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<title>High school football playoffs, Nov. 20</title>
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<title>St. Pius, Park Hill both fall in state soccer semifinals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[FENTON, Mo. | Making its second consecutive final-four appearance in Class 1, St. Pius grabbed the lead Friday as Conor Parrish ran onto a pass from Grant Geary on the right side and scored in the opening minutes of the secon... ]]></description>
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<title>Fort Osage advances to Missouri Class 5 final</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fort Osage senior free safety Nathan Hancock had only one thought as the football floated his way.&#8220;I&#8217;ve got to catch this, I&#8217;ve got to catch this,&#8221; Hancock said. Raytown South trailed Fort Osage by sev... ]]></description>
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<title>Well, no debate that Gardner Edgerton won</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Not everyone here Friday night at St. Thomas Aquinas was enraptured by football. Away from the maniacs covered in gold body paint and the deep blue sea of Trailblazer fans at this Kansas Class 5A semifinal showdown, a bunch o... ]]></description>
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<title>Blue Springs crushes De Smet and reaches Class 6 final</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Blue Springs had no need for dramatics this time.A week after slipping by Rockhurst in the final seconds, the Wildcats roared past previously undefeated De Smet 35-5 at home Friday in the Missouri Class 6 semifinals.Blue Spri... ]]></description>
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<title>Morss&amp;#8217; field goal gives Olathe North a 16-14 win over Blue Valley</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Minutes earlier, Olathe North kicker Jared Morss missed a critical extra point, which left the undefeated and top-ranked Eagles staring at an unfathomable loss against Blue Valley.It was a nearly identical situation to the di... ]]></description>
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<title>McCay leads Miege past Paola 48-19</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Once Justin McCay heard the whistle blow late in the second quarter, he calmly gave the referee the football. He didn&#8217;t want to celebrate his most recent touchdown too much in front of the official. After all, he didn&#... ]]></description>
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<title>Screening of The Blind Side a hit with football coaches, players</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Scores of football players lined up outside one of AMC Studio 30&#8217;s main auditoriums Monday night and not a single one had paid for a ticket.Olathe South, Olathe East and Olathe Northwest lettermen jackets dotted the lin... ]]></description>
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<title>Friday nights the right time for Blue Springs&amp;#8217; Miller</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Before the big rushing seasons and the touchdowns and before anyone would call Friday night at 7 &#8220;Miller Time,&#8221; Darrian Miller was a sophomore running back on the Blue Springs High School varsity football team. An... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:21:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Friday nights the right time for Blue Springs&amp;#8217; Miller</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Before the big rushing seasons and the touchdowns and before anyone would call Friday night at 7 &#8220;Miller Time,&#8221; Darrian Miller was a sophomore running back on the Blue Springs High School varsity football team. An... ]]></description>
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<title>St. Pius X, Park Hill soccer teams in state semifinals today</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The big-game atmosphere of the Missouri boys soccer state semifinals can be an overwhelming experience for teams that aren&#8217;t used to it. St. Pius X coach Todd Ashby knows about that all too well. When the Warriors advan... ]]></description>
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<title>Friday night sights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This week, The Star catches up with Fort Osage senior E.J. Gaines, a running back and defensive back who has made a commitment to Missouri. Tonight, he leads the Indians into battle against Raytown South in a Missouri Class 5... ]]></description>
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<title>St. Thomas Aquinas, Gardner Edgerton an unlikely budding rivalry</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This all started two years ago, really. This unlikely budding rivalry between two high schools 16 miles apart on the map and a long way apart in the spectrum of Kansas football.St. Thomas Aquinas had become perennially one of... ]]></description>
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<title>Five things to watch in Missouri and Kansas football state semifinals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[in Missouri and Kansas football state semifinals1 LONG AND WINDING ROAD:  The O&#8217;Hara Celtics will travel more than 400 miles round trip for this Missouri Class 3 semifinal matchup. More challenging, though, will be defe... ]]></description>
