A gutsy 80-minute effort bythe Blue Springs girls soccer team pushed seventh-ranked Lee’s Summit West into overtime in Tuesday’s Class 3 sectional matchup at Titan Stadium.

Over the years, Notre Dame de Sion has become a measuring stick for the Grain Valley girls soccer team.

Blue Springs South right-hander Reece Eddins has ice water running through his veins.

It seemed like the goal would come at any moment.

An overturned call Tuesday afternoon at Fort Osage High School put Fort Osage in position to stifle a Staley rally attempt in a Class 5 sectional baseball playoff.

Each coach pauses, takes a deep breath and scans the long list of names filed in their memory.

St. Mary’s High School coach Tom Bates is trying his best to put a positive spin on a situation that makes him sick to his stomach, and it has nothing do with the thousands and thousands of pancake breakfasts he served his boys and girls teams over the years.

Jennifer Reeder didn’t know where to start.

Blue Springs High School senior Donte Watkins wanted to create a little excitement around the long jumping pit at Saturday afternoon’s Class 4 sectional meet on the Wildcats' home track.

Eric Andrews added one more piece of hardware to the trophy case at St. Mary’s High School.