Fort Osage basketball’s furious comeback falls just short against Kearney
The Fort Osage boys basketball team got off to a bad start in Tuesday’s game at Kearney.
The Fort Osage boys basketball team got off to a bad start in Tuesday’s game at Kearney.

I consider my daughter-in-law to be among the kindest, most even-tempered people I have met. The next time I see her angry will be the first – but then, I have never watched a Kansas City Chiefs game with her.
Eastern Jackson County area sports calendar for Jan. 24-25

Grain Valley boys basketball coach Andy Herbert could tell from his team’s first two possessions that Tuesday’s night’s home game against Platte County would be a good one for the Eagles.
The Blue Springs South boys basketball team will take an ugly win.
Sadie Lee had a hand in two event wins as the Truman girls swimming and diving team placed second in a six-team meet Tuesday at Henley Aquatic Center.
The bad outweighed the good, and yes, it was ugly.

CC Sabathia’s career ended abruptly. Yes, the longtime Yankees left-hander had announced months earlier his plans to retire after the 2019 season, but his final appearance did not go as ceremoniously as Derek Jeter’s or Mariano Rivera’s.
Eastern Jackson County area sports calendar for Jan. 23-24

The Blue Springs High School gymnasium was not the place to be Friday night if you happen to be claustrophobic. With Wildcat students wearing white, and Blue Springs South students dressed in black, their respective cheering sections were the embodiment of how to support your hometown school.