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<title>Blue Valley regroups from 1-6 record</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It had to be a misprint.Blue Valley lost 49-35 against The Star&#8217;s No. 1 big-class team, Olathe North, on Oct. 16. That part was believable, considering the Eagles haven&#8217;t lost yet this season, but the Tigers&#8217... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:57:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>High school sports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[@ Go to KansasCity.com for Varsity Zone, our home for high school sports.Football Missouri SEMIfinals Friday&#8217;s games at 7 p.m.Class 6Oakville (9-3) at Hazelwood Central (11-1)DeSmet (12-0) at Blue Springs (11-1)Class 5W... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:14:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Resurgent Kearney defense seeks revenge against Webb City</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kearney defensive end Joe Windsor stares up at the projection screen and feels a swirl of emotions. It&#8217;s Monday, just a few days after the Bulldogs shut out Harrisonville in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Class 4 sta... ]]></description>
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<title>Park Hill, St. Pius X advance to state semis in boys soccer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It took 16 years, but the Park Hill High School boys soccer team has made it back to the state semifinals.The Trojans advanced with a 4-1 victory over Lee&#8217;s Summit North in their Missouri Class 3 quarterfinal game last ... ]]></description>
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<title>The waiting is over &amp;#8230; Webb City is next for Kearney</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is the rematch the Kearney High School football team has been waiting for. The Bulldogs have plenty of motivation for their Missouri Class 4 state semifinal game against Webb City at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Webb City ruined ... ]]></description>
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<title>Park Hill South sixth, Park Hill seventh in state swimming</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Park Hill South came within four points of tying for a state trophy at the Missouri swimming and diving championships last weekend in St. Peters, Mo., in the St. Louis area. The Panthers scored 116 points, an impressive total... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:52:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Missouri prevails in Mo-Kan volleyball</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Once again, Missouri owns bragging rights over Kansas in volleyball.The Missouri all-stars defeated their Kansas counterparts 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-17) in the big-class match of the 13th annual MO-KAN All-Star match last Sund... ]]></description>
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<title>Raytown South, Fort Osage vie for trip to St. Louis dome</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The coaches of the Suburban Conference Mid Six met Monday night to determine all-conference football teams. The meeting lasted well past 8 p.m., but for good reason. With so many outstanding players and strong teams, it prove... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:16:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Sportsmanship the winner in state swimming controversy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[While Rockhurst High School was well on its way to winning its sixth straight boys swimming and diving Missouri state championship last Saturday, the path to the celebration slightly took a left turn. A protest involving a ru... ]]></description>
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<title>High school sports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Boys soccer Missouri SEMIFINALS Friday in Fenton, Mo.At Anheuser Busch ComplexClass 3Christian Brothers vs Hickman, 5 p.m.St. Louis University vs Park Hill, 7 p.m.Class 2Cape Girardeau Notre Dame vs Bolivar, 11 a.m.St. Domini... ]]></description>
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<title>O&amp;#8217;Hara outlasts Pleasant Hill 50-49 in Class 3 quarterfinal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pray. It was the only thing O&#8217;Hara running back Raphael Spencer could think to do. He was 3 yards from converting a two-point attempt. Get in, win the game. Get stuffed, go home.&#8220;I just prayed: &#8216;God, please ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:00:03 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Hogan Prep can&amp;#8217;t make up early deficit in loss to Maryville</title>
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<description><![CDATA[MARYVILLE, Mo. | An early surge by Maryville proved too much for Hogan Prep to overcome in a 35-32 loss in the Class 2 quarterfinals Saturday.A couple of turnovers led to an early 21-0 lead for the Spoofhounds, 12-1. An onsid... ]]></description>
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<title>Gaines leads Fort Osage past Raymore-Peculiar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Fort Osage coach Ryan Schartz calls E.J. Gaines the best football player he&#8217;s had come through the program, and on days like Saturday, it&#8217;s easy to see why.Despite being limited to four carries in the first half a... ]]></description>
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<title>Rockhurst sets record in winning Missouri state swimming championship</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ST. PETERS, Mo. | During this swimming and diving season, the Rockhurst Hawklets epitomized what it means to be a team. Everything happened together. Even when it came to catching the swine flu. So at the conclusion of winnin... ]]></description>
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<title>Kearney clobbers Harrisonville in quarterfinal showdown</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kearney relied on a familiar formula Saturday in a quarterfinal showdown at home against Harrisonville. The defense dominated and the ground attack continually grew stronger as the Bulldogs rolled to a 41-0 rout.&#8220;Our de... ]]></description>
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<title>High school sports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Football Missouri quarterfinals Saturday&#8217;s resultsClass 5Fort Osage 30, Raymore-Peculiar 19Raytown South 21, Nixa 15Webster Groves 34, Chaminade 29Parkway North 21, Parkway Central 0Class 4Kearney 41, Harrisonville 0Hel... ]]></description>
