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Theis commits to the University of South Dakota

Pratt quarterback/running back Travis Theis will go down as one of the state’s all-time greats. He’ll be remembered with the likes of other undersized Kansas stars like Rossville’s Tucker Horak and Paola’s Brian Shay. Could he find similar success in college?
Pratt running back Travis Theis plans to play football at the University of South Dakota this fall. (Theis photo in South Dakota uniform provided courtesy of Theis from his Twitter account)

Herold headed to Cloud to play volleyball

The Sylvan-Lucas Mustang volleyball team posted back-to-back seasons with at least 33 wins and while a surprising early exit from Regional competition kept the ‘Stangs from a return trip to the State Tournament last fall, 2017 saw S-L finish third in the 1A-I tourney for one of the best seasons of...
Sylvan-Lucas senior Delaney Herold recently committed to play volleyball at Cloud County Community College. (Action shot courtesy Terri Thrun, signing photo courtesy USD 299)

Alexanders once again leading McPherson Bullpups

McPherson High School sophomore starting point guard Max Alexander doesn't flinch in big moments. It was his go-ahead 3-pointer on Dec. 11 at Buhler with 20 seconds left that gave the Bullpups a 54-51 win to avoid an extremely uncharacteristic 0-4 start to the season.
Left: Jake Alexander is the leading scorer for the McPherson Bullpups. (Photo courtesy Cindy Cinnamon) Right: Max Alexander on the left, Jake Alexander in the middle, Mason Alexander on the right. (Photo courtesy Todd Alexander)

FBS coaches to headline KFBCA Clinic

New Kansas State and University of Kansas coaches Chris Klieman and Les Miles will be joined by Iowa State University head coach Matt Campbell as featured speakers the first night of the Kansas Football Coaches Association coaching clinic Friday, February 1.
Chris Klieman (left) and Les Miles (right) will be featured speakers at this weekend's KFBCA Clinic in Wichita. (Klieman photo courtesy K-State Sports Information, Miles photo courtesy University of Kansas Athletics)

Ryan "steals" the show

If you haven't heard of Central Plains junior Emily Ryan by now, you probably don't follow Kansas sports at all. Likely the state's top basketball player, Ryan puts up staggering scoring numbers nightly for an Oiler team that is shooting for a sixth consecutive state title.
Central Plains junior Emily Ryan, one of the state's top basketball players, nearly broke the state single game steals record in a win over Macksville. (Photos by Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com)

Achilles Healed - The Devin Hedgepeth Story

Devin Hedgepeth was an elite defensive back who also excelled in the classroom, and after graduating from Derby High School in 2010 he accepted a football scholarship to Oklahoma State University where he would play his way into a starting role as a true freshman.
From left-to-right Hedgepeth at Derby, Oklahoma State and now. (Derby photo from Kansas Pregame files, Oklahoma State photo courtesy Oklahoma State Athletics, Head shot courtesy Devin Hedgepeth)

Brown named McDonald's All-American

Derby Informer Sports reports that Kansas Pregame Winter Sports Preview covergirl Kennedy Brown was selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American Game in March.
Derby's Kennedy Brown has been selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game. (Left photo courtesy Derby Informer Sports, @Derby_Sports; Right photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz)

Kansas Turf levels the field

Grass has always seemed to play a part in Jake Farrant’s life. His family has spent decades in the golf course construction and sod business. His uncle, Rick Farrant, founder and principal of GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness, has accumulated more than 20 courses in the Kansas City metro.
Jeff West and Girard are just two of many fields resurfaced by Kansas Turf (Photos courtesy Kansas Turf)
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