St. Pius, Park Hill both fall in state soccer semifinals Yesterday @ 11:28 pm
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... more...
Fort Osage advances to Missouri Class 5 final Yesterday @ 11:28 pm
Fort Osage senior free safety Nathan Hancock had only one thought as the football floated his way. “I’ve got to catch this, I’ve got to catch this,” Hancock said. Raytown South trailed Fort... more...
Well, no debate that Gardner Edgerton won Yesterday @ 11:28 pm
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... more...
Blue Springs crushes De Smet and reaches Class 6 final Yesterday @ 11:28 pm
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.... more...
Morss’ field goal gives Olathe North a 16-14 win over Blue Valley Yesterday @ 11:28 pm
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... more...
McCay leads Miege past Paola 48-19 Yesterday @ 11:28 pm
Once Justin McCay heard the whistle blow late in the second quarter, he calmly gave the referee the football. He didn’t want to celebrate his most recent touchdown too much in front of the official. After all, he... more...
Screening of The Blind Side a hit with football coaches, players Yesterday @ 6:08 pm
Scores of football players lined up outside one of AMC Studio 30’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... more...
Friday nights the right time for Blue Springs’ Miller 2 days ago
Before the big rushing seasons and the touchdowns and before anyone would call Friday night at 7 “Miller Time,” Darrian Miller was a sophomore running back on the Blue Springs High School varsity football... more...
Friday nights the right time for Blue Springs’ Miller 2 days ago
Before the big rushing seasons and the touchdowns and before anyone would call Friday night at 7 “Miller Time,” Darrian Miller was a sophomore running back on the Blue Springs High School varsity football... more...
Bulletin Board Material -- The One Where No One Wants to go Home3 days ago
What's happening, good people!
Well, as I often do at 4 a.m. in the morning, today I was thinking about the upcoming high school FB match ups. (No really, I have no life and have nothing better to do in the predawn... more...
Bulletin Board Material, Quarterfinal Football Edition11 days ago
What's going on, kids!
The power of the bulletin board lives on... even when I haven't posted a thing in weeks. You'd be surprised - or maybe not - about the number of e-mails from folks who have taken offense with... more...
Bluejay Volleyball22 days ago
MISSOURI Class 4 District 16 Champions!!!!
Oct 26
Liberty over St. Joe Central: 25-11, 25-16
Oct 27
Liberty over Oak Park: 25-15, 25-19
Oct. 29
Liberty over Park Hill South: ... more...
Candace has left the building... for this week4 weeks ago
Hey guys! Just wanted to check in and say I'll be on furlough for this week (Oct. 19-24). So no updates and no Friday night column.
Until later. Have a great week! more...
The Showdown at The Slip N' Slide: Part 15 weeks ago
It was Aquinas-Washburn Rural in a huge fixture last night as the regular season began to wind down. Aquinas was #1 in 5A, and #1 overall in the state. Washburn was #1 in 6A, and #2 overall. Aquinas' coach Craig Ewing... more...
Bulletin Board Material --6 weeks ago
Hola amigos y amigas. I've been busy tracking down this Blue Springs wrestling story for the past two days so now I finally have time to post some Bulletin Board Material (better late than never, eh?)
Bishop Miege... more...
Checking in and Answering that Guy from Sparta6 weeks ago
What's good, people?
Today's a writing day for me - got a big story brewing - but I just wanted to pop in for a quick spell. I know last week I didn't post any Bulletin Board Material but I'll get around to Week 7... more...
Kansas Football: East vs. West6 weeks ago
It may be a little early, but I don't think so! No one , not even the respected sports analysts, wants to discuss play-off football on the eastside of the state. I have seen the westside full of chatter about prospects,... more...
Thoughts from Fort Osage vs. Raytown South7 weeks ago
Hey, this is Terez Paylor and I’m a sports reporter with The Star. This Friday I got an opportunity to cover the showdown between Fort Osage and Raytown South. Fort Osage , The Star 's No. 2... more...
Kelly Donohoe impressed with DeSmet's Athletes3 days ago
Blue Springs coach has high praise for Friday's opponent, how they compare to teams from the KC Metro, and he also talks about how his current team compares to his championship teams from '01 and '03.
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Interview with Raytown South's David Allie3 days ago
Allie talks about the Cardinals seven-game winning streak, the rematch with Fort Osage and how special Dennis Tanner is to the Cardinal team.
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DeSmet travels to Blue Springs next Friday7 days ago
Game Story from DeSmet-JC Friday Night
Coaches Aid will be at the Ft. Osage-Ray-Pec game this afternoon - check out our game story from last night DeSmet-JC
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Interview with Tony Severino15 days ago
The Rockhurst Head Coach talks about his team, the playoffs and why senior-laden teams are tough in the playoffs.
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