April 9
April 9 high school results
Blue Valley 1, BV West 0 (14 inn.)
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Blue Valley 1, BV West 0 (14 inn.)
Heart of America Classic features 24 girls soccer teams from six states and will be played at three high schools in Lee’s Summit today through Saturday.
Blue Springs South 7, Rockwood Summit (Mo.) 6
Former Chiefs fullback Kimble Anders is returning to a football sideline. After a three-year hiatus, he’s restarting his coaching career at Galveston Ball High School in Texas.
Blue Springs South 5, Oak Grove 3

Michael Walker had heard stories, but he was skeptical. Even before his first year as girls swim coach this winter at Lees Summit North, Walker had learned people tend to exaggerate regarding athletic projections. So when he heard about an incoming freshman Haley Hynes and that she would be his most talented swimmer, his optimism was offset by caution.
Blue Valley Northwest’s Jesse Musser, who won the 500-yard freestyle and the 200 freestyle at the Class 6A boys swimming and diving state championships, is The Star’s All-Metro Kansas boys swimmer of the year.
The undefeated the Raiders are one of 10 teams in the nation selected for inclusion in the seventh annual MaxPreps Tour of Champions presented by the Army National Guard. On Thursday the school got its Army National Guard National Ranking trophy and a banner for the gymnasium.
After a five-year stint in Texas, former Olathe South football coach Mark Littrell is returning to the Sunflower League, this time as the head coach at Leavenworth.
After a decorated first season at Blue Springs, defensive end/outside linebacker Elijah Lee committed to Kansas State on Tuesday, opting to join teammate Dalvin Warmack, a running back who committed to the Wildcats a month ago.
Rockhurst senior Kyle Wolf looked at the same three pictures every day for the past four months.
Fort Osage 3, Turner 0
Following its loss to Rock Bridge on Friday in the Class 5 semifinals, those Blue Springs seniors met with one another to discuss how they should approach a third-place game. They bounced back to win the Missouri Class 5 girls third-place game, holding Cor Jesu to a record-low output in a 45-13 win Saturday.
The Hawklets will play for Rockhurst’s fourth state basketball title following a 67-59 comeback win against Columbia Hickman on Friday night at Mizzou Arena.
Blue Springs senior Karyla Middlebrook was the last player to leave the Mizzou Arena floor Friday night.
Clayton Custer, Blue Valley Northwest point guard and Division 1 recruit who has committed to Iowa State, takes on Kansas City Star sports writer Tod Palmer in a game of P-I-G at the College Basketball Experience. Watch the video to see who won.
Smithville senior Maddie Nelson spoke about the final basketball game of her high school career like it was just another day. In many ways, it was.
At Mizzou Arena
A traveling call and a late put-back loom large as Liberty North loses to Republic 38-37.
A setback in the final game of the 6-foot-5 post player’s sophomore season spurred him to broaden his game. This season, he led the team in scoring (18.9 points a game) and rebounding (10.3 rebounds a game).
For the first few days following last year’s loss in the Missouri Class 5 state championship, Blue Springs High School point guard Karyla Middlebrook replayed the game in her head.
Today through Saturday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia
At Mizzou Arena
Led by Iowa State-bound junior Clay Custer, who scored a game-high 21, the top-seeded Huskies took down upstart No. 7 seed BV West 46-29 for the Class 6A crown.