Lee’s Summit North baseball coach Jeff Diekmann has been around long enough to see his coaching style come full circle.
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SPRING 2012: BV West’s Collin Wiles is All-Metro baseball player of the year
SPRING 2012: BV West's Collin Wiles is All-Metro baseball player of the year
September 24 area high school scores
Richmond 211, Plattsburg 226, Lawson 244. Medalist: Propst, Lawson, 45. At Shirkey GC, ...
Former Avila hurler from Liberty takes big step toward the majors
Chris Thomas recently took a major step toward realizing his dream of one ...
The Star's 2012 Scholar-Athletes, ACE to Oak Park
The Star’s 2012 Scholar-Athletes, ACE to Oak Park
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Blue Springs beats SM East in Lawrence tourney
Blue Springs junior Jay Corwin picked up the win Thursday on the opening day of the River City Baseball Festival, but he gave center fielder Kyle Reed much of the credit in a 5-3 win …
Gardner Edgerton's Starling stands out as player of the year
The stats may not measure up to a handful of other players, but there’s little doubt about the shadow cast by Gardner Edgerton’s Bubba Starling, who became the highest draft pick in Kansas City-area…
Park Hill wrestlers keep busy in national competition
Although high school wrestling is a winter sport in high school, many are still wearing the singlet over summer and competing against their top peers in the nation. Park Hill coach Bill Erneste…
2011 All-Sunflower League baseball team
2011 All-Sunflower League team Player of the year: Dylan Becker, Shawnee Mission EastCoach of the year: Brad Stoll, LawrenceFIRST TEAMPitchers: Cody Kukuk, Lawrence Free State; Matt Blackham, Olathe…
2011 All-East Kansas League team
2011 All-East Kansas League team FIRST TEAM•Pitchers: Evan Bell, Blue Valley, junior; John Means, Gardner Edgerton, senior; Matt D’Angelo, Bishop Miege, senior.•Infielders: Landon…
No comeback this time for Liberty baseball team
A half-hour after their championship game defeat last Saturday, the Liberty baseball team was still defiant.”I feel this is a championship team, I really do,” said Liberty coach Kirk Bragg. “Minus…
Liberty's strong bats can't overcome fielding errors in state title game against Francis
SPRINGFIELD | Liberty’s powerful offense carried it all season long, and the Blue Jays’ bats showed up once again in the Missouri Class 4 state championship game on Saturday.Unfortunately for the…
Liberty takes its high-powered offense into Missouri Class 4 semifinal
SPRINGFIELD | It’s no secret Liberty’s baseball team has been carried all year by its record-breaking offensive attack. Along the way to racking up a 27-5 record, the Blue Jays — who have a…
Kansas 6A state baseball: Another look
Blue Valley West started the 2011 baseball season 2-5, but turned it around and went 13-5 the rest of the season to finish second at the Kansas Class 6A state tournament last weekend in Lawrence.What…
St. James Academy tops Spring Hill 9-3, finishes at the top in Kansas 4A
SALINA,Kan. | St. James Academy pitcher Matt Eckelman was on the bottom of the requisite championship dog pile Saturday after the Thunder’s 9-3 win over Spring Hill.Although Eckelman had pitched only…
SM East and BV West advance to 6A state baseball semis
LAWRENCE | Shawnee Mission East senior pitcher Brennan Burns pitched a four-hit shutout, and the Lancers took advantage of their chances in blanking Wichita Northwest 2-0 in the Class 6A state…