five Stages of Grief in the High School Poetry category. Hailey was honored at an award dinner on Monday, April 11, at the Sinclair Community College main campus where they were given the opportunity to read their submissions out loud. Great job, Hailey!
