A Historic Day for Central Heights Wrestling!
What an incredible day for our Viking wrestlers! All five of our athletes advanced to Day 2, placing them among the top 16 wrestlers in the state in their weight class—an outstanding achievement!
Here’s how they battled it out on the mats:
Ebony Hughes (110 lbs) 🥈
Rd 1: Win by pin (1st period)
Rd 2: Win by decision
Rd 3: Win by decision
Rd 4: Loss by pin
2nd Place Finish!
Landry Sparks (100 lbs)
Rd 1: Loss by 5-14 decision
Rd 2: Win by fall (2nd period)
Rd 3: Win by 12-9 decision
Rd 4: Loss by fall (1st period)
Top 8 Finish!
Julie Platt (140 lbs)
Rd 1: Win by fall (2nd period)
Rd 2: Loss by fall (2nd period)
Rd 3: Loss by fall (2nd period)
Royce Ulrich (132 lbs)
Rd 1: Loss by 7-10 decision
Rd 2: Win by fall (3rd period)
Rd 3: Loss by fall (3rd period)
Gage Peine (144 lbs)
Rd 1: Loss by tech fall (3rd period)
Rd 2: Win by fall (3rd period)
Rd 3: Loss by fall (1st period)
A huge congratulations to all our wrestlers for their hard work and determination. Making it to Day 2 is an incredible accomplishment—Viking Nation is proud of you!
🎶 Exciting day for our Viking musicians! 🎶
We’re so proud of our talented students representing Central Heights at the KMEA All-State performances in Wichita today!
Stay tuned here for updates on state wrestling!
Oswego will livestream the girls basketball game tomorrow night at 6:00 pm. The link to the game is posted below. https://m.youtube.com/@usd504
Final Score Alert! 🏀 The Lady Vikings come out on top in tonight’s substate matchup against Oswego! Final score: Vikings 28, Indians 18.
Way to fight hard and get the win! Great job, Vikings!
Exciting update from the Central Heights wrestling team at State! All of the Fantastic Five have battled through day one and will be back for more action tomorrow!
And a huge shoutout to Ebony Hughes for making it to the FINALS!
Great job, Vikings—you’re making Central Heights proud! Best of luck tomorrow—finish strong!
Today we celebrated these middle school students! These students were nominated by a staff member because they have shown incredible leadership, kindness, participation, and/or integrity. We are so proud of these kids for who they are and what they bring to the middle school! 🩵💛
Our Fantastic Five are ready to compete! Wishing them the best as they take on the competition today and tomorrow. Go get 'em, Vikings! 💙💛
Alright, Vikings fans! Your Central Heights girls' basketball team is hitting the road for the first round of sub-state! They’ll take on Oswego tonight, 2/28, at 6:00 PM at Oswego. Best of luck, Vikings! 💙🏀
Oswego will be live-streaming tonight’s girls substate basketball game at the following link:
https://m.youtube.com/@usd504
A HUGE shoutout to Southern Star for their donation to the Central Heights Honor Flight! The donation will cover the cost of a veteran and their guardian's airline, hotel, and meals for the trip. This year Ben Wuertz is serving as a guardian for Barbara and Lester Wuertz (grandparents). Dr Mathis (Wuertz) will serve as medical staff (Ben's aunt). Additionally, representing Southern Star are Joe Wuertz (Ben's dad) and Chris Lloyd both Central Heights graduates!
STATE BOUND! Five Viking wrestlers are heading to the State Tournament this Friday and Saturday! A packed crowd cheered them on during today’s send-off assembly as they get ready to take the mat. Good luck, Vikings! 💙💛
Bright and early this morning, Central Heights' All-State band and choir students headed to Wichita for the KMEA In-Service Workshop! Russell Reed and Benjamin Wuertz will represent our band, while Charli Smith will perform with the choir. After two days of rehearsals, they’ll take the stage for their concerts on Saturday.
The All-State 1234A Band Concert will be held at Century II Concert Hall in Wichita on Saturday, March 1, at 3:00 PM.
The All-State Choir Concerts will take place at Century II Convention Hall on Saturday, March 1, at 11:30 AM.
Congratulations to Russell, Benjamin, and Charli! Best of luck this weekend! 🎶
Good luck to our boys' basketball team as they head to Cedar Vale-Dexter for the first round of sub-state! Game time is 6:00 PM. Let’s go, Vikings!
It’s a big day for our middle school Quiz Bowl team, the Quad Town Quizzers! Today, they're competing in a virtual competition in their final meet of the year. Best of luck, scholars!
Congratulations to Central Heights junior Arabella Dunbar for earning 2nd place and an $850 prize at the Franklin County Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Contest! She also took 1st place in the Elevator Pitch category. Great job, Arabella!
🎉 Get Ready for a Night of Fun! 🎉
Join us on Thursday, March 13th, for an Elementary PTA Bingo Night!
🌟 Students—Bring your parents, siblings, and even your grandparents! Everyone is welcome for an evening filled with laughter, prizes, and friendly competition.
Let’s celebrate the start of spring break in the best way possible—together! 🎊 We can’t wait to see you there!
📅 Mark your calendar and get ready for a night of BINGO fun! 🏆🎟️
One of the most anticipated events of the year—FFA Week Parade! Students put on a great show with morning and afternoon waves featuring tractors, trucks, and even horses. Thanks to everyone who participated and helped make this tradition a success!
Good luck to our wrestlers this Friday and Saturday at Hays!
See the links below that will take you to the brackets:
Boys:
https://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1740619375012&pageName=%2Fpredefinedtournaments%2FBracketViewer.jsp&twSessionId=rqoqyfnvtf
Girls:
https://www.trackwrestling.com/predefinedtournaments/MainFrame.jsp?newSession=false&TIM=1740619442712&pageName=%2Fpredefinedtournaments%2FBracketViewer.jsp&twSessionId=iynfvhmxxk
Good evening,
Both the boys and girls sub state basketball games will be played at 6:00 at their respective sites.
Boys @ Dexter on 2/27.
Girls @ Oswego on 2/28.
The brackets can be found by clicking on the links below:
https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/BoysSSAssignments.cfm?Class=2A
https://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Basketball/GirlsSSAssignments.cfm?Class=2A
Good luck to both teams!!!
