Category Archives: High School

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.

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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.

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

Unlike most of the regular Read Story

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Sports in Kansas: Girls All-State Cross Country – 2022

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
South Gray won the 1A state XC title.

Top 20 at state meet are eligible to order All-State XC patch from Sports in Kansas – Order now at sportsinkansas@gmail.com and will send back order form ASAP. State Read Story

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Sports in Kansas: Boys All-State Cross Country – 2022

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Top 20 at state meet are eligible to order All-State XC patch from Sports in Kansas – Order now at sportsinkansas@gmail.com and will send back order form ASAP. State qualifiers (non-all-state and those who finished after 20th Read Story

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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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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
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Volleyball in Kansas: Smith Center coach Nick Linn reaches 1,000 career wins; headlines 2A state tournament

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Smith Center celebrates coach Nick Linn’s 1000th career win.

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Smith Center’s Nick Linn reaches 1,000-win milestone

WaKEENEY – Since 2013, Smith Center has reached the state tournament every year but one under Read Story

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Volleyball in Kansas: Looking at state qualifiers, winning streaks, themes, stat leaders, and notes

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Lebo is a major contender in Class 1A, Division II and has defeated multiple 2A and 3A schools.

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Overall notes for the 2022 state volleyball championships:

Every defending state champion, 6A Blue Read Story

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Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athletes of the Month: Colgan girls’ golf wins third straight title

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Colgan girls’ golf completed an historically dominant season.

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The Colgan girls’ golf team completed a dominant season with its third straight 3-2-1A state title. Colgan shot a 660 over two days last Read Story

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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.

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

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Kansas Kickoff Show: Week Eight

Posted on October 21, 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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Volleyball in Kansas: 3A’s Rossville and Neodesha achieving historic seasons; both part of loaded sub-states in possibly changing postseason landscape

Posted on October 21, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Neodesha has enjoyed the best record under 13th-year coach Jodi Stover. (Photo courtesy of Rob Morgan).

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Like many, Rossville head volleyball coach Thomas Colwell III entered education because he had great role Read Story

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