EMPORIA | Yesterday's girls basketball state quarterfinals were unkind to Kansas City-area programs. Only the top-seeded Olathe South girls advanced, while Blue Valley (which lost to South), Shawnee Mission East and Free State were eliminated. The boys will try to do better in their quarterfinals this afternoon at White Auditorium. I'll update as my other duties allow throughout the day as well as on Friday and Saturday, for that matter.
EMPORIA | Steve Ingram described his Olathe South girls' first-half defensive effort as mediocre Wednesday during the Kansas 6A state quarterfinals at White Auditorium.
A former basketball and track star from Olathe East was the victim of an early Sunday crash.
Game 1: Olathe South, 21-1, vs. Blue Valley, 15-7
One way or another, Olathe South’s ride is nearly finished. With a victory today in the first round at the Kansas 6A girls basketball state tournament, the Falcons can live on for another two games. But, as currently assembled, the South team will exist only in memory thereafter. Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 6:09 PM |Full Story
Olathe South’s girls basketball team is stocked with talent, but even the best players occasionally need an extra spark. Fortunately for the Falcons, the team boasts twin dynamos in senior guards Navia Palu and Ebonee Bell. “They play with a lot of energy, and to some extent Megan (Balcom), when she comes off the bench, brings a lot of energy for us, too,” South coach Steve Ingram said. Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 6:10 PM |Full Story
The last time Olathe North took both its boys and girls bowling teams to the Kansas 6A state meet two years ago, the Eagles bombed with two last-place finishes. But history did not repeat itself last Thursday and Friday at Northrock Lanes in Wichita. The Eagles boys soared to fourth place behind junior Logan Hoskins, who narrowly missed an individual state title, and the girls returned to North with a trophy after finishing third for the second consecutive season. Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 6:09 PM |Full Story
Bill Olin notched his 499th career victory as a coach for the second time last Thursday when the MidAmerica Nazarene women’s basketball team rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit for a 72-66 victory over Benedictine in the first round of the Heart of America Athletic Conference postseason tournament in Atchison. Unfortunately, the Pioneers’ ride ended two days later with a semifinal loss to Evangel in Springfield, Mo. Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 6:09 PM |Full Story
Women First round Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 4:04 PM |Full Story
