On behalf of the Ladies Club, which is a new local organization focusing on faith, fellowship, friendship, and supporting women in our community, I would like to congratulate all the seniors on your upcoming commencement. It's surreal to think that 37 years ago, Becky and I were sitting in those same seats. The ladies club would like to thank the five remarkable senior girls who applied for the first TLC scholarship. TLC wishes the best of luck to all these applicants and the entire graduating class of 2026. The ladies club congratulates TL Underpool as the recipient of the TLC. >> Awesome. At this time, I would like to invite Sergeant Adams of the United States Army to the stage to present.
Gets the ball up to Johnson. Johnson goes in and out. She gets the ball up to Connelly. Ball's on the ground. Good work by Hannah Eddie. Good work by Hannah Eddie to come in there. Almost coming up with it. Connelly over to Johnson. Up top to Chapman. Chapman looking to find the wide open Finn. Finn turns around takes a shot from point blank. Will they count the goal or will Molly Finn get herself Yep. Molly Finn will get herself an eight meter attempt or Yeah. Molly Finn 8 meter attempt. Looking She's looking to turn around and shoot this one. She takes a step, fires it low. Julia Gray stops it once again. Good work by Julia Gray. She turns around, comes out of the net. One hop. Ball goes up to Lucy Parsons. Parson's off to the races. Lucy Parson's still going. Parson's around the net.
>> All right, good morning everyone. Um, so I'm I want to call Brent Buer and uh as well as Lillian Carson. All right. So, first I'm going to talk about Lillian real quick. She is currently in the process of trying to join the Army active duty side. So, unfortunately, since she has not signed her papers yet, she does not get this nice big beautiful check like Mc Britten does. But when she does, she will have the $100,000 GI bill as well on top of a yearly stipen uh for tuition assistance of $4,500 every year that she can use at will whenever she wants. Um, as far as Brent Buer goes, he has signed his paperwork already. He is going to be an electronic warfare specialist for the US Army. Uh, and he also gets this nice big beautiful check here. Next, we would like to recognize several students for their outstanding scholarships or and postsecary opportunities.
Gets the ball up to Mckne. Mcknne up to Whitwer. Spartans, I don't know if they're waiting. It'll probably be a good idea to eat the last minute of the clock and get a last shot off, but knowing the Spartans, they could also score three goals in the last minute. So, we'll see what they do. Whit we're over to Marino. Marino goes around one, two. Marino takes a gets a Parsons. Parsons gets a shot off and Davis there to pick that up. Westside have ball with the last 35 seconds. It's Kio gets the ball up >> to Leanti. Labonte turns around, throws the ball to I don't know. She goes in and out of all the Spartans. Turns around, takes a shot. And it looked like Chapman scoring a goal [crying] with 17 seconds left in the third quarter to cut the lead down once again.
We have one that has earned the Cherokee Nation Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 and it is awarded to Payton Morris. >> Next up is Mr. St. This year, Haley Kunath has earned a basketball scholarship to continue her education and pursue a basketball career at Fort Scott Community College. And finally, earning a scholarship for esports to Independence Community College, Mr. Landon Wood. >> First of all, congratulations to all of today's recipients. Seniors, please make sure that you check your award letters carefully to receive the I can't tell you that. Now, several scholars have also have renewal capabilities and procedures to follow that as well. Here's the summary of today's awards. We had 36 scholarship donors or organizations. 19 students, 73 73% of the class of 2026 received at least one scholarship today. Many of these students have also received scholarships from the universities that they're going to or the community colleges that they have chosen to attend.
8-6. It's Chapman's third goal of the of the game. [clears throat] Mckne and Chapman on the draw. False start on Mckne and Chapman with the ball looking to get the ball up to Johnson. They have 10 seconds left. If they're smart, you just get a foul and eat the last 10 seconds of the clock and Mcknney does that. 3 seconds left and West Springfield won't get a shot off as the Spartans head into the fourth quarter with an 8 to6 lead. Go watch. And we're back for fourth quarter action. Spartans looking to hold on to the twogoal lead as West Springfield had Chapman and Finn had goals in the third quarter. Lone goal scorer for the Spartans was M. Whiter being a man down. Westside holding the Spartans at bay the second and third quarters outscoring them six to three. We are back with fourth quarter.
Please stand if you have received an academic, athletic, or music scholarship for next fall. YES. If you receive a presidential scholarship, a GPA scholarship, that all counts for that, too. Okay. I like the look of loss there. Okay. Today, the total amount awarded is over $167,000. This amount does not take into account the renewal opportunities and it does not represent scholarships from those colleges. This amount reflects the incredible generosity of our presenters today, of the organizations, the families, and the Shiitaka County community. These families and organizations have made a meaningful choice to invest in the class of 2026. The presenters today represented those generous individuals and organizations. Let's give them all a round of applause. Seniors, as you get ready to graduate tomorrow, just remember this isn't the end. It's really just the start of what's next. You've all worked hard. You've pushed through all the challenges.
