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Libby Frost was a great athlete, especially in BB for WaKeeney-Trego, tremendous player on B2B final four state teams, big news in WaKeeney this morning
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Frost's calmness under pressure on this shot was seen many times the last several years
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This shot, however, was for $5K apiece for the two KU students chosen to shoot for the money this year… And on her first try, Libby drilled it.
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Northern Valley coach Chuck Fessenden, one of the all-time great coaches in KS history, has spent 43 years with Huskies and current head FB, boys BB and track, will retire at end of the school year
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between the Kendall Yarnell throwing situation and the Quinter boys getting DQd in the 1600 relay...they were clearly ahead and a championship would have clinched the team title...wow 2 highly controversial moments at state track that could have been easily avoided.
Thank you very much to
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for the award. I love telling stories, and thank you to all the coaches and athletes I talk to and write about on a daily basis. I just started my 15th winter in Kansas sports and couldn't be more excited for another year
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we at
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wrote 10 days ago that quinter had great shot to win 1a team title.
if they W the 4x4 here, they win the team crown.
instead very controversial DQ...Kiowa still takes 2nd n relay...and Quinter gets 0 points..
slips to 3rd as tm
this was not Mary Decker'84
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Quinter beats Kiowa by 7 seconds. You’re telling me this caused Kiowa to lose?! You are taking a team state championship away from Quinter because of this?! KSHSAA you need to do the right thing.
Avery Johnson is first No. 1 KS HS recruit to commit to K-St out of high school since 2004, per 24/7 database. In '04, that player was Cherryvale OG Matt Boss.
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No. 1s that went elsewhere include Meier, Sharp, Bell, Braden Smith, Hall, Corcoran, Neal, Kanak
KS 11M FB that ran the ball at least 87 pct of snaps in 2022:
Holton 94.2
Smith Center 94.2
Beloit 93.3
El Dorado 92.6
Conway Springs 91.0
Chapman 91.0
Garden Plain 91.0
Hays-TMP 90.7
Lakin 90.4
Ulysses 89.5
St. Thomas Aquinas 89.5
Garden City 89.4
Coffeyville 88.5
Goddard 87.4
at Jaren Kanak's signing at Hays High for Oklahoma...no 1 recruit in KS, Top 11 all classes, 5A Offensive Player of the Year finalist, Shrine Bowl pick
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I have talked to emily ryan many times in her career and she and her teammates are always great to talk to...never seen her this emotional ever.
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Very humbled to receive this award from
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! I am blessed to cover KS HS athletes and tell stories! Thank you administrators, coaches and wrestlers for your time! Thank you
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S/O to great broadcaster
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&
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for winning, too
Video of great finish as Jillian Lowe hits buzzer-beater 3 for TMP Girls 44-43 win against WaKeeney….WaKeeney girls were 7-0, TMP 6-3
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CONFIRMED: Olpe Girls allowed 73 points at 1A-I state... is the lowest ever at the state tournament...next lowest 5A Mill Valley 82 allowed in '13 & 3A Riley County 86 in 2008 (h/t Brett Marshall/Carol Swenson for help)
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one can make a very strong case that
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has been the best defensive player in kansas through the first 6 weeks...another impressive win for the Indians
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Tough news @ WaKeeney tonight: Girls head BB coach Donnie Shubert NOT retained by school board..43-6 last 2 years, B2B
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2A Coach of Yr finalist, tm set school record for scoring D each of last 2 yrs w many other school rec...
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FINAL: Osborne boys 61, Northern Valley 47...
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ends his terrific career w/ 27 points, taken out w/ sec left & gives his dad - assistant Kevin Sides - a big tearful hug to a loud ovation from Northern Valley crowd
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NV 22-3, Osb 23-0
final Oakley 9, Inman 0 from Oakley....utterly remarkable job by Coach Jeff Hennick and the team ...oakley 1st final n school history
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Axtell Jr. QB Isaac Detweiler had 1 of great ssns ever in 8M with 3,257 yds & 63 TDs acctd for. Hill City's Reggie Jordan had 60 in his '10 season. Axtell Fr. Brandon Schmelzle had 31 TDs this year, most nationally by a Fr per
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Axt 13-0 n D2
8-Man II Qtrs nxt wk: Caldwell makes 419-mile 1-way trip @ No. 1 St. Francis...is the longest road trip I can find, incl Ulysses to Pittsburg (364); L. Free State to G. City (335) in recent yrs...any 1 that could be longer?