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<title>Park Hill soccer ends 26-year state tourney drought</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The final score paints a picture of domination: Park Hill 4, Lee&#8217;s Summit North 1.In reality, the Missouri Class 3 boys soccer quarterfinal Saturday at the North Kansas City School District Activities Complex was a tens... ]]></description>
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<title>Raytown South advances to state semifinals on fluke final play of game</title>
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<description><![CDATA[NIXA, Mo. | With only seven seconds remaining it appeared that Raytown South&#8217;s quarterfinal game with the Nixa Eagles would need overtime to determine a winner. That was moments before one of the most improbable plays i... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:00:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Last second field goal lifts Blue Springs past Rockhurst</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Blue Springs running back Darrian Miller was quickly met by the Rockhurst defense near the line of scrimmage, but he just kept churning his legs, trying to drive himself forward as the momentum of the play carried him toward ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:18:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>St. Thomas Aquinas rips Shawnee Heights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Receiver Shane Nachbar knew he had to make something happen for St. Thomas Aquinas. As far as he was concerned, he didn&#8217;t do anything in the first half. He knew that wasn&#8217;t good enough, not with the season on the ... ]]></description>
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<title>Miege grounds out 35-7 win over Louisburg</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bishop Miege rammed, rocketed and ran away with a 35-7 victory against Louisburg on Friday night.Louisburg entered the game outscoring its opponents 66-0 during the first two rounds of the Kansas Class 4A playoffs. However, i... ]]></description>
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<title>Blue Valley edges BV Northwest in Kansas 6A playoffs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The magic continues for the Blue Valley Tigers.The Tigers took the lead on a 25-yard touchdown pass from senior Anthony Abenoja to junior Jacob McDermott with 6 minutes, 48 seconds to play and then held on for a 17-14 victory... ]]></description>
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<title>Olathe North gets revenge, Franklin gets record</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It was a rematch of last year&#8217;s Kansas 6A state quarterfinal, but the games could not have been more different.Olathe North survived a fourth-quarter shootout in a 41-28 victory Friday over Lawrence Free State, ending t... ]]></description>
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<title>Gardner Edgerton rolls in Class 5A playoffs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Before the game, Gardner Edgerton sprinted onto the field out of a giant inflatable helmet, while rock music blared on the speakers and multicolored fireworks exploded in the sky.Yet the most impressive and electrifying aspec... ]]></description>
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<title>Friday night sights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Blue Valley senior Anthony Abenoja has been one of the most productive quarterbacks in the Kansas City area, passing for nearly 5,000 yards over the last two seasons. He leads a Tigers team that started 1-6 before righting it... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:24:03 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>St. Pius X soccer team reaches state semifinals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[St. Pius X&#8217;s soccer team advanced to the Missouri Class 1 state semifinals for the second consecutive season with a 2-1 victory Thursday night against Sacred Heart.Warriors coach Todd Ashby said a berth to the Final Fou... ]]></description>
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<title>Blue Springs, Rockhurst meet in state quarterfinal game</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Take it from Liberty football coach Joel Wells. The meeting between Blue Springs and Rockhurst tonight in the Missouri Class 6 quarterfinals should be a clash between an ignitable offense and hellacious defense. Wells should ... ]]></description>
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<title>Smithville&amp;#8217;s season ends on late Helias goal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Smithville&#8217;s boys soccer team came within 3 minutes and 28 seconds of forcing overtime Thursday against Jefferson City Helias in Missouri Class 2 state quarterfinal action at Blue Springs South&#8217;s Larry Stewart... ]]></description>
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<title>Bolivar denies Pembroke Hill in state soccer quarterfinals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pembroke Hill&#8217;s streak of five consecutive appearances in the boys soccer state semifinals ended Thursday night along with Bolivar&#8217;s decadelong wait to return to the state tournament.Bolivar defeated Pembroke Hill... ]]></description>
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<title>Five things to watch in Kansas football sectional playoffs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[in Kansas football sectional playoffs1 Underdog Firebirds hope to spring another upsetA year ago, Lawrence Free State entered its sectional playoff game against Olathe North as a heavy underdog. The Firebirds had lost to the ... ]]></description>
