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The sporadic hits that Ottawa made contact with during Tuesday’s semifinal in the Class 4A regional tournament didn’t seem to bother Osawatomie.  ... Read more
It started out just the way the Louisburg softball team had hoped.  ... Read more
Paola golf coach Greg Cartwright shared one piece of advice with his Panthers prior to taking to the Osawatomie Golf Course for the Class 4A regional tournament on Monday.  ... Read more
A two-run rally in the seventh inning came up one run short as the Paola High School baseball team lost to Fort Scott, 5-4, in the first round of the Class 4A regional Monday.  ... Read more
Molli Morgan never let Fort Scott have a chance in the Class 4A regional softball finals at Julie Silver Field in Paola on Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Mackenzie Cannon was all smiles Tuesday, and who could blame her.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
For six innings, the Louisburg baseball team matched Ottawa pitch for pitch during Tuesday’s opener at Lewis-Young Park.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Balancing class, practice, games and homework is never an easy task for the high school scholar-athlete. Throw in another sport, with two practice schedules and another whole sports season, and the balancing act becomes much trickier.  ... Read more
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Playing with pride is a topic the Osawatomie softball team hears about all the time, and figures to be the biggest key to turning around what has been a rough season.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Coming off its first sweep of the season, the Louisburg softball team knew it would be in for a battle during Tuesday’s doubleheader in De Soto.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The Louisburg baseball team has accomplished quite a few things already this season.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The Osawatomie baseball team was finally able to smile Tuesday.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Michael Gallagher and Brady Donahue put on a show in front of their home fans, and their efforts helped to lead the Spring Hill boys’ track and field team to big things Monday.  ... Read more
Paola High School girls’ and boys’ track and field teams captured titles at the Fort Scott Invitational.  ... Read more
Scoring 34 runs on 40 hits, the Paola Panther softball team swept Baldwin 15-0 and 19-3 on Tuesday.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Sophomore Shelby Spradling and junior Kaitlyn Pritchard scored a hat-trick as the Spring Hill Lady Broncos scored a 10-0 shutout against Ottawa on community soccer night Tuesday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Losing five of its first six games of the season is enough to create a lot of self-doubt, but Louisburg softball coach Robin Hastings isn’t having any of it.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
After coming back from a 5-1 deficit only to fall one run short in the first game, the Paola Panther baseball team was not about to squander a 5-1 lead in the second game against the De Soto Wildcats on Tuesday.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Revenge was on the minds of the Osawatomie baseball team.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Sometimes in a season, things just go your way, and so far the Louisburg baseball team has caught the breaks and made plays when it needed them. Case in point: Tuesday’s nightcap against Baldwin at Lewis-Young Park.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Two undefeated heavy hitters traded punches like prize fighters as the Paola Panthers and De Soto Wildcats put their perfect 10-0 seasons on the line at Julie Silver Field on Tuesday.  ... Read more
Goalie Gwen Getz posted her third shutout of the season as the Spring Hill girls’ soccer team blanked Baldwin 4-0 on Tuesday.  ... Read more
The Louisburg baseball team needed a win following Tuesday’s 6-1 road loss to Eudora.  ... Read more
Runs have come at a premium for the Osawatomie softball team this season, and it reached a low point Tuesday.  ... Read more
Jake Allen and Deven Ayres are starting to get accustomed to hitting in pressure situations in their first year as full-time starters at the varsity level for Osawatomie.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Seventy-five little girls came out for the Paola softball team’s Fan Appreciation Night on Tuesday and celebrated a doubleheader sweep against Chanute, 13-2 and 4-0, by running the bases and playing catch with their favorite Panther after the game.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Since losing a 3-2 heartbreaker on a throwing error in its first game of the season, the Paola Panther baseball team has reeled off seven consecutive victories.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Savannah Taylor and Kaelah McMullin hit back-to-back home runs in a 9-1 victory for the Paola softball team in the first game of a doubleheader against Eudora on Tuesday.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Osawatomie senior Bryce Waggoner kicked off the 2012 spring high school golf season with one of the best performances of his high school career.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The Osawatomie baseball team appeared to be easily heading to its sixth straight win to start the season.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Although the Paola baseball team split its season opener at Louisburg last week, the Panthers were not very happy with the way they played.  ... Read more
David Wolman
David Wolman
The biggest concern for the Osawatomie softball team coming into Tuesday’s season-opening doubleheader at Anderson County was its youth.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
There was a little bit of everything for the Paola Panther softball team in a season-opening doubleheader sweep against Blue Valley Southwest at home Tuesday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The Paola girls’ track and field team is poised to have a big year.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The road to another state title started in Wellsville for the Louisburg boys’ track and field team.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
