Five things to watch at Missouri state boys tennis
The Class 2 and Class 1 state team tournament takes place Thursday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. The singles and doubles tournaments will run Friday and Saturday at the same site.
Olathe East’s Haley Hanson wins Gatorade girls soccer honor
Olathe East junior Haley Hanson was announced Wednesday as the Gatorade Kansas Girls Soccer Player of the Year for 2012-13.
Blue Valley Northwest sends Olathe East home in Class 6A quarterfinals
Huskies top defending champions 4-3 in a match that featured six goals in the first 42 minutes, but only one — the decisive one — in the final 38 minutes.
Aquinas blitzes BV Southwest early, easily moves into Kansas quarterfinals
The Saints, a perennial at the state tournament, score three goals in the first 8 minutes, 5 seconds and go on to beat the Timberwolves 4-2 Class 5A state quarterfinal match.
Blue Springs South outlasts Rockhurst 2-1 in Class 5 sectional baseball
Blue Springs South’s Reece Eddins and Rockhurst’s Joe Huber hooked up in a pitchers’ duel in Missouri Class 5 sectional baseball. But the hero was Blue Springs South junior Zac Slaven, who delivered a two-out, pinch-hit single in the bottom of the eighth that gave the Jaguars a 2-1 victory.
Lee’s Summit West needs overtime to get by Blue Springs
Johnson’s second goal of the game provides the winning margin for the Titans in their Missouri Class 3 Sectional.
High school results - May 21
CLASS 6A
Kearney strikes early, tops Smithville in Missouri Class 2 soccer sectionals
Hess scores in the 21st minute, knocking Smithville back on its heels. From there, the Bulldogs shifted into their possession-oriented style en route to a 2-0 victory.
SOUTHLAND NOTES: State tennis preview, state golf recap
A growing rivalry between two powerhouse tennis programs appears destined to materialize once again in the state championship.
NORTHLAND NOTES: Track, boys golf and boys tennis
The Grandview boys' track and field team used the Class 3, Sectional 4 boys meet to prove that it remains the team to beat heading into the Missouri Class 3 state championships this weekend in Jefferson City, but Liberty North Liberty North showed it plans to stay in the hunt.
Piper boys golf team improves on last year’s score but finishes second
On a sticky-hot Monday afternoon on Cheney’s Cherry Oaks Golf Course, Wichita Collegiate proved Piper’s 305 would not suffice for a Class 4A state championship.
St. James gets second in Kansas 5A state boys golf
Wichita Kapaun won its 29th state title and second straight with a team score of 303, but the Thunder came in second at 309.
Blue Valley West pulls off upset in taking boys 6A state golf title
Jaguars get the better of Shawnee Mission East, which had won eight straight tournaments heading into state.
Kearney’s Jaret Singh, Leavenworth’s Nathan Butler receive national wrestling honors
Kearney senior Jaret Singh was selected to the 2013 Wrestling USA Scholastic All-American Dream Team and Leavenworth senior Nathan Butler was selected for the publication’s All-American Academic Team.
Three KC-area high school football players nominated for All-American game
Three Kansas City-area high school football players — Gardner Edgerton running back Traevohn Wrench, Olathe South offensive lineman Braden Smith and Wyandotte quarterback Dimonic McKinzy — have been nominated to play in the 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Five things to watch at Kansas state golf
The Kansas 6A state golf tournament will be today at Meadowbrook Country Club, and the 5A will be at Brookridge Golf and Fitness. The 4A tournament will be at Cherry Oaks Golf Course in Cheney.
Blue Springs wows the home crowd at sectional track
Wildcats girls and boys dominate. Girls take three of four relays, win four individual events and place state qualifiers in four others. Boys have four winners and qualify in 11 events.
Lutheran’s Rains strikes gold three times at state track
Junior sprinter wins the Class 1 100- and 200-meter dashes and anchors a comeback in the 4x100 relay. “I’m so happy to just win one, but to get three, I’m just really thankful for this day,” Rains said.
Olathe East runs roughshod through Class 6A track regional
Boys and girls pummel the competition as they tune up for the state track and field championships in Wichita.
A miracle recovery begets a medal
West Platte’s Larison places third in the Class 2 discus, just 11 days after undergoing an appendectomy.
BV West diver Roush grabs first gold of Kansas state girls swim meet
On the first day of qualifying in the swimming events, Shawnee Mission East in Class 6A and Blue Valley Southwest in Class 5-1A position themselves well for Saturday’s finals.
BV Northwest upsets Blue Valley in regional girls soccer
Huskies deliver a crushing blow at the end of the first half, when Cece Kizer rolls a ball under the right foot of Tigers goalkeeper Natalie Pace. Blue Valley Northwest goes on to win 3-1.
Five things to watch at Kansas state girls swimming
The Kansas state swimming and diving titles for both Class 6A and 5-1A will be determined Friday and Saturday at the Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka. The 6A preliminaries begin at 10 a.m. with 5-1A set to start at 4 p.m. Finals for both classes will be Saturday.
Five things to watch at Kansas regional track
Kansas regional tournaments for track and field are set for Friday with the top four finishers in each event securing a berth at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium on Memorial Day weekend.
High school athletes of the week for May 17
SCHOOL: Blue Valley North
