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Three Toppers in the Top Five; Season Low 9-Hole Score; Personal Bests
The Toppers hosted Illini Central and Midwest Central at North Greens Golf Course this afternoon. Three Toppers placed in the top 5 and the team posted a season low 9-hole score of 183, but unfortunately, Midwest Central came in with a 182 to win the triangular meet by one stroke. Illini Central finished with a score of 188.
Zach Highland of MWC took medalist honors with a 37, but the Topper golfers brought their A games today as Aaron Kuznik, Carter Clark, and Franklin Wade all placed in the top 5 with season and personal best scores.
After achieving a personal goal of shooting in the 70’s for 18 holes on Monday, Aaron followed up by achieving another personal goal of breaking into the 30’s for 9 holes by shooting an outstanding score of 39 and 2nd place finish. Great score, Aaron!
Having his sights on scoring below 45, Carter did just that in stellar fashion by starting with a birdie on the first hole and finishing with an all-time personal best score of 41, and a 3rd place finish overall. Congratulations Carter!
No one works harder at his game on a daily basis than Franklin, and today he was rewarded by shooting his 9 hole season best score of 44, and finishing 5th overall. Great job, Franklin.
Kai Selinger and Tyler Lowe both shot 59, tying for the fourth team score needed for our season low score of 183. Way to go, guys. Deegan Tschantz shot a 61 which included several drives nearing a distance of 280 yards. Good job, Deegan.
The Topper golfers will head to Country Hills GC in Greenview on Tuesday for a quadrangular match, and then finish the regular season with an 18-hole tournament on Saturday at Shambolee Golf Course in Petersburg.
This team is more and more exciting to watch as they have continued to improve throughout the season. Looking for good things to happen over the next two weeks.
The Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers Shotgun Sports Team will be holding the first of three informational meetings for the 2025 Spring Season. It is MANDATORY for ALL returning team members and interested athletes to attend one of the meetings with a parent/guardian.
Our first meeting will be held on Wednesday October 9, 2024 at
6:30 pm in the MPHS cafeteria.
Meetings two and three will be held in December and February with a date, time and location yet to be determined.
The October 16, 2024 Mt. Pulaski CUSD School Board meeting will take place at the Mt. Pulaski High School Media Center. This is a change from the normally scheduled location.
Math Problem of the Week Winner Week #3- Congratulations to Johnny Skeen
Math Problem of the Week Winner Week #4- Congratulations to James Stiner
The increased volume of students needing picked up at the end of the day has created some bottlenecks on intersections in the front of our building, causing issues for the busses to make their turns.
This attached video demonstrates the new pick-up procedure at MPHS:
https://youtu.be/KRJQw0TNCw8
Hilltopper Golf News
Aaron Kuznik Captures 2nd Place in Conference; Team Places 3rd; New Season Low Team Score!
It was quite a day for the Topper Golfers at the Tomahawk Conference Tournament at Pekin Sunset Hills GC highlighted by Aaron Kuznik’s 2nd place individual finish, the Team’s 3rd place finish, and a new season team low score of 370.
Kuznik’s personal best score of 79 was just one shot behind medalist Crew Fortin from Illini Bluffs. Aaron received recognition and a medal for his 2nd place finish. Aaron shot a 41 on the front nine and a blistering 38 on the back nine which included back-to-back birdies on the par 5 10th and par 4 11th holes. Overall, Aaron finished with 8 pars and 2 birdies on the day.
A round in the 70’s is absolutely outstanding. Congratulations Aaron, well done!
The team’s new season low score of 370 (previously 389) led to a 3rd place finish for the Hilltopper’s. Way to go guys!
Franklin Wade turned in the second lowest score with an 89 to stay in the 80’s once again. His round included two solid 9-hole scores of 45 and 44. Carter Clark was not far behind with a score of 92. Carter continues his consistent play as he carded a 45 and 47 on the front and back nine. The fourth score for the Toppers team total came from Kai Selinger who was playing in his first 18-hole tournament. Kai’s personal best score 110 included 1 par and 5 bogies. Great job, Kai! Tyler Lowe shot a new personal best score of 112. Way to go, Tyler! Deegan Tschantz showed great determination as he played through pain and shot 126. Good job, Deegan!
The Toppers will play in our last home match this Thursday at North Greens with an early 3:30 start. Let’s go Toppers! Keep up the good work!!
Weekly Mt. Pulaski High School Events - September 16th through September 22nd
Congratulations to Preston Cowan! He was the player of the game last night for the Unity Christian Football game against Danville Schlarman
He had a record setting night
1 kick off return for a TD
2 rushing TD
2 receiving TD
Most TD in a game in UCMP history!!
Mt. Pulaski CUSD Community:
This is a critical notification to bring our school community up to speed regarding school safety issues in Macon County. There were reports of social media pictures on Snapchat involving threats to schools in Macon County. The Decatur Police Department has made two arrests related to the incident, per their press release below. The ages of the students involved were 11 and 14 years of age!
The police department acted immediately due to the fast reporting of the incident. I strongly recommend that you and your students ALWAYS report suspicious activity of any kind, even online activity. We use the phrase "if you see something, say something", as safety is always at the forefront of our thoughts.
