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Author Archives: Chet Kuplen
Honoring 100 Years of Frontenac Football (1922-2021)
Frontenac is the second winningest program in the state of Kansas by total wins with 699 as they go for win #700 on Friday against Burlington. We caught up with former coaches and players on Read Story
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American Implement Team of the Week: How Garden City has implemented the flexbone en route to a 3-1 start
By CONOR NICHOLL
Garden City football opened 1-3 in the first month of 2020. The Buffs statistically struggled on offense, a trend from ’18-20. In that stretch, GC averaged 12 points a game, 2.9 yards Read Story
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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Marmaton Valley Football
By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas
Eight-Man, Division I, District 1 has had four teams enjoy a strong start: Sedan (4-0), Yates Center (4-0), Marmaton Valley (3-1) and West Elk (3-1). Plus, Oswego, with Read Story
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Football in Kansas: Is this even legal?, a “smorgasbord of personalities” and building depth in 6-Man: How Yates Center, Spring Hill and Northern Valley have enjoyed big turnarounds
By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas
Yates Center’s unique offense, experience powers Wildcats to best start in 52 years
Yates Center coach Ryan Panko was talking Read Story
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Volleyball in Kansas: Updated classes, nationally ranked, undefeated teams, and Hutchinson defense highlight
By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas
This week, SIK takes a look at the new KSHSAA classes, especially with undefeated teams Heritage Christian and Smith Center, along with big statistical difference for Hutchinson, nationally Read Story
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Sports in Kansas: What impressed us after week four of the 2021 high school football season in Kansas?
By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas w/ Chet Kuplen
Week 4 Impressions are highlighted by a number of upsets, especially in the large classes with Garden City, Olathe West and Read Story
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Kansas Kickoff Show – Week Four
Join Sean Boston, Matt Gilmore, Conor Nicholl and Chet Kuplen to breakdown high school football entering week four in Kansas. The 2021 show is powered ty SAFE, Nex-Tech Wireless, American Implement. SIK radio updates are Read Story
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Craw-Kan Team of the Week: Oswego FB gets first on-field win of ’21, sets up key game with 3-0 Yates Center
By CONOR NICHOLL
Matt Fowler had a highly successful run at Spearville, including an undefeated state championship season. Fowler came to Oswego, which was closer to family. Oswego had five total wins in the previous Read Story
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Football in Kansas: How WaKeeney-Trego has overcame injury and tragedy to encapsulate three weeks of 2021; plus state notes
By CONOR NICHOLL
WaKeeney-Trego’s Owen Day significantly played on defense as a freshman. He recorded 74 tackles, second-most for a 5-4 team. Last year, Day helped WaKeeney open with a 66-14 win versus Chase. In Read Story
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Rainbow Communications Athlete(s) of the Month: Hiawatha FB enjoying strong start
By CONOR NICHOLL
Paced by an experienced group, Hiawatha has won back-to-back games for the first time since 2017. Hiawatha opened with a 12-10 loss to Troy, and then defeated Perry-Lecompton (21-7) and Riverside (55-0). Read Story
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Labette Bank Athlete(s) of the Month: Prairie View football off to another 3-0 start
By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas
Coach Kyle Littrell, a Persian Gulf veteran, has preached a strong running game and physicality with Prairie View football. Those mantras have helped the program to its best Read Story
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American Implement Western Kansas Team of Week: Ashland FB ends Cheylin’s 11-game win streak in the team’s first-ever matchup
By CONOR NICHOLL
Ashland brothers Ben and Giles Fox and Bird City-Cheylin’s Chris Walden have had mirrored paths for more than a decade.
Walden graduated from Cheylin in 2011. As a senior, he was part Read Story
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