Sabina Mckne and Chapman up on the draw. West Springfield comes up with the ball. I don't know what happened with that. Maybe it was an offsides call before the start. Ball goes out of bounds. Mcknne thinking it was off of a Westside defender. Let the ball go out of bounds. Connelly gets the ball behind the net to Johnson. Johnson looking to go around. Turning around. Still has room. She goes low on Julia Gray to cut the lead down to one. >> Good job by Johnson to go around the net and score a goal. kind of what I was saying earlier on in the in the game. The Spartans really had the Terriers on their heels and for whatever reason they didn't want to put their foot down and keep scoring a bunch of goals, letting the Terriers back into the game. Keney on the draw gets the ball up to Mack Witworth.
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M Whit gain a ball over the restraining line. Mac Whiter still with the ball behind the back of the cage. Gets the ball over to Peliter. Pelier loses it temporarily. Comes up with it. Gets the ball over to Parsons. Parsons with the ball. gets the ball over to Marino. Marino over to Pellegrino. Pelgro looking to go around. Nothing there. Pelgro behind the net to Pelier. Pelier looking for cutter. Nobody there. Gets the ball up to M. Whitward. Mac. Whitworth with a little head of steam. She goes through one, two, three. M Whitler gets hit after going through four players. Mac will get a eight meter attempt straight on. And if you ever wonder what makes a girl a super seven, just watch M Whitler and you'll understand why. Mac goes in, Mac scores herself a goal. Mac Whitmer with her seventh goal of the game put the Spartans up nine to7.
Mcknney on a draw. Ball goes up and popped loose. Lewis trying to come up with it. Whiter in on or Marino up on it. Marino comes away with the ball. Gets the ball over the restraining line and set up the Spartans offense. Gets the ball behind the net to Peliter. Pelier over to Parsons. Parsons with the ball. Parson's looking to go around. Nothing there. [crying] >> Throws the ball in the middle of the pelleter. Pelier to Pelgro. Pelgro with the ball. Gets ball to Pelier. Over to Mckne. Keney and Whiter looking to play a little twoman. gets the ball over to Whitw. Whiter goes in and out of everything. She'll get herself another eight meter attempt. Spartans should just keep keep driving in on it. Westside not really having an answer and at least you'll get a lot of eight meter attempts. Matt Whiter goes in, turns her around and does a little jump step, gets the ball off the off the post.
Kylie Marino there to pick it up. Getting the ball back to Whitworth. Marino with the ball. Over to Mckne. loses in the circle in Westside. Another turnover for the Spartans. If you want to count them, that's 15 turnovers for the Spartans. As I say that, West Springfield air mails one almost out of bounds. Jane Pelier there. West Springfield comes up with it. Gets the ball up to Johnson. Johnson over the restraining line. Now it's just got to collapse. Nobody there collapsing as Johnson goes in. Good job by Mary Devoy to step in. >> Now looks like Johnson will be getting herself an 8 meter attempt. Johnson turn around goes up. Good job by Julia Gray for yet once again another save. Johnson stays with it. Good work by her to stay with a shot. Follow up her shot. I don't know what the call is, but Johnson will end up with the ball behind the net.
Gets the ball over to Connelly. Connelly met by Dvoy getting the ball up to Chapman. Chapman to Leonte. Leonte looking for a cutter. Nothing there. Bonti still with the ball. Getting the ball up to Finn. No. Now Finn with the ball. Finn goes around. Finn goes around. Two girls. Turns around. Takes a shot. Looks like it sounded like it was off the post. Misses just right wide as Johnson comes up with it. Johnson behind the net to Connelly. Connelly looking find in the open cutters. Another good save by Julia Gray. Another good save by Julia Gray. And M. Whiter comes up with it. Normally I I always count the uh the players that M. Whiter goes by, but this time I'm counting the saves that Julia Gray has. Balls loose. Pelgro trying to get in. Illingsworth comes up with it. Timeout called by East Law Meadow.
9-7 Spartans with six minutes left in the fourth quarter. Wonderful. All right, we're back with the last six minutes of the game. Spartans up 97. Julia Gray just really helped the Spartans get out of that mess with four point blank shots. M. Whitward gets the ball. Turn around. Gets the ball over to Mckne. >> McKne loses it. >> Good defense by Lewis. >> Molly Finn with the ball. Molly Finn Mckne stick check. Well, that looked good. Look, the second one looked good on Marino. Molly Finn with the ball. Setting up the Terriers offense. Molly Finn out by the 12 meter mark. Gets the ball up to Johnson. Johnson over to Leonte. Lubani behind the cage to Connelly. Connelly over to Chapman. Ball gets loose. Chapman with the ball. Chapman looking to go in and out. She does. Gets the ball knocked away. Oh, ball gets knocked away and gingerely gets tapped up and over Julia Gay's shoulder.
