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Eagles’ Slaughter, Wildcats’ Ezeogu named DiRenna Award finalists

Two Eastern Jackson County area players are among the top five candidates for the metro area’s top high school basketball award. Grain Valley high-scoring junior guard/forward Grace Slaughter was named Monday as one of the top five female finalists for the DiRenna Award, which is given to the high school basketball players in the metro area.

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‘Dream come true’

Blue Springs South keeps adding to its season of firsts – and the Jaguars can finally say they are a final four team. The Jaguars got the job done on both ends of the court in a Class 6 state quarterfinal Saturday to earn the girls basketball program’s first state final four appearance in the 30-year history of the school.

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