Category Archives: Basketball

American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: 6M No. 3 Bird City-Cheylin earns signature early season victory, delivers big turnaround

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

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Bird City-Cheylin has a normal Monday routine under veteran coach Chris Walden. The Cougars don’t practice or even put on shoulder pads. Cheylin goes into the conference room and watches film from Read Story

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Sports in Kansas Winter/Spring Internships – 2023

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Sports in Kansas 2023 Winter/Spring Internships

Sports in Kansas is hiring several different interns for this winter/spring, positions will be a paid stipend monthly or biweekly, also for college credit if needed.

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Crest girls’ cross country revives program, qualifies for state

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

By CONOR NICHOLL

Colony-Crest girls’ cross country did not have a team the last nine years. This fall, the Lancers have four girl runners, and it was enough to qualify for the 1A state cross Read Story

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Kansas Kickoff Show- Week Six

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Join Sean Boston, Conor Nicholl, Matt Gilmore and Chet Kuplen on this weeks Kansas Kickoff Show. Sports in Kansas is presented by the Hurt App, Mammoth Sports Construction, Watco and Jocks Nitch. The Kansas Kickoff Read Story

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Football in Kansas: No. 1 Andale’s Dylan Schmidt discusses coaching origins, infrastructure, community, schedule in 43-game winning streak ahead of matchup with No. 2 Collegiate

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Class 3A No. 1 Andale can move past Hanover on the all-time wins list with a victory Friday against 3A No. 2 Wichita Collegiate. Andale has won 43 straight.

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Sports in Kansas Kansas Kickoff Show

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Presented by Nex-Tech Wireless, American Implemenent, Seatbelts Are for Everyone, Hurt App, Watco, and Mammoth Sports Construction

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2022 Sports in Kansas All-State Softball

Posted on June 18, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Heather Arnett earned 3A SIK POY, Top 9 all-classes and is a three-time all-state pick (missing 2020 Covid).

Sports in Kansas has released its annual list of all-state softball player honors along with coach of Read Story

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Posted on June 14, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: “I am just really proud” – Frontenac softball captures its third state title

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Frontenac captured its third state softball title and continually improved throughout the spring. Photo credit by Jacob Lenard.

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Frontenac returned significant experience from a 2021 state qualifying team. The Raiders had senior 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.

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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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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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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

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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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