August 26, 2026
Santa Fe Times Sports
20 years after sudden cardiac arrest, Schmidt still going strong
Whether it’s weddings or great personal accomplishments, there are many anniversaries in life that are worth taking the time to celebrate.
Trinity track team competes in Hope-Shawnee meet
On May 5, the Trinity Lutheran School track team competed at the Hope-Shawnee, Kansas Cross Country meet.
Chiefs struggle to gain traction
Santa Fe-Norborne dropped a game to St. Paul in the I-70 tourney opener last week, losing 11-1 on 4-28-26.
Track competes in conference meet
Santa Fe Track and Field had a busy stretch lately including taking on the I-70 Conference meet on May 2. Top three placers at the I-70 meet are as follows: Girls: Brooke Summers 1st 400m Sue Vandiver 1st - 800m Abbie Gieselman 3rd 3200m Mia Lark 1st - 300m Hurdles 4x200m - Santa Fe 1st 4x400m - Santa Fe 1st 4x800 - Santa Fe 2nd Mae Vandiver 2nd Long Jump Boys: Logan Wilsie 3rd 100m Logan Wilsie 3rd 400m Wyatt Doak 1st - High Jump Hayden Toliver 2nd Triple Jump Koewen Dierker 2nd Discus Ryker Moenkhoff 2nd Javelin Santa Fe is scheduled for district action on Saturday, May 9, at Carrollton.
Softball plays back-to-back games v. Crest Ridge, dodges rain to play WN
On April 29, Santa Fe took on Crest Ridge in the second game of the I-70 Tourney. The Lady Cougars used 2 runs in the third, 1 in the 5th, and 5 more in the late 6th inning to take the win 8-0.
Free fishing event planned at Blind Pony CA in Sweet Springs
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites kids to practice their catch-and-release fishing skills at Blind Pony Hatchery Conservation Area (CA).
Lady Chiefs tripped up by Lone Jack, defeat Concordia
Santa Fe Softball traveled to Lone Jack for a tough conference match up on 4-21-26. The Lady Chiefs dropped this contest by the tally of 11 to 1. Lone Jack bats were hot pounding out 16 hits on the day to Santa Fe’s 5. Tatum Fitzwater was in the circle going 5 innings, with 11 earned runs, on just 2 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Both teams played error free ball. Hitting wise, Gentry Ballenger was 2 for 3, and other hits came from Fitzwater, Chesney Warner, and Keastin Kitchen. The team then headed into the conference tournament.
Chiefs get win over Northwest, drop contests to Carrollton, Lone Jack, St. Paul
Santa Fe with Norborne took one on the chin last week against the Trojans of Carrolllton, who rolled to a 20-2 victory in Alma on 4-20-26. Dalton Doak went three innings, and Wyatt Aversman, and Jensen Rehkop saw action as well in the spread loss.
SF Track & Field runs at Carrollton
Santa Fe loaded up the bus and went over the Big Muddy to Carrollton for the annual Bruce Finlayson Invitational Track Meet on 4-24-26.
SF Alumni Foundation holds annual Crappie Tournament
The 7th annual Santa Fe Alumni Foundation Crappie Tournament was a held this past on Saturday, April 18. This year, 14 adult teams and nine youth teams registered for the event. Winners from the from each division are as follows: Youth Division 1st place Brody Cramer & Colt Curry weight 6.91 2nd place Weston Hostetter & Colten “Tadpole” Hostetter - weight 6.59 3rd place Sawyer Bachtel & Junior Bachtel - weight 4.54 Small Fish Kyle Fowler & Hagen Brandt weight 0.05 Big Fish Weston Hostetter & Colten “Tadpole” Hostetter - weight 1.08 Big Bass Weston Hostetter & Colten “Tadpole” Hostetter - weight 1.54 Big Bluegill Avah Edde & Eliah Edde weight 0.58 Adult Division 1st place Richard Hostetter & Andy Hostetter - weight 9.35 2nd place Eric Begemann & Gary Vanlanker - weight 7.69 3rd place Gunner Bryant & Ty Murphy weight 7.63 Small Fish (Tie) Craig Herman & Jesse Rogge - weight 0.06 (Tie) Dillon Hostetter & Brittany Boyles - weight 0.06 Big Fish Dillon Hostetter & Brittany Boyles - weight 2.22 Big Bass Jesse Gordillo & Buddy Hostetter - weight 3.91 Big Bluegill Jason Hostetter & Travis Boheme - weight 0.58 The check-in event began at 4 p.m. on Saturday with a raffle and guests won a large number of great prizes.