Craw-Kan Southeast Kansas Team of the Week: After rare 0-2 start, Pittsburg football with three straight wins

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Pittsburg has won three straight games and stands at 3-2.

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Pittsburg opened the fall 0-2 with an overtime three-point home loss to Emporia and a 15-point defeat to Chanute.

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Football in Kansas: Jett Vincent sets two state marks, Miege ends a 23-year streak in win, La Crosse and Andale each reach a 100 milestone; who else impressed?

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
La Crosse’s Jon Webster reached 100 career wins as a head coach at his alma mater.

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Jett Vincent’s state records, Andale’s navigating a 108-0 victory and winning streaks highlight Week 5

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Kansas Kickoff Statewide Radio Show: Week Five

Posted on September 30, 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: “Glimpses of greatness” – How a pair of 3-1 teams replaced nearly all its offensive production, lost Week 1, and won three straight

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Cheney wide reciever/linebacker Jack Voth has again for a standout player for a 3-1 Cardinal team that had to replace nearly all its production. Cheney and Hoisington have been two teams that had major graduation
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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Scott City football enjoys bounce back year

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Scott City looks for extra yards in its 28-14 victory at Thomas More Prep-Marian last Friday. SC has a huge home district game against undefeated conference rival Hugoton this week. (Photo: Conor Nicholl).

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Volleyball in Kansas: How many of the top 2A teams end up in the same sub-state?; looking at new classes, state notes, leaders

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Hillsboro won the Douglass tournament and is ranked No. 1 in 2A. Hillsboro is statistically a top-10 team all classes. It’s possible that the top-3 2A teams: Hillsboro, Inman and Sedgwick, all end up in
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Volleyball in Kansas: One team has seven total players. The other has a new coach. Two programs, 441 miles apart, have enjoyed the state’s best turnarounds this season

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Blue Valley Southwest wins the Tonganoxie tournament last weekend. Sophomore libero Hadley Porter (white) was named to the all-tournament team and was the consensus best player at the tournament. BVSW is 13-9 and has a
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Nex-Tech Wireless Central Kansas Athlete of the Month: Beloit sophomore Addison Budke nearing 1,000 kills; on pace for state history for No. 3 Trojans

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Beloit volleyball is off to a 20-3 start and ranked No. 3 in 3A. Sophomore Addison Budke is closing in on 1,000 career kills.

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Craw-Kan Southeast Team of the Week: 2-time defending state champs Colgan girls’ golf continues to roll

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Colgan girls’ golf has notably won four tournaments this fall.

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Pittsburg St. Mary’s-Colgan has won back-to-back 3-2-1A state golf championships. Two years ago, the Panthers scored 713 and defeated runner-up Colby by Read Story

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Labette Bank Southeast Kansas Athletes of the Month: Parsons FB

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Parsons has started 4-0 for the third time in 32 years. (Photo by Sean Frye/Parsons Sun)

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Parsons has its first 4-0 start since 2018 and second since 1990. The Vikings, known for Read Story

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Football In Kansas: Big turns for Council Grove, Scott City, Norton, Cheylin, Burlingame; who else impressed in Week 4?

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Council Grove celebrates its last-second win against Humboldt. CG is 4-0 after 1-8 last fall and is arguably the state’s biggest turnaround.

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Kansas Kickoff Show: Week Four

Posted on September 23, 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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