Kenadie Carter received the LaFerla Ortho Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 from USD 493 Instructor, Karen Langerot, during the 2025 Senior Assembly at the Columbus Unified High School Gymnasium, May 16.

Katy Mooney received a $400 scholarship from the Cherokee County Retired School Personnel from Regina Jameson during the 2025 Senior Assembly, May 16, at the CUHS Gymnasium.

Torey Tedlock received the Wyandotte Nation Tribal Scholarship for $40,000 from USD 493 Instructor, Karen Langerot, during the 2025 Senior Assembly at the CUHS Gymnasium, May 16.

Tucker Fields, Galena. Courtesy photo.

Lee Snow, Columbus. Courtesy photo.

Kash Smith, Columbus, and Nolan Stipp, Frontenac, were chosen as Most Valuable Players for their respective teams in the Kansas Babe Ruth District 5 East 13-16 year-old Tournament, July 12, in Columbus. Frontenac eliminated the Columbus team with a 12-2 win in the loser bracket game. Courtesy photo.

Isaiah Williams was named the Most Valuable Player and Ethan Midgett received the WOW Award for the Columbus Babe Ruth 13-16 year-old Team during the Game 3 loss to Arma, 4-5, in their second game of the Kansas Babe Ruth District 5 East 13-16 year-old Tournament, July 12, in Columbus.

(LEFT) Lucus Haviland received the WOW Award and Briggs Johnson was named Most Valuable Player in the Columbus Cal Ripken 10U All-Stars Game 8 win over Frontenac, 7-6, in the Kansas Cal Ripken District 5 Tournament, Saturday, in Parsons. Photo by Kristin Sharp.

Columbus 8U Cal Ripken runners-up

Anna Head received a $1,200 Columbus Alumni Scholarship from Rebecca Spooner, at the 2025 Senior Assembly, May 16, at the Columbus Unified High School.