Derby’s Jersey Ramirez – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Door Rescue
By Angela Brunk Jersey Ramirez, a senior at Derby High School, is a dedicated athlete who plays middle infield, but mostly second base. As Ramirez heads into her final season, she has set clear goals both individually and for the team. Ramirez is focused on having a successful senior year and giving her all for […]
Championship Saturday: postseason high school basketball schedule, scores, stats and recaps (March 15)
By Joanna Chadwick Class 6A Boys Championship: SM Northwest 63, Olathe North 56 — With 1:41 remaining, Cam Love scored to get Olathe North within 57-54. SM Northwest scored six of the final eight points to defend its title. SMNW was led by Ethan Taylor’s 19 points, 15 rebounds and six assists. Keaton Wagler had […]
Friday’s semifinal basketball schedule, scores, stats and recaps
By Joanna Chadwick Class 6A Boys SM Northwest 63, Maize 55 — Each time SM Northwest looked like it was pulling away — up 20-13, up 37-27, for instance — Maize made big shots. With SM Northwest leading 46-41 after three, Alan Hanna and Brayden Myovela both scored in the first minute to get within […]
Thursday’s quarterfinal state basketball schedule, scores, stats and recaps (March 13)
By Joanna Chadwick Class 6A girls Derby 55, Wichita East 30 — Derby built a 44-12 lead, holding East scoreless for 11 minutes, spanning the final 3:10 of the second quarter until East’s Quinacy Galbert’s basket with 10 seconds remaining in the third. Derby’s Macayla Askew had 11 points, 13 rebounds, five steals, three blocks […]
Wichita Heights’ Kamyra Barber – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Joanna Chadwick After undergoing surgery for a partially torn meniscus last basketball season, Wichita Heights’ Kamyra Barber went through it mentally. “The rehab for this was tough because all the stuff I had been doing, I had to relearn how to do,” said Barber, who suffered the injury in practice after the season’s third […]
Wednesday’s quarterfinal state basketball schedule, scores, recaps (March 12)
By Joanna Chadwick Class 6A boys Maize 49, SM South 48 — After Brayden Myovela’s basket put eighth-seeded Maize ahead, teammate Alan Hanna got a steal in the final seconds to seal the win. Myovela scored a team-high 15 points, hitting 7 of 9 field goals with five rebounds, and Alec Grill made three threes. […]
Goddard’s Sadie Bowyer – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
By Ken Hansard Goddard High outfielder Sadie Bowyer grew up with two brothers who, through their competitive spirit, sparked Sadie’s competitive drive. She started playing softball competitively at age four, and now, as a senior, she is ready to put the icing on the cake of an already impressive career for the Lions. Bowyer has […]
Wichita Southeast’s Nathan Gestring – Athlete Spotlight – Presented by Visit Wichita
By Ken Hansard Nathan Gestring, a senior from Wichita Southeast, stumbled upon his love of bowling late in his young life. His parents bowled, but he never really knew much about their love of the sport. It wasn’t until he bowled one day with his girlfriend that he realized that bowling was something that he […]
Saturday’s high school basketball scores, stats and recaps (March 8)
By Joanna Chadwick Boys Andover 62, Hays 40 — Owen Allman hit four threes and had a game-high 20 points for Andover, and Josh Kim had 11, Griffin Hand 10. Andover Central 61, Eisenhower 49 — Jayden Brown hit five first-half threes and scored 22 points for Andover Central, and Jace Adler scored his 13 […]
2025 state basketball qualifiers
Class 6A Boys Derby Maize Mill Valley Olathe North SM Northwest SM South Washburn Rural Wichita Heights Class 6A Girls BV North Derby Olathe North Olathe South Olathe West Washburn Rural Wichita East Wichita Heights Class 5A Boys Andover Andover Central Bonner Springs Kapaun Highland Park KC Piper Shawnee Heights Topeka West Class 5A Girls […]