Describing the progress she has made in the shot put, Aarion Pickens kept coming back to the same word – “mind-blowing.” After breaking her personal record by nearly 5 feet in the first track and field meet of the spring, the Leavenworth sophomore has not stopped improving, and her mark of 40 feet, 3 inches is first in Class 5A. Longtime shot put coach Gloria Swanagan has known Pickens for years through their attendance at Rock of Refuge Christin Fellowship in Leavenworth.
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Kelsie Whitmore played left field and batted ninth for the Staten Island FerryHawks on Sunday, becoming the first woman to start a game in the Atlantic League and one of the first to do so in a league connected to Major League Baseball.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brett Veach found himself in the same vexing position as every other NFL general manager during the draft, trying to remain true to his scouting board — and all the work put in this past year — while also understanding there were glaring holes on the roster that need to be filled.
Each week the Leavenworth Times will recognize the top high school athletes in Leavenworth County for their performances. Here are the top performers from April 26-30: BASEBALL Jackson Herbel, Basehor-Linwood – At the Butch Foster Memorial Classic on Thursday and Friday, Herbel was 6-for-12 with six runs, three doubles and a triple.
Winter is over, although these chilly, damp days can be miserable. Now is the time for fishing farm ponds or small lakes. Fish are gorging after a long winter and fresh fillet dinners are welcome by most people with an appetite.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brett Veach kept eyeing the draft board as the first round ticked away, knowing full well that two picks Thursday night and 10 more over the next couple of days gave him plenty of options on both sides of the ball.
Led by dominating performances from its No. 1 and No.
With 45 minutes to impress Wichita State men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown, Trevor McBride wasn’t nervous. A coach’s kid who had played organized basketball since the second grade, McBride had long dreamed of this opportunity.
Each week the Leavenworth Times will recognize the top high school athletes in Leavenworth County for their performances. Here are the top performers from April 19-23: SOFTBALL Landri Lopez, Leavenworth – Thursday against Washington, Lopez was perfect in the circle, allowing no base runners and recording 13 strikeouts in six innings.