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JOY in the JOurneY

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The McGrath family: Scott, Lilian, Lisa, Benton, Lynsi, Jaren, Layci. (Photo by Andrea Rodger Photography)

Lisa Jennison grew up in Healy in a family that valued faith and athletics. The family attended the United Methodist Church in Healy, a town of 234 people located 24 miles from Scott City.

Her mother, Diana, has long served as a positive influence. Lisa’s father, Richard, stands 6-foot-8 and played basketball at Garden City Community College, and both her brothers were also involved in sports.

Let's find a way to let them play (and debate, and act, and sing)

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Photo credit, clockwise from top left: Everett Royer, Adam Shrimplin, Everett Royer, Huey Counts.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that the start of the 2020-2021 school year will be delayed until at least the week following Labor Day.

With Wednesday’s announcement, those connected to school offered extracurricular activities in Kansas are left worried and confused.

Macon's mix of leadership and athleticism drives Washington

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KC-Washington senior quarterback Cory Macon hopes to lead Washington to another winning season. (Photos by Brian Turrel, WyandotteDaily.com)

On March 10, Kansas City-Washington football players Cory Macon and Jalen Spencer earned National Honor Society induction for the 2019-20 school year. Macon, with a cumulative 3.8 grade-point average, finished the semester with a 4.0.

Last season, Macon and Spencer helped Washington football post a 6-3 mark, the first winning year for the program since ’14, and the most single season victories by the Wildcats in 15 years.

Sharp Showcase puts prospects back on the field

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Pictured, clockwise from top left: Coffeyville Field Kindley's Darell Jones, Kapaun's Ethan Stuhlsatz, Omaha North's Sam Scott, Hays High's Jaren Kanak and Gaven Haselhorst and Wichita East's Adama Faye are just a few of the athletes who had big days at Friday's Sharp Performance Showcase in Salina. (Haselhorst photo by Jacob Isaacson; Kanak photo by Derek Young of K-StateOnline.com; All other photos by John Baetz of Kansas Pregame)

On June 29, Hays High football coach Tony Crough discussed his highly talented Indian squad. HHS junior linebacker Gavin Meyers has received multiple Power 5 offers in the last eight months from Colorado, Kansas State and Nebraska. Senior defensive end Gaven Haselhorst, with an elite first step and 22 tackles for loss last fall, has collected offers from Fort Hays State and Washburn. Both players delivered 100-plus tackles in 2019 and are already well-known throughout the state.

Spring hard copy distribution nearly complete

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After months of hard work the new 2020 Spring Edition of Kansas Pregame is finally available to pick up FREE at dozens of sponsor locations across Kansas.

This publication features hundreds of photos and provides a special piece of memorabilia from a school year cut short by the coronavirus.

Spring Yearbook now online

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The new Kansas Pregame Spring Edition, featuring the first ever spring yearbook with postseason coverage of basketball, cross country, football, volleyball and wrestling, in honor of the Class of 2020's lost senior year, is now online.

"I am so proud of this Spring Edition," publisher John Baetz said. "It took much longer to complete than anticipated and required contributions from a number of people across the Sunflower State, but it was well worth it."

Column: For the Class of 2020, school's out...forever

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Plainville senior Heidi Jones reflects on the loss of her senior year in this column for Kansas Pregame. (Left photo: John Baetz; Right photo: Kaiden Van Schuyver)

Being a senior in high school is one of the best times of a person’s life, especially when he or she lives in a small town.

Everyone knows your name, and when people see you in public, they always ask, “Are you ready for school to be over?” Of course, without hesitating, my answer would always be a solid, "Yes!"

Kansans highlight Garden City Community College signing class

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Garden City seniors (from left) Remi Vargas, Kelbi Richter and Reagan Karlin are three of the six Kansans who make up the 2020 Garden City Community College Volleyball Signing Class. (Photo by Adam Shrimplin, Shrimplin Photography)

GARDEN CITY – The volleyball program that Patrick Hiltz hopes to build at Garden City Community College will first and foremost start with recruiting local and regional Kansas players who he feels will be a good fit for his Lady Broncbuster team.

Athletes, what should you do now?

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Saturday would've been the annual FREE Sharp Performance Athletic Testing Combine at the Salina Fieldhouse. With the event now postponed, Kansas Pregame publisher John Baetz talks to aspiring college athletes about what they should be doing in this uniquely challenging time. (Photos by Jacob Isaacson)

Saturday, April 11th, would've been the FREE Sharp Performance Athletic Testing Combine at the Salina Fieldhouse.

Kansas Pregame publisher John Baetz has partnered with Jake Sharp and a number of sponsors to provide the free athletic testing for almost 10 years.

In this video, Baetz talks about what aspiring college athletes should be doing in this time away from school during the coronavirus pandemic.

Opinion: KSHSAA decision was necessary

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Kansas Pregame publisher John Baetz talks about KSHSAA's decision to cancel the remainder of the state basketball tournaments and announces revisions to plans for the Spring Edition.

To say I was passionate about high school football growing up in Smith Center is a bit of an understatement. Football was my identity as a teenager. It permeated most aspects of my life and was seldom far from my mind.

Heading into my junior season of high school football I was beyond excited. I expected to be a full-time starter after seeing varsity action as a sophomore. I was looking forward to following in my older brother’s footsteps as a Redmen lineman.

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