Category Archives: High School

Football in Kansas: Navigating a high-expectation season through early losses, injuries and staying grateful en route to a title game

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Coach Joel Applebee, 5-0 in title games, has strove to keep his teams grateful for each day, rather than solely focus on the big picture of state. (Photo by Todd and Lori Habiger)

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Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athlete of the Month: Columbus’ Landin Midgett earns all-league unanimous at two positions

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Conor Nicholl

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Columbus had a one-win improvement and made a surprising run after a slow start to the season to the Class 3A state quarterfinals. The Titans finished 5-6. Senior Landin Midgett, who missed Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Colony-Crest enjoys significant fall sports success

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Colony-Crest had great seasons in girls’ cross country, volleyball and football.

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Colony-Crest completed a terrific fall sports season in volleyball, football and girls’ cross country. Crest volleyball went 27-8 and set a Read Story

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Football in Kansas: “It’s just incredible” – Land Sharks, Energizer Bunny, flutes and HAVOC: behind line play for the state title qualifiers

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Little River’s Grant Stephens leads Kansas in sacks and tackles for loss. (Photo by Little River’s Erin Wohletz).

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Sports In Kansas looks at offensive and defensive lines for state championship-qualifying teams. Some Read Story

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State Championship Preview

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Chet Kuplen breaks down all nine classifications of high school football in the state of Kansas. Read Story

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Nex-Tech Wireless Central Kansas Athletes of the Month: Six-Man No. 1 Cunningham enjoying “remarkable” historic defense en route to perfect season

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Undefeated and No . 1-ranked Cunningham has statistically the best scoring defense in six-man since the classification restarted in 2016.

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2022 marked the first year of KSHSAA sanctioned six-man football. Twelve of Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Leoti-Wichita County rides improved defense, looks to set all-time scoring offense record

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Conor Nicholl

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HILL CITY – Two plays in Friday’s semifinal illustrated Leoti-Wichita County’s explosive offense that could break the eight-man single season scoring record.

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Football in Kansas: State trends, rematches, turnarounds, big performances and impressions from state semifinals

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
St. Marys quarterback Keller Hurla had a huge semifinal performance Friday and has propelled the Bears to the 1A state championship game.

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Kansas Kickoff Show – Semifinal Edition

Posted on November 18, 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: Canton-Galva’s Ryder Norstrom playing entire year on torn ACL for 11-0 Eagles; big QB stat lines; semifinal state notes

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Kingman is back in the state semifinals with an experienced group, including QB Nolan Freund.

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Canton-Galva has been ranked No. 2 all year in Eight-Man, Division II, a spot behind defending state Read Story

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Football in Kansas: Blue Valley Southwest and Hays High have each achieved school history in different ways; can they defeat a juggernaut in the state semifinals?

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Blue Valley Southwest has set multiple school passing records en route to the best season in T-Wolves’ history.

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5A: How a brace from California and Mike Leach helped Hays High and Blue Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: Girard with first back-to-back double-digit winning seasons in school history

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Conor Nicholl
Girard has posted back-to-back 10-1 seasons.

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Girard football enjoyed another historical season under coach Neal Philpot. For the second straight fall, the Trojans went undefeated in CNC play, and finished 10-1 with Read Story

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