The 1960 Washburn Rural boys basketball team was finally inducted into the Junior Blues Hall of Fame. Back in 1960, they won the first state basketball title in school history.
Jackson Heights cross country runner Alex Edwards was honored by KSHSAA with the Spirit of Sport award after overcoming a heart transplant and the death of his friend.
After sweeping State this year with both boys and girls team titles, Washburn Rural wrestling head coach Damon Parker announced Tuesday he will resign from coaching the boys team at the end of the school year.
The Manhattan Mercury reports that the Falcons have hired Erik Willimon is their newest head football coach. Willimon had previously served as an assistant coach on the Riley County football staff.
After advancing to the championship game, the Sabetha girls basketball season came up just short of a state title. The Lady Bluejays fell to Cheney 60-54 in the Class 3A girls state championship game.
A year ago, Seaman coach Matt Tinsley told his team their season was over. The COVID-19 pandemic ended a chance for the Lady Vikings to hoist a State Title. Now, they're back at State. After overcoming the obstacles, the team is happy to return.
48 different wrestlers from Northeast Kansas schools placed at the KSHSAA State Wrestling Tournament. Seven different grapplers came home as state champions.
For the first time in school history, the Washburn Rural boys wrestling team are State Champions. The squad dominated the field, finishing with a final score of 159.5. That mark was over 40 points higher than the second place finishing team.