McCray to conduct hoops camps

Olathe Northwest, Olathe East and Olathe South will all have top seeds and host four-team softball regionals next week as the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s postseason gets under way in earnest.

Chalk up another first for MidAmerica Nazarene University athletics.

The paths teammates take after high school can vary wildly. Take the Olathe East boys soccer, for instance, which had four players take part in the school’s spring signing ceremony Thursday.

Olathe North's BJ Longston hammered a two-run home run in the fifth inning Tuesday as the Eagles rallied for a 5-4 win against Olathe Northwest at the Olathe District Activity Center.

On back-to-back nights, Olathe East's softball team closed out the regular season with dominating sweeps last week.

Olathe Northwest closed out the season 19-1 and also secured a share of the Sunflower League title with sweeps last week against Free State and Shawnee Mission South.

Gardner Edgerton's softball team remained at .500 for the season after splitting the final home doubleheader of the season Friday against Baldwin.

After a shaky first inning, Kirsten Leffert settled in and dominated DeSoto on Tuesday in the opening game of a doubleheader, but the Gardner Edgerton softball team couldn't get the offense cranked up in a 4-1 loss.

Fort Scott Community College’s athletic programs reaped a substantial athletic bounty when three Olathe South seniors signed Thursday during a ceremony at the high school.

The CDC ought to issue a warning about Kaitlyn Atkins, because her attitude is as infectious as her play on the soccer field is inspiring.

Only scattered coaches putting away equipment and other officials who oversaw the Trailblazer Invitational on Friday night at Gardner Edgerton High School remained, but that didn't stop the Trailblazers girls from taking a victory lap while bellowing Queen's “We Are the Champions” in unison.