Category Archives: Football

American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Led by experienced corps, Wallace County-Sharon Springs with big turnaround in 8M2

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Wallace County has enjoyed the biggest turnaround of any Eight-Man, Division II squad.

By CONOR NICHOLL

In Week 6, Wallace County-Sharon Springs fell, 30-28, to traditional power Victoria. The Knights currently remain undefeated and are Read Story

Posted in Football, High School | Comments Off on American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Led by experienced corps, Wallace County-Sharon Springs with big turnaround in 8M2

Football in Kansas: Impressions from across the state in a wild Round of 16 playoff weekend

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Hill City’s Conner Dinkel reached 400 career tackles, an elite milestone. Dinkel and Hill City DC Craig Amrein pictured here. The Ringnecks are back in the 8M1 state quarterfinals.

By CONOR NICHOLL

The Round of Read Story

Posted in Football, High School | Comments Off on Football in Kansas: Impressions from across the state in a wild Round of 16 playoff weekend

Football in Kansas: Takeaways from a wild Thursday include Clay Center, KC Piper, and Olathe Northwest

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Clay Center shut out Collegiate in 3A.

By CONOR NICHOLL & Chet Kuplen – Sports in Kansas

Five takeaways from a wild Thursday night of Round of 16 contests. The other R16 games will occur Read Story

Posted in Football, High School | Comments Off on Football in Kansas: Takeaways from a wild Thursday include Clay Center, KC Piper, and Olathe Northwest

Football in Kansas: “This is a special moment” – How Russell, under Coach O, upped its roster numbers and enjoyed its best season since 1979

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Russell players and coaches congratulate each other after the school’s first playoff win since 1979 last Friday.

By CONOR NICHOLL

RUSSELL – Seven years ago, Russell had a fifth-grade team in the Central Kansas Football Read Story

Posted in Football, High School | Comments Off on Football in Kansas: “This is a special moment” – How Russell, under Coach O, upped its roster numbers and enjoyed its best season since 1979

Kansas Kickoff Show Week 10

Posted on November 3, 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

Posted in Football, High School, Podcasts | Comments Off on Kansas Kickoff Show Week 10

American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Golden Plains with pair of historical milestones

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Golden Plains had two big milestones in the last week.

BY CONOR NICHOLL

Rexford-Golden Plains enjoyed two major historical milestones last week.

Junior Emma Weiner won her second straight Class 1A state cross country state Read Story

Posted in Football, High School, Uncategorized | Comments Off on American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Golden Plains with pair of historical milestones

Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Colgan enjoys great fall sports’ success

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Colgan girls’ cross country was part of a standout fall sports showing for the Panthers.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Pittsburg St. Mary’s Colgan has enjoyed a banner fall sports season. The Panther girls’ golf team won Read Story

Posted in Cross Country, Football, High School, Uncategorized, Volleyball | Comments Off on Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Colgan enjoys great fall sports’ success

Football in Kansas: Eastern Kansas League and Mid-Continent League headline Week 9; who else impressed?

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Emporia impressed with a wild 83-64 victory against Topeka Highland Park in the Class 5A East bracket.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Big week for the Eastern Kansas League and Mid-Continent League

Unlike most of the regular Read Story

Posted in Football, High School | Comments Off on Football in Kansas: Eastern Kansas League and Mid-Continent League headline Week 9; who else impressed?

Kansas Kickoff Show – Week Nine

Posted on October 28, 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

Posted in Football, High School, Podcasts | Comments Off on Kansas Kickoff Show – Week Nine

American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: 8M2 No. 5 Dighton, bolstered by QB change, posts 9-0 start and outstanding resume

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Dighton coach Ken Simon talks with junior quarterback Carson Shimer in the Week 8 district championship win against Minneola. Shimer switched to QB halfway through the year and has 8 TDs against zero interceptions (Photo
Read Story
Posted in Football, High School | Comments Off on American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: 8M2 No. 5 Dighton, bolstered by QB change, posts 9-0 start and outstanding resume

Sports in Kansas Player of the Year Event – 11/29/22

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Congratulations,
You’ve been selected as a Player of the Year in your classification (offense or defense) for the 2022 football season from Sports in Kansas – First off, congrats on the huge honor as others aren’t getting these notices so please Read Story

Posted in Football | Comments Off on Sports in Kansas Player of the Year Event – 11/29/22

Football in Kansas: Manhattan, Russell, Kingman, South Sumner Co., Dighton headline with big wins; who else impressed in Week 8?

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Kingman won a district title and is securely among the top-three Class 2A favorites at 8-0.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Big wins by Manhattan, Lawrence Free State, Russell, South Sumner Co. and Dighton formed Week 8, Read Story

Posted in Football, High School | Comments Off on Football in Kansas: Manhattan, Russell, Kingman, South Sumner Co., Dighton headline with big wins; who else impressed in Week 8?