Last Saturday, the Raymore-Peculiar High school girls cross country team competed well at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia, Missouri. This weekend, Ray-Pec hosts the KC XC Classic on Saturday morning. The C-team races will begin the day at 8 and 8:45 a.m. The girls race will start at 9:30 a.m. with the boys raceContinue reading “Q&A: Raymore-Peculiar girls coach Jay Johnson midseason report”
Monthly Archives: September 2021
St. Teresa’s Academy senior Amelia Arrieta sets school record
By Jimmy Gillispie St. Teresa Academy’s star runner had a big performance Saturday at the state meet course in Columbia, Missouri. Senior Amelia Arrieta won the prestigious Gold division 5K at the Gans Creek Classic. And not only did she win it, she beat the second-place runner by 31 seconds. Arrieta won the race inContinue reading “St. Teresa’s Academy senior Amelia Arrieta sets school record”
Rim Rock recap: Valor Christian sweeps team titles; KC area schools compete well
By Jimmy Gillispie LAWRENCE, Kan. – Valor Christian traveled about eight hours east to run at the prestigious Rim Rock Farm on Saturday morning. The private school from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, located on the south side of Denver, left the meet that featured schools from seven states with a pair of team victories. Both ValorContinue reading “Rim Rock recap: Valor Christian sweeps team titles; KC area schools compete well”
Olathe West girls win Roy Griak Invitational
By Jimmy Gillispie The Kansas Class 6A state championship is over a month away, but the Olathe West girls cross country team made a statement Friday more than 400 miles north of Kansas City. Olathe West won the Roy Griak Invitational meet Gold division, which featured 45 teams, in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. TheContinue reading “Olathe West girls win Roy Griak Invitational “
Q&A: Baldwin High alum Matt Noonan discusses 2001 Rim Rock victory
Three-time state cross country champion Matt Noonan talks about his final Rim Rock Invitational race, which was 20 years ago.
Area teams compete well over the weekend at various meets
By Jimmy Gillispie Blue Springs South nearly came away with a sweep of Lee’s Summit North Solsberg Invitational last Saturday. The Jaguars won the girls race, but narrowly lost the boys race to Rockhurst. Blue Springs South took the girls crown with a very low score of 36 points – 13 ahead of St. Teresa’s Academy.Continue reading “Area teams compete well over the weekend at various meets”
Photo Gallery: Baldwin CC Invite
Here are a variety of photos from the varsity races of the Baldwin Invitational cross country meet last Saturday, Sept. 18. Click here to view the gallery. The recap story from the meet can be found here:
Olathe West girls, South boys win Baldwin Invite
The reigning Class 6A state champions dominated the competition at the Baldwin Invitational meet, placing five runners in the first 12 spots en route to running away with the team title.
Busy weekend ahead for area CC teams
The 2021 season is fully underway, and this weekend is a big one with several larger meets in the Kansas City area. Although the postseason is still more than a month away, these meets give teams a chance to position themselves and do some jockeying at larger meets against good competition. Saturday will be aContinue reading “Busy weekend ahead for area CC teams”
About Me
My name is Jimmy Gillispie and I’m a longtime sports reporter who has created this site with the goal of providing the best coverage of high school sports in the Kansas City area. It will take time to build toward that goal, but I’m dedicated to my work and will work toward writing stories aboutContinue reading “About Me”
KC Preps 