News Release

For Immediate Release

Media Contacts:        Wes Race                                                       

Southard Corporation/Renewal by Andersen Windows & Doors                 

                                    Phone: 316-312-9066                                    

                                    Email: wrace@southardcorp.com                   

             For more information: www.rbaborderbattle.com

                                                                                                              

The Renewal by Andersen Kansas vs Nebraska Border Battle Rosters Announced!

 

Wichita, Kan. — April 8th, 2009 — The Southard Corporation/Renewal by Andersen, one of the largest home improvement companies in the Midwest, is proud to announce the rosters for its first annual charitable event, The Renewal by Andersen Border Battle. The basketball games will feature recently graduated senior all-stars from Kansas vs Nebraska. The June 20th event, at the all new Hartman Arena in Park City, will include both a boys and girls game. The Southard Corporation is locally owned and operated and is the exclusive Renewal by Andersen replacement window dealer for the Kansas and the Omaha/Lincoln, Nebraska markets. The games will benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The V Foundation was founded in 1993 by ESPN and the late Jim Valvano, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach. Since 1993, The Foundation has raised more than $70 million to fund cancer research grants nationwide. One hundred percent of all new direct cash donations and net proceeds of events will go directly to cancer research and related programs.

 

The rosters include 12 players and 2 coaches for each boys and girls team making a total of 56 participants. ÒWeÕre extremely excited about the quality of student athletes from Kansas and Nebraska for our inaugural Renewal by Andersen Border Battle gamesÓ said Wes Race Director of Marketing for Renewal by Andersen and Chairman of the event. ÒWe have over a dozen participants whoÕve already signed on to play college athletics at major Division One NCAA programs. The response from the players and coaches has been fantastic and we already have quite a bit of a rivalry heating up. ItÕs going to be a lot of fun.Ó

 

The games will be telecast live exclusively on Kansas 22. Veteran sportscaster Mark Ewing (Cox Kansas) will work alongside Mark Davidson (KSNW) and Mark Kraynak (Cox Omaha) to call the action on a channel that can be seen statewide only on Cox Cable.

 

A banquet will be held at the Best Western Red Coach Inn on the Friday before the game and the proceeds will benefit The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. More information will be released shortly and will include the announcement of well known keynote speakers who are not only local Midwest legends but are also nationally recognized. Individual tickets as well as corporate tables will be sold to the public for the banquet.

 

Tickets to the game are $12 for adults and $8 for students. A limited number of seats on the floor will be sold for $25 a ticket. Tickets are on sale now at www.rbaborderbattle.com , at www.hartmanarena.com or call 888-755-2583. The girlÕs game tips-off at 5pm and the boyÕs game will start shortly thereafter. Please direct all questions and media requests to Wes Race.

           

 

ROSTERS

 

 

KANSAS BOYS

HIGH SCHOOL

Ben Steinlage

CENTRALIA

Bryce Mayes

OXFORD

Brandon Newton

CREST

Neil Watson

KC SUMNER

Dorrian Roberts

WICHITA HEIGHTS

Luke Meisch

ANDOVER HIGH

Bobby Chipman

TOPEKA WASHBURN RURAL

Grant Langhofer

GODDARD HIGH

Jeff Reid

TOPEKA HAYDEN

Chase Dippel

SMOKY VALLEY

Joe Mitchell

WICHITA SOUTHEAST

Trae Beck

SOUTH CENTRAL-COLDWATER

 

KANSAS BOYS COACHES

 

Mitch Fiegel

WICHITA COLLEGIATE

Ken Darting

TOPEKA HIGHLAND PARK

 

 

 

NEBRASKA BOYS

HIGH SCHOOL

Jake Hamburger

ST. CECILIA HASTINGS

Taylor Stormberg

CREIGHTON PREP

Dol Kutey

LINCOLN NORTHEAST

Brett Potter

CREIGHTON PREP

Isiah Gandy

BOYS TOWN

Greg Smith

RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL

Pete Uhing

LINCOLN HIGH

Evan Kucera

WAVERLY

Jarrell Crayton

BELLEVUE EAST

Denver Klaus

BENNINGTON

Drew Sankey

LINCOLN EAST

Trent Miller

GRETNA

 

NEBRASKA BOYS COACHES

 

Josh Luedtke

CREIGHTON PREP

Bill Heard

RALSTON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KANSAS GIRLS

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH SCHOOL

Laura Kinderknecht

ST. MARYS

Vivian Olvera

SOUTHWESTERN HEIGHTS

Lindsey Keller

GODDARD

Joanna McFarland

DERBY

Beth Cornwell

ST. JOHN

Alecia Smith

ELKHART

Heather Howard

SHAWNEE MISSION WEST

Alex Muff

CONCORDIA

Julia Marshall

BISHOP CARROLL

Taylor Bird

LAWRENCE HIGH

LaSharra Riley

TOPEKA WASHBURN RURAL

Katie Vogts

MOUNDRIDGE

 

KANSAS GIRLS COACHES

 

Berry Mellen

SOUTHWESTERN HEIGHTS

Derek Holmes

CONCORDIA

 

 

 

NEBRASKA GIRLS

HIGH SCHOOL

Melissa MacFarlane

MILLARD NORTH

Abbey Schueth

EWING

Paige Frauendorfer

HUMPHREY

Sara Wilson

PERKINS COUNTY

Emily Hauder

BELLEVUE WEST

Nicole Rauner

WAYNE

Sara Reeves

BISHOP NEUMANN (WAHOO)

Kelsey Hansen

BENNINGTON

Shelby Beaudette

BANCROFT-ROSALIE

Marissa Kastanek

LINCOLN SOUTHEAST

Mercedees Morgan

BELLEVUE EAST

Anne Martin

WAVERLY

 

NEBRASKA GIRLS COACHES

 

Jeff Ritz

MILLARD NORTH

Rick Ahrens

BISHOP NEUMANN (WAHOO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosters could change if unexpected events arise that would keep a player from participating.