Category Archives: Volleyball

Returning Volleyball All-State Selections for 2023

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Janelle Green of Blue Valley North is a returning 6A all-state pick.

Listed below are returning KVA all-state selections from the 2022 season that are back for the 2023 season. Brett Cleland of Sports in Read Story

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Sports in Kansas: Several coaching changes across the state

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Chet Kuplen
Inman did not renew Megan Heckel, head volleyball and head girls’ basketball coach. Inman went to the 2A Final Four last fall.

By CONOR NICHOLL

Megan Heckel was let go and not renewed as the Read Story

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Sports in Kansas: Looking at signings and trends behind KS commits in girls’ sports – notably basketball, wrestling and volleyball

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Class 3A Phillipsburg’s Taryn Sides has signed with Kansas State basketball.

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“Fundamentally sound basketball players”

Hugoton head girls’ coach Emmanuel Adigun is uniquely positioned in Kansas high school basketball. The 6-foot-6 Adigun 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 Chet Kuplen
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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Volleyball in Kansas: Final statistical leaders, notable achievements, school records across all classes

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Inman’s Kambrey Woods went over 1,000 assists this season and paced Kansas with 1,055 in the category.

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Sports In Kansas completes its fourth fall of full season volleyball coverage with a final 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.

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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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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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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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Volleyball in Kansas: Looking at the state’s most intriguing sub-states for all classes; plus stat leaders

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Herington’s Leslyn Kremeier is by far the state leader in digs.

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Sports in Kansas looks at least one intriguing sub-state from each class. Several sub-states are wide open with two to four Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Liberal volleyball has two comebacks, first WAC title since ’08

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Liberal volleyball has enjoyed a nice turnaround and posted a 4-0 record at the conference tournament last Saturday, its first WAC title since 2008. (Photo Liberal athletics)

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Liberal enjoyed a remarkable run Read Story

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Volleyball in Kansas: “They have become my family” – How Ellis’ Kaleigh Soneson turned around her alma mater; school records, milestones, stat leaders across state

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Ellis’ Kylee Pfeifer reached 1,000 career assists and is part of the Railroaders’ big turnaround the last couple falls.

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Kaleigh Soneson enjoyed an impressive career with Ellis. As a senior, Soneson was Read Story

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