Category Archives: Basketball

Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athlete of the Month: Kendall Holtzman of Labette County

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Kendall Holtzman of Labette Co. (photo: Chet Kuplen)

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Week One Football Recap –

Posted on September 2, 2023 by Chet Kuplen

Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas takes a first look at Friday night on his first impressions of the 2023 high school football season

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Kansas Kickoff Show: Week One

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
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Sports in Kansas 2023 All-State Baseball

Posted on June 17, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Hunter Alvord of McPherson led his team to back to back state titles on the way to earning all-classes and 4A POY from Sports in Kansas. photo courtesy of McPherson Baseball.

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Sports in Kansas: State Baseball Preview w/ Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Chet Kuplen

Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas breaks down all five classes of high school baseball and the 40 teams in the 2023 state baseball tournament.

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Sports in Kansas Statewide Radio Show: Baseball Update 4/21/23

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Chet Kuplen

Chet Kuplen and Mike Snow talk about baseball across all classes in Kansas. They look at regional standings, top stat performers and teams to watch in 2023.

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Frontenac golf off to great start

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Frontenac boys’ golf has won two consecutive tournaments.

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Frontenac boys’ golf, with zero seniors in the starting lineup, won back-to-back tournaments in the first two weeks of 2023.

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Sports in Kansas: Several coaching changes across the state

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Inman did not renew Megan Heckel, head volleyball and head girls’ basketball coach. Inman went to the 2A Final Four last fall.

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Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athlete of the Month: Autumn Sands of Parsons

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Chet Kuplen

Autumn Sands, 14 year old freshman from Parsons, shattered records last weekend in the state powerlifting meet.

Sands was named lifter of the meet and overall state champion in the 140 pound class.

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Nex-Tech Wireless Western Kansas Athletes of the Month: Vaughn, Colby boys strong case for state’s biggest turnaround

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Colby’s Hunter Vaughn cleared 1,o00 career points and led the Eagles to a plus-12 improvement. Colby had arguably the biggest improvement in all of Kansas’ boys basketball this season.

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Colgan girls’ basketball with multiple postseason awards

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Colgan girls went 25-1 and finished third in 2A.

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Pittsburg-Colgan girls’ basketball finished with the second-best finish in school history. The Panthers went 25-1 and took third place in Class 2A under Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Greeley County boys’ basketball reflects on two straight titles

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Greeley County’s Jaxson Brandl repeated as Sports In Kansas 1A-II Player of the Year. GC won back-to-back state titles. Brandl was top-5 all classes and the No. 16 scorer in state history.

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