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Over the past three months, Blue Springs South High School graduate Remy Davenport has received a new last name and a new job. Davenport, who graduated in 2014, was married April 9 to Grant Wolfe and a few weeks later was named the new women’s basketball coach at Avila University, where she had served as an assistant coach the past three years.

LOS ANGELES — An 8-year-old girl grasps the chain on a playground swing. “If you let me play,” she begins.

The NBA finals ended with the Golden State Warriors establishing themselves in the dynasty range. They have won four of the last eight NBA titles.

If there has been one Achilles heel for the Blue Springs Post 499 Fike baseball team this season, it’s been giving up one big inning to its opponents. That’s exactly what happened in the first game of a doubleheader against Oak Grove Post 379 Wednesday.

Blue Springs South’s Carter McIntosh enjoyed a junior year that he could have never imagined just a few years ago. The two-sport standout knows the importance of good grades and owns a 4.27 grade point average with multiple AP and college-level courses.

After a media whirlwind over the week-plus following new Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill’s comments comparing his current quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, to former teammate, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Hill responded.

Claire Lower has yet to make an appearance at her father Kory’s Youth Basketball Camp at Blue Springs South High School, but she can be forgiven for her absence. “She’s only 3 weeks old,” her father, Kory, the girls basketball coach who enjoyed the greatest single season in Jaguars history last year, said with a laugh.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani adheres to strict routine in nearly every aspect of his life. When his latest mound start was delayed 12 minutes by a pregame ceremony honoring the Angels’ 2002 World Series champions, his meticulous preparation took a hit before he even threw a pitch.