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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 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”

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: Olathe South boys, girls to contend in Class 6A

Last October, the Olathe South boys cross country team made program history winning its first-ever state championship. Now, the Class 6A champs have a target on their back as they look to repeat that title in two months.The Falcons graduated two seniors from that squad, including their top runner Matthew Tolman, but they three runnersContinue reading “Season preview: Olathe South boys, girls to contend in Class 6A”

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 team race by 15.5 points. They scored 185 to win. Belton (169.5) and Fort Osage (160) finished second and third, respectively. The lone Harrisonville championContinue reading “Harrisonville girls win Lady Pirate Invitational; Area squads perform well in Council Bluffs”

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”