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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: 8M2 No. 5 Dighton, bolstered by QB change, posts 9-0 start and outstanding resume

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Dighton coach Ken Simon talks with junior quarterback Carson Shimer in the Week 8 district championship win against Minneola. Shimer switched to QB halfway through the year and has 8 TDs against zero interceptions (Photo
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Volleyball in Kansas: Smith Center coach Nick Linn reaches 1,000 career wins; headlines 2A state tournament

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Smith Center celebrates coach Nick Linn’s 1000th career win.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Smith Center’s Nick Linn reaches 1,000-win milestone

WaKEENEY – Since 2013, Smith Center has reached the state tournament every year but one under Read Story

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Volleyball in Kansas: Looking at state qualifiers, winning streaks, themes, stat leaders, and notes

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Lebo is a major contender in Class 1A, Division II and has defeated multiple 2A and 3A schools.

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Overall notes for the 2022 state volleyball championships:

Every defending state champion, 6A Blue Read Story

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Sports in Kansas Player of the Year Event – 11/29/22

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Congratulations,
You’ve been selected as a Player of the Year in your classification (offense or defense) for the 2022 football season from Sports in Kansas – First off, congrats on the huge honor as others aren’t getting these notices so please Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Crest girls’ cross country revives program, qualifies for state

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

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Colony-Crest girls’ cross country did not have a team the last nine years. This fall, the Lancers have four girl runners, and it was enough to qualify for the 1A state cross Read Story

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Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athletes of the Month: Colgan girls’ golf wins third straight title

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Colgan girls’ golf completed an historically dominant season.

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The Colgan girls’ golf team completed a dominant season with its third straight 3-2-1A state title. Colgan shot a 660 over two days last Read Story

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Football in Kansas: Manhattan, Russell, Kingman, South Sumner Co., Dighton headline with big wins; who else impressed in Week 8?

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Kingman won a district title and is securely among the top-three Class 2A favorites at 8-0.

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Big wins by Manhattan, Lawrence Free State, Russell, South Sumner Co. and Dighton formed Week 8, Read Story

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Kansas Kickoff Show: Week Eight

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Join Sean Boston, Conor Nicholl, Matt Gilmore and Chet Kuplen on this weeks Kansas Kickoff Show. Sports in Kansas is presented by the Hurt App, Mammoth Sports Construction, Watco and Jocks Nitch. The Kansas Kickoff Read Story

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Volleyball in Kansas: 3A’s Rossville and Neodesha achieving historic seasons; both part of loaded sub-states in possibly changing postseason landscape

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Neodesha has enjoyed the best record under 13th-year coach Jodi Stover. (Photo courtesy of Rob Morgan).

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Like many, Rossville head volleyball coach Thomas Colwell III entered education because he had great role Read Story

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Volleyball in Kansas: Looking at the state’s most intriguing sub-states for all classes; plus stat leaders

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Herington’s Leslyn Kremeier is by far the state leader in digs.

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Sports in Kansas looks at least one intriguing sub-state from each class. Several sub-states are wide open with two to four Read Story

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Nex-Tech Wireless Central Kansas Athlete of the Month: Pratt’s multi-threat Johnny Martinez fights through injury, helps Greenbacks to 6-1 start

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Pratt’s Johnny Martinez has passed, ran and caught at least one passing score despite two torn ligaments. (Photo by Bill Rea/Pratt).

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HOISINGTON – The Pratt football team met in the end zone Read Story

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Nex-Tech Wireless Western Kansas Athletes of the Month: Paced by depth, No. 3 Victoria has 8M2’s longest current district winning streak

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Victoria has plenty of depth, especially for a small school. The Knights use six-plus defensive linemen. Because of injury, Victoria has used two starting quarterbacks. Victoria has won 32 straight district games at the Eight-Man,
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