Park Hill South sixth, Park Hill seventh in state swimming 5 days ago
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... more...
Sportsmanship the winner in state swimming controversy 5 days ago
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... more...
Rockhurst sets record in winning Missouri state swimming championship 8 days ago
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... more...
High school athletes of the week 10 weeks ago
Taryn Nash •SCHOOL: Truman •YEAR: Senior •SPORT: Volleyball Nash, a setter, turned in a terrific performance at the MO-KAN All-Star Volleyball big-class match on Sunday at Avila University. No... more...
Ban on ultra-fast swimsuits hits high schools immediately 13 weeks ago
The National Federation of High Schools quickly followed suit after swimming’s international governing body banned the new generation of water-repellant, skintight and ultra-buoyant “swimskins,” which... more...
Olathe Northwest girls flexing their muscles 31 weeks ago
While the Olathe Northwest girls look to be the strongest team from this side of the state so far, it’s still early in the season and several other challengers aren’t far behind. Olathe Northwest won the... more...
Olathe East’s Austin Acheson named swimmer of the year 33 weeks ago
Soon after Olathe East’s Austin Acheson won the Kansas 500-yard freestyle state championship last year, Hawks coach Dave Youker delivered the swimmer a new challenge. Acheson, then a junior, had finished the... more...
ALL-METRO KANSAS BOYS SWIM/DIVE TEAM 33 weeks ago
Blue Valley Northwest (Nathan Welchlin, senior; Luke Musser, senior; Nathan Rommel, freshman; Branden Schoofs, sophomore). Won Kansas state championship in a time of 1 minute, 36.18 seconds. Also finished first at East... more...
Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties sports notebook 38 weeks ago
Leavenworth senior Jacob Sims capped his return to the pool with a pair of state medals Saturday at the Kansas boys swimming and diving championships in Topeka. A former youth swimmer, Sims didn’t join the high... more...