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Legendary Tim Rietzke
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at Coldwater-South Central has announced his retirement - confirmed to me tonight. He started 48 years ago, in 1974, and delivered 828 career Ws. Always awesome 2 talk with
Our piece from last season on winning 800; updated:
quite the result in softball on Monday...Udall 50, South Haven/Caldwell 46, new Ntl record...both teams are going through a tough yr, but Udall has perennially enjoyed success, including a state title in 2011, 2nd in 12 and 13 and third in 16 and 18 most recently.
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quite the comeback at Lewis Field Stadium! FHSU 42, UNK 35 67 sec left...UNK up 21 2x n the game...7k fans tonight for Homecoming...UNK undefeated top-15 in D2
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5A No. 2 Maize 42, And. Central 14. Complete effort from Maize, esp. n 2H. Most pts AC has allwd since ’16 season opener (50 v Andale). Maize outgained AC, 551-166. Avery Johnson 358 pass, 79 rush. 5 diff players scored. Impressive OL, D across board.
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this girl loves her football! scored a TD and had a TFL in her game today, then came home and wanted to play her dad in 1v1 FB (she won) and cant wait for the Sunday night NFL game
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In adv of
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All-Star Games this Sat, a look back at Hays High's 30-game winning streak (longest in boys' BB this winter) - and how
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's Roy Williams helped with the Indians' culture
Another upset in MCL girls tournament...third ranked team to fall along with TMP and Trego...this time Norton defeats Phillipsburg, 52-45...Tessa Hauser, who leads KS in double-doubles, with 15 pts, 14 reb and 3 blocks...Pburg 1st loss of yr
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As
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noted this summer, Jack often
gets up at 3:30A to go to his job at a Goddard meat locker, goes to school and lifts. Just an incredible player and person.
Jack Kraus of Andale (3A) is one of the best lineman in KS. He won't be on many colleges radar for OL at 5'10" 240 but absolutely one of the strongest kids in KS. He also threw 60'0" last year as a junior in the shot put. Unblockable, plays smart. Cleans 355!
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Three state records set:
8M scoring: Wichita County 792 points
8M scoring: Axtell 786 points
Previous record: Osborne, 764 in 2016
Axtell's Isaac Detweiler finishes with 203 career TDs responsible for, including 201 offense. No one recorded has more.
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one of my most favorite places to cover a game. 6M playoffs as Natoma goes for 1st playoff win n 47 years. Natoma 22, Pawnee Heights 0 131 left 1H
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also a terrific hire by Hays High after Layton Hickel took position with FHSU. Keeley former 21A Def POY at La Crosse. Dad longtime former coach/current admin at La Crosse. Kip all time great player for Leopards. Helped Chanute to strong '21 ssn
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Welcome
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and his wife Tessa to Indian Football! Kip was currently the Defensive Coordinator at Chanute and will be our Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach. Excited to get these 2 back to Western KS!
🏀REWRITING HISTORY🏀
Dodge City High School’s Kisa Unruh (
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) now holds all three of these program records after going over 1,000 career points tonight
✅ All-time leading scorer
✅ All-time leading 3pt shooter
✅ First DCHS girls player to ever score 1,000+
6A Volleyball: "Positive" culture
Four D1 commits for Olathe Northwest and a new head coach
One of the state's most interesting teams for this fall
Photos by A.J. Hildreth
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Today my son Alex received a Letter of Assurance from The UnitedStates Naval Academy this afternoon. This is something that he has wanted ever since he was very young. Dad and I couldn’t be any prouder. You have worked so hard for this and we love you son
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notes from 3A no. 6 Hugoton 47-26 win versus hays high...Hugoton standout soph Mikyn Hamlin 23 pts; Sr post Jordyn Beard outstanding w 9 reb and 6 blocks..HHS gave great energy w 1st year coach Len Melvin
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By every measure I can find, Lyndon's Tanner Heckel set ALL-TIME state record for single ssn rushing TDs (50). What a great person and athlete.
More than Schankie, Horak, Jordan, Struckhoff, Schurr, Thomas, etc.
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Notes on Greeley County's 1A-II buzzer-beater 56-55 W v. Hanover: GC made 27 of 71 treys (38 3FG) in the 3 games. Freshman Lincoln Shafer, who hit GW 3 in title, had 11 treys at state, 2 off the all-time 1A state record. Jr. Jaxson Brandl w/ 26.3 ppg in tourney.