There is no shortage of playmakers on the 2011-12 Tri-County Spotlight Boys’ Basketball team.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Cody Sluder knows it won’t be easy to say goodbye.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The 2011-12 Tri-County Spotlight girls’ basketball team pretty much has everything it needs to be successful.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Ericka Simpson, a senior, was the court leader as point guard for the Spring Hill High School girls’ basketball team.  ... Read more
Senior Austin Hood’s third consecutive state title, his first undefeated season for Louisburg, highlights a dominant list of first-team selections for the Tri-County Spotlight Wrestling Team.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The shelves where he stores all his medals and honors from all his years of high school and kids wrestling are getting a little full.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
At one point in the third quarter of Monday’s substate contest against Fort Scott, the Louisburg girls’ basketball team found itself in an offensive slump.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
After giving up the first basket Monday evening, the Spring Hill girls went on a 17-0 run against Sumner Academy.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The elation in the locker room following Osawatomie’s 49-40 home win over Paola in the first round of the Class 4A substate tournament Monday was a celebration that had been long overdue.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Brandon Oakes knew that as the only player on the Osawatomie boys’ basketball team who had any previous experience in the Class 4A substate tournament he had to carry the load Tuesday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Brook Frazier, Lark Hutchison and Cheyenne Henderson had every intention of winning the final regular season home game during Tuesday’s senior night contest.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
For the first half anyway, the Louisburg boys’ basketball team gave itself a fighting chance during Tuesday’s senior night game against De Soto.  ... Read more
David Wolman
It was senior night Tuesday and the girls on the Osawatomie basketball team wanted nothing more than to rid their minds of their heartbreaking loss last week to Central Heights.  ... Read more
David Wolman
There were several times during the final three quarters of Tuesday’s home game when the Osawatomie boys’ basketball team could have let its frustrations out.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Senior center Annie Kessler scored five of the first six points as the Paola High School girls’ basketball team took a 6-0 lead against Anderson County at home Monday evening.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
After winning its first home game of the season on winter homecoming, the Paola Panther boys’ basketball team might get used to that – winning.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Twenty-three wrestlers from the Tri-County Spotlight area will travel today to Salina in their quest for state gold at the two-day Class 4A state wrestling tournament at the Bicentennial Center.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Jesse Prue brings a low-key, humble and even-tempered personality to the Osawatomie-Paola boys’ swim team, which allows him to focus more on the team’s goals than his own.  ... Read more
State-ranked Ottawa was too much for the Paola Panther boys’ basketball team falling 64-25 on the road Tuesday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
For three quarters, a victory against Baldwin was well in reach.  ... Read more
David Wolman
After watching a three-point lead slip away in a loss last week to Prairie View, Osawatomie senior Rebecca Fisher knew Tuesday’s home game against Wellsville was more about getting back on track than focusing on her individual point total.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Cody Applegarth had done so many little things, such as rebounding and deflecting passes, for the Osawatomie boys’ basketball team during Tuesday’s home game, it only seemed fitting the Trojan senior would be rewarded with the game-winning basket.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
BALDWIN CITY — The Louisburg girls’ basketball team spent the final 12 minutes of Tuesday’s game against Baldwin frustrated.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Closing proved to be the hardest part for the Osawatomie girls’ basketball team Tuesday.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The Osawatomie boys’ basketball team had a different look to its lineup during Tuesday’s 58-44 home win against Prairie View, and it wasn’t by choice.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
The Paola Panther girls arguably played their best quarter of basketball in the first eight minutes at home Tuesday evening, but the Spring Hill Broncos weathered the storm.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Basketball is a game of ebb and flow and the Spring Hill Bronco boys stole the momentum with key runs to defeat the rival Paola Panthers 68-55 on Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Louisburg coach Chad Harvey stormed into the locker room at halftime, and he nearly had steam coming out of his ears.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Rebecca Fisher and Britnie Wright have a knack for finding the open spots on the court.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Drew Needham admitted he has been somewhat reluctant to shoot the basketball.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Gene Morris
This was a little more of what the doctor ordered for a young Paola High School girls’ basketball team.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The Osawatomie girls’ basketball team won’t likely have many victories as easy as the one they had Monday evening.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Looking for any kind of spark, the Louisburg girls’ basketball team needed to get off its two-game losing streak for the start of the Lady Cats’ home tournament. Louisburg found its spark Monday in the form of guard Brook Vaughan.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Games can be won in the fourth quarter, but as the Paola Panther boys’ basketball team found out Tuesday evening, they can also be lost in the first eight minutes.  ... Read more
