Features

Earlier this week the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference announced a three-year partnership agreement with Mammoth Turf to be recognized as the official turf sponsor for the conference office effective immediately.

In this weekly feature Kansas Pregame writers will take a look at a few notable sports stories from across the state.

Kansas Pregame is joining forces with sponsor the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference to profile Kansas student athletes competing in the KCAC. Check out the first three profiles below and look for more athlete profiles in the coming weeks.

After an exciting opening week of high school football in Kansas I think we're all ready for Week 2!

Kansas City Schlagle’s Manowa Ngenzirabona is the reigning Kansas City-Atchison League defensive MVP and has received interest from multiple NCAA Division II schools. Ngenzirabona’s journey includes stops in Congo, Tanzania, Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas.

If you blink, you may in fact miss Sheridan Rodriguez. The multi-sport athlete, who plays both volleyball and track, spends time between practice, class and sleep, working at Ross in Garden City. Rodriguez’s obsession with perfection explains a lot of things, like her 4.0 GPA.

In this new weekly feature Kansas Pregame writers will take a look at a few notable performances from across the state.

I love football, and the first Friday of high school football season in Kansas is a special one. Every team starts the year the same, 0-0, and the entire season lies ahead with every player dreaming of league championships and deep playoff runs.

Canton-Galva defensive coordinator Tyler O’Connor played and learned from two of the state’s all-time great coaches during his high school career at Wallace County-Sharon Springs. In football, O’Connor was an all-state player for coach Kevin Ayers, who came to Wallace County from Jetmore in ’06.

Kansas Pregame and Nex-Tech Wireless are joining forces to recognize the individuals behind the scenes who help area high school sports teams achieve success. Athletic directors, team managers, assistant coaches, booster club members and more.