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In mid-June, legendary former Smith Center football coach Roger Barta passed away.For the better part of the last 40 years, I’ve been playing, coaching, or covering organized football — but playing for Coach Barta from 1989 to 1992 was by far the most important period in that four-decade stretch.

When students are involved in education-based activities, they are better! We all know the connection with peers, with coaches and sponsors, and to the community support their academic success as well as their physical health and mental wellness.

Beloit native Jay Heidrick, a former K-State basketball player, reflects on the impact of former Kansas State and Nebraska play-by-play broadcaster Greg Sharpe, who lost his battle with cancer just days ago.

About a year ago, I decided to step away from the sport I dedicated most of my time to between the ages of 15 and 20.When I went off to college, I had enormous goals—becoming an All-American, winning a bunch of games, and maybe even earning a couple of rings along the way.

After a fantastic slate of contests Friday and Saturday, the 2024 KSHSAA championship games are in the books. Here's a look at what I got right - and wrong - with my picks earlier this week.

As a young professional I remember feeling very driven, something that mirrored my philosophy as it related to high school and college athletics, and later coaching, but now, as the knees get a little creakier and proofing sports stories requires reading glasses, I spend more time thinking about...

My husband loves your children - truly loves them. He is with your children, arguably, more than you are during football season. He sees them at their best and worst. He supports them off and on the field, and provides them with unwavering support in all their endeavors.

Friday night left us with more questions than answers, which is the way it should be, parity is good for high school sports.

Because I publish a preview magazine the first thing I do as the scores start rolling in is evaluate my own predictions for each game. I generally think about games with the question, “What is the most unlikely scenario to happen?

The term “Landshark” has come to mean an aggressive defensive player in football circles. A defender who hunts their prey looking to gobble up any ball carrier they can get their hands on.