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Quarterfinal football match-ups set

Visit the KSHSAA website for playoff results and quarterfinal match-ups. The KSHSAA football state championships are just three weeks away. Class 6A Class 5A Class 4A Class 3A Class 2A Class 1A 8-Man I 8-Man II

Football and family go hand in hand for Bartas

In 2018, Holton finished 3-6, including a 1-3 record in games decided by seven points or fewer. It marked the worst record since the first fall under 24th-year coach Brooks Barta. He has won 225 games, including three state championships and seven total title game appearances.
Roger, Mason and Brooks Barta stop for a photo after a K-State football practice in Manhattan last summer. (Courtesy Photo)

Anaylsis: KSHSAA football bracket breakdown

After eight weeks the Kansas high school football regular season is complete and the opening round of the postseason starts Thursday, October 31st and Friday, November 1st. The Kansas State High School Activities Association playoff brackets are prepped and ready to go.

Football Friday #8: What we're watching for!

Here's a look at a few games we're watching this eighth Football Friday of the season: Spearville (4-3) at South Gray (4-3) There is still plenty to be decided in 8-Man Division I, District 6.
Clockwise from top left: Osborne's Darrien Holloway (Photo by Everett Royer); Thunder Ridge's Reece Struckhoff (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Norton's Dante Smith (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Thunder Ridge's Joseph Ferguson (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Emporia's Riley Wagner (Photo by Shari Beatty); Norton's Kade Melvin (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz)

UPDATE: Hometown Proud Student-Athletes

Hometown Proud Student-Athlete features, brought to you by Citizens State Bank and Trust Company in Ellsworth, Lincoln, Delphos, Glasco and Minneapolis, highlight some of the top local student-athletes in central Kansas.

Subway Sports Spotlight, Oct. 23

Check out a few noteworthy stories from recent Kansas high school cross country, football and volleyball action, and head to Subway for pre- or post-game meals, catering or Footlong Faves starting at $4.99. Order online at Subway.com.
Clockwise from top left: Lincoln volleyball (Photo: Angela O'Bannon); Hutch-Central Christian's Caleb Lambert (Photo: Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Maize's Zoie Ecord (Photo: Huey Counts); Maize South's Alexa Rios (Photo: Huey Counts); Bluestem's Torrance Lovesee (Courtesy Photo); Beloit's Carson Cox (Photo: Debbie Meier, MeierProductions.com)

Football Friday #7: What we're watching for!

Here's a look at a few of the things we're watching this seventh Football Friday of the season: Lawrence (6-0) at Olathe North (5-1) Lawrence joins Derby and Dodge City as the last remaining unbeaten teams in 6A, but Olathe North is 5-0 against Kansas competition this season.
Clockwise from top left: Olathe North's Arland Bruce IV (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Eureka's Zach Hare (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Belle Plaine's Eli Wiseman (Photo by Emma George); Sabetha's Gabe Garber (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Jackson Heights' Taylor Wamego (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Republic County's Eyann Zimmerman (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz)

Football Friday #6: What we're watching for!

Here's a look at a few things we're watching on this sixth Football Friday of the season: Junction City at Manhattan Even at 5-0 the Junction City Blue Jays still seem like one of 6A's under-the-radar teams.
Clockwise from top left: Wichita County running back Jesse Gardner (Photo by Everett Royer); Centralia QB Kamble Haverkamp (File Photo); Andover LB Ashton Ngo (File Photo); Manhattan OL Sam Shields (Photo by Everett Royer); Canton-Galva QB Landon Everett (File Photo); Basehor-Linwood OL Cion Harris (File Photo)

Subway Sports Spotlight, Oct. 9

Here's a quick rundown of a few noteworthy sports stories in our Subway Sports Spotlight: Little River controls its own destiny in District 5 Little River High School continues to fly under the radar, but it may not be long before people take notice.
Clockwise from top left: Clifton-Clyde volleyball (Courtesy Photo); Jack Caudle (Photo by Bree McReynolds-Baetz); Hayden Pauls (File Photo); Taylor Briggs (File photo by Everett Royer); Grant Waite (Photo by Huey Counts)

Beloit midseason Fall Sports Round-up

Kansas Pregame will begin to offer some localized coverage at the city, county and regional level on our website. This is the first installment of our new Beloit Sports Round-up which will cover cross country, football and volleyball at Beloit and St. John's Beloit/Tipton high schools.
Clockwise from top left: BHS volleyball (Photo: Jeff Travis); SJBT's Caleb Eilert (Photo: The Beloit Call); SJBT's Bren Peters (Photo: Jeri Dubbert); SJBT's Brayden Perez (Photo: The Beloit Call); BHS football (Photo: Carrie Towns Photography)
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