Leavenworth High School girls basketball player Tyler Johnson verbally committed to the University of Kansas. She is the second Kansas City area recruit for Bonnie Henrickson, who picked up Olathe South's Kylee Kopatich this spring.
A player-led movement to bring back a fired William Chrisman High School girls basketball coach is headed to the hallways. A week after 11 students wrote letters to the Independence School District Board of Education, voicing their anger and confusion over the firing of Lindsay Thompson, the players and coach said they have received no clear explanation from school or district administration as to why she was dismissed as coach.
Olathe South girls basketball coach Steve Ingram confirmed Monday that Kylee Kopatich, who was the Sunflower League MVP this season, has switched her verbal commitment from Kansas State to Kansas.
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Driving back from Atchison with his parents last weekend,Noah Knight, who will be a senior at Olathe South, decided he didn’t need to wait for any other offers and cashed in the one he’d already received. Knight — a 6-foot guard who led the 16-6 Falcons in points (13.0), rebounds (5.8), assists (4.0) and steals (2.9) — immediately called Richardson from the car and committed to the Kangaroos.
