Read a transcript from today's chat with high schools sports reporter Joanna Chadwick
Read a transcript from today's chat with high schools sports reporter Joanna Chadwick
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Read a transcript from today's chat with high schools sports reporter Joanna Chadwick
Kapaun's boys basketball team possesses a roster full of athleticism, but the Crusaders have struggled to find an offensive rhythm this season.
The North boys basketball team got off to a sluggish start Tuesday night, trailing Southeast after one quarter 16-12.
Football
MAIZE The Maize girls have struggled from the free-throw line so much that the Eagles focused solely on shooting free throws during a morning shootaround on Tuesday.
East coach Ron Allen didn't panic when his team gave up five points in the final seven seconds of the first half Tuesday night.
North used a 17-4 first quarter to take a lead it never relinquished in cruising past Southeast 60-42 in a City League girls basketball game Tuesday at North.
Eight overtime points by Mark Vaughn helped Salina Central defeat Maize 61-58 in an Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I boys game on Tuesday night at Maize.
If each game represents a chapter of Heights' 49-game winning streak, then many storylines have surfaced over the three years of its existence that have made it the country's longest.
In a search for entertainment, people have traditionally turned to the movies or going out to eat for their source of enjoyment.
Today's Games
Basketball
Girls Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Maybe it was the long road trip for Heights. Or maybe Raytown South was just a little extra motivated after hearing all week that Heights was coming to town to run them out of the Avila University gym.
Boys Basketball
Travis House scored 20 points, Michael Riedl had 18 and Trevor Crain added 16 as the El Dorado Wildcats won their first boys basketball game, defeating Mulvane 67-60 in overtime on Friday night in El Dorado.
The clock ticked down, and Heights appeared destined for its first girls basketball loss since the 2009-10 season.
ANDOVER Andover Central exploited its height advantage inside, using 6-foot-11 senior Jorden Kaufman's 20 points to remain undefeated with a 65-38 Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League II victory over McPherson.
Northwest coach Chris Collins has almost impossible standards for his players. He admits this freely.
In his anger, South girls coach Antwain Scales might have found something that works.
Making 9 of 10 three-pointers in the first half Friday, East High's boys rolled to a 58-47 City League basketball win at Bishop Carroll.
As Conner Frankamp approached the free-throw line in a tied game with 10 seconds remaining in the North gymnasium, Gary Squires fiddled with his cell phone in Topeka, anxiously awaiting a text message from 150 miles away.
Andover Central wrestling
Chalk up another high-profile recruit from the Wichita area to Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy.
The Heights boys basketball team's now-annual field trip to Kansas City, Mo., will have a different feel Saturday.
Over the course of five days, the hope of area basketball coaches is that months of training won't come undone.
Mike Gehrer's athletic performance training business kept him close to football, but not close enough.
Big-picture thinking is out this season for defending Class 4A wrestling champion Andale, coach Brad Lies said. Rather, the focus is week to week, with another trip to state far in the distance.
ANDALE Neither Andale or Wellington figured offense would be an issue on Tuesday night, with both teams considered contenders in Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League IV.
MULVANE The Mulvane boys basketball team seemed listless for the first 25 minutes Tuesday night.
Jalen Love announced his own spoiler alert, but nobody stopped watching.
Boys Swimming
Kapaun Mount Carmel's Michael Martin was flashy. Nick Cook was steady.
Katie Andersen spends most of her time limping around, her sore left ankle encased in a walking boot.
North post players Maddie Northcutt, Naomi Rosales and LaTreece Patterson combined for 41 points and 33 rebounds in the Redskins' 47-42 City League girls basketball victory over East on Tuesday night at East.
Taylor Lock scored 15 points and Cole Kretchmar added 12 as Andover Central topped Kapaun Mount Carmel 52-46 on Saturday night.
Wrestling
The game would come when an opposing defense found a way to slow down Craig Nicholson. Northwest coach Chris Collins knew this.
ANDOVER Expect some tired Goddard Eisenhower boys basketball players today when they play at Dodge City at 4:30 this afternoon.