David Wolman
There was plenty of nervous energy exerted by the Osawatomie wrestling team Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Lyndsee Johnson made two baskets to open the first quarter against Sabetha in the opening round of the Burlington Invitational on Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
There was a lackadaisical attitude to the way the Paola Panther boys’ basketball team did things Tuesday evening against the Iola Mustangs.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Louisburg had just put together a seven-point lead in the second quarter against Osawatomie in the first round of the Spring Hill Invitational, and everything seemed to be going to plan for the Wildcats.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The Spring Hill boys’ basketball team plans on making its home tournament something to remember.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The game started out well.  ... Read more
David Wolman
A sequence of plays midway through the fourth quarter provided a microcosm of an evening of missed opportunities for the Osawatomie girls’ basketball team in a 43-34 road loss to Archie.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
It is becoming a bit of a broken record for the Paola Panther girls’ basketball program: playing a tight game, giving themselves a chance to win, only to see it slip away.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Sophomore Maddie DeShazer scored only four points during Tuesday’s home game against St. James Academy, but those points were the biggest of the game.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The start to Tuesday’s road game for the Osawatomie boys’ basketball team was just about flawless.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Despite a pair of late 3-pointers by Eudora, the Paola Panther boys’ basketball team held on for a 45-42 victory Tuesday.  ... Read more
Lynn Dickey’s classic on Monday Night Football, leading the Green Bay Packers to a 48-47 victory against the Washington Redskins, landed him and Joe Theismann sixth among the NFL Network’s all-time quarterback duels.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
After jumping out to a 13-7 lead, the Paola Panther girls’ basketball team let the De Soto Wildcats steal its thunder Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
David Wolman
If there were any signs of rust as the result of the two-week Christmas holiday, it certainly didn’t show for the Spring Hill girls’ basketball team Tuesday.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
For the first 16 minutes, the Paola Panther boys’ basketball team played about as good as it has all season.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Derek Bybee has been anointed “Mr. Clutch” by his Spring Hill boys’ basketball teammates, and rightfully so.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
As the Osawatomie boys’ basketball team continues to gain valuable game experience, the Trojans continue to show improvement in demonstrating poise in adverse situations.  ... Read more
Injuries to Cody Sluder and Wade Davis had the Central Heights boys’ basketball team concerned as it came into its Dec. 16 road game against Metro Academy at MidAmerica Nazarene University, although the two Viking seniors decided to suit up and play through the pain.  ... Read more
Labette County plays a fast-paced style of basketball that requires the opposition to get back on defense quickly to eliminate any transition points.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The Louisburg boys’ basketball team had to deal with quite the storm during Tuesday’s Frontier League contest.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Clay Frigon has seen his Spring Hill girls’ basketball team play well on defense during portions of a game, but not throughout an entire contest. That changed Tuesday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The Louisburg girls’ basketball team almost got its own Christmas miracle, albeit an early one.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Using a 12-0 run to take a nine-point, 39-30, lead, the Paola High School girls’ basketball team let one get off the hook at home against Baldwin on Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
As members of the Louisburg boys’ basketball team watched sophomore teammate Wyatt Sander lie on the floor in pain, they quickly realized basketball wasn’t so important.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Britnie Wright wasn’t too pleased about her performance on offense during the first 31 minutes of Tuesday’s home game.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
It wasn’t the prettiest basketball to watch at times, but the Louisburg girls’ basketball team isn’t much into style points.  ... Read more
David Wolman
It didn’t take too long for the Osawatomie boys’ basketball team to figure out that Tuesday’s home game was going to be fun.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Despite making only one field goal in the third quarter and three field goals in the final eight minutes, the Paola Panther boys’ basketball team stayed right in a game at home against the Baldwin Bulldogs on Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
David Wolman
First-game jitters caught up to the Spring Hill boys’ basketball team during the first half of Tuesday’s 55-44 win in the Ike Cearfoss Invitational.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Spring Hill made things tough early on offense for the Osawatomie girls’ basketball team in first-round action in the Ike Cearfoss Invitational on Tuesday.  ... Read more
Paola guard Justin Dunmars scored 18 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, as the Panthers bounced back from a loss to Emporia on Monday with a 53-39 victory against Piper in the second round of the Eudora Invitational on Tuesday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