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<title>St. James Academy soccer program &amp;#8216;has taken off&amp;#8217;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[It wasn&#8217;t long ago that St. James Academy&#8217;s boys soccer was just a budding program trying to establish itself.Indeed, the Thunder&#8217;s reputation and stature has grown mighty quickly.St. James claimed its first... ]]></description>
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<title>Miege soccer team comes up one win short</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bishop Miege High School&#8217;s memorable soccer season brought it one win shy of a state title. The quest ended last Saturday in Topeka with a 2-0 loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in the Kansas 5A championship game.Emotions were ... ]]></description>
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<title>High school sports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Football Missouri quarterfinals Today&#8217;s games at 7 p.m.Class 6Blue Springs at RockhurstFox at OakvilleHazelwood Central vs. Lafayette (Wildwood)DeSmet vs. Jefferson CitySaturday&#8217;s games, at 1:30 p.m.Class 5Chamina... ]]></description>
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<title>Five things to watch at Missouri boys swimming and diving state meet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[at Missouri boys swimming  and diving state meet1 Rock invades. The focus will be on the Rockhurst Hawklets as they try to win their sixth straight swimming and diving championship at the City of St. Peters Rec Plex. The Hawk... ]]></description>
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<title>Lee&amp;#8217;s Summit North&amp;#8217;s Beal wins Evelyn Gates Award</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Unlike many of her volleyball peers who have become elite players after starting in the sport at a young age, Lee&#8217;s Summit North High School senior Marianne Beal has a different story. It was the first day of school her... ]]></description>
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<title>A few days later, Aquinas&amp;#8217; soccer state title is still sweet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On the heels of winning its seventh straight state championship and completing its first undefeated season since 1994, the St. Thomas Aquinas High School boys soccer team moved to No. 2 in the ESPN Rise national rankings.The ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:18:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>SM South&amp;#8217;s Spradling signs with K-State</title>
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<description><![CDATA[High school students aren&#8217;t always so resolute about such things, but Shawnee Mission South basketball standout Will Spradling has known for a while what he wanted to do after graduation.He was going to play college bas... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:28:03 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Hickman Mills&amp;#8217; Harrington signs with Louisville</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The scene inside the Hickman Mills High School media center Wednesday afternoon looked familiar. There was a white and orange sheet cake that read: Congratulations. There was an ecstatic mother, always the first to applaud. T... ]]></description>
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<title>High school signings chart</title>
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<description><![CDATA[MISSOURIATHLETESCHOOLSPORTCOLLEGEShelby Bolin Blue Springs swimming Pacific (California)A two-time All-American who led Wildcats to Missouri team state titleKirstin Erickson Blue Springs volleyball Pittsburg StateA first-team... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:28:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>High school sports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Football Missouri quarterfinals Friday&#8217;s games at 7 p.m.Class 6Blue Springs at RockhurstFox at OakvilleHazelwood Central vs. Lafayette (Wildwood)DeSmet vs. Jefferson CitySaturday&#8217;s games, at 1:30 p.m.Class 5Chamin... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>LS North edges Rockhurst, Park Hill awaits in quarterfinals</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Of all the thoughts that could have been racing through Lee&#8217;s Summit North junior Michael Oakley&#8217;s mind as he lined up for the final kick in the double overtime shootout &#8212; including memories about never beat... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:03:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Smithville rolls on and on in Class 2 soccer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Make it eight in a row for the Smithville boys soccer team.The Warriors clinched their eighth straight district title last Thursday with a convincing 7-1 victory over Oak Grove in Missouri Class 2.Smithville wound up winning ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:03 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Kearney girls capture state title in cross country</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Kearney High School girls cross country team captured its first state championship last Saturday in Jefferson City, winning the Class 3 race and placing four runners within the top 20 finishers. Sophomore Jasmine Edwards ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Kearney proves it could play better</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The first time Kearney and Staley met this season, Staley prevailed 21-7 &#8212; thanks to six Kearney turnovers.The second time, however, was a different story, as Kearney got its revenge with a 28-0 victory over previously ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:35:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Rockhurst plays host to Blue Springs in Class 6 football</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On Friday night, the classic Blue Springs vs. Rockhurst high school football game returns to Dasta Memorial Stadium at Rockhurst in a Missouri Class 6 quarterfinal, and once again this matchup holds more than just rivalry pri... