High Schools

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high school sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high school sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

VarsityKansas Big Show (Jan. 30)

Randy McVay, swimming coach at Independent and Collegiate schools, joins Joanna Chadwick for the Big Show.

Mulvane tournament: Wellington shoots past Southeast

MULVANE — The way Wellington coach Kevin Hackerott had it figured heading into Thursday’s semifinals of the Mulvane tournament, his girls basketball team was undersized and nowhere near as quick as their opponent, Southeast.

Thursday’s Kansas high school girls basketball scores (Jan. 26)

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high school sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high school sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

Tuesday's Kansas high school basketball scores, box scores (Jan. 24)

Andover Central improves to 13-0

DERBY — Taylor Lock doesn’t usually play a post position for Andover Central, but with 6-foot-11 Jorden Kaufman out with a broken finger, Lock was needed to fill that hole.

VarsityKansas Big Show (Jan. 23)

Joanna Chadwick chats with Maize High girls coach Jerrod Handy on the Big Show.

Aces reveling in success

As the East High boys swim team has grown into a City League power, coach Joe Hutchinson notices one thing more than anything else — his team continues to have fun.

Heights pops East for Dodge City crown

For the last eight days, Saturday night was all East’s Jalen Love could think about.

Friday's Kansas high school basketball scores (Jan. 20)

Wichita Heights, East power past opponents into Dodge City championship

Thursday’s high school basketball scores, Friday’s schedule

Bob Lutz: Frankamp takes his show on the road

Conner Frankamp didn’t concern himself much with his first appearance in the McPherson Tournament on Thursday afternoon or his opportunity to play at the legendary Roundhouse, where so many great Kansas high school stars have played during the past 48 years.

Bob Lutz: Sunrise takes different approach to basketball

There is a high school basketball team in Wichita that has a player comparable to Perry Ellis in national stature, and I’m not talking about North and Conner Frankamp.

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high school sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high school sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

Lynch keeps Heights moving

Midway through the fourth quarter at Heights Tuesday night, an official called timeout and Heights girls coach Kip Pulliam motioned junior Jada Lynch over to him. Confusion was etched on her face as the players and coaches on the bench chuckled while Pulliam informed her she had blood filling her mouth.

VarsityKansas Big Show (Jan. 17)

Wichita North boys basketball coach Gary Squires joins Joanna Chadwick for this week's show.

Heights comes alive in second half

It’s difficult to imagine a place where 6-foot-8 Perry Ellis can blend in, let alone on a basketball court where the Heights senior has earned a scholarship next season to the University of Kansas.

Friday's Kansas high school basketball scores (Jan. 13)

Kapaun freshmen learn from experience

The trepidation Katie Andersen felt her first season playing on the Kapaun Mount Carmel basketball team was expected. She was the lone freshman starter with four senior starters.

Getting to know Will Schultz

South swimming and diving

Newton finds early success on mat

In his preseason outlook, Newton wrestling coach Jude Wilson said his primary goal was to be competitive in league and improve on the Railers’ tournament team and individual placings. They were fourth in league and 10th at state a year ago.

Perry Ellis passes Aubrey Sherrod in City League scoring, setting Heights' school record

Fonda Ellis was among the first to know that her son, Perry, had passed Aubrey Sherrod for the career scoring record at Heights and for second in City League basketball history. True to his personality, Perry Ellis was one of the last to find out.

Tuesday’s Kansas high school basketball scores (Jan. 10)

Perry Ellis passes Aubrey Sherrod for Heights' scoring record

Fonda Ellis was among the first to know that her son, Perry, had passed Aubrey Sherrod for the career scoring record at Heights and for second in City League basketball history. True to his personality, Perry Ellis was one of the last to find out.

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high schools sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

Read a transcript of today's live chat with high schools sports reporter Joanna Chadwick

Varsity Kansas Big Show (Jan. 9)

Northwest wrestling coach Eric Prichard joins Joanna Chadwick for the Big Show.

Today's high school basketball games (Jan. 10)

Tonight’s Area Schedule

Heights boys survive Northwest scare

Heights' boys team had no offensive rebounds at halftime of its game with Northwest at Koch Arena on Saturday night, and Falcons coach Joe Auer was not pleased.

Southeast tops unbeaten Derby

Southeast's boys made less than a third of their shots Saturday and still came out with a win, beating Derby 59-56 at Koch Arena for the Panthers' first loss.

Heights' defense stifles Northwest girls

Fifteen first-half turnovers would destroy most team's chances of winning a game.

Kapaun boys hand East its first loss

East junior Larry Dennis opened Saturday's basketball game with Kapaun Mount Carmel by driving inside for a basket. Then he made another inside basket. By the midpoint of the first period, Dennis had nine of East's 11 points and three rebounds.

Andale takes down Collegiate boys

ANDALE — There was a mini celebration at halfcourt by the Andale boys following Collegiate junior Riley Kemmer's errant three-pointer to end Friday's game, a 44-41 Andale victory.

Patient Augusta works around Mulvane

AUGUSTA — On a few offensive possessions, Augusta held onto the ball for so long that the Orioles probably would have received multiple shot-clock violations before even attempting a shot—if a shot clock existed in high school basketball.

Frankamp's 47 subdues South

Conner Frankamp often creates the illusion that he's reached a higher level of energy in the fourth quarter or basketball games. Frankamp is playing at a different level, but he's only maintaining his energy as that of his opponents dwindles.

Carroll boys hold off West's final try

Four-tenths of a second were taken off the clock before the West basketball team took its last possession against Bishop Carroll on Friday, and that's about how late Arnez Jones was in taking the final shot.

Boys basketball roundup: Campus snaps skid; Andover, Central win

Campus snapped a two-game losing streak, winning at Salina South 58-49.

Girls basketball roundup: North, Carroll pick up victories at Koch Arena

Quantity over quality at the free-throw line helped South’s girls basketball team to a 44-38 victory over North on Friday night in a City League game at Koch Arena.

Friday's high school results scoreboard (Jan. 6)

Bowling

Garden Plain girls make quick work of Conway Springs

GARDEN PLAIN — Garden Plain coach Sarah McCormick said her girls didn't want a close game Friday night, so they went out and shut out Conway Springs 17-0 in the first quarter, rolling to a 43-19 Central Plains League victory.

Friday's Kansas high school basketball scores (Jan. 6)

City League

Southeast boys set to defend City League bowling title

Hopes are high for a Southeast High boys bowling team that returns everyone from last year's team.

High schools set for annual Koch Arena showcase

When Derby athletic director Russell Baldwin was approached about moving the Panthers' basketball doubleheader with Southeast to Koch Arena as part of a City League showcase, he didn't hesitate.

Maize girls bowlers have lofty aspirations

Coming off a second-place finish at the Class 6A bowling tournament in 2010, the Maize girls expected a chance to do it again a year later.

Getting to know Luke Bean

Kapaun wrestling

Friday's high school basketball schedule (Jan. 6)

Girls at 6 p.m., boys 7:30, unless noted

City League, area bowling notes

* Both Carroll teams should be strong. Sophomore Hollyann Johansen is the defending individual girls champ in 5-1A. Senior Kaitlin Johnson also returns. The boys will be led by juniors Connor McGill and Andre Morgan, and sophomores Jamel Gunther and Gus Morgan.

City League, area bowling schedule

January

Thursday's high school results scoreboard (Jan. 5)

Wrestling