One could chock it up to first game jitters, or maybe an off night.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
It didn’t take long for Louisburg boys’ basketball coach Chad Harvey to figure out it wasn’t going to be the Wildcats’ night.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Freshman Lyndsee Johnson drained a 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left to give the Paola girls’ basketball team a one-point lead against Piper, 34-33, in the semifinals of the Paola Invitational on Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
The Osawatomie-Paola boys’ swim team faced some tough competition at Blue Valley West High School on Tuesday against five Class 5A and 6A schools, and the squad held its own, earning seven top-five finishes.  ... Read more
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When the Paola Panther football team needed someone to step up and make a play on defense, chances are it was a big hit by senior linebacker Brandon Goodman that set the tone.  ... Read more
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There aren’t many players on any football team who are asked to do everything.  ... Read more
There was no shortage of playmakers on the Tri-County Spotlight football first team.  ... Read more
Opposing coaches would be hard-pressed to find many weaknesses with the 2011 Tri-County Spotlight volleyball team. There isn’t much those six players can’t do.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
With her ability to leap over the net and unleash a booming kill, Paola middle hitter Paige Getz could take over a volleyball match.  ... Read more
At 6 feet, 7 inches, Spring Hill senior forward Niles Kahn is easy to spot on the soccer field.  ... Read more
Austin Cline isn’t the type of player who cares about putting up big offensive statistics.  ... Read more
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Paola is looking forward to a rematch with the Eudora Cardinals in the Panthers’ third consecutive substate title game on the road this evening.  ... Read more
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For a couple of teams in the tri-county area, it was a rebuilding year for their soccer programs.  ... Read more
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Katie-Jo Kirk came into the fall sports season looking for something new to try.  ... Read more
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Paola junior Lane Harris ran after a state medal for the Panthers this season, running at state for the first time with his teammates.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Tyler Henness
Photo by Gene Morris
Andy Brown
Sarah Ventre had only one thing in mind — get it over the net.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
With its playoff life on the line Tuesday, the Louisburg football team put together one of its better performances of the season when it mattered.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Quarterback Seth Kern ran for three touchdowns and threw a touchdown pass, leading the Paola Panthers to a 47-6 victory against the Anderson County Bulldogs in the Class 4A bi-district playoffs Tuesday.  ... Read more
It was a heartbreaking, if not controversial end, to the season for the Central Heights football team on Tuesday.  ... Read more
David Wolman
As bleak as things looked for Spring Hill during the first 62 minutes of Tuesday evening’s Class 4-1A state quarterfinal, the Broncos’ never-quit attitude nearly paid off.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
It was the kind of match a lot of fans thought it was going to be.  ... Read more
Christa Holt didn’t know what to expect in regard to the atmosphere and competition when she took her Jayhawk-Linn volleyball team to Salina in 2007 for the Class 3A state tournament, the first time she had coached the squad at the state level.  ... Read more
Area runners will take to the courses today in search of a medal for placing in the top 20 at state cross country meets at sites in Wamego and Lawrence, and Paola will undoubtedly have the largest presence.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Defensively, the Paola Panther soccer team gave itself a chance to win Tuesday on the road in the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
It seemed whatever the Spring Hill soccer team did in the first half just wasn’t working.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
A controversial red card on Paola goalie Ben Abel gave Piper a penalty kick and a 1-0 advantage, leaving the Panthers with a hole they almost climbed out of on senior night Tuesday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
For the first 30 minutes, the Louisburg soccer team had Gardner-Edgerton right where it wanted them.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
The underclassmen from the Louisburg volleyball team wanted to make senior night memorable for their two seniors, Sarah Ventre and Liz Abrahamian.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Everyone likes to walk off their home court for the last time with a victory.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Cheyenne Rankin dove across the court to dig out a ball, keeping a long volley alive for the Paola Panther volleyball team to win the third point in the first of a best-of-five match against Ottawa.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Gene Morris
Give the Spring Hill volleyball team credit for playing with some pride Tuesday evening, even if the Broncos were unable to keep a single set away from Ottawa on senior night.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Spring Hill’s soccer program has come a long way in its five years of existence.  ... Read more
David Wolman
For as much progress the Osawatomie volleyball team has made over the past few weeks, inconsistent play still plagues the squad at times.  ... Read more
Makaela Willis, Brooke Smith and Taylor Hayden finished in the top 10, leading the Spring Hill High School girls’ cross country team to the title in the Central Heights Invitational.  ... Read more
