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Final KSHSAA State Basketball brackets

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Cover athletes Xavier Bell (Andover Central junior), Emily Ryan (Central Plains junior), and John Pfannenstiel (Ness City senior) helped their teams to State Titles. (File Photos)

The 2018-19 Kansas high school basketball season is over. Check out the State Tournament brackets at the links below:

Blue Valley Northwest won their third straight 6A Championship with a 53-41 victory over Washburn Rural. The Huskies got 17 points and 10 rebounds from Mike Peake while Christian Braun added 16 points and 10 boards. Wichita Southeast downed Shawnee Mission South in the third place game led by sophomore Jackie Johnson's 33 points, including six of 11 three-pointers.

More "upsets" on day two of State

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From left-to-right: Osborne's Steele Wolters scored 15 points as the Bulldogs survived Lebo 44-41; Kennedy Brown had 10 points, 10 boards and 4 blocks in just 17 minutes of play as Derby dominated SM NW 60-27; Central Plains' Brett Liebl scored 20 points in the Oilers' 55-30 win over Macksville; and Maize senior Caleb Grill put up 23 points with multiple dunks as the Eagles downed St. James 83-56. (Photo credit, left-to-right: Stephanie Baxa, Osborne County Farmer; Derby Informer; Joey Bahr; Dan Loving)

Whether they were truly upsets or just a case of schedule disparity leading to seeding discrepancies more lower seeds took down higher seeds on day two of state tournament play.

Sub-state tournament play all wrapped up

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Chanute pulled off the upset of the postseason with a 46-45 victory over three-time defending state champions Bishop Miege. (Courtesy Photo)

From 6A all through 1A, sub-state basketball is all wrapped-up in the state of Kansas.

6A (Boys)

The 6A field at Koch Arena is set on the boys side. Every top-seed made state, with the excpetion of a gaint upset on the West side. Derby, who began sub-state with a 4-14 record and had to win a play-in game, fell just short of the state tournament with a loss in the sub-state finals. Derby destroyed fourth-ranked Topeka High, 62-26, and fell to 10th-ranked Lawrence-Free State by five points in the sub-state finals.

6A East

Dodge City indoor facility keeps Red Demons out of the elements

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Dodge City's new indoor facility is one of the finest in Kansas. (Courtesy Photo)

Dodge City's new indoor facility is multi-purpose and used by physical education classes, multiple sports teams and even band and color guard. (Courtesy Photos)

The Dodge City High School PE Expansion provides one of the best indoor practice facilities in the state. The project, completed in May 2018, is used for a variety of Dodge City High School programs and was funded as part of a bond issue.

Kansas Pregame caught up with Dodge City High School Athletic Director Jay Gifford to learn more about this new facility.

Wrestling recap: Team titles for Derby, Goddard, Eureka, Marysville

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The Eureka community gathered to celebrate the high school's first state title in any sport after Saturday's 3-2-1A wrestling championships. (Photo courtesy Robin Wunderlich, The Eureka Herald)

Eureka head coach Mike Davison stood in the center of Fort Hays State University’s Gross Memorial Coliseum after the 3-2-1A state wrestling tournament concluded Saturday afternoon. Davison and the Tornadoes lined up for picture after picture, first in the stands and then on the mats with the team and individuals.

Free April 13th testing combine provides more than just exposure for high school athletes

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Jake Sharp addresses the athletes prior to the 2018 testing combine. (File Photo)

The free Salina Regional Sports Medicine Athletic Testing Combine by Sharp Performance is an opportunity for athletes from across the state to gain exposure from local and regional sports media while objective testing results are compiled by trained professionals using modern technology.

Top linemen double as top wrestlers

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From left-to-right: Garden City junior Refujio "Fuji" Chairez, Dodge City senior Evan Darville, Wichita Northwest senior Marcus Hicks and Lakin junior Hadley Panzer are among the state's best football linemen and 285 pound wrestlers. (Photo credit: Adam Shrimplin, Courtesy Photo, Joey Bahr, Courtesy Photo)

High school and college coaches are in near unanimous agreement that athletes should not specialize in just one sport. High school athletes are encouraged to run track in the offseason to improve speed, while playing baseball or softball can improve reflexes.

While many sports are complementary, many coaches agree, there are two sports that go hand in hand. Football coaches love offensive and defensive linemen who wrestle, and wrestling coaches love a 285-pounder who has experience fighting in the trenches.

No shortage of basketball talent at Circle

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From left-to-right: Alyson Potter, Carissa Beck and Jude Warren are providing Circle fans with plenty of excitement this basketball season. (Photos courtesy CHS Journalism)

The Circle High School boys basketball team accomplished something they had not done since 2013 — beat AVCTL DIII foe McPherson.

There are very few similarities between Circle’s win seven years ago and their win Friday, Feb. 15. Both wins were at home, but even the gym has been changed and updated since then.

4A State Wrestling Preview: Chanute enters as top-ranked team

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Chanute hopes to be a factor in the 4A championship race with 10 qualifiers and the top ranking entering the tournament. Front row, left-to-right: Colton Seely, Trent Clements, Dalton Misener, Kolton Misener, Parker Winder. Back row, left-to-right: Brady McDonald, Brayden Dillow, Qualin Powell, Tuker Davis, Logan McDonald. (Courtesy Photo)

With the past champions in a new classification, Chanute, Marysville, and Winfield will each bring ten wrestlers to Salina this weekend to compete for the Class 4A State Wrestling Championship.

Fifty-four schools will bring a total of 224 wrestlers to compete across 14 weight brackets in the two-day tournament.

For Steinbrock, powerlifting is serious business

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Left: Russ and Drake Steinbrock pose with the district championship trophy last fall. Right: Drake prepares to execute a successful attempt at 320 pounds and break the Horton Powerlifting Meet record at 181 pounds. (Courtesy Photos)

Twice a part of the annual "Weighting Game" feature in Kansas Pregame Football Magazine, Clifton-Clyde senior Drake Steinbrock is known for his feats of strength. While others play basketball or wrestle during the winter, Steinbrock travels to powerlifting meets across Kansas where he competes against a barbell and multiple 45 pound plates.

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