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Joel Applebee Interview – 11/10/22 talks with Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Click below to listen to Mill Valley HC Joel Applebee. Photo. Bethany Bowman

Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas catches up with Mill Valley five time state champion coach Joel Applebee.

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Nex-Tech Wireless Western Kansas Athletes of the Month: Bryce Salmans and Hays High football on the cusp of history

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Bryce Salmans and Hays High are a win away from the first 10-victory season in school history.

By CONOR NICHOLL

HAYS – Hays High 6-foot-2, 230-pound senior Bryce Salmans is well-known for his rare combination Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Columbus football with two upset wins in the last month

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

By CONOR NICHOLL

A Kansas high school football playoff yearly trend is rematches. Perennially stronger conferences and district teams normally face in the regular season and again in the playoffs. That’s especially true with the Read Story

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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