Spotlight on Derby assistant coach Eric Hendrick
By Blake Chadwick Being a Derby alum, defensive backs coach Eric Hendrick knows what it means to proudly be a Panther, while also making sure his players understand it, as well. Hendrick, who was an all-conference linebacker at Pittsburg State had some plans to coach but chose against it originally after his playing days were […]
Friday’s high school football scores (Sept. 13)
By Joanna Chadwick Wichita Northwest exacted a bit of revenge on Friday night when it edged Wichita East 14-0 at Carpenter Stadium. East had beaten Northwest twice in 2023, including in the Class 6A playoffs. Northwest scored the game’s first points late in the third quarter on a 45-yard run by Augie Fast. In the […]
Friday’s Wichita-area high school football games (Sept. 6)
By Blake Chadwick The Derby Panthers kicked off their season in dominant fashion with a 40-7 win at Hays. Da’Saahn Brame started the Panthers’ offense with two early touchdown receptions from first-year quarterback Drew Kemp, who introduced himself to the Panthers’ fans with five total touchdowns. Kemp completed 11 of 16 passes for four touchdowns and […]
Week 1 Wichita-area high school football schedule
By Joanna Chadwick Abilene at Clay Center Andover at Kapaun Andover Central at Hutchinson Attica-Argonia at West Elk Canton-Galva at Centre Cedar Vale-Dexter at Udall Central-Burden at Flinthills Chanute at Augusta Coffey County at Burrton Coffeyville at Circle Cunningham at South Barber Derby at Hays Douglass at Remington El Dorado at Andale Ellsworth at Salina […]
Andover Central football ready for Monday’s first practices of the season
By Joanna Chadwick With fall sports starting practice on Monday, Andover Central football coach Derek Tuttle gave his team a three-day weekend. They did their speed and agility training through Thursday, but now there’s a chance to catch that last break before the long season. “It’s the last weekend off for the coaches,” Tuttle said. […]
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Derby football
By Joanna Chadwick With two senior quarterbacks vying for a position as the starter for Derby, 7-on-7 competitions were a good way to get them acclimated to their teammates. Both Drew Kemp and Aiden Heckathorn transferred into Derby. “We told them to be patient,” coach Brandon Clark said. “We’ve had a lot of time this […]
Bishop Carroll football
By Joanna Chadwick Fall sports practices don’t start until Aug. 19, which means that teams are in a dead period. “We can still work them out, so we can have weights and conditioning with them,” Carroll coach Dusty Trail said. “But we can’t do anything football specific with them…. We work out together as a […]
Wichita Collegiate football
By Joanna Chadwick This summer has been exactly what Wichita Collegiate coach Troy Black wants to see out of his team. “I told the kids that we lost some really good leaders and I hoped they would step up and lead,” Black said. “We have not had one bad day. It’s been real positive with […]
State Baseball Recap-Presented by Advanced Physical Therapy
Class 3A The Trinity Academy Knights entered the class 3A state championships as the number-one seed at 20-4. The Knights would cruise over their first two opponents 13-3 and 10-3 over Marysville and Frontenac, respectively. Trinity would then face off against seven-seeded Topeka Hayden when they would find themselves in a battle. Falling 5-3, the […]