While Maize quarterback Avery Johnson - one of the country's top-ranked dual-threat QBs in the class of 2023 - was unable to make it out to Monday's Sharp Performance Top Prospect event at Salina's Graves Family Sports Complex at Kansas Wesleyan University, there were plenty of live arms on display. Check out Kansas Pregame staff writer Keegan McCullick's evaluation of a few of the signal callers in attendance below:

Andale head football coach Dylan Schmidt and Silver Lake head football coach C.J. Hamilton have been selected by the Coach Bill Snyder Family/Sunflower Chapter of the National Football Foundation to receive special recognition awards for the 2020-21 academic year.

The 2021 8-Man All-Star games return to Beloit this weekend after COVID led to the cancellation of the 35th annual games last summer. Coaches, players and fans will take part in a pep-rally Friday night prior to the Saturday morning kickoff of the Division II game at 10 o’clock, followed by the Division I game at 1:30.

The players and coaches are anxious to compete, especially given the cancellation of last year’s games, the first cancellations in the 36 year history of the event.

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.

Courtney Forte, Minneapolis High School:

Holding a record at an institution that has been playing organized sports for multiple decades is a feat in and of itself. Courtney Forte will forever be a part of Minneapolis Lions sports history, having amassed 718 rebounds throughout her career, the most in Minneapolis history.