Tag: Gardner-Edgerton
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Class 6A boys: Blomker, Trailblazers crowned champs
On Saturday at the Rim Rock Farm north of Lawrence, senior Micah Blomker capped his prep cross country career with a second individual state title while Gardner-Edgerton won its first Class 6A championship. Blomker conquered the Rim Rock course once again, bringing home another state title on a place he’s become quite familiar with during…
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Rim Rock recap: Olathe West, Baldwin girls take home division titles
Saturday’s Rim Rock Classic was unlike any other thanks to Mother Nature. There were several lightning delays and races were suspended for hours, but eventually the meet was completed by mid-afternoon. In the six divisions, two of them were won by Kansas City area squads. All three of those were girls teams. A handful of…
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Shively takes crown, Rock Bridge boys win Olathe Twilight meet
OLATHE — Clay Shively pointed to the sky with both hands in the air as the crossed the finish line Saturday night on the track of the Olathe District Activity Center. The Wichita Trinity senior who has committed to Northern Arizona beat a stacked cast at the Olathe Twilight meet that included former state champions…
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State wrestling capsules: Tonganoxie boys win 4A title; 35 individual crowns won amongst area schools
For the first time in program history, the Tonganoxie High boys wrestling team brought home a team state championship. On Saturday, the Chieftains won the Kansas Class 4A state championship. They entered the tournament held in Salina, Kansas, as the No. 2 seed, but they left with the top prize. Tonganoxie scored 136 team points…
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Olathe Northwest earns first-ever girls wrestling regional title
SPRING HILL, Kan. – Doug Newcomb made history in his first year as coach of the Olathe Northwest girls wrestling team. On Saturday, the first-year head coach of the Ravens led his team to the Kansas State High School Activities Association 6A-5A Regional championship. Not only was it the first for the girls team, which…
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Harrisonville girls win Lady Pirate Invitational; Area squads perform well in Council Bluffs
Nearly two dozen girls wrestling teams competed in Belton over the weekend, and Harrisonville left with a team championship. Harrisonville had only a single champion, but the Wildcats won the team race by 15.5 points. They scored 185 to win. Belton (169.5) and Fort Osage (160) finished second and third, respectively. The lone Harrisonville champion…
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Top-ranked Olathe West girls tested at 6A regional; Olathe South, East dominate boys race
By Jimmy Gillispie OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Olathe West girls won another meet Saturday, but it wasn’t quite the performance the Owls hoped for in their second-to-last competition of the season. The defending Class 6A state champions won the regional on the Johnson County Community College course, but rival Olathe North gave the Owls…
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