I don't know who end up tapping that one in to cut the Spartans lead nine to eight with uh 440 left to go in the fourth quarter. Mckne and Chapman on a on a draw. Balls up. Good grab by Chapman to come away with that. Chapman gets it up to Connelly. Connelly to Johnson behind the the net. Johnson misses just wide as Chapman comes up with it. gets the ball over to Connelly. Back to Chapman, over to Leonte. Labonte versus Hannah Eddie or Giana Byron. Good job by Byron to stay in front of Labonte. Bonti throws one in to throws one into Johnson and Johnson gets one past the Spartans to even it all out with 347 left in the fourth quarter and I believe that's M Whit down. M Whit gets up and Johnson scored that one. Looks like the referees are discussing it.
I don't know if it's a goal or they're discussing what happened with M. Whitworth. as No, there was no no goal. I think they're saying that the I think that Johnson was in the crease and I see that Johnson is now in the yellow chair. So, she must have maybe she hit Matt Whiter in the head with the stick. So, they ended up having an illegal shot on Johnson. And the Spartans will come up with the ball and they'll be up a play up a man with four minutes left. M Whitler goes through everybody once again. Gets the ball into Terriers territory. M Whitler going in. Goes through everybody. Nothing there. gets the ball up to Mckne. Mcknney pulls back. Really spreading out that I have all the girls really really spread out. Kekne goes around the corner. Nothing there. Gets the ball over to Pel Pelgro.
Pelgro with the ball. Pelgro still with the ball. Gets the ball up to Mckne. Oh, West Springfield having off sides being a man down. Lucky for us, the ref turned around and caught that one. >> No. No. Why would you I don't know why we would want to stop the clock. >> I Yeah, I Well, that one there I don't know. I If I'm East Lo, I want that clock to run out. I don't really wouldn't be saying let's stop the put the clock back. But what do I know? Mcknney with the ball. Mcknney goes in and out, turns around, takes a shot. Nice save by Westside. Westside goalie comes out, gets the ball up to the Westside Terriers. Westside off to the races now as Chapman comes up with a ball. Chapman gets the ball the other side of the Labonte over to Good.
Another another illegal illegal shooting shot. Julia Gray comes up with it. She air mails it up to Lucy Parsons. Parsons with the ball, turns around, gets the ball over the restraining line. Gets it into Jane Pelier. Jane Pelier, good job by Jane Peller to not force that shot and get the ball out. And the Spartans >> have the ball and gets the ball to M. Whitworth. on Mac. If you just have one girl at some point, West Springfield's going to have to try to double that up. Can Mack run around for a minute and a half. There's a lot of soccer players on this team. Mack with the ball now. She's getting double team. She gets goes through them. Max Smartly not forcing. She's still still getting double team with the ball. Gets hit in a head. Mack turns around. Turns around. Takes a shot and puts a dagger in it as M.
Whiter scores another goal to put the Spartans up 10 to eight. Mac Whitmer's eighth goal of the the game. That's her season high goal scored in the game. M always fun to watch. Sabina Mckne and Chapman on the draw. See if the Spartans can win the draw. >> Balls on the ground. Finn comes up with it. 55 seconds left. Looks like I don't know if Molly Finn will get a 12 meter attempt or she'll be on the eight. Nope. Ref turns around, sends her back to the 12 meter mark. Molly Finn goes in and out. Turns around, takes a shot. Ball's knocked loose. Chapman comes up with it. turns around and believe it was Connelly turned around finding the open Finn turned around put the ball in the back of the net as Westside quickly cuts that lead back down to one. Spartans up 109 41 seconds left to go in the fourth quarter.
Not one to say anything, but couple minutes ago if we had just let that clock keep running, probably would have been over. But instead, we're still here with 40 sec 40 seconds left. Knee and Chapman on the draw. Chapman comes up with it. Ball's loose. Mcknne Witward doubling it up. [cheering] Molly Finn with the ball. Molly Finn goes through one, two. The ball's knocked loose. Molly Finn will be getting herself an 8 meter attempt with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter. >> [cheering] >> Molly Finn runs in, gets one pass Julia Gray [cheering] to tie it all up with 22 seconds left >> in the fourth quarter. >> You wanted a nailbiter, you got one right here. All tied up. 22 seconds left. Big time draw right here. I >> think everybody kind of knows where this ball is about to go. I'm going to say who can come up with it.