The 2024 Football Preview is nearly complete. Look for the online edition soon, with hard copy distribution set to start next week, but first, here's a look at the cover of the 19th annual Kansas Pregame Football Preview.
The following records were broken in this year's Shrine Bowl contest:
Most Passing Attempts in Game: J. Brooks Kappelmann, Liberal, 51 (prev. record 32 by Garrett Fugate, Blue Valley NW, 2012)
Most Passing Completions in a Game: J. Brooks Kappelman, Liberal, 29 (prev. record 17 by Phil Miller, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 1974)
Most Passing Yards in a Game: Dylan Dunn, Blue Valley SW, 307 (prev. record 256 by Phil Miller, Kapaun Mt. Carmel, 1974)
Most Passing TD in a Game: Dylan Dunn, Blue Valley SW, 4 (prev. record 2 by 5 others)
Wichita, Kan. – Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Jim Dunning, Jr., announced today the selection of 12 individuals to be inducted, Sunday, Oct. 13 in Topeka.
The class includes seven individuals who have ties to Olympic competition, including a gold medalist, paralympic medalist and the only American to be named a head track and field starter for two Olympic Games. The group also includes national champion coaches, collegiate champions and All-Americans, and American-record holders.
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Brotherly love prevails here in the Hanna household, but make no mistake. Competition between Jacob and younger brother Alan fuels an inferno that can be seen for miles.
“As a brother, he's the closest to age to me so I think I can relate to him,” Alan said. “It’s like that older brother/younger brother relationship where I can say yeah I’m better than you and we can go outside and play it out.”
The Gold team won the boys' game in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star games Saturday night, while the Blue team took the girls' contest in a pair of games played at Kansas Wesleyan's Mabee Arena. Check out a recap from KVOE sports here.
Check out the media guide below:
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Destiny greeted recent Lincoln High graduate Bentley Smith this spring and she welcomed it with open arms and sprinter’s legs.
Smith, who had never gone out for track, answered destiny’s call, and just in time, too.
“I went out for track because my friends convinced me, along with my track coach who was the assistant coach in basketball,” the current intern for Kansas Pregame said.
So in March, she listened to her teammates and coach. She donned the Leopard track uniform for the first time.
The Kansas State High School Activities Association has selected sites for the 2025 KSHSAA state basketball championships. All seven sites have hosted at least once previously.
After hosting the 1A Division I state championships last season, the Colby Event Center has been selected to host the 1A Division II state championships in 2025. The 2A tournaments will return to their traditional home at Bramlage Coliseum after a year’s hiatus.
Kansas Softball Coaches released their 2024 All-State teams this week. Coaches must nominate their own players, committees then evaluate and select from those players nominated.
Check them out below:
