Teams from all across the Kansas City area participated in various meets last weekend, but three of those were the most prominent. It started last Friday with the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota, where a handful of teams competed in one of the largest meets in the nation. Each race saw more than 450 runners,Continue reading “Busy weekend across three states”
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Fast times at Olathe Twilight
Saturday night’s Olathe Twilight meet was rainy, but that didn’t stop the participants from running fast times at an early season competition. There were many personal records set at the meet – too many to count, honestly. Congratulations to all of those who ran PRs in less-than-ideal conditions. Shawnee Mission South’s Hannah Gibson made aContinue reading “Fast times at Olathe Twilight”
Blue Springs South girls open season with victory
The first meet since winning their first-ever state championship, the Blue Springs South girls cross country team found itself on top of the standings last week. The Jaguars returned a solid group from last year’s squad, but lost their top runner. Yet, they prevailed in a close team’s race at the Tim Nixon Invitational inContinue reading “Blue Springs South girls open season with victory”
Wilde sets Liberty North school record at Tim Nixon Invite
Sage Wilde kicked off his junior season at Liberty North by sending a message to the rest of Missouri last Saturday. Wilde finished third in the Class 5 state meet lsat year behind senior teammate Ethan Lee and then sophomore Andrew Hauser from Rock Bridge who won the state title. Wilde finished 14 seconds behindContinue reading “Wilde sets Liberty North school record at Tim Nixon Invite”
Season preview: St. Teresa’s to replace talented senior class
Coming off a runner-up finish at the Class 5 state meet, St. Teresa’s Academy has some work to do to bring home hardware in November. The Stars graduated four of their seven runners, including their top two in Amelia Arrieta and Sydney Swan, who are both running collegiately. Their three others runners from state wereContinue reading “Season preview: St. Teresa’s to replace talented senior class”
Season preview: Liberty North squads have high expectations
Both Liberty North cross country teams qualified for last year’s Class 5 state meet. The boys finished third and the girls placed 12th. The boys team graduated its top runner, Ethan Lee, but now junior Sage Wilde was one spot behind him at state, placing third overall. Wilde was 14 seconds behind Rock Bridge’s AndrewContinue reading “Season preview: Liberty North squads have high expectations”
Season preview: Blue Springs South girls poised to compete for repeat
Last November, the Blue Springs South girls cross country won its first-ever team state championship. The Jaguars’ top six runners all finished in the top 50 en route to an exciting end to the season. Senior Mya Trober led the way with a fifth-place finish to cap her final MSHSAA race as a Jaguar. SheContinue reading “Season preview: Blue Springs South girls poised to compete for repeat”
State wrestling capsules: Tonganoxie boys win 4A title; 35 individual crowns won amongst area schools
For the first time in program history, the Tonganoxie High boys wrestling team brought home a team state championship. On Saturday, the Chieftains won the Kansas Class 4A state championship. They entered the tournament held in Salina, Kansas, as the No. 2 seed, but they left with the top prize. Tonganoxie scored 136 team pointsContinue reading “State wrestling capsules: Tonganoxie boys win 4A title; 35 individual crowns won amongst area schools”
3-peat: Liberty boys run away with third-consecutive state title
COLUMBIA, Mo. – For the third-straight year, the Liberty High boys wrestling dominated the competition en route to a Class 4 team state championship. The Blue Jays locked up their three-peat after the second day of the three-day Missouri state tournament at Mizzou Arena. But, the Blue Jays were far from done competing. They had 10Continue reading “3-peat: Liberty boys run away with third-consecutive state title”
Mid-Buchanan, Pleasant Hill repeat as boys state wrestling champions
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Wade Stanton put an exclamation point on the second-straight Mid-Buchanan High boys state wrestling team championship. Just seconds into the second period of his championship match, Stanton put his opponent on his back and ended the match. The Mid-Buchanan junior capped his season and the Dragons’ state tournament with a pin and hisContinue reading “Mid-Buchanan, Pleasant Hill repeat as boys state wrestling champions”
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