It wasn’t a shock to see the Spring Hill soccer team go on the road and defeat Louisburg.  ... Read more
The soccer match between Paola and Louisburg on Tuesday had all the makings of a great rivalry game.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Tess Newport is one of five new varsity players for the Osawatomie volleyball team this year, and while she knew it would take some time for her team to gel, she didn’t expect the Trojans to start the season with a 2-9 record.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
It has been a while since the Louisburg volleyball team has had an easy, no-worry win.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Andy Brown
The Louisburg soccer team faced probably the quickest team it will play all season as Turner turned on the jets during Tuesday’s match at Lewis-Young Park.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Keagan Chapman, along with several other Wildcats players, were shocked and disappointed after their seven-goal loss to Baldwin last week.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Word is going to get out about the Paola Panther volleyball team.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Two things came to life for the Paola volleyball team Tuesday night in a three-set sweep of the Baldwin Bulldogs — the Panther bench and its fans.  ... Read more
Spring Hill goalkeeper Miles Updike never ceases to be amazed by the play of defenders Taylor Smith, Spencer Hart, Austin Cline and John Dziadura.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
None of the players on the Louisburg volleyball roster have experienced a Frontier League victory on the varsity level.  ... Read more
The Paola High School soccer team did a good job of defending its goal against Gardner-Edgerton, but the attack would not subside in a 5-0 loss Monday.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
It may have been a loss for the Louisburg soccer team Tuesday, but in the coaches’ eyes, it was another step forward in a long season.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Another lineup change added up to another two victories for the Central Heights volleyball team.  ... Read more
Three boys and two girls cracked the top 10 for the Paola Panther cross country team in the Topeka Invitational on Saturday.  ... Read more
David Wolman
For two games, the Paola Panther volleyball team was right there with the De Soto Wildcats, coming up short on the road Tuesday evening.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Brett Powell may have been the littlest guy on the water during the Liquid Force Free For All at the KC Watersports, but the 6-year-old from Wellsville sure didn’t act like it.  ... Read more
Goalie Miles Updike posted his first shutout of the season as the Spring Hill Broncos’ soccer team blanked the Eudora Cardinals on the road Tuesday, 3-0.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The musings in the Osawatomie volleyball team’s postgame huddle Tuesday evening suggested that the Trojans are a work in progress.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
It has been a long time since the Louisburg soccer team has lost two games in a row, much less the first two games of the season.  ... Read more
Andy Brown
Needless to say, the Louisburg volleyball team will be working on their serving during the next few practices.  ... Read more
So much for the saying “no place like home” for the Spring Hill High School soccer team.  ... Read more
David Wolman
Golf has fallen down in the hierarchy for Jon Troutman.  ... Read more
High school football isn’t quite over for three area football players as they take the field one last time as prep players tomorrow in the 2011 Kansas Shrine Bowl.  ... Read more
In memory of Les Gulley, who passed away in December, and others who have fought and continue to fight cancer, the Hillsdale Harrier Hustle 5K and 10K Race: A Test of Character is planned for Saturday.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Cross another one off the list for Francis Shaughnessy of Osawatomie.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Graham Zusi was in middle school when goalie Tony Meola backstopped the Kansas City Wizards to their first and only Major League Soccer championship in 2000.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Luke Daniels turned 13 Sunday. The Osawatomie boy spent Saturday evening tearing it up on the dirt oval for the Miami County Fair ATV Flat-Track Races.  ... Read more
Gene Morris
Livestrong Sporting Park, the new home of Kansas City soccer, is a bicycle kick into the top right corner of the net, which is more than I can say for the name — Sporting KC.  ... Read more
David Wolman
For the past four months, Brody Eldridge has kept a close eye on his cell phone and television to monitor the latest round of talks between National Football League owners and the National Football League Players Association, hoping for any positive news in the current labor dispute that has locked out players since March 12.  ... Read more
David Wolman
The biggest lesson Osawatomie took away from last year’s run to third place in the Babe Ruth state tournament was how crucial the little things can be.  ... Read more
Photo by Gene Morris
Photo by Gene Morris
Molli Morgan, Paola’s ace pitcher, was as dominant as they come on the mound this season.  ... Read more
Phoro by David Wolman
WICHITA — The clock was ticking during the Class 4A state track and field meet, and not just the one on the scoreboard at Cessna Stadium.  ... Read more
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PHS baseball
Photo by Gene Morris
Believe. It is a word the Paola softball team lives by.  ... Read more
Evan Smith
Photo by David Wolman
As soon as Spring Hill catcher Evan Smith squeezed his glove around the ball on a called third strike to end Tuesday’s Class 4A regional tournament championship, he had a gut feeling he was going to be mobbed by his teammates in the middle of the field.  ... Read more
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The Paola and Louisburg golf teams were nearly shut out of the state tournament, but Paola’s Michael Prothe changed all that.  ... Read more

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