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- Pleasant Hill sophomore Beck medals at state
Pleasant Hill sophomore Brooke Beck saved her best race of the season for last. On Friday morning, Beck capped her season with a fifth-place finish at the Class 4 state meetContinue reading “Pleasant Hill sophomore Beck medals at state” - Norris wins Class 4 district meet
With less than one kilometer in the race, Kayleigh Norris made her move up the last big hill Saturday and left Sisely Mitchell behind en route to winning the Class 4Continue reading “Norris wins Class 4 district meet” - Busy weekend across three states
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 InvitationalContinue reading “Busy weekend across three states” - 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 meetContinue 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 solidContinue 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 lsatContinue 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 theirContinue 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, EthanContinue 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 excitingContinue 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. TheyContinue 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 afterContinue 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 hisContinue reading “Mid-Buchanan, Pleasant Hill repeat as boys state wrestling champions” - Liberty, Pleasant Hill, Mid-Buchanan remain atop state tourney standingsBefore the placing matches even begin, the Liberty High boys have all but officially won their third-straight state championship. Heading into Saturday, the Blue Jays lead the Class 4 team standingsContinue reading “Liberty, Pleasant Hill, Mid-Buchanan remain atop state tourney standings”
- MSHSAA Day 1 Recap: Three KC area teams lead respective classesAfter just two rounds at the Missouri State High School Activities Association state wrestling tournament, a number of Kansas City area teams are sitting well in the standings. The tournament beingContinue reading “MSHSAA Day 1 Recap: Three KC area teams lead respective classes”
- Missouri Girls Wrestling District 4 recap: Staley wins; 3 teams qualify 4 for state
The race for the team title at the Missouri State High School Activities Association Girls Wrestling District 4 tournament was a close one between Kansas City area schools. In the end,Continue reading “Missouri Girls Wrestling District 4 recap: Staley wins; 3 teams qualify 4 for state” - Weekend recap: Blue Springs boys, Washburn Rural girls capture titlesAt the Lee’s Summit Holiday Tournament, it was Blue Springs walking away with the team championship, defeating 24 other schools. Blue Springs won the boys wrestling meet with 271.5 points, whileContinue reading “Weekend recap: Blue Springs boys, Washburn Rural girls capture titles”
- Harrisonville girls win Lady Pirate Invitational; Area squads perform well in Council Bluffs
Nearly two dozen girls wrestling teams competed in Belton over the weekend, and Harrisonville left with a team championship. Harrisonville had only a single champion, but the Wildcats won the teamContinue reading “Harrisonville girls win Lady Pirate Invitational; Area squads perform well in Council Bluffs” - Three champs propel Liberty North boys to Lee’s Summit North Invite title
Thanks to three individual champions, the Liberty North boys wrestling team held off the host team Saturday to win the Lee’s Summit North Invitational. Liberty North left the tournament with aContinue reading “Three champs propel Liberty North boys to Lee’s Summit North Invite title” - Liberty boys win Iowa tournament
The Liberty High boys wrestling team headed left Iowa with a huge tournament victory Saturday, just three days after a dominating dual win to begin the season. Liberty kicked off theContinue reading “Liberty boys win Iowa tournament” - Expectations high for Park Hill wrestling programs this winterLast year, the Park Hill boys wrestling team finished seventh as a team in Class 4, while the girls squad had a pair of state placers. The Trojans return some keyContinue reading “Expectations high for Park Hill wrestling programs this winter”
- Liberty High wrestling squad enters season as defending state champsWhen the Liberty High boys wresting team begins the season in just over two weeks, it will starting a path toward winning its third-straight state championship. The Blue Jays dominated theContinue reading “Liberty High wrestling squad enters season as defending state champs”
- Area cross country, track and field athletes ink futures on signing day
The first national signing day of the 2021-22 school year came and went, and a handful of area runners inked their futures with various colleges around the country. Iowa State UniversityContinue reading “Area cross country, track and field athletes ink futures on signing day” - State recap: St. Teresa’s Academy finishes 2nd; Liberty North boys place 3rd
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Amelia Arrieta capped her lone high school cross country season with a third-place finish, but she was only thinking about her team minutes before the race. The St.Continue reading “State recap: St. Teresa’s Academy finishes 2nd; Liberty North boys place 3rd” - Blue Springs South girls win first-ever state championship
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Ryan Unruh didn’t jump in a lake Friday, but he might be getting some permanent ink on his body to commemorate an historical day. After his Blue SpringsContinue reading “Blue Springs South girls win first-ever state championship” - KC Suburban Conference meets won by six different schools
By Jimmy Gillispie When all of the KC Suburban Conference cross country meets were completed Saturday, six different schools had won titles. At the KC Suburban Gold meet, Liberty North wonContinue reading “KC Suburban Conference meets won by six different schools” - First-year runner Amelia Arrieta shining bright at St. Teresa’s Academy
By Jimmy Gillispie Amelia Arrieta put the whole state of Missouri on notice early this season. It just happened to be her second-ever 5K cross country race. At the Raymore-Peculiar InvitationalContinue reading “First-year runner Amelia Arrieta shining bright at St. Teresa’s Academy” - Olathe West girls continues dominance; Olathe North’s Hocker Singh wins race
By Jimmy Gillispie PECULIAR, Mo. — The race for the top three individuals was competitive Saturday, but the battle for the best girls team at the KC Classic was a one-sidedContinue reading “Olathe West girls continues dominance; Olathe North’s Hocker Singh wins race” - Olathe South boys makes history at KC Classic
By Jimmy Gillispie PECULIAR, Mo. — For the first time in school history, the Olathe South boys cross country team will be engraving its name into the KC Classic traveling trophy.Continue reading “Olathe South boys makes history at KC Classic” - Q&A: Raymore-Peculiar girls coach Jay Johnson midseason reportLast 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.Continue reading “Q&A: Raymore-Peculiar girls coach Jay Johnson midseason report”
- St. Teresa’s Academy senior Amelia Arrieta sets school recordBy 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 atContinue reading “St. Teresa’s Academy senior Amelia Arrieta sets school record”
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