Author Archives: Chet Kuplen

Under the Radar Success: Several headline the group

By CONOR NICHOLL

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Ellinwood was one of several teams that played before Jan. 7. The Eagles were a combined 14-28 last season, but have opened a collective 11-3. Ellinwood boys feature standout Britton Dutton, Read Story

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Wrestling in Kansas: Around the State Wrestling Update

By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas

Class 6A: Mill Valley to No. 1, competes well at KC Stampede

Mill Valley jumped from fourth to first in Class 6A from the Dec. 16 to Dec. Read Story

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Faces in KS: Lauryn Dubbert

Lauryn Dubbert of Beloit St. John’s-Tipton, a co-op team of both St. John’s Catholic High School in Beloit and Tipton Catholic High School in Tipton, is one of the top 1A girls’ basketball players in Read Story

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Faces in KS: Grace Pyle

McPherson, to many in Kansas, is considered to be the high school basketball capital of Kansas. There is so much basketball history and tradition in this Central Kansas community of around 13,000 people that it Read Story

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Faces in KS: Bailey Wilborn

Andover Central junior Bailey Wilborn is looking to be one of the top combo guards in the Wichita area this basketball season after averaging in double figures in each of the last two seasons as Read Story

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Faces in KS: Ella Anciaux

Ella Anciaux of Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School in Wichita is one of the top junior basketball returnees in Kansas for the 2019-2020 basketball season. The 6-foot-4 post is also a rising recruit in the Read Story

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Faces in KS: Kylee Scheer

Cheney High School junior Kylee Scheer is back after earning Sports in Kansas 3A Player of the Year honors as a sophomore last fall. Scheer helped her team to a runner-up finish in the Class Read Story

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Craw-Kan Team of the Week: Columbus Girls Basketball

Columbus, led by head coach K.C. Youngblood, is off to a 6-0 start at the holiday break to earn Craw-Kan “Your Community Technology Partner” Team of the Week from Southeast Kansas.

The Titans made a Read Story

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American Implement Western KS Team of Week: South Gray

After a Class 1A state berth, Montezuma-South Gray girls have opened 5-1 this year with an impressive resume against multiple teams that finished last winter with winning records.

The Rebels are again ranked No. 4 Read Story

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Basketball in Kansas: Around the State Update (12/23/19)

Class 3A: Colby girls with milestone wins, off to strong start with experience, father-daughter duo

Around fourth or fifth grade, current Colby senior guard Hallie Vaughn played on her first 5-on-5 basketball team with Jill Read Story

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Basketball: Statewide High Points (12/20/19)

Statewide high points are presented by Wheat State Elite, American Implement, Nex-Tech Wireless, Seatbelts are for Everyone (SAFE) and Kansas Turf. Proud to support high school basketball in Kansas. High points can be tweeted in Read Story

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Wrestling in Kansas: Around the State Wrestling Update

By CONOR NICHOLL

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Week 2 of the Kansas High School rankings featured multiple big class teams, including Mill Valley, Blue Valley Southwest and St. Thomas Aquinas, at the 40-team Council Bluffs tournament in Iowa. Read Story

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