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Halstead's Riley Smith takes school's video streaming to higher level
HALSTEAD - One of James O'Brien's former tasks as Halstead High School athletic director was to make sure a hard-working underclassman, Riley Smith, got a few nights off.
O'Brien, now principal at Remington Middle School, appreciated Smith's drive and dedication to provide quality video streaming of the Dragons' many sporting events and activities. But a school calendar can get pretty full.
"There's a lot going on and he deserved it," O'Brien said. "But it was a lot harder when he wasn't there." [Read]
Silver Lake twins Allie and Drake Sexton find niche in forensics and debate
by Brent Maycock
Without them even realizing it, Allie and Drake Sexton had a seed planted when they were young that would blossom at some point. "Our dad, for the kids books he would read to us, he would do all the voice of the different characters," Drake said. [Read]
Alderson, Newkirk return to form, sweep Wamego XC Invitational titles
Past state champions put frustrations of 2020-21 season behind them to dominate loaded fields [Read]
Pick Six Game Recaps from Around the State
The KSHSAA Covered crew has your week two round up from football around the state [Read]
EIGHT GYMNASTS TO WATCH
As the gymnastics season gets underway. Here are some to keep an eye on. [Read]
Washburn Rural volleyball rises to occasion against brutally tough early schedule
Brent Maycock
It's never been in Kevin Bordewick's nature to have his teams - be it volleyball or basketball - ease into their seasons with a schedule front-loaded with lesser competition.
Nahh, year-in, year-out, Bordewick puts together as challenging of a schedule as he can for his Washburn Rural teams, knowing in the long run it will pay dividends in the Junior Blues' pursuit for state championships. [Read]
Tradition-rich Stanton County hungry for more success
Rick Peterson Jr.
With a combined 23 team state championships in school history between the girls and boys teams, Stanton County cross country is among the most decorated programs in the state.
Coach Mike Horton makes it a point to bring up the Trojans' tradition-rich history a couple times each season. [Read]
Aquinas needs young runners to step up as Saints eye 8th straight state title
by Mac Moore
In any high school sport, winning consecutive state titles requires a little bit of luck.
Even for St. Thomas Aquinas, a team looking for its eighth straight Class 5A state title in cross country, that luck can swing both directions. [Read]
Pipeline fuels Buhler's run of Class 4A state success
by Scott Paske
Buhler's Tanner Lindahl and his senior cross country teammates know the stakes could be high in late October when the Class 4A championships are run at Wamego Country Club. [Read]
Olathe West girls enter cross country season feeling confident following 2020 state title
by Mac Moore
Olathe West girls cross country runners were taken by surprise when they won the 2020 state title by a single point over Blue Valley Northwest. [Read]
Southeast of Saline poised to go after Class 3A title repeat
Trojans overcame setbacks for championship sweep in 2020
Not everything went completely to script for the Southeast of Saline cross country teams in 2020.
Coming off a second straight Class 3A state championship for the boys and a runner-up finish by the girls in 2019 - and returning the bulk of both squads - expectations were as high as maybe they've ever been for the program. Which is saying plenty given the Trojans' rich history. [Read]
Doniphan West girls build culture with 1A championship run
There was a time not so long ago when Doniphan West not only wasn't considered a cross country power, it was barely a program.
But it only takes a spark to start a fire. And the spark for the Mustangs began as a flicker in middle school five or six years ago. [Read]
Aquinas lowers boom in lightning-delayed game
Roeland Park - The lightning struck, but the Thunder did not roll for the reigning Class 4A state champion. In a game interrupted twice by the weather, St. Thomas Aquinas and its dominant ground attack proved too much for St. James Academy in a 28-7 win for the Saints Friday night at Bishop Miege High School. [Read]