Author Archives: Chet Kuplen

Nex-Tech Wireless Western KS Athlete of the Month: Bird City-Cheylin sophomore Pablo Bermudez part of “stud jumpers in 1A this year”

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Cheylin sophomore Pablo Bermudez has the best triple jump by a Cougar boy in at least nine years.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Chris Walden is a Bird City-Cheylin graduate and is well-known as the current Cougar Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Girard softball shows big improvement, part of stacked regional

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Girard softball is off to an 11-1 start with one senior.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Girard softball has enjoyed a longtime history of success. From 1999-2018, Girard posted a winning season every spring. Starting with 2002, Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Cure breaks longtime school mark, pacing Goodland girls’ track

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Goodland’s Lindsey Cure broke a longtime school record in javelin.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Goodland 6-foot junior Lindsey Cure is part of the well-known Cowgirl group that has significantly turned around volleyball and basketball. From ’16-19, Read Story

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Softball in Kansas: “They dug deep and fought back” – the layers behind Udall 50, South Haven/Caldwell 46, the highest scoring HS softball game ever

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
On April 18, Udall softball beat South Haven/Caldwell, 50-46, in the highest scoring game in United States high school softball history.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Udall softball is historically one of Kansas’ elite 2-1A softball teams. Read Story

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Sports in Kansas Radio Show: Softball Update 4/22

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Chet Kuplen and Mike Snow talk about high school softball across the state of Kansas. Regional standings, top teams, stat leaders. Click below to listen to this weeks show.

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Softball/Track in Kansas: “There will never be another Daelyn” – How four-sport star Daelyn Winters and Burlingame girls are enjoying another big season

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Burlingame senior Daelyn Winters has excelled in four sports. Her dad, Creighton, is the reigning 2-1A SIK softball coach of the years. Burlingame looks to continue the best girls’ sports school year in program annals.
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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: Looking at key results, matchups of undefeated teams, top performers, rankings

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Clearwater continues to stay undefeated in 4A.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Last week, especially Thursday, yielded key doubleheaders between teams that had not yet lost. Major results included Council Grove against Mission Valley; Hoisington-Central Plains versus Read Story

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Softball in Kansas: “They are flying out of the ballpark” – How undefeated Rossville is leading Kansas in homers

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Rossville is off to a 12-0 start and has led Kansas in homers, according to publicly available data (Photo by Rossville athletics).

By CONOR NICHOLL

Rossville finished 19-4 last season under coach John Nitsch. Rossville Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Meade track continues all-sport success, among 1A leaders in multiple categories

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

By CONOR NICHOLL

Meade has enjoyed excellent success in many boys’ and girls’ sports, including a strong start in the 2022 track season.

Meade boys won back-to-back cross country 1A state championships, and a 13-0 Read Story

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Craw-Kan SE Team of the Week: Columbus baseball with perfect game, undefeated start, looks for more school history with big junior class

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Columbus had a 17-pitch, three-inning perfect game against Galena and has opened 10-0.

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Columbus coach Mick Tedlock easily recalls the near misses in recent regional championship games and the cancellation of a Read Story

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“Potential to change the world” – looking at multiple coaching retirements, changes and hirings around the state: McPherson, Andale, Clay Center, Douglass, Russell, Otis-Bison, among others

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
McPherson coach Doug Kretzer speaks to girls’ wrestling before the unofficial state tournament in 2019. KSHSAA sanctioned the sport in 2020. Kretzer was among many coaching changes in the last few weeks (Photo: McPherson athletics)
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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: Looking at the top-heavy 2-1A St. Marys softball regional, SM North with big start, other top teams, players, rankings

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Mission Valley’s Morgan Tomlinson has enjoyed another huge year. MV is part of the extremely loaded 2-1A St. Marys regional.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Eskridge-Mission Valley and Burlingame are located just 22 miles apart on KS-99 Read Story

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