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Looking Back: Clint Harden's favorite coverage of the 2012-13 year

Looking Back: Clint Harden's favorite coverage of the 2012-13 year

Some truly incredible moments and performances took place over the course of the past year and these are my favorite that I was able to...

Meade wins its first 2A All-Sports Award

Meade wins its first 2A All-Sports Award

After the 2012-2013 school year, Meade has won its first All-Sports Award.  The Buffaloes finished with 29.5 total points, 1.5 points...

Tough love, rough fans made Frankamp stronger

Tough love, rough fans made Frankamp stronger

Conner Frankamp hasn’t had much time to sit back and reflect on his high school basketball career at Wichita North, but he knows he...

2013 Catchy Award Voting Begins

2013 Catchy Award Voting Begins

It is time for the Sixth Annual Catchy Awards to honor the student athletes from the 2012-13 school year. The media and coaches have...

Olpe wins its second 1A All-Sports Award

Olpe wins its second 1A All-Sports Award

For the second time in four years, Olpe is the Class 1A All-Sports Award winner.  With 33 points earned throughout the 2012-2013 school...

Was Spitz the best swimmer in GWAL history? Maybe.

Was Spitz the best swimmer in GWAL history? Maybe.

Jake Spitz knows a fair amount about the great swimmers in Wichita that came before him. He mentions Jeff Farrell, who won a pair of gold...

Twins established own identities at Valley Center

Twins established own identities at Valley Center

Valley Center’s Wedekind twins both remember the first time they were teammates. They were four years old. The sport was soccer. Their...

Maize softball player Kelsey Stewart excels in the SEC as a freshman

Maize softball player Kelsey Stewart excels in the SEC as a freshman

“I want someone to be a part of my life that I have no problem going to work with every single day. That’s what it is....

Regrets? Palmer has just one after four years at Carroll

Regrets? Palmer has just one after four years at Carroll

Zeke Palmer is satisfied with his just-completed athletic career at Bishop Carroll, and why wouldn’t he be? Not many high school...

Maize & Valley Center shine as All-Region Girls Soccer Teams are announced

Maize & Valley Center shine as All-Region Girls Soccer Teams are announced

The Southwest Kansas Soccer Coaches Association (SWKSCA) released the names of those who made the All-Region Girls Soccer Teams in all...

State volleyball sites announced for 2013

State volleyball sites announced for 2013

The Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced this year's sites for the State Volleyball Tournament, which will be...

Cornelsen calls on Past Shrine Bowl Experience to Guide 2013 West All-Stars

Cornelsen calls on Past Shrine Bowl Experience to Guide 2013 West All-Stars

It’s been said that experience is the best teacher.

All in the Family: Fennewalds Latest Father-Son Combo in Kansas Shrine Bowl

All in the Family: Fennewalds Latest Father-Son Combo in Kansas Shrine Bowl

It’s not unusual for father-son combinations to be connected to the Kansas Shrine Bowl.  There have been several instances of...

East Stars Begin Trek to Halt West Shrine Bowl Streak

East Stars Begin Trek to Halt West Shrine Bowl Streak

They’re not exactly headed into darkness, but to borrow a phrase from a current popular science fiction movie, the Kansas Shrine...

More Than Just a Game: Shriners, Boone gear up for 40th Kansas Shrine Bowl

More Than Just a Game: Shriners, Boone gear up for 40th Kansas Shrine Bowl

It may be reaching 40, but unlike its human counterparts, the Kansas Shrine Bowl is showing no signs of slowing down.

Smith Center says 'Thank You' to Roger Barta

Smith Center says 'Thank You' to Roger Barta

The locker rooms at Smith Center's football complex are empty now, school is out for the summer. Ask anyone in the small town of 1,600 and...

East, West trade 8-man All-Star game blowouts

East, West trade 8-man All-Star game blowouts

Score one for the West and one for the East. Each picked up victories at the 37th annual 8-Man All-Star games.

Looking Back: Jamie Hull's favorite coverage of 2012-2013

Looking Back: Jamie Hull's favorite coverage of 2012-2013

Since the moment I played at a park in Texas, my life revolved around it. I played since I was five and inevitably hung up my cleats at...