Brent Maycock

2 weeks ago | kshsaacovered.com | Brent Maycock

For all the question marks the Perry-Lecompton baseball team had going into the 2025 season, there was one constant Kaws coach Kent Houk knew he could count on. And it’s one he knew he would have even before Eli Dean joined the program as a freshman in 2022. “We knew he was going to be the real deal,” Houk said of his now-senior standout. “He’s a guy that we felt had a shot at being a Division I baseball player. He just had a great baseball IQ before he even came in.

2 weeks ago | kshsaacovered.com | Brent Maycock

Though she had a background in the long distance freestyles, Jadyn Bruch was ready for a break from the longest of those – the 500 freestyle – when she arrived at Basehor-Linwood for her freshman swimming season. “It can be really straining on the mental side of it,” she said. “It’s kind of hard to swim the long events and understand that just adding a little amount every 50 can bring up your time so much, but dropping a little amount every 50 can really bring down your time a lot.

2 weeks ago | sunflowerstateradio.com | Derek Nester |Brent Maycock

By Brent Maycock – KSHSAA CoveredOf all the must-see events at next month’s State Outdoors Track and Field Championships in Wichita – the Class 5A girls 3,200, 6A boys high jump and 5A sprints and hurdles come to mind – there may be no better showdown than the battle for the Class 3A girls discus championship. At least if last week’s performances are any kind of indicator as to what lies ahead.

3 weeks ago | kshsaacovered.com | Brent Maycock

Of all the must-see events at next month’s State Outdoors Track and Field Championships in Wichita – the Class 5A girls 3,200, 6A boys high jump and 5A sprints and hurdles come to mind – there may be no better showdown than the battle for the Class 3A girls discus championship. At least if last week’s performances are any kind of indicator as to what lies ahead.

3 weeks ago | kshsaacovered.com | Brent Maycock

Immediately following a season-opening sweep of Rossville, first-year Jefferson West softball coach Maddy Barger got a straight-up honest confession from one of her veteran players. “She was like, ‘I didn’t think we were going to win,’” Barger recalled. “And I asked her, ‘Why?’ And she said, ‘Well, we’ve never beaten Rossville in my time here.’ So I just told her that it just goes to show, don’t go into any game expecting anything other than knowing you’re going to perform your best.