INDEPENDENCE - Frederick Mitchell Mills “F. M. Mills,” 77, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday evening February 3, 2022. He passed away peacefully at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS, surrounded by family. Fred was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)“Lou Gehrig’s disease” on November 4, 2021 at Mayo Clinic.
David White has resigned as Blue Springs High School football head coach after two seasons, according to PrepsKC.com. White was named head coach in 2020 when longtime coach Kelly Donohoe announced that he was retiring and taking the job as head coach at Rockhurst High School.
Blue Springs senior Rhian Kempf remembers how she was injured just shortly before the district tournament in 2021, derailing her season. So the 2021-22 season was her last chance to make the Missouri State High School Girls Wrestling Championships.
The Grain Valley High School girls basketball team lost a game Saturday afternoon in the 810 Varsity Shootout at Lee’s Summit West High School. But that loss seems minor when considering that two-time Examiner Player of the Year, two-time all-state player and Team USA gold medal winner Grace Slaughter went down with a knee injury that has all Eagle faithful holding their collective breath.
Truman freshman boys basketball player Dallas Winda admitted he had been on a cold streak. Going against Suburban Middle Six Conference rival Fort Osage on Friday offered an opportunity for Winda to come up big and break his slump.
LAS VEGAS – After playing in the Pro Bowl on Sunday, Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested and accused of beating someone the night before in a Las Vegas nightclub. Kamara had four catches for 23 yards for the NFC in the game, then was taken into custody and booked at the Clark County Detention Center on charges of battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.
WHAT'S UP NEXT | AREA SPORTS CALENDAR (Schedules subject to change) TUESDAY, FEB. 8 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL 7 p.m.
Today’s sports broadcast highlights Tuesday’s Television • Tennis: ATP Rotterdam/ATP Buenos Aires/ATP Dallas/WTA St. Petersburg, 5 a.m., Tennis (Comcast 277) • Winter Olympics: Women’s luge, 6:15 a.m., 7:35 a.m., USA (52) • Winter Olympics: Speed skating (men’s 1,500), 8:20 a.m., USA (52) • Winter Olympics: Men’s biathlon (taped), 9:30 a.m., USA (52) • Soccer: FIFA Club World Cup semifinal: Palmeiras vs.
The new-look Kansas City Mavericks are on a winning streak that coach Tad O’Had believes could run through the end of the season. And their new look has nothing to do with uniforms or game gear.
Jake Kates was polite and to the point following a hard-to-figure-out 47-44 Suburban Middle Six loss to visiting Raytown Friday. “I don’t have a lot for you tonight,” Kates said after the Bears fell to 14-6 overall and 3-2 in conference play.