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Jacob Stirling didn’t think the play was anything unusual. “It was a routine option play,” he said. “My job was to hold the outside.”He fought through a block, tracked the ballcarrier and made the tackle—finishing the kind of rep he had executed countless times.

The 2026 Kansas Pregame Spring Edition is now available free at the advertiser locations listed below, but call ahead before making a long trip to pick up a free copy to make sure some are still available.

Kansas Pregame's 8th Annual Spring Edition is now online, read it with our flipbook viewer below.

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association (KWCA) and the Shrine Bowl of Kansas have announced the high school senior wrestlers who have accepted their invitation to wrestle in the 3rd annual KWCA Kansas Shrine Duals.

Here's our best guess at the rankings after significant team and schedule research as well as consultation with coaches and media from across the state. A reminder, this is just for fun.

KBCA Girls Basketball Class RankingsFeb. 17, 2026The last ranking of the season.6A Girls1. Wichita Heights2. Olathe South3. Shawnee Mission South4. Derby5. Blue Valley North6. Olathe North7. Manhattan8. Wichita East9. Liberal10. Topeka High5A Girls1. Andover2. St. Thomas Aquinas3. Maize South4.

KBCA Boys Basketball Class RankingsFeb. 10, 2026(The next ranking of the basketball season will be on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2026)6A BoysShawnee Mission SouthOlathe NorthWichita HeightsMill ValleyBlue Valley NorthwestBlue Valley HighMaizeDerbyOlathe EastBlue Valley North5A BoysKapaun Mt.

Here's our best guess at the rankings after significant team and schedule research as well as consultation with coaches and media from across the state. A reminder, this is just for fun.

The Kansas Shrine Bowl has announced the four member Hall of Fame Class of 2026 to be inducted Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Kansas Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony during the Coach Bill Snyder Family/Sunflower Chapter National Football Foundation Banquet in Lawrence, Kansas.

Mary Claire Zacharias spent last Saturday inside Allen Fieldhouse, getting an up-close look at the profession she hopes to pursue on one of college basketball’s biggest stages.The St.