Mac Moore

1 week ago | kshsaacovered.com | Brent Maycock |Mac Moore

When it comes to naming the state’s powerhouse soccer leagues, the Eastern Kansas and Sunflower Leagues immediately jump out as a cut above the rest. And as Washburn Rural coach Brian Hensyel says, “The reality is the EKL has won a bunch of state titles. And the Sunflower League has a bunch of titles as well.”He’s dead right. Those two leagues have combined for every girls state championship since 2016.

1 week ago | kshsaacovered.com | Mac Moore

This time last year, the St. James Academy boys golf team left the 5A state tournament in Newton feeling devastated by the final result. After a pair of players did not compete due to pre-tournament misconduct issues, the Thunder played with just four golfers and still ended up finishing as the state runner-up, just five strokes back of state champion Kapaun Mt. Carmel.

1 week ago | kshsaacovered.com | Mac Moore

After one day of golf at the 5A state tournament at the Emporia Golf Course, Andover Central junior Colt Farrow had two players tied with him at the top of the leaderboard and a dozen others within striking distance. Farrow could not pull away for the first half of Day 2. Then starting with him finishing under par for four straight holes to begin his back nine, Farrow shot past the top contenders in the 5A field on the way to his first state title.

1 week ago | kshsaacovered.com | Mac Moore |Scott Paske

TOPEKA – With her work completed and an exclusive stranglehold on the Class 5-1A 50-yard freestyle meet record, Hillsboro junior Lauryn Vogt shed some light on what drove her to new heights at the state girls swimming and diving championships on Friday and Saturday. “I wanted so badly just to get it for myself,” Vogt said after winning her third 50 free championship and lowering the meet record she claimed a share of last year not once, but twice at the Capitol Federal Natatorium.

1 week ago | kshsaacovered.com | Mac Moore

TOPEKA — Another 6A state swimming and diving championship meet, another sweep of the relays by Blue Valley North on the way to a team title. Blue Valley North seniors Margo Hauser and Sarah Blake each completed a four-gold medal performance to help lead the Mustangs wins in seven events on the way to a repeat as the 6A state champions for girls swimming and diving. The Mustangs racked up 375 points to win this year’s title at Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka on May 24.