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:
Let's go "Around the Horn" with Salina Ortho, Kansas Pregame's look at some of the top baseball stories from across the state, presented by Central Kansas' largest Orthopedic's Practice, Salina Ortho.
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He surpassed 10-feet in pole vault in just his second high school meet as a freshman.
Bryce Barkdull and his ascension to heights still unknown hasn’t stopped since.
“I started vaulting my freshman year, and I cleared 9-foot-6 at my first track meet,” the recent Andover Central High graduate said. “I was excited, but I had no idea what kind of journey this would take me on.”
After his 10-foot vault in his second meet, he went on to jump 10-6 that day.
Last Tuesday’s Sharp Performance Top Prospect Showcase at Salina Stadium saw nearly 175 football players from across the state, and from all classifications, perform in front of college coaches and media on a beautiful late spring day.
Find complete testing results at this link.
Here’s a look at a few noteworthy performances:
JJ Dunningan, 6-2, 190, DB, Manhattan, 2026
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SALINA - Hollywood’s best directors and producers couldn’t have written a much better script for Kansas high school baseball’s version of Hoosiers or Little Giants.
“We showed that no matter what seed you are, you can beat any team that stands in front of you,” Salina Central senior Brody Farthing said.
Central’s Mustangs entered Class 5A regionals two weeks ago with a 7-18 record and the 16th seed in 5A’s West bracket.
The Kansas Shrine Bowl is headed back to Dodge City for the second time in 2025. The Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors announced the 52nd Kansas Shrine Bowl presented by Mammoth will be played on Saturday, June 21st, 2025 at Memorial Stadium in Dodge City. “We are excited to bring the Kansas Shrine Bowl back to Dodge City,” said Brice Kesler, Executive Director of the Kansas Shrine Bowl. “The beautiful renovations to Memorial Stadium will provide a great host for our game and create the type of experience we want for our participants.”
