Lee’s Summit West High School senior Taylor Sandbothe doesn’t consider herself much of an athlete. Others would probably disagree.

For St. James, it was the school’s first 5A state championship. The Thunder had a four-year state title run in 4A, so this was the school’s fifth state title in a row.

Lee’s Summit West senior Madi Mosier tried hitting from just about every spot on the floor, but nothing could help her gather the proper timing as she cycled through warmups Saturday at St. Teresa’s Academy.

The Thunder was heard loud and clear Saturday afternoon in the Kansas Expocentre.

Two years ago, Louisburg made it to the Kansas Class 4A tournament, so when it got there again this year, the seniors knew what to expect. But the Wildcats finished fourth at state Saturday after …

It wasn’t easy, but Blue Valley made it to the Class 6A semifinals in state volleyball.

Two schools with multiple state championships in volleyball will be in the 5A state semifinals Saturday afternoon at the Kansas Expocentre.

Friday and Saturday at various sites

St. James Academy and Bishop Miege had just been awarded their Kansas Class 5A substate championship hardware Saturday afternoon, when everything stopped at Blue Valley Southwest.

A couple of weeks into the season — she doesn’t exactly remember — Platte County volleyball coach Jan Patterson determined her team’s key would be the balance in its offensive attack.

With a couple of starters gone from last season’s Missouri Class 4 state runner-up volleyball team, Lee’s Summit West coach Lori Hanaway was eager to find out exactly what kind of team the Titans would …

One glance at his roster told Winnetonka softball coach Marc Asquith his first season with the Griffins would be a special one.

SCHOOL: Oak Park