Lee’s Summit North overcame a 3-2 deficit in forfeits to down visiting Blue Springs for a Suburban Big Eight wrestling victory Tuesday. The host Broncos won six of the nine matches contested on the mat, including four pins, to claim a 42-33 victory.
The Blue Springs girls swimming and diving team racked up seven wins Tuesday to tune up for the COMO Invitational this weekend. Kennedy Hecker claimed a pair of individual wins and anchored a pair of relay teams to victory in a 103-82 win over host Park Hill.
Alan Wilmes, who led Park Hill South to an 11-1 record in 2021, has been named the new head football coach at Blue Springs South High School. He replaces Matt Klein, who resigned at the end of last season.
After having about a two-week hiatus from competing, William Chrisman wrestling head coach Riley Glasgow was happy to see his team get back on the mat Tuesday. Not only that, even after so much time away against live competition, the veteran coach was pleased with what he saw in a home tri-dual as Chrisman topped Grandview 48-12 and defeated Winnetonka 39-27.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The last time the Chiefs played the Steelers in the playoffs, Tyreek Hill was a wide-eyed rookie wide receiver, Chris Jones was learning the ropes at defensive tackle and Travis Kelce was only just becoming one of the league’s best tight ends.
While the Truman girls couldn’t solve their recent scoring woes, Staley point guard Lizzie Boehm couldn’t miss. As a result, the visiting Falcons claimed a 46-37 non-conference win over the host Patriots Monday night.
Matt Miller, a key part of Kansas State’s football resurgence in the 1990s, died Saturday at age 49. Miller, who also played baseball and coached football for the Wildcats, was under hospice care at the time of his death after being diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in 2020.
Blue Springs South girls basketball coach Korey Lower wanted to send a message to his starters. About a minute after senior Seneea Bevley hit a cutting layup to put her team up 37-28 Monday at home against Raymore-Peculiar Monday, the head coach decided to pull all five of his starters and bring in all reserves.
The Steelers and Raiders once combined for maybe the most incredible play in football history, and now they have combined for maybe the most incredible day in football history. Did you survive? Are you still shaking? “A lot of people in Pittsburgh have their covers over their heads right now,” Al Michaels said as time ticked away in overtime of the Raiders-Chargers game Sunday night.
Gary Pinkel spotted a package on his front porch. The longtime Missouri and Toledo head football coach initially didn’t think much of it.