SM South’s Spradling signs with K-State 11 days ago
High school students aren’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... more...
Trevor Releford gives oral commitment to Alabama 9 weeks ago
Bishop Miege basketball standout Trevor Releford had many top collegiate suitors after a breakthrough junior season with the Stags and a strong summer showing. And now he has a decision. Releford — rated the... more...
High school notebook: Northeast hires name coaches 15 weeks ago
The Kansas City area high school sports program making arguably the most significant offseason coaching changes might not be the one you would expect. Northeast, of the Kansas City School District and member of the... more...
Local 15s squad acquits itself well at Hoop City Classic 16 weeks ago
Zach Large had practiced most of his life for the moment he lived last Saturday afternoon at Okun Fieldhouse in Shawnee. Large, who will be a sophomore at Truman High School, and his Spiece Mo-Kan Elite 15-and-under... more...
Scanlon stepping down as Raytown basketball coach 19 weeks ago
Mark Scanlon, the longtime Raytown boys basketball coach who last season achieved his 500th career win, has retired from his Blue Jay perch and will continue at a new school district. Scanlon announced his departure... more...
It’s a new day for summer play 22 weeks ago
Last summer at the KAMO Hoops Shootout, Shawnee Mission North boys basketball coach B.J. Hair watched as his team held the ball for the final shot in a one-point game against Rockhurst. These summer tournaments provide... more...
McFall fills Raiders’ head coaching vacancy 28 weeks ago
John McFall, the state championship-winning former Olathe South basketball coach, likes to tell a story from when his son Brett played for him. It was the offseason one year, and Brett wanted his father to guess how many... more...