Sports in Kansas Radio Show: Softball Update 4/22

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Chet Kuplen and Mike Snow talk about high school softball across the state of Kansas. Regional standings, top teams, stat leaders. Click below to listen to this weeks show.

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Softball/Track in Kansas: “There will never be another Daelyn” – How four-sport star Daelyn Winters and Burlingame girls are enjoying another big season

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Burlingame senior Daelyn Winters has excelled in four sports. Her dad, Creighton, is the reigning 2-1A SIK softball coach of the years. Burlingame looks to continue the best girls’ sports school year in program annals.
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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: Looking at key results, matchups of undefeated teams, top performers, rankings

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Clearwater continues to stay undefeated in 4A.

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Last week, especially Thursday, yielded key doubleheaders between teams that had not yet lost. Major results included Council Grove against Mission Valley; Hoisington-Central Plains versus Read Story

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Softball in Kansas: “They are flying out of the ballpark” – How undefeated Rossville is leading Kansas in homers

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Rossville is off to a 12-0 start and has led Kansas in homers, according to publicly available data (Photo by Rossville athletics).

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Rossville finished 19-4 last season under coach John Nitsch. Rossville Read Story

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American Implement Western Kansas Team of the Week: Meade track continues all-sport success, among 1A leaders in multiple categories

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

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Meade has enjoyed excellent success in many boys’ and girls’ sports, including a strong start in the 2022 track season.

Meade boys won back-to-back cross country 1A state championships, and a 13-0 Read Story

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Craw-Kan SE Team of the Week: Columbus baseball with perfect game, undefeated start, looks for more school history with big junior class

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Columbus had a 17-pitch, three-inning perfect game against Galena and has opened 10-0.

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Columbus coach Mick Tedlock easily recalls the near misses in recent regional championship games and the cancellation of a Read Story

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“Potential to change the world” – looking at multiple coaching retirements, changes and hirings around the state: McPherson, Andale, Clay Center, Douglass, Russell, Otis-Bison, among others

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
McPherson coach Doug Kretzer speaks to girls’ wrestling before the unofficial state tournament in 2019. KSHSAA sanctioned the sport in 2020. Kretzer was among many coaching changes in the last few weeks (Photo: McPherson athletics)
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Softball/Baseball in Kansas: Looking at the top-heavy 2-1A St. Marys softball regional, SM North with big start, other top teams, players, rankings

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Mission Valley’s Morgan Tomlinson has enjoyed another huge year. MV is part of the extremely loaded 2-1A St. Marys regional.

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Eskridge-Mission Valley and Burlingame are located just 22 miles apart on KS-99 Read Story

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American Implement Western KS Team of the Week: After big basketball season, Kaylee James, Hodgeman Co. look to repeat track success

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Kaylee James has enjoyed great success in basketball and track. HC girls have back-to-back final four basketball showings and state runner-up in track last spring (Photo by Jennifer Shiew).

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Sports in Kansas Statewide Radio Show – Track and Field Leaders Across Kansas

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

Chet Kuplen and Mike Snow breakdown track and field across the state of Kansas on April 8, 2022. Be sure to check out all of our leaders and coverage on the mainpage of our website. Read Story

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Basketball in Kansas: Coldwater-South Central coach Tim Rietzke announces retirement after 828 wins, 48 years

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Chet Kuplen
Coldwater-South Central coach Tim Rietzke announced his retirement after 828 victories.

Editor’s Note: This story originally ran on Feb. 14, 2021 on Sports In Kansas when Coldwater-South Central coach Tim Rietzke picked up career win Read Story

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Craw-Kan Southeast KS Team of the Week: Pittsburg baseball opens with win

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Chet Kuplen

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Pittsburg opened with a 13-4 win against Chanute in Southeast Kansas League play. The Purple Dragons scored two runs in the first and second and led 5-3 after five innings. Pittsburg scored Read Story

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