The final look through how teams win track teams with Class 5A and 6A. This is taking much longer than I originally planned, but that’s part of the fun.
Class 5A Boys: Emporia (70 points)
Emporia was essentially led by two people, middle distance runner Jacob Davies and jumper Brandon Childs. The only real difference between Emporia […]

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The Wichita Eagle’s dynamic prep sports duo of Jonathan Long and Joanna Chadwick and Eagle correspondent Levi Wolters have several takes and looks at TMP softball here:http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2008/05/24/3a-softball-independents-season-ends-with-first-loss. 

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The Thomas More Prep-Marian softball team finished its second straight state championship win they won the Class 3A state title this past weekend in Manhattan. Last year, they clinched the 4A crown.
For the Monarchs, a potpourri of numbers from the 2007 and 2008 seasons:
48-3: Wins and losses the last two seasons. The only losses came […]

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This is the second part of the How Teams Win Track Titles Segment, broken down further into different posts, instead of in one incredibly long post.
 
From 3-2-1A look (see below), Norton was the only one of six teams that won a state track title without an individual title. However, they did have four second place […]

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One of the most interesting things about sports is how teams win. There are certainly many different ways on how teams win games (or in this case, state championships), but does one way work for than another? This past weekend, 12 teams, six boys and six girls, were named state champions at Wichita’s Cessna Stadium […]

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There are certain events that you cheer for, that you hope to see once, twice, three times. A season like Smith Center had this past fall. A player scoring 40 points in a game, a team tallying 90.  Seeing a state record. A perfect game or a no-hitter.
Until Monday night, I had seen one perfect […]

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HILL CITY—Two things I really enjoy with track and field when fans understand they are watching something special and the post-race/competition between athletes. Both of those were on display at the Class 2A Hill City Regional and at other track meets I have covered during the past few weeks.
At Hill City, Smith Center’s Colt Rogers […]

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I haven’t been posting in awhile, there will be more up soon, but this blog will cover several topics and hopefully get back on track.
At every regional meet, there is always one runner/relay that should make state without any problem, but doesn’t. Honestly, it’s a tough thing to see, but it’s also means something (something […]

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As discussed in the Sunday sports section in a B3 article and the high fives on B2, Fort Hays State University sophomore catcher Jessika Anastos was not named the Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association Player of the Year for softball this spring.
Instead, the award went to Truman State (Mo.) University rightfielder and leadoff hitter Christen Belcher. […]

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