Teams that advance to the state championship football game can usually look back on one or two game-breaking plays that pave the route to the biggest game of the season.

Aaron Peola was part of one of those memorable plays he’ll be telling his grandkids about someday.

Before a near capacity audience in the Blue Springs High School Auditorium, six Wildcats signed national letters of intent to continue their careers at the collegiate level.

Blue Springs High School graduate Dom Bradley is having a good week even if his University of Missouri wrestling team is not.

An eight-ball pool tournament to benefit the Community Services League is Saturday at Twin Strokes Bar and Grill, 510 Vesper in Blue Springs.

Tim Crone, a former activities director for Blue Springs High School, writes a weekly column for The Examiner. Reach him at tcrone@bssd.net.

The Simone Award winner at Blue Springs High and current Washington Redskins running back filled in nicely for the injured Clinton Portis, rushing for 114 yards on 26 carries and a TD in a 27-17 win over Denver.

Kelly Donohoe usually keeps his two Class 6 football state championship rings in a drawer at home. But this week, he’s been sporting the mementos from his squad’s two biggest wins over the past 10 years – one from 2001 and the other from 2003.

There aren’t many statistics an offensive lineman can measure his success by.
Unless you consider pancakes.

Home is definitely where the heart is.
As Blue Springs prepares to host St. Louis DeSmet in Friday’s Class 6 state semifinal football game at Peve Stadium, I sit back and ponder all of the critics on this side of the state who have dismissed the visiting Spartans’ undefeated season so far.