Local sports

Four Bonner Springs wrestlers place at Bobcat Classic
January 19, 2012
Basehor-Linwood High School was the site of the annual Bobcat Classic wrestling tournament this weekend, drawing some of the state’s finest competitors across 14 weight classes.
Montemayor: 1,000-point milestones don’t obscure twins’, Bobcats’ grand thoughts
05:17 p.m., January 17, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
Toward the end of the first half of Basehor-Linwood’s boys basketball game against Pembroke Hill Monday, athletic director Joe Keeler walked over to the P.A. announcer, note card in hand.
Montemayor: For teens on the football field, stakes are higher than we imagined
January 12, 2012
More attention being given to football’s effects on the “fragile teenage brain.”
KBCA releases preseason rankings
November 29, 2011
The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association has released its first state rankings of the 2011-2012 season.
THS trainer excited to see head-injury act passed in Kansas
August 23, 2011
Tonganoxie High athletic trainer Mark Padfield did plenty during his summer vacation this year, but the highlight of his break came almost immediately after the school year ended.
Cabela’s to play host to Archery Classic
July 27, 2011
Cabela’s will play host to its biggest archery event of the year, the Cabela’s Archery Classic, Saturday and Sunday at the retail store at the Legends at Village West in Kansas City, Kan.
Sporting KC makes most of advantage at new home
July 27, 2011
With the turnstiles ticking at a rapid pace, chances are good that fans will continue to pack the stadium and try to help their team make a postseason push.
Free sports safety clinic offered
June 22, 2011
Safe Kids Johnson County will play host to a free sports safety clinic from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at KU Med West, 7405 Renner Road.
Mass Street Mile run scheduled for July 3
June 22, 2011
The second annual Mass Street Mile will take place at 9 a.m. Sunday, July 3, in downtown Lawrence.
Top endurance athlete Karnazes comes to KC
June 21, 2011
Dean Karnazes, one of the United States’ elite endurance runners and a best-selling author, will be in Kansas City, Mo., to run with local residents.
Wrestling camp at Northwest to feature college All-Americans
June 21, 2011
Local wrestlers will have an opportunity to learn from some of the best grapplers in the nation July 6-9 at the Heart of a Champion camp at Shawnee Mission Northwest.
Kanrocksas full lineup announced
May 27, 2011
Organizers with the Kanrocksas music festival have announced the full concert lineup, which now includes Cage the Elephant and The Joy Formidable.
MAYB hoops tournament coming to Leavenworth
May 4, 2011
Registration is open for the 17th annual Leavenworth County MAYB Basketball Tournament.
T-Bones announce MIAA Tournament returning to CommunityAmerica Ballpark
March 28, 2011