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Chris Wristen
Recent stories
- Runner community supports senior battling cancer with T-shirt tribute
- September 25, 2011
- Scintila Capalla’s presence has been absent from the starting line this season at cross country races. The Bonner Springs High School senior has good reason, though.
- Seeing Mt. Kilimanjaro puts journey in perspective
- July 25, 2010
- The bus pulled back onto the highway after our lunch break in Moshi, and only then did the magnitude of our accomplishment begin to set in.
- Caron leads late charge in Firebirds’ girls basketball victory
- December 11, 2009
- Bryan Duncan took a deep breath as he walked out of the locker room. This one was a bit too close for comfort for the Free State High girls basketball coach.
- FSHS boys hoops snaps 20-game skid
- December 11, 2009
- There’s no longer a boulder weighing down the Free State High boys basketball team.
- Jayhawks hold court at prep camp
- July 1, 2008
- There are certain things parents can tell their up-and-coming athlete without the message fully sinking in. Such messages perhaps carry a bit more weight when delivered by a national champion such as Kansas University guard Sherron Collins, who helped the Jayhawks defeat Memphis in overtime, 75-68, on April 7 in the NCAA finals.
- Stacy’s Pita Chip Co. markets product to people of same name
- February 15, 2007
- When Stacy Cook received a package via Federal Express, the Lansing resident didn’t think much of it. Just a gift that arrived early for her birthday, Feb. 5, she thought.
- De Soto stuns Eudora, 12-7
- October 9, 2004
- De Soto High football coach Brad Scott knew his squad’s showdown with Eudora could go one of two ways: The Wildcats could get whipped or could give their fans and themselves a night to remember.
- De Soto-Eudora clash of stalwarts
- Offense should dictate matchup of area’s top squads
- October 8, 2004
- As evenly matched as the De Soto-Eudora football showdown looks on paper, the only sure winners appear to be the fans.
- KU soccer heads to MU — with Rasmussen
- October 8, 2004
- Welcome back, Michelle Rasmussen. A year after breaking a leg in a soccer match with Missouri, Kansas University’s Rasmussen will be back on the field again tonight against the Tigers.
- Seabury volleyball 2-1 at quad
- October 8, 2004
- Seabury Academy senior Elise Stella dropped to the floor, put her hands on her head and gasped for air moments after the Seahawks finished their final volleyball match of the night Thursday at the Seabury quadrangular.
Recent photos
A colobus monkey lounges on a branch in the rainforest on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Glaciers still exist on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Shawnee Dispatch Sports Editor Chris Wristen catches a view high above his campsite (bottom right) and high above the clouds on day three of his weeklong trek on Mount Kilimanjaro.
Trekkers climb over large boulders along a segment of trail during the climb up Mount Kilimanjaro.
The climbing team and support staff celebrate at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro on June 11, 2010.
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- God, marriage May 25, 2012 · 200 comments
- Remove politics, and redistricting map falls in line May 27, 2012 · 52 comments
- Sound Off: How much does the city’s transit system collect in fares compared with how much it costs May 27, 2012 · 136 comments
- Kansas tax act most regressive in nation May 27, 2012
- Thread of pain ran through Jackson’s career June 28, 2009
- Friends mourn Lynn Bretz, former voice of KU May 28, 2012
- Hilltop executive director Pat Pisani stepping down May 28, 2012
- Town Talk: UPDATE: Frank Male files for county commission; keep an ear open for local sales tax talk; city hires new city engineer; wholesale water district buys land near Kaw; weekly land transfers May 29, 2012
- How to help: Guides needed for Lamplight Tour of Black Jack Battlefield and Nature Park May 27, 2012
- Library kicks off reading program May 27, 2012
- City, county mull upgrade to emergency radio system May 28, 2012
- Tax gamble May 26, 2012
- Hard-luck loss: Blue Valley West walk-off sends Lawrence High baseball home in pitchers’ duel May 26, 2012
