NORTHLAND NOTES: Park Hill South, Smithville notch upsets Today @ 2:19 pm
It’s safe to say the Park Hill South High School girls basketball team was struggling by the time it entered the North Kansas City tournament last week. At the time, the Panthers were 1-12 and still searching for... more...
SOUTHLAND NOTES: Belton wrestling, Hogan Prep and Barstow hoops Today @ 1:52 pm
Although the Belton wrestling team may be “beat up and battered” as it heads into the Missouri Class 3 District 4 tournament this weekend, at least one Pirate wrestler can be counted on to put a bruising on... more...
BV North, SM East win league swim titles Today @ 12:48 pm
The Blue Valley North High School boys left no doubt this time at the East Kansas League swimming and diving championships. A year after being relegated to runner-up status, the Mustangs won the league championship... more...
Familiar schools roll at Suburban swimming championships 3 days ago
The Suburban Big 7 (Gold) and Big 6 (Red) conference championships on Saturday ended with the usual results — Blue Springs and Park Hill South on top. The Blue Springs Wildcats, led by strong individual... more...
SM East swimmers further Sunflower League domination 3 days ago
The Sunflower League Boys Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday afternoon at Prairie Trail Junior High in Olathe were something of a foregone conclusion. In a sense, the league meet always is a foregone... more...
BV North swims away with EKL boys title 3 days ago
Led by double individual winners Sihan Liu and Nathan Hoisington, Blue Valley North won the East Kansas League boys swimming meet Saturday at Blue Valley West. The Mustangs won with 365 points, with the host Jaguars... more...
Basketball stars coming out in KCK 4 days ago
Unannounced and out of nowhere, one of the best basketball players from Kansas City, Kan., showed up. In the closing moments of halftime in this Friday night Kansas City Kansas League basketball game between Sumner... more...
De Soto pulls away from Spring Hill late 4 days ago
After watching his team score just six points in the opening quarter against Spring Hill, De Soto girls basketball coach Dwight Spencer didn’t panic and insist major offensive changes needed to take place. Instead,... more...
SM West finishes off Lawrence 50-38 4 days ago
This rebuilding process has been three years in the making for the Shawnee Mission West boys, and even a game like the one they played Friday night with Lawrence shows the progress that’s been made. It certainly... more...
Lee’s Summit North goes inside to beat Liberty 4 days ago
All season long, Lee’s Summit North boys basketball coach Michael Hilbert has harped on his team about the importance of feeding their big men down low and scoring points in the paint. And guess what? Before his... more...
Aquinas girls basketball team wins 3rd game in 4 days4 days ago
Aquinas girls knew this week was going to be a tough one. Playing 3 games in 4 days is tough to begin with. However, to play on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday against last years' defending 5A, 6A,... more...
BVNW team play prevails10 days ago
The Blue Valley Northwest girl’s
basketball team won a barnburner at home on Thursday night against Mill Valley,
final score 44-41. In a tightly... more...
EKL season finally starts for Aquinas girls4 weeks ago
After game cancelations due to cold weather, the Aquinas girls basketball team is starting EKL play today against Blue Valley at Blue Valley high school. The game was postponed last Thursday and will be played today... more...
Awards from the Bank Midwest Holiday Classic at William Jewell41 days ago
Hey guys, this is Terez Paylor and I'm a sports reporter with The Star. I'm here at William Jewell, watching the staff clean up the gym after the conclusion of the Bank Midwest Holiday Classic, and I figured I'd hop on... more...
Discriminating51 days ago
First i would like to start off saying that after all that the great Martin Luther King went through to make this world a better place. I have a problem with things going back to how it used to be. If i dont start... more...
Aquinas girls advance to final game in Saints Classic59 days ago
The Saint Thomas Aquinas girls won big last night against Lawrence, 62-35, and advance to the final game today, Saturday, to play Norman, Oklahoma, who beat Belleview West, from Nebraska, 51-48. The final is at 5:15... more...
Leeton High hosts Mid-State Conference Tournament63 days ago
The Kansas City Knights and Lady Knights are honored once again with the invitation to play in the Mid-State Conference Tournament. This tournament affords all of the teams an early look at one another. KC... more...
Missouri Football Coaches Association All-State Team64 days ago
I'm sure some of you haven't seen this yet, so here's a link to the MFBCA's all-state team, which is separated by class. http://mfbca.com/uploads/ALL_CLASSES.pdf By the way, The Star 's All-Metro Team will be out... more...
Bowling Teams Not mentioned?18 days ago
I'm wondering why High school bowling is not a part of this Zone. Has anyone seen any type of preview for this 2010 season? These kids deserve to have their names called like all the other sports. I understand there is an... more...
Video of Wild Ending at Ottawa/Gardner Game24 days ago
Hi guys- We had quite the finish at the Ottawa/Gardner game last night. You can watch the video at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/4005123 or KCTeams.com
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University Academy HC Damon Paul Interview57 days ago
Damon Paul stops by to chat about the 2009 UA season, the next steps for All-Staters Darrenn White and Austin LaBlance, as well as his thoughts on the Turner Gill hiring... http://bit.ly/6fRXXv more...
Final 2009 High School Football Rankings64 days ago
After a stellar high school football season, we've released our final HS football rankings for 2009. Stay tuned for offseason HS football coverage.
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Kelly Donohoe impressed with DeSmet's Athletes83 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 Allie83 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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