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FBS coaches to headline KFBCA Clinic

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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)

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. The clinic will continue Saturday morning February 2 at the Hyatt Regency in Wichita.

The annual event will feature both high school and college coaches speaking on topics including program development, offensive and defensive schemes, strength and conditioning and more.

Ryan "steals" the show

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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)

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. But Ryan is not one dimensional, a fact she emphasized in last Tuesday night's win over Macksville when it was thought she eclipsed the state single game steals record with 20.

Achilles Healed - The Devin Hedgepeth Story

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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)

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. But three Achilles tendon surgeries later he was forced to walk away from the game he loved and a give up his dream of playing professionally.

Baseball, softball, track questionnaires needed for Spring Sports Preview

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From left-to-right: Lincoln's Aubry Donley, Buhler's Colton Goans, Scott City's Wyatt Hayes, Wabaunsee's Autymn Schreiner (Donley photo by Terri Thrun, others by Everett Royer, KSportsImages.com)

After 13 years publishing the only statewide high school football preview for the Sunflower State, Kansas Pregame expanded into winter sports coverage last season with their new Kansas Pregame Winter Sports Preview. Kansas Pregame continued their expansion with the recent launch of their new website, KansasPregame.com. Now Kansas Pregame continues their expansion efforts with work on a new Spring Sports Preview, which will preview the baseball, softball, and track & field seasons in Kansas, set to publish in late March.

Brown named McDonald's All-American

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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)

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.

Widely regarded as the most prestigious high school basketball all-star game in the country, the McDonald's All-American Game features the top 24 players in the country. The Informer reports that Brown is the first KSHSAA sanctioned girls’ player to be selected to the game.

Kansas Turf levels the field

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Jeff West and Girard are just two of many fields resurfaced by Kansas Turf (Photos courtesy Kansas Turf)

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.

As a kid in Meriden, Jake grew up mowing lawns and working alongside Rick on the golf course. Following college, he returned to Meriden to work with his family.

Willis continues Bonner Springs wrestling tradition

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Bonner Springs senior Caleb Willis is one of the top ranked wrestlers in Kansas. (Photo by Nick Verbenec, www.nickverbenecphotography.com)

The Bonner Springs wrestling program has a rich tradition of success with well over 100 state placers and 23 individual champions in program history. The Braves are gearing up to make another postseason run and senior 220 pounder Caleb Willis will lead the way and go down as one of the program’s all-time greats.

Currently ranked third at 220 behind Newton senior Wyatt Hendrickson and St. James Academy junior Cade Lautt, Willis is a three-time state qualifier and a two-time state finalist. In 2017 he was a state champion and in ’18 he finished runner-up with a 39-2 overall record.

Animal Instinct: Kansas Pregame Winter Sports Preview Cover Shoot

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Last fall we welcomed just a sampling of the state’s top athletes to a feature photo shoot at Rolling Hills Zoo west of Salina. The Zoo and Wildlife Museum made a stunning backdrop for the shoot. These athletes are fiercely competitive and display an almost “Animal Instinct” in the sport they love. Check out their photos, by Bree McReynolds-Baetz, in this gallery.

Find their features, and a look at the other top girls players featured in Kansas Pregame's new Winter Sports Preview, here.

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