ELLIS — Ellis USD 388 superintendent Corey Burton has been
selected as a finalist for the open Superintendent position at Smokey Valley
schools USD 400 in Lindsborg.

The announcement was made on the USD 400 Facebook page
Wednesday.

Burton has served the Ellis school district since 2006,
first as principal of the junior/senior high school and as superintendent since 2019.

Burton interviewed and toured the schools Wednesday, according to the announcement.

Ryan Jilka, assistant superintendent of human resources at
USD 265 Goddard; Monte Couchman, USD 400 director of student learning; and Deena
Hilbig, USD 305 Salina elementary school principal, also have been announced as
finalists for the position, the district said.&nbsp;

<div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUSD400SmokyValley%2Fposts%2F427982459119471&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="571" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></div><p><i>Hays Post</i></p><p>ELLIS — Ellis USD 388 superintendent Corey Burton has been
selected as a finalist for the open Superintendent position at Smokey Valley
schools USD 400 in Lindsborg.</p><p>The announcement was made on the USD 400 Facebook page
Wednesday.</p><p>Burton has served the Ellis school district since 2006,
first as principal of the junior/senior high school and as superintendent since 2019.</p><p>Burton interviewed and toured the schools Wednesday, according to the announcement.</p><p>Ryan Jilka, assistant superintendent of human resources at
USD 265 Goddard; Monte Couchman, USD 400 director of student learning; and Deena
Hilbig, USD 305 Salina elementary school principal, also have been announced as
finalists for the position, the district said.&nbsp;</p>

Ellis superintendent announced as finalist for USD 400 position

ELLIS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs cruised to a doubleheader
sweep of the Ellis Railers Friday night in Ellis.

<b>Girls: TMP 63, Ellis 26<br></b>Three TMP Lady Monarchs (6-2, 5-0 MCL) scored in double-figures
and they held Ellis without a point for the final 13:46 on their way to a 63-26
victory.

Ellis (2-6, 1-3 MCL) took and early 5-2 lead on a three-pointer,
but Sophia Balthazor and Emilee Lane answered with back-to-back three pointers
to put TMP up 8-5. They never trailed the rest of the way.

The Monarchs built a seven-point lead three times in the
first quarter, the final at 19-12 at the end of the first quarter.

After scoring seven first quarter points Balthazor added
eight more second quarter points as the Monarchs finished the second quarter
with a 10-2 run taking a 36-21 lead into the halftime break.

Ellis was able to close the deficit to 12 early in the third
quarter at 38-26 but TMP answered with a 25-0 run to end the game as TMP went
on to the 63-26 win.

Emilee Lane led all scorers with 20 points and Balthazor
added 18 points and Jaci VonLintel added 10 points.

<b>Boys: TMP 68, Ellis 35<br></b>The TMP(5-2, 4-0 MCL) boys used a 16-2 run to open the game
and a 31-7 run to end the second quarter and into the third quarter on their
way to a 68-35 win over Ellis.

TMP junior Dylan Werth scored 10 of his game-high 18 points
in the first quarter as they built a 15-poin first quarter lead at 21-6. 

In the second quarter Ellis (4-4, 2-2 MCL) was able to close
within nine but the Monarchs answered with a 31-7 run that ended the second
quarter and opened the third quarter to go up 59-25.

Ellis was able to close the gap inside 30 briefly at the end
of the third before TMP took a 65-33 lead into the fourth quarter. With the continuous
clock in the fourth TMP went on to the 68-35 win.

Werth led all scorers with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Gavin
Unrein added 17 points and Kade Harris chipped in 13 points.

<p>ELLIS – The TMP-Marian Monarchs cruised to a doubleheader
sweep of the Ellis Railers Friday night in Ellis.</p><p><b>Girls: TMP 63, Ellis 26<br></b>Three TMP Lady Monarchs (6-2, 5-0 MCL) scored in double-figures
and they held Ellis without a point for the final 13:46 on their way to a 63-26
victory.</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866582&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-girls-coach-int" title="01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Rose McFarland" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Rose McFarland</a></div></div><p>Ellis (2-6, 1-3 MCL) took and early 5-2 lead on a three-pointer,
but Sophia Balthazor and Emilee Lane answered with back-to-back three pointers
to put TMP up 8-5. They never trailed the rest of the way.</p><p>The Monarchs built a seven-point lead three times in the
first quarter, the final at 19-12 at the end of the first quarter.</p><p>After scoring seven first quarter points Balthazor added
eight more second quarter points as the Monarchs finished the second quarter
with a 10-2 run taking a 36-21 lead into the halftime break.</p><p>Ellis was able to close the deficit to 12 early in the third
quarter at 38-26 but TMP answered with a 25-0 run to end the game as TMP went
on to the 63-26 win.</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866552&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-girls-highlights" title="01 - 14 - 22 - TMP girls highlights vs Ellis" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 - TMP girls highlights vs Ellis</a></div></div><p>Emilee Lane led all scorers with 20 points and Balthazor
added 18 points and Jaci VonLintel added 10 points.</p><p><b>Boys: TMP 68, Ellis 35<br></b>The TMP(5-2, 4-0 MCL) boys used a 16-2 run to open the game
and a 31-7 run to end the second quarter and into the third quarter on their
way to a 68-35 win over Ellis.</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866624&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-boys-int" title="01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Bill Meagher" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 - TMP coach Bill Meagher</a></div></div><p>TMP junior Dylan Werth scored 10 of his game-high 18 points
in the first quarter as they built a 15-poin first quarter lead at 21-6. </p><p>In the second quarter Ellis (4-4, 2-2 MCL) was able to close
within nine but the Monarchs answered with a 31-7 run that ended the second
quarter and opened the third quarter to go up 59-25.</p><p>Ellis was able to close the gap inside 30 briefly at the end
of the third before TMP took a 65-33 lead into the fourth quarter. With the continuous
clock in the fourth TMP went on to the 68-35 win.</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1196866690&color=%23294b71&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/01-14-22-tmp-boys-highlights" title="01 - 14 - 22 TMP boys highlights vs Ellis" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">01 - 14 - 22 TMP boys highlights vs Ellis</a></div></div><p>Werth led all scorers with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Gavin
Unrein added 17 points and Kade Harris chipped in 13 points.</p>

🏀TMP cruises to sweep of Ellis

The TMP-Marian Monarchs travel to Ellis for a rivalry matchup with the Ellis Railroaders Friday night.

The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow from Ellis High School.

<b>Click the player below or click&nbsp;</b><a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/341952">HERE&nbsp;</a><b>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.</b>

<p>The TMP-Marian Monarchs travel to Ellis for a rivalry matchup with the Ellis Railroaders Friday night.</p><p>The girls game is scheduled to tipoff at 6:00 p.m. with the boys to follow from Ellis High School.</p><p><b>Click the player below or click&nbsp;</b><a href="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/341952">HERE&nbsp;</a><b>to view the game. You can also download the Team1Sports app for your phone or connected device, including smart TVs.</b></p><div><iframe src="https://vcloud.blueframetech.com/broadcast/embed/345196?autoplay=1" width="640" height="360" allow="fullscreen;" style="border:0;overflow:hidden;"></iframe></div>