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6-Man’s best take the field this weekend

Coming off an exciting 2020 6-Man football season that saw scorekeepers putting in overtime keeping up with high scoring bouts, the top 27 players from the 2020 season will gather for kickoff at 7:00 p.m.

The Kansas 6-Man All-Star football game is Saturday in Newton. Among those players participating are, clockwise from top left: Adan Granillo, Colton McCarty, Wade Rush, Drew Schields, Tyler Sabatka and Rojelio Loya. (All photos by Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com, except the Sabatka photo, taken by Darci Schields)

Citizens State Bank & Trust Co. Hometown Proud Student-Athletes

Check out this update on our Spring Preview Citizens State Bank & Trust Co. Hometown Proud Student-Athletes, featuring some of the top student athletes from Ellsworth, Lincoln and Ottawa counties.

Nex-Tech Wireless Supporting Cast: Terrell Olson

Kansas Pregame & Nex-Tech Wireless are joining forces to recognize the individuals behind the scenes who help area school athletic teams achieve success. Administrators, team managers, assistant coaches, media members & more.

Veteran official Terrell Olson is flanked by the rest of his crew, including sons Travis and Troy, at his final game before retiring after a decades long career officiating high school sporting events in Kansas. (Photo by Karen Schroeder Photography)

Names to know from the May 1st Sharp Performance Showcase

The Sharp Showcase was held in Wichita, Saturday, May 1st. It turned the spotlight on several of the state's top players with combine style testing and position specific drills. The day wrapped up with competitive one-on-ones.

Sharp Performance CEO Jake Sharp addresses the athletes after Saturday's SP Showcase in Wichita. The second event in the 2021 Combine Series, the Showcase put the spotlight on many of the state's top players with testing, position specific drill work and competitive one-on-ones. More information about the SP Top Prospect and Last Chance events is coming soon. (Photo by John Baetz, Kansas Pregame)

With the SP Showcase Saturday, here's our final look at the April 17th Combine

*With the Sharp Performance Showcase this Saturday in Wichita, here are the final profiles from the April 17th Free Combine. Many of these athletes will put their skills on display Saturday with combine tests and position specific drills and one-on-ones at the Wichita Collegiate stadium.

Left: McPherson's Sky Schriner was one of the top performers at the April 17th Sharp Performance Combine and is expected to have a breakout season for the Bullpups this fall. Right: Pratt's Enoch Walton was one of the most powerful players at the April 17th Combine and was the 3A State Powerlifting Champion at 198 pounds. (Photos by Rayne Schmidtberger)

One week out, more top performer profiles

*Our apologies for the timing of this third combine recap, it's taken hours of research to find complete and accurate information about these athletes. One more recap is scheduled for early next week.

Athletes receive instruction on how to complete the standing broad jump test at last Saturday's Sharp Performance Combine. (Photo by Rayne Schmidtberger)

Ellis, Gray post great days at SP Combine

The annual Sharp Performance Free Athletic Testing Combine returned to Salina April 17th after coronavirus concerns led to the cancellation of the free combine last spring. Dozens of athletes traveled to USD #305 District Stadium to test despite the cold temperatures and overcast skies.

Hutch Trinity athlete Walt Gray - who will play football and attend school at Bishop Carroll this fall - is interviewed by Chet Kuplen and Bethany Bowman of Sports in Kansas at Saturday's Sharp Performance Combine. (Photo by Rayne Schmidtberger)

Athletes brave elements at free SP Combine

The annual Sharp Performance Free Athletic Testing Combine returned to Salina April 17th after coronavirus concerns led to the cancellation of the free combine last spring. Dozens of athletes traveled to USD #305 District Stadium to test despite the cold temperatures and overcast skies.

The 2021 Free Sharp Performance Combine was held at USD #305 District Stadium in Salina, Saturday, April 17th, with dozens of Kansas athletes tested in a professional combine format. (Photo by Rayne Schmidtberger)

Welcome Back Spring Sports

Just as we edged closer to the start of spring sports last season the world was thrown into chaos. A virus spread like wildfire around the globe and in mid-March led to the cancellation of not only the partially completed state basketball tournament, but also the entire spring sports season.

Nominations needed for Nex-Tech Wireless Spring Supporting Cast

Kansas Pregame & Nex-Tech Wireless are joining forces to recognize the individuals behind the scenes who help area school sports teams achieve success. Administrators, team managers, assistant coaches, booster club members and more.

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