Lauren_Labertew

MHS Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball ‘22

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

So thankful to have been coached by @LadyPupsBB Truly one of the best! Congrats Coach Strath!! ❤️🐾

[Sports in Kansas @sportsinkansas]

Kansas girls 🏀 coaching great Chris Strathman of McPherson High School has submitted his resignation as the MHS Girls Basketball coach. Strathman had been with the program for 29 years. He spent his first 10 years as an assistant coach on Scott Schaefer’s staff from 1996-2005. During that time, Strathman served as the Head JV Coach for the last 8 years as an assistant, compiling a JV record of 129-7.

During his time as an assistant, he was also a part of 4 State Championship teams (1997, 1998, 1999, 2005), and 2 State Runner-Ups (2003 and 2004). The MHS girls qualified for state during all 10 years with Strathman as an assistant. Combined with the years as head coach, McPherson’s girls played in the state tournament in 27 of the last 29 seasons.

Strathman was hired as the seventh head coach for MHS Girls Basketball. During his tenure as head coach, the program experienced continued success following the Schaefer era which spanned 13 seasons. Here are some of the highlights of Strathman’s career as the head coach for MHS Girls Basketball, which spanned 19 seasons from 2006 – 2024.
Overall Record: 380 – 76 (83.3% Winning Percentage)

League Play: 183 – 8 (95.8% Winning Percentage)
18 League Titles, 1 Runner-Up (Newton was league champion in 2007)
17 Consecutive League Titles from 2008 – 2024
2006: AVCTL-I Champion
2007: AVCTL-II Runner Up
2008 – 2012: AVCTL-II Champions
2013 – 2024: AVCTL-III Champions
League Record of 183 Wins, 8 Losses
149 – 2 league record since 2010.
94 consecutive league wins dates back to 1/13/15.

Postseason Play: 62-16 (79.4% Winning Percentage)
17 Substate Titles in 19 Seasons
*2009 (Lost SS Rd1 to Great Bend) *2015 (Lost to Buhler in SS Final)
State Quarterfinal Games: 12-5
State Semifinal Games: (7-4, COVID cancellation 2020 so not played out that year)
State 3rd Place Games: (3-1)
State Championship Games: (3-4)
*2008 beat Bishop Carroll. 2012 beat Holton. 2018 beat Bishop Miege.
*2013 lost to Wamego. 2017, 2021, and 2023 lost to Bishop Miege.
8 of 16 career postseason losses were to Bishop Miege and St. Thomas Aquinas.

Player Honors of Note:
Ashley Sweat, 2006 Gatorade POY, 2006 Miss Kansas Basketball (Kansas State)
Katelyn Loecker, 2012 & 2013 Gatorade POY, 2013 Miss Kansas Basketball (Oklahoma State)
Taylor Robertson, 2017 Gatorade POY as a Junior, 2018 Miss Kansas Basketball (Oklahoma)

Coaching Honors of Note:
Multiple League COY honors
2008 Class 5A Coach of the Year
2012 Class 4A Coach of the Year
2018 Class 4A-I Coach of the Year
2018 Kansas Coaches Association Girls BB ALL Classes Coach of the Year
2018 Greater Wichita Sports Commission Coach of the Year for ALL Girls Athletics
2019 KBCA Don Jones Courage Award for battling colon cancer during the 2018-19 Season

Other:
2008 – 2024: Led the program fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness for the last 17 years
​**Raised nearly $65,000 for the local WACCC organization to support awareness

Thanks coach for all that you did for girls basketball in the state! We will miss you! #sportsinkansas

Photo: Chet Kuplen, Sports in Kansas

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@bayleesimmelink @NWBearcatSOC Congrats!!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@josiemclean_5 @BCCVolleyball @BartonSports @centralks_hoops @sportsinkansas @VypeKS @coachmac87 @mclean116 @cade_macdaddy @magsmclean_ @SalthawkVB @salthawkad Congrats Josie!!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@LadyPupsSoccer Thank you!!

[McPherson HS Women’s Soccer @LadyPupsSoccer]

Congratulations ladies on some well deserved honors!

1st Team All-State
Lauren Labertew
Megan Everhart
Sydney Achilles
Olive Rodriguez

2nd Team All-State
Sadie Law
Kelcie Kynaston

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

Love this team❤️
Two more to go!! Let’s go!!!

[Matt Henderson @mhendersontv]

Mac is headed to the semis! After Lauren Labertew's shot is blocked, Ellie Bower right there on the deflection to punch it home and win it for the Pups in 2OT! 3-2 final, McPherson will now play Friday in Topeka @MHSBullpups @CatchItKansas

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@LadyPupsBB Thank you!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@LadyPupsBB Thank you!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

Truly Nothing better than the roundhouse! Thankful for the best fans and media coverage around!

[Brett Esch @brettaesch]

The seniors chatting it up with @GBonKBBE. What a night and what a career in the Roundhouse for all three. #KSPreps

[Billy Watson @billywatson4l]

.@LaurenLabertew becomes the first player Fort Hays State signee from McPherson. #KSPreps @MHSBullpups @LadyPupsSoccer https://t.co/PNNsyX2EQR

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@CoachJMonty Thank you!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

Can’t wait! #RollTiges

[FHSU Women's Soccer @FHSU_WSoccer]

Our 4th commit & 2nd from the Sunflower State is @LaurenLabertew.

"Lauren is my 1st ever commit out of Mac. They've got a great program over there & she brings athleticism along w/ a super work rate. She's going to have a great senior year before joining us here. -Coach Reynolds

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@AldenKnedler Thank you!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@LadyPupsBB Thanks Coach! Can’t wait for the season to start!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@LadyPupsSoccer Thanks Coach!! I’m excited!!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@jayceeburghart Thank you!!!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@Coach_dpaul Thanks Coach!!!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@AD_Nickerson @FHSU_WSoccer @CoachBlaker @MattDunnCoach1 @LadyPupsSoccer Thank you!!

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

Roll Tiges!!🐯

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@lakyn_leigh Thanks Lak!!😁

[Lauren_Labertew @LaurenLabertew]

@wheatstateelite @Coach_dpaul Thanks Dylan!!💜