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:11:03 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>FALL SPORTS NOTES: Titans celebrate cross country state title; boys soccer playoffs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When the Lee&#8217;s Summit West girls cross country team capped its stunning season with a 98-point victory at the Missouri Class 4 state championship, the Titans proved the power of the team. Behind junior Chelsey Phoebus, ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:11:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Celtics make sure they look like champions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Prior to the Missouri Class 3 state volleyball tournament last weekend, O&#8217;Hara coach Lori Hanaway told her team to walk into Municipal Auditorium like they owned the place.It appears the Celtics heeded her advice. They ... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:30:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>State semifinals have a familiar look</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A year has passed, rosters have changed &#8212; in one team&#8217;s case the head coach changed &#8212; 11 games have been played &#8230; and yet here we are again.The St. Thomas Aquinas and Gardner Edgerton football teams me... ]]></description>
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<title>SM Northwest gymnasts lose state title amid controversy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lawrence Free State walked away with the state championship team trophy and Newton, which hosted the 2009 Kansas Girls State Gymnastics Championship, took home the individual state championship medals last Saturday.Officially... ]]></description>
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<title>Orrick&amp;#8217;s win streak ends at 40</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As Orrick running back Kalija Rogers walked to the locker room during halftime of his team&#8217;s Missouri Class 1 sectional game Monday against Hamilton Penney, he noticed the unfamiliar looks on the faces of his teammates.... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>High school football highlights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Class 4&#8226;At HARRISONVILLE 14, GRAIN VALLEY 12: Harrisonville&#8217;s Sam Cooper ran for two touchdowns, and Grain Valley&#8217;s Trace Goade ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns.Class 3&#8226;PLEASANT HILL 21,  AT RICHMO... ]]></description>
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<title>Gaines helps Fort Osage remain undefeated</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Around this time of year, senior student athletes become protective about their high school careers. They don&#8217;t want the time to come to an end with a playoff exit &#8212; and on Monday night, Fort Osage senior E.J. Gai... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:02 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>Bruster carries load for Raytown South</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Darrien Bruster had been waiting all season to test how fast he could run in a game. Monday night against Ozark, Bruster, a Raytown South receiver, took advantage of his opportunities in open space and scored twice.Bruster&#8... ]]></description>
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<title>Kearney dominates sectional rematch with Staley</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kearney took a bigger lead into the fourth quarter Monday against Staley than it had in a Sept. 25 meeting, and the ending was a lot different, too.The Bulldogs led by 13 points after three quarters in its Missouri Class 4 se... ]]></description>
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<title>Raymore-Peculiar knocks off Winnetonka 42-14</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Raymore-Peculiar coach Tom Kruse moved cornerback Marc Harrison to the offensive backfield the third week of the season because he thought Harrison could deliver a spark at times.&#8220;And he consistently has done that for u... ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:01 -0600</pubDate>
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<title>High school sports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Football Missouri sectionals Monday&#8217;s resultsClass 5Fort Osage 29, Park Hill 6Ozark (5-4) at Raytown South (8-3)Raymore-Peculiar 42, Winnetonka 14Class 4Harrisonville 14, Grain Valley 12Kearney 28, Staley 0Class 3Pleasa... ]]></description>
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<title>Five things to watch in Missouri sectional football playoffs</title>
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<description><![CDATA[in Missouri sectional football playoffs1Kearney (9-2) at Staley (11-0)The best new rivalry in the city returns tonight. Last season in this Class 4 sectional playoff round, Kearney crushed Staley, but earlier this year, the F... ]]></description>
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<title>Fort Osage has diverse and explosive offense</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As preposterous as the question seemed on the surface, Fort Osage football coach Ryan Schartz&#8217;s expression didn&#8217;t change. And only a beat passed before he answered whether he really, truly thought his offense was ... ]]></description>
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<title>Bishop Miege grinds out win on ground</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Bishop Miege made a halftime adjustment that proved to be decisive as the Stags defeated Holton 38-14 in a Class 4A regional Saturday night at Miege.The Stags led 21-14 at halftime, then scored 17 points in the third quarter ... ]]></description>
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