BALDWIN CITY, Kan. – In between the star-studded fields at the Olathe Twilight and Rim Rock meets, the Baldwin Invitational could be considered a smaller meet. But, it’s only small in terms of quantity. Although there were only about a dozen teams at the Baldwin City Golf Course – now named the Spielman Cross Country CourseContinue reading “Free State boys, Olathe West girls win Baldwin Invite”
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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”
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”
Olathe South boys cap historical season with program’s first state title
AUGUSTA, Kan. — Once the bright yellow jerseys began crossing the finish line one after the other, Zach Pope had a good feeling history was being made Saturday. The sixth-year coach was correct. Pope’s Olathe South boys cross country was doing something never done in program history. The top-ranked Falcons didn’t succumb to the pressureContinue reading “Olathe South boys cap historical season with program’s first state title”
State preview breakdown: Class 6A boys
By Jimmy Gillispie A newcomer to Class 6A might be winning gold Saturday morning a year after finishing runner-up two classes down as a freshman. Shawnee Mission North sophomore Micah Blomker is one of the favorites to win the 6A boys title when the race starts at 10:40 a.m. at the 4 Mile Creek Resort.Continue reading “State preview breakdown: Class 6A boys”
Top-ranked Olathe West girls tested at 6A regional; Olathe South, East dominate boys race
By Jimmy Gillispie OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Olathe West girls won another meet Saturday, but it wasn’t quite the performance the Owls hoped for in their second-to-last competition of the season. The defending Class 6A state champions won the regional on the Johnson County Community College course, but rival Olathe North gave the OwlsContinue reading “Top-ranked Olathe West girls tested at 6A regional; Olathe South, East dominate boys race”
Tiebreaker decides Sunflower League boys title; Olathe West takes girls crown
By Jimmy Gillispie The Sunflower League boys championship couldn’t be decided by the typical five scoring runners Saturday at the Rim Rock Farm. The battle between Olathe South, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A, and Olathe East, ranked No. 4 in 6A, came down to the sixth runner tiebreaker. It was the depth of theContinue reading “Tiebreaker decides Sunflower League boys title; Olathe West takes girls crown”
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”
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