Returning to school after winning the Class 5A Overall Best Lifter, Basehor-Linwood senior Jordan Knipp said she got one question from her classmates. “They’re always like, where is your belt and why aren’t you wearing it?” Knipp, who competes in the 148-pound division, won the belt by bench pressing 145 pounds, squatting 275 and cleaning 170, finishing first at her weight in all three lifts at the 5A state powerlifting meet in Pittsburg.
Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year after the league’s leading scorer helped the sixth-ranked Jayhawks share the regular-season conference title with No. 3 Baylor.
For 10 years, the University of Saint Mary has had one of the top cross country programs in the country. Now, the Spires are proving they can also go toe to toe with the nation’s best on the track.
Basehor-Linwood’s domination of the girls state powerlifting meet continued. Competing in the Class 5A meet Saturday, the Bobcats won their 15th straight state championship, recording 136 points to outscore second place and host Pittsburg (51).
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Basehor-Linwood’s worst nightmare came true. “I remember saying that in the middle of the week, don’t get too caught up in watching them on tape because I can’t simulate the speed that they are going to bring in practice,” Bobcats coach Michael McBride said of St.
An injury to its team leader, foul trouble and poor free throw shooting was just too much for the Basehor-Linwood girls to overcome. Playing UKC rival De Soto, the Bobcats’ season ended Saturday evening with a 43-36 loss in the Class 5A sub-state finals.
POMONA – Pleasant Ridge has a chance to make school history Saturday. Playing in the Class 3A boys basketball substate championship game for the first time since 2010, the Rams are one win away from advancing to the state tournament for the first time ever.
Wild turkey rumors start about this time of year. For example, cougars are not being stocked in Midwestern states, even though your Aunt Alice said they were. They are likely following turkey and deer herds from western and northern states, and no, wild turkeys are not responsible for eating all of your quail and morel mushrooms.
KANSAS CITY – Leavenworth knew it was better than its 7-13 record. Wednesday evening, the No.