Firebirds face test as season pressure mounts
Kansas prep notes debate Free State High and Ottawa High seniors, with Lawrence heat and Ojeleye averages cited. Free State must prove itself against Olathe South and other poll contenders while Seabury Academy, Baldwin, and Eudora loom, as coaches adapt strategies after a holiday break. Key players include Jenna Brantley, Kelsey Harrison, and Lauren Kimball, with additional focus on Seabury guard play and Baldwin’s depth ahead of state meet implications.
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Ottawa High
Victor Ojeleye
Free State High
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Yours Truly
Bryan Duncan
Jenna Brantley
Kelsey Harrison
Lauren Kimball
Free State
Junction City
Olathe East
Veritas forward Kristie Tiegreen stars in high school basketball
Kristie Tiegreen, Veritas Christian junior forward, recounts her start in eighth grade and rapid improvement. She averages 18 points and 17 rebounds per game, with a standout 32 points and 22 rebounds against Craig, Mo. She credits boxing out, mental focus, and her father coach Roger Tiegreen for guidance.
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Veritas Christian
Kristie Tiegreen
Eagles
Kristie ‘Tiegreen
Tiegreen
Veritas
Kevin Garnett
Craig
Callahan climbs Baldwin wrestling ladder with 114 wins
Kevin Callahan, a Baldwin High junior, moved to third on the Bulldogs all time wins list after a 130 pound title at the Bobcat Classic in Baselor. He owns a 25 1 season and 11 pins, ranking atop area wrestlers in winning percentage while passing former state champion Jay Harris and nearing his coach Kit Harris’s career total. The High School Spodcasters also feature Free State swimmers and senior recognition plus Lawrence High basketball notes.
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Seahawks
Downing
Seabury
Williamsburg
West Franklin
Baldwin
Santa Fe Trail
Kit Harris
Eudora
Harris
Cardinals
Baldwin High
Kevin Callahan
Bulldogs
Baselor
Callahan
Jay Harris
Firebirds 140-pounder wins Bobcat Classic title
Marc Somers of Free State wrestled through a tough field at Basehor-Linwood as the Firebirds standout captured the 140 pound weight class championship at the Bobcat Classic on Friday and Saturday.
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Basehor-Linwood
Lions rally for lone city win as Danielle Bird nets 22
Danielle Bird led Lawrence High junior girls basketball with 22 points in a 61 44 victory over Shawnee Mission East, delivering the Lions their only win of the week. She added six points in Thursday's 54 38 defeat to Olathe South.
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Lawrence High
Olathe South
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Lions
John Novotny
Olathe Northwest
Shawnee Mission East
Novotny
Topeka Seaman
Bird
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