Track notes: Northwest’s Nick French is No. 1 in discus in 6A, but is...
Nick French is a very technical discus thrower, and the Northwest senior has a tendency to overanalyze himself.He’s constantly going through the checklist in his mind of every little detail that needs...
View ArticleClass 3-2-1A tennis: Hesston partners win doubles, Independent’s Cho...
Hesston and Central Plains each advanced one singles player and both doubles teams to Saturday’s Class 3-2-1A final day, but better placings boosted Central Plains to the team title with 41 points.The...
View ArticleGarden Plain edges Hesston despite first-night setbacks
Nate Pauly had more yards than his entire Garden Plain team for most of the first quarter on Friday. In much of the remaining time, Pauly outran the moments that threatened to slow down his...
View ArticleVolleyball: Hesston falls short in 3A title match
Each recent year in the Class 3A volleyball tournament, Hesston has improved its showing.The Swathers might be champions next year.Hesston (38-7) narrowly missed finishing with the state title...
View ArticleHesston beats Chaparral to reach 3A quarterfinals
In the second quarter, Hesston had pulled to within a point of Chaparral, 14-13, on a 37-yard touchdown pass. There was a bad snap on the point-after try, but holder Zach Vogt ran it in for two...
View ArticleAfter 1-3 start, Hesston football reaches 3A semifinals
It was inside the visiting locker room in Nickerson late on the night of Sept. 23 when Hesston began its ascent from flirting with the school’s first losing record in two decades to becoming the first...
View ArticleHesston makes right reads to reach 3A final
Zach Esau had to make a quick decision as he took the snap and extended the ball to tailback Parker Roth. He could give it to his tailback, pull the ball back and run it himself, or throw over the...
View ArticlePreviews of Saturday’s Kansas high school football finals
CLASS 6A1 p.m. at Welch Stadium, EmporiaBLUE VALLEY (12-0)Read more
View ArticleA look at Central Kansas League basketball
BOYSHALSTEADCoach: Lonnie Lollar, first season. Last season: 10-12. Players to watch: Layke Heimerman, 6-1, sr., F; Dalton Kraus, 5-9, jr., G; Braden Gerber, 6-0, sr., F; Kason O’Neal, 6-1, jr., F;...
View ArticleRossville stuns Hesston in overtime
In small groups, red-eyed Hesston players and staff filed out Saturday of the locker room at Gowans Stadium, stunned at what had just happened.The Swathers had leads of 13 and 15 points over two-time...
View Article3A girls: Cheney, Garden Plain come out on top of thrillers
It’s not often two great teams play their best with their top players elevating them to another level previously unreached.Thursday night produced such a game in a Class 3A sub-state semifinal in...
View ArticleHesston’s Clint Rider accepts football job at Blue Valley Northwest
After taking Hesston to its first trip to a state championship football game in 24 years, Clint Rider is leaving the Swathers after four years to accept the head coaching job at Blue Valley Northwest...
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