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Sports in Kansas: Girls Statewide Basketball Stat Leaders – 2022-2023

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Chet Kuplen

Sports in Kansas has released its annual stat leaders across the state of Kansas for girls high school basketball after the 2022-2023 season. If not on the list? It means your stats haven’t been sent Read Story

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Sports in Kansas: Boys Statewide Basketball Stat Leaders – 2022-2023

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Keller Hurla of St. Marys is one of the states top athletes.

Sports in Kansas has released its annual stat leaders across the state of Kansas for boys high school basketball after the 2022-2023 season. Read Story

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Girls’ Wrestling in Kansas: Depth continues to win team titles; superlatives from state

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Washburn Rural won its third wrestling title in four years.

By CONOR NICHOLL

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY BETHANY BOWMAN

1.Depth continues to win girls’ state titles; Chanute delivers 16 pins en route to title

It’s highly Read Story

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Basketball in Kansas: Golden Plains girls retool, continue winning; superlatives, league titlists, state droughts, notes throughout the classes

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Golden Plains’ Anette Hernandez looks to pass to a teammate earlier this season. Hernandez has helped GP finish 17-3 after major graduation losses last year. (Photo by Judy Rogers, Golden Plains)

By CONOR NICHOLL

QUINTER Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Pittsburg boys’ wrestling taking seven to state

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Pittsburg boys’ wrestling has seven headed to state.

By CONOR NICHOLL

The Pittsburg High School boys’ wrestling team qualified seven for the Class 5A state championship, held this Friday and Saturday at Park City’s Hartman Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Bolstered by improved steal rate, Oberlin girls pick up upset win, enjoying nice season

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Oberlin girls have raised its steal rate from 19 percent last season to 28 this year, a massive jump. It’s resulted in a 13-win season, including several signature wins.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Last winter, Oberlin-Decatur Read Story

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Basketball in Kansas: State’s cream of the crop shines out; notes from all classes

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Atchison County’s Addison Schletzbaum recently became the Tigers’ all-time leading scorer. She has also re-made her game this season, which has yielded great team success (Photo submitted).

By CONOR NICHOLL

Each season, around two dozen Read Story

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2023 Girls Wrestling State Qualifiers/Regional Results

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Chanute captured their regional in 4A-1A.

Parents/Athletes: Order your 2023 wrestling individual state qualifier patches & regional wrestling champion patches ASAP by emailing sportsinkansas@gmail.com and will send you an order form back ASAP. All-State Read Story

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2023 Boys Regional Wrestling Results for All-Classes- Order patches here

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Norton captured their 3-2-1A regional

Parents/Athletes: Order your 2023 wrestling individual state qualifier patches & regional wrestling champion patches ASAP by emailing sportsinkansas@gmail.com and will send you an order form back ASAP. All-State wrestling Read Story

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Basketball in Kansas: Brandl, Sides and Dutton – the nexus and historically elite status of 2,000 career points

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Current Ellinwood head boys’ basketball coach Derek Joiner is pictured with a young Brit Dutton, now his nephew. In the photo, taken 14 years ago, Joiner was a Pittsburg State assistant (Photo submitted).

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Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athlete of the Month: Parsons’ Chris Beard with Shrine Bowl honor

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Chris Beard enjoyed a huge defensive year for Parsons.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Parsons senior defensive end Chris Beard enjoyed a huge fall for the Vikings with 76 tackles, 13 for loss, five sacks and three Read Story

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Wrestling in Kansas: 5-Minute Guide to the Girls’ State Wrestling tournament

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Olathe West’s Makayla Rivera is a defending state champion and has reached 100 career wins. She has signed with Lindenwood (Mo.) wrestling.

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Highlights from each girls’ wrestling regional, plus superlatives, top records Read Story

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