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Huge performances from TMP's Emilee Lane with 18 pts and 13 rebounds, and Phillipsburg's Taryn Sides, the state's top scorer, with 26 points and 19 rebounds as the point guard. Phillipsburg wins 44-40 in 2OT
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What a great game.
A very strong case can be made that Caitlin Clark just delivered the best back to back performances in the history of college basketball. ...South Carolina had allowed 51 points per game. Clark had 41...after the 40pt triple double. unbelievable.
State BB Theme from December: Sr. teams with a possible POY off to great starts - and the chance for school history in '22:
Includes 6A Olathe North, 5A Hays High, 2A Uniontown, 2A WaKeeney, & 1A's P. Prairie, G. Plains,Ness
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FINAL: Central Plains girls 49, Hanover 44.. what a basketball game, what an effort on both sides, especially from Brynna Hammeke. CP has won all-time state record 24 straight wins. CP has not lost in the postseason since 2013.
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the final point hays high actually won more pts n the match but tmp won in three sets ...just a terrific day...tmp beats hays high...sisters are coaches for the teams
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what a comeback for Fort Hays..42 second half points in 42-35 win against top-15 and undefeated UNK...FHSU down 21-0 at half in front of around 7k fans at Lewis Field Stadium
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Huge Week 9 for Mid-Continent League. MCL goes 9-3. Big Ws - 1A Plainville, 2A Norton. Plainville def. 1-loss Hutch Trinity.
Russell first playoff W s/ '79.
8 teams alive:
11M: Oakley, Plainville, Norton, Smith Center, Russell
8M: Hoxie, Trego, Hill City
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Maize South's Camdyn Stucky has cleared 1,000 career assists in just 2 ssns w/ Mavs. Stucky is Tennessee commit. Has 1,221 career assists (161 1st 2 yrs at W. Northwest). Maize S. w/ 3 P5 D1 commits. Stucky added to record board:
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"The mindset of a great defender" and "incredible defensive plays" - How elite liberos, defensive specialists, passers will shape 2023 Kansas HS volleyball. Interviews w/ 10+ coaches/players. Eight returning all-state liberos back, multiple D1 commits.
The support for Wellington has been awesome this season. Great to see student sections back in full throughout KS. Awesome to see students behind their teams, especially in potentially historic years like Wellington girls, one of the top BB stories this winter.
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so happy that sports are back ..for the first time since the 1a bb tournament in dodge city
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and I are at
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volleyball tournament several ranked teams here
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One of the best all-around players in the state of Kansas. Fort Hays commit and Smoky Valley senior Hope Duncan hits the rare 1k/1k/1k milestone on her birthday.
'23 VB: Beloit Sr. OH/DS Mylie Brown headed to Fort Hays. Brown recently cleared 1,000 career kills; top-3 all-time in excellent Beloit program.
Brown is:
43rd Kansas VB commit for Classes '24/25
3rd to Fort Hays (Smoky Valley, Sacred Heart, Beloit)
Rossville 3-sport star
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over 1,500 kills /1,000 digs. Currently T2nd (w/
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) for most kills among active players (1,555) per . Perine w/ 1,021 career digs for rare 1.5k/1k. Rossville 19-7. Perine w/ 287 kills, 42.3 kill % in '23.
The D1 players showed out in Cheney's 58-49 win against undefeated Phillipsburg. Cheney's Campbell Hague (San Diego St VB): 13p, 13r, 3b, 3s
Pburg's Taryn Sides (K-State BB): 31p
Pburg led 17-5 after 1Q
Game had 59 Free Throws...Cheney 22-33
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what an incredible match tmp wins 25 23 in 3rd set standing ovation from the crowd...Tmp vs hays high ...hays high final
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Very cool- KS has 4 counties in the Mountain Time Zone - two of them (Greeley County boys and Goodland girls) will play for a state championship Sat. Plus, Golden Plains girls, which is 24 miles NE of Colby, in a final
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The story - and family ties - that caused Andale's Riley Marx to carry a Polaroid around during Shrine Bowl week.
Marx also became the fifth player in KS high school football history to accomplish a remarkable feat.
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I'm a lifelong UNC fan. Grandparents lived in Chapel Hill 20 plus years. A great turnaround from Coach Davis and a wonderful unexpected season. Hard to see Bacot go out again. Congrats to KU. Comeback for the ages.