Category Archives: High School

Sports in Kansas 2021 Football Players of the Year Announced

Sports in Kansas Offensive Players of the Year by Class Announced. Ballots were sent to over 30 media members in Kansas in all parts of the state to determine the annual player of the year Read Story

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2021 Sports in Kansas Player of the Year Finalists Announced

Avery Johnson of Maize HS

Sports in Kansas has released its annual list of finalists for player of the year by classification. Over 30 members of the media in all parts of Kansas participated in Read Story

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Nex-Tech Wireless Western Athletes of the Month: TMP’s Emilee Lane and Kassidi Yost set school records, close out highly successful Dreher era

By CONOR NICHOLL

Thomas More Prep-Marian volleyball trio of coach Natausha Dreher and seniors Emilee Lane and Kassidi Yost are long intertwined.

Dreher first coached Lane in club volleyball in the younger ranks. Yost had Read Story

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Sports in Kansas Football Coach of the Year Finalists Announced – 2021

Chet Kuplen & Conor Nicholl – Sports in Kansas

Sports in Kansas has released its annual Coach of the Year Finalists. The list is presented by Mammoth Sports Construction, SAFE, & Watco. Winners will be Read Story

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Sports In Kansas: What impressed us after Week 13 of the 2021 high school football season in Kansas?

By CONOR NICHOLL

The overall theme entering the 2021 Kansas football championship games dealt with the seven returning titlists: 6A Derby, 5A Mill Valley, 4A St. James, 3A Andale, 2A Rossville, 1A Olpe and Eight-Man, Read Story

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Sports in Kansas: State Championship Preview – 2021

Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas previews all eight title games on Saturday across the state of Kansas. Presented by Mammoth Sports Construction, Watco, Nex-Tech Wireless, Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE), American Implement, Craw- Kan, Read Story

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Football in Kansas: Playing for coach Taylor, two-hour daily commutes, and a “tremendous staff”: The stories of the assistants and infrastructure for the state qualifiers

By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas

Maize coach Gary Guzman opened his career as the defensive coordinator at Kapaun Mt. Carmel for seven seasons and coached in three state title games. Guzman served on Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Meade football changes schemes, has 12-0 record

By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas

Meade has been a single wing team for the last 14 years under Scott Moshier and Justin Powell. Moshier is the Buffs’ all-time winningest coach with 107 victories Read Story

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Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athlete of the Month: Frontenac’s Mario Menghini

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Frontenac junior Mario Menghini enjoyed a solid sophomore season when he picked up all-state honorable mention for a 6-5 squad. He was the Raiders’ leading returning receiver with Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Frontenac football holds Holton to lowest rushing total in several years, qualifies for 3A final

By CONOR NICHOLL for Sports in Kansas

Since the summer, Frontenac’s defense has been deemed one of Class 3A’s best. The Raiders matched the preseason expectations with a 9-2 mark entering last Friday’s semifinal versus Read Story

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Football in Kansas: How seven players under six-feet tall has shaped the state playoffs – and could do so again Saturday

By CONOR NICHOLL

SIK looks at several unsung players under six-feet tall who all could affect state championship games this weekend, notably in Eight-Man, Division I, Eight-Man, Division II, 4A and 6A:

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Sports In Kansas: What impressed us after Week 12 of the 2021 high school football season in Kansas?

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KENSINGTON – Thunder Ridge head football coach Joel Struckhoff is one of the most well-known players in Kansas eight-man football history. A Shrine Bowler, Struckhoff still holds several Kansas career records, including Read Story

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