Again, we have an everyday presence in our school between our Mount Pulaski Police Department and the Logan County Police Department to contiuously improve the quality of our relationships between students and staff. This is due to our commitment and philosophy of safety, which is always our number one priority!
Thank you for your attention to detail and commitment to Mount Pulaski Schools.
It's always a better day on the Hilltop!
Respectfully,
Jason Spang, Superintendent of Schools
The Topper Golfers were back in action today at North Greens GC versus Tremont. Tremont came away with a 176-190 victory led by medalist Griffin Meeker’s one over par 37.
Aaron Kuznik continues to shoot well for the Toppers carding a 40 for his best 9-hole round this season and a 2nd place finish. Aaron had one birdie on the day and several other opportunities that narrowly missed. Needing a par on the 9th hole to break into the 30’s for the first time this season, a little too much adrenaline on his approach took him just off the back of the green with a difficult short downhill chip. Though he wanted the 39, his score of 40 was certainly impressive and worthy of applause. Great round, Aaron!
Carter Clark’s solid round or 46 was the 2nd best score for the Hilltoppers and 4th place overall for the match. Carter was able to string together three pars and two bogeys over a 5-hole stretch, but unfortunately struggled over the last three holes. Scoring in the low 40’s or upper 30’s is well within his reach as he continues to improve with each match. Keep it up, Carter!
Franklin Wade was the third Topper to shoot in the 40’s with a score of 49. Franklin started with pars on the first two holes but then ran into trouble with his long and midrange clubs. Extremely proud of the grit and determination that Franklin showed as he fought and battled the rest of the way, and used his short game down the stretch to stay in the 40’s. Great job, Franklin!
Kai Selinger rounded out the team scoring with a 55, his best 9-hole round of the season. Kai continues to improve daily gaining consistency with his woods and irons, and gaining confidence with his putting. Kai’s positive attitude, self-motivation, and willingness to try new things has certainly made him the most improved player this year!
Deegan Tschantz shot another solid round in the 50’s highlighted by an amazing bogey on the par 3 8th-hole. After unfortunately hitting a ball into the water on the tee shot, Deegan stuck his shot from the drop zone tight to the pin and sank the putt. His reaction, in classic Deegan fashion was, “I finally made a putt”. Gotta love Deegan!
Tyler Lowe played in the 6 position for the Toppers today and shot 62. Tyler also continues to improve as he had five solid holes today. Good job, Tyler. As he continues to focus on his short game, Tyler should break into the 50’s very soon.
Next week the Toppers will play in the 18-hole Tomahawk Conference Tournament at Pekin Sunset Hills GC on Monday, and then will be back home at North Greens GC at 3:30 on Wednesday.
Great job guys, keep up the good work!
It's that time of year again! Time to order your yearbook! Lowest price of the year - only 16 days left of this low low price!
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If you're in MP enjoying the Fall Festival, stop by the tent and get a ribeye sandwich from the Hilltop Club! The proceeds support their scholarship fund for local seniors.
Weekly Mt. Pulaski High School Events - September 9th through September 15th
Topper Golfers Record New Season Best Team Total!
The Topper golfers recorded a season best team score of 189 at the Lincoln Elk’s GC today with three players shooting in the 40’s.
Aaron Kuznik led the Hilltoppers with a 44 for his second straight round under 45. Franklin Wade and Carter Clark narrowly missed this mark as both recorded solid rounds of 46. Clay Leanard’s 53 completed the Toppers team scoring helping them break into the 180’s for the first time this season. Well done!
Deegan Tschantz continues to improve as he shot his best round of the year with a 55.
First year team members Kai Selinger and Tyler Lowe shot 57 and 60 and also continue to improve with each match.
Coach Charron blames Coach Bowers for the players hitting into the bunkers multiple times today as we practiced hitting out of the sand yesterday.
The Toppers will return to action next Wednesday with a 4:00 home match at North Greens Golf Course in Atlanta.
Keep up the good work, Toppers!
MPCUSD 23 School Community,
Please view this letter regarding a recent school crisis in the national news and the safety measures we take locally to prioritize school safety!
Respectfully,
Jason Spang
MPCUSD 23 Superintendent of Schools
It was a great day for the Topper golfers as they tied for 1st place with a team score of 195 at Eagle Creek GC in Shelbyville. Aaron Kuznik led the Hilltoppers with a score of 44 finishing 2nd overall and just two shots behind the medalist. Franklin Wade also finished in the 40’s with a score of 48 for 5th place on the narrow tree-lined course. Rounding out the team score and also finishing in the top 10 were Carter Clark 50/7th and Clay Leonard 53/10th. Deegan Tschantz, Kai Selinger, and Tyler Lowe also represented the Toppers in the match. Great job guys!! The team will be back in action Thursday with a newly scheduled 4:00 match at the Lincoln Elk’s. Good luck, Topper golfers!
Math Problem of the Week Winner Week #2- Congratulations to Kai Selinger
MPHS Students & Mrs. Lambert are helping out with this event! Feel free to join in on the square!
