Dennis Evans

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Dennis Evans

For the first time since 2009, Oak Park High School will send a boys golfer to the Missouri State High School Championship — and he only picked up the sport about a year and a half ago.Senior Jayse Kumpf, a former baseball player who didn’t begin playing golf seriously until late in his sophomore year, has made rapid progress in a sport that often takes years to master.“I started about a year and a half ago, just at tee shot, so I just kind of fell in love with it,” Kumpf said.With...

2 months ago | kmbc.com | Dennis Evans

YEAH BIG GUY. THAT’S WHAT HE IS. I’M TELLING YOU THIS KID IS TALENTED. ERIE URSERY IS HIS NAME. PROTECTING THE QUARTERBACK. THAT IS HIS GAME. AND GUESS WHAT? HE DOES IT WELL. WHETHER HE’S DOMINATING DEFENDERS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD OR SIMPLY STROLLING THROUGH THE HALLS OF HIS OLD HIGH SCHOOL, IT’S HARD NOT TO NOTICE. ARIANA URSERY, AT SIX FOOT SEVEN, 330 POUNDS. URSERY IS A POTENTIAL FIRST ROUND PICK IN THIS YEAR’S NFL DRAFT. AND IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE HE NEVER EVEN WANTED TO PLAY FOOTBALL.

2 months ago | kmbc.com | Dennis Evans

NFL Draft prospect Aireontae Ersery made a return to his roots, visiting his former teachers and mentors at Ruskin High School in south Kansas City. A standout offensive tackle out of the University of Minnesota, Ersery’s rising draft stock has caught attention. Listed as a Top 50 prospect on many draft boards and even projected by some analysts as a potential first-round pick, Ersery is drawing interest from several teams, including the hometown Kansas City Chiefs.

2 months ago | kmbc.com | Dennis Evans

With a basketball in her hand, Addison Bjorn is the definition of the pursuit of perfection. The Park Hill South junior is a top 10 basketball prospect in the class of 2026, with a list of accolades as long as the range on her jumper and an even longer list of recruiters. Yet she works out like she has so much to prove. "I get up at 5:30, I go get up 300 balls, and I'm, well, 300 makes, and then 200 free throws," Bjorn said.

2 months ago | kmbc.com | Dennis Evans

The Shawnee Mission South baseball team is off to a 4-2 start this season, thanks in large part to a pair of picture-perfect performances from brothers Max and Luke McKenna. When it comes to pitching, the McKenna brothers know how to bring the heat—and then some. "I throw a four-seam fastball, slider and a changeup," said Luke McKenna. The siblings have similar arsenals on the mound, but it’s older brother Max who’s been leading the way and setting the tone.