All-Metro boys track athlete of the year: James White 20 weeks ago
So how does the nation’s top high school high jumper spend his summer? Touring basketball gymnasiums, of course, and doing so in anonymity — as the kid no one believes can dunk. After Grandview junior James... more...
The Star’s All-Metro boys’ track and field team 20 weeks ago
FIRST TEAM: Kenneth Roach, Center, junior. Placed second at Missouri Class 3 state meet in 10.79 seconds. Second at Kansas Relays and season’s best time was 10.08 seconds. District and sectional champion who won... more...
Adonis Saunders of Olathe North is boys track athlete of year 21 weeks ago
Adonis Saunders is well on his way to earning the nickname “Flash” after his performances on the back stretch of countless tracks this spring. Saunders, who just finished his sophomore year at Olathe North,... more...
High school athletes of the week 24 weeks ago
Joe Stephens •SCHOOL: Paola •YEAR: Senior •SPORT: Track and field Stephens capped his career with another great performance at the Kansas 4A state track meet. Stephens won the 300-meter... more...
Brothers both win, propel Olathe North to third place 24 weeks ago
Entering the Kansas Class 6A track and field state meet last weekend in Wichita, neither Olathe North sophomore Adonis Saunders nor his brother, senior Robert Saunders, had won an individual state title. All that changed... more...
BV North junior wins pole vault state title; other track notes 24 weeks ago
Blue Valley North junior Landon Rosevear has come a long way in a month. Rosevear, who had only the fifth-highest mark in the Kansas Class 6A boys pole vault entering the final day of the Kansas state track and field... more...
Lee’s Summit West boys fall short of Class 4 track title 25 weeks ago
JEFFERSON CITY | The Lee’s Summit West boys track and field team knew a collective special performance would be necessary Saturday if it wanted to compete for the Class 4 state championship. So, the previous... more...
KC-area athletes hurdle obstacles at Missouri state track meet 25 weeks ago
JEFFERSON CITY | The state track and field meet has a way of bringing out the best in athletes. Whether they’re Lee’s Summit West senior triple jumper Bobby Carter, who must have felt like Mr. Glass this... more...
Lone Jack senior is 100-meter hurdles state champion 25 weeks ago
The Lone Jack High School track and field teams enjoyed a successful weekend at the Class 1 state championships in Jefferson City. The boys scored 29 points to place seventh, and senior Nikki Harris performed as the... more...