Truman High School softball coach Amy Temples thinks she has one of the best players to ever come out of the metro area.
Softball
Truman wins its first Missouri state softball title
Truman ace Paige Parker envisioned all sorts of celebrations that included plenty of ...
Truman softball to play for Class 4 state title
Overwhelmed by the prospect of mastering two positions on the softball field, Truman ...
NORTHLAND NOTES: Staley volleyball, state tennis preview
When Morgan Rietzke arrived as a freshman at Staley High School three years ...
Parker leads Truman past Blue Springs South in Missouri softball
In all of 2012, only three teams were fortunate enough to catch Truman ace Paige Parker at a shade less than her best. One of those three — Blue Springs South — met Truman again …
NORTHLAND NOTES: Platte County softball, Smithville golf
A crafty rookie against an overpowering veteran.
SOUTHLAND NOTES: Blue Springs South and Truman softball
Three times during the softball regular season, Blue Springs South jumped out to an early lead against rival Blue Springs only to watch the Wildcats come back to win all three games.
Blue Springs South uses long ball to jolt Raymore-Peculiar
As the Blue Springs South softball team has learned, an unlikely postseason run doesn’t include just one key element. It requires several.
Big bats make Lee’s Summit team to beat in district
One by one, Lee’s Summit softball coach Tracy Bertoncin singled out the key batters in the Tigers’ lineup.
A real Paige turner
When Truman High School’s Paige Parker is on the mound, the whispers quickly begin to circulate among those sitting in the visiting bleachers.
SOUTHLAND NOTEBOOK: Truman, Ray-Pec softball, Harrisonville football
After a one-year absence in the Missouri softball state tournament, Truman High School opened the fall season looking like a motivated team ready to make its return.
2012 All-Sunflower softball team
Player of the year: Alex Hugo, Olathe South, senior
Baseball
The Star's 2012 Scholar-Athletes, ACE to Oak Park
The Star’s 2012 Scholar-Athletes, ACE to Oak Park
Blue Springs softball team is refocused and ready for state semifinals
From afar, the fact that Blue Springs’ softball team has once again made it to the Missouri Class 4 semifinals should not be a surprise. After all, the Wildcats have long boasted one of the …
Blue Springs tops Liberty, moves into Class 4 softball semifinals
One second after the final out, and Blue Springs senior pitcher Kelsey Kessler took a quick step toward the dugout and disappeared into a giant team bear hug along the third-base line.The Wildcats…
Liberty beats Truman in Class 4 softball playoff game
The Liberty Blue Jays and Truman Patriots can brag about having two of the most dominant softball pitchers in the city on their rosters.Liberty senior Chelsea Ross and Truman sophomore Paige Parker…
Olathe Northwest's Ramos is All-Metro Kansas softball player of the year
Jacinda Ramos twirled a two-hitter in the opening game of regional play as Olathe Northwest marched on to the Kansas Class 6A state tournament for the fourth straight season.Of course, she also went…