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”
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”
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 University was the big winner when it comes to KC area runners this year. The Cyclones scooped up three female runners, with one of thoseContinue reading “Area cross country, track and field athletes ink futures on signing day”
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 Springs South girls cross country team won the Class 5 District 4 meet, he jumped into a lake. It’s become a tradition he enjoys, onlyContinue 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 won the boys conference championship, and Blue Springs South took home the girls title. The girls’ team race was tightly contested, but the Jaguars clippedContinue reading “KC Suburban Conference meets won by six different schools”
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-sided affair. Two of the best runners from Kansas and one from Missouri competed for the gold medal, finishing mere seconds apart. In the end,Continue 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. On Saturday, the Falcons won the 41-team meet at Raymore-Peculiar, earning the right to have their name etched into history. The trophy that goesContinue reading “Olathe South boys makes history at KC Classic”
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”
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