Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School announced Tuesday that it had hired Steve Eck as its new head boys basketball coach for the 2021-2022 school year.
In Maize’s first appearance in a boys state championship game in program history, the Eagles rolled to a 55-43 victory over Topeka West in the 5A championship, bringing home the program’s first title.
Elyria outscored the Tigers 25-11 in the final 10 minutes of action to advance to Saturday’s state championship game with a 55-42 win. The Eagles will play No. 1 seed Hanover.
The Eagles used 34 free throws in the game to hang on 52-47. Hugoton, now winner of 20 straight, is the lone team to beat Lakin this year, and the Eagles again draw the Broncs in Saturday’s sub-state title game.
The third time is the charm. The top-ranked Lakin boys are hoping the old adage holds true. After a pair of near misses in substate finales the past two seasons, the Broncs will again play for a substate title Saturday in Larned after Friday’s 60-40 win over Holcomb.
In the small, Rice County town of Lyons, the tightknit community wasn’t prepared for what happened on Oct. 16, 2020. It’s a day Friess said will forever be on his mind.
The move to the boys’ side has been a good one for Alex Hutchins. The Hays High coach took last year’s team to the final four before the season was interrupted by a pandemic last March. Friday night, his top-ranked Indians defeated Great Bend 50-32 to cap the school’s first perfect regular season since 2013-14.