Category Archives: Basketball

20+ Points Across Kansas – 1/7/22 – Friday- High School Basketball – Sports in Kansas

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Brady Deges of South Gray is one of the top small school players in Kansas. (submitted photo)

Every basketball game night (Tuesday & Friday) Sports in Kansas asks for 20+ points across the state via Read Story

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Part II of III: Oral histories of coaching legends Keith Riley and Mark Applegate from former players, coaches, administrators, college coaches and friends

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Mark and Mindy Applegate

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Sports In Kansas continues with its three-part series on Hill City coach Keith Riley and Montezuma-South Gray coach Mark Applegate. As of Friday morning, Riley is at 733 Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Columbus boys open 4-1 with three juniors leading the way

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

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Columbus boys’ basketball is off to a 4-1 start. The Titans lost, 65-49, to Pittsburg Colgan in the season opener. Since then, Columbus has reeled off four straight victories: 65-54 versus Southeast Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Alec Carlson continues family athletic success, moves closer to 1,000 career points for ranked Pawnee Heights squad

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Pawnee Heights’ Alec Carlson is closing in on 1,000 career points. Photo credit: Kayla Josefiak

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Pawnee Heights junior Alec Carlson is among Kansas’ most electrifying and high-scoring players – and has continued Read Story

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Part I of III: “That’s what he loves to do” – 20 stories on how Hill City’s Keith Riley moved past John Locke’s legendary 731 victories

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Hill City coach Keith Riley with his two boys, Geoff and Brian. All photos from the Riley family.

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Hill City coach Keith Riley and Montezuma-South Gray coach Mark Applegate have achieved Kansas Read Story

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Basketball in Kansas: “It’s a lot of fun” – How The Last Dance and Vitamins have shaped the first month for senior-laden teams – and could yield history in 2022

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Chet Kuplen

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Olathe North is a senior-laden team off to a big start in ’21-22. ON is one of several senior-laden teams that look to have the best season in program history this winter.
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Nex-Tech Wireless Central Athletes of the Month: Central Christian girls’ basketball undefeated, own win versus No. 1 Little River in Goessel tournament final

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Chet Kuplen

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The top-ranked girls’ teams in each of the seven classifications did not change from preseason rankings to the Week 1 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association poll.

The group had 6A Shawnee Mission Northwest, Read Story

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Rainbow Communications Northeast Kansas Athlete of the Month: Horton’s Maliyah Soto with big early showings in basketball

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Chet Kuplen

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Horton senior Maliyah Soto has enjoyed previous success in cross country, basketball and track.

This winter, Soto has put together a pair of impressive early season games. In the first two contests, Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Colgan boys off to solid start

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Chet Kuplen

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Pittsburg St. Mary’s Colgan boys’ basketball is one of Kansas’ most tradition-rich programs.

The Panthers have 38th-year coach Wayne Cichon, who has more than 620 career victories. From 1996-2018, Colgan reached 12 Read Story

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Nex-Tech Wireless Western Athletes of the Month: Behind “EAT” and senior duo of Russell/Feldt, Trego boys with milestone wins, undefeated December

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Chet Kuplen

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WaKEENEY – On Dec. 10, WaKeeney-Trego boys’ basketball coach Sean Dreiling was in the locker room putting his scouting report up on the board. Later that Friday, host Trego was set to Read Story

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Basketball in Kansas: Central Plains girls, Wellington girls with huge resume-bolstering wins; Burlingame girls to No. 1; Dodge boys perfect; quick looks at key games this week

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Chet Kuplen

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This week, SIK looks at midseason tournaments, and some impressive early season resumes, especially from Central Plains girls and Wellington girls. Plus, huge performances from arguably the state’s top-two junior girls: Shawnee Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Teams of the Week: Broken ponytails, intense rivalry and a double-digit comeback – an historic Saturday for Wheatland-Grinnell basketball

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Chet Kuplen
Both Wheatland-Grinnell girls and boys captured Quinter Castle Rock Classic titles for the first time in 30-plus years.

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QUINTER – All game, the Castle Rock Classic girls’ championship between rivals Wheatland-Grinnell and Read Story

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