Coach of the year: Darren Erpelding, Eudora Erpelding's Cardinals finished just shy of qualifying for the Class 4A-1A state tournament, but it was still a special season for the Eudora squad. Eudora went 12-6-1 in 2019, which included the team’s first regional title in program history. The Cardinals were eliminated with a 1-0 loss to Heritage Christian Academy in the quarterfinals. Athlete of the year: Grady ...
Coach of the year: Jim Barnard, Eudora The Cardinals closed 2019 with high finishes in their three postseason meets. Under the direction of Barnard, Eudora’s girls cross-country team won the Frontier League title. EHS also won the regional title for the second year in a row before placing third as a team at the Class 4A state meet. Athlete of the year: Riley Hiebert, Eudora The top runner for Eudora at ...
Coach of the year: John Tollefson, Tonganoxie Under Tollefson, the Chieftains earned plenty of hardware during the postseason. Tonganoxie’s boys cross-country team won the Frontier League title and secured a regional crown as well. THS also ended up taking home a third-place finish at the Class 4A state cross-country meet. Athlete of the year: Henry Nelson, Bishop Seabury To cap off his stellar career, ...
Kansas City — Even if it wasn’t always pretty, No. 2 Kansas took care of business Saturday night at the Sprint Center. After a sluggish start, KU eventually led for the final 28 minutes of its 98-57 victory over Kansas City. The Jayhawks have now won nine games in a row following their loss to Duke in the season opener, while the Roos have suffered three consecutive defeats. Kansas is now 8-0 all-time ...
Olathe — Free State head coach Nick Wood is certain his team improved this week, even though things ended on a sour note. The FSHS girls basketball team went 1-2 to notch sixth place in the 2019 Lady Hawks Classic, which was one spot higher than it did last year. Unlike last season, though, the Firebirds ended the event with a defeat. Free State suffered a 73-42 loss to Blue Springs (Mo.) on Friday night ...
Eudora’s girls basketball team went home with some hardware from the Paola tournament. EHS earned a 46-43 win over Wellsville Friday night to take third place at the event. It was an impressive response by the Cardinals, who fell to Piper in the semifinals for their first loss of the season. The Cardinals jumped out to a 11-9 lead in the first quarter, but a 19-point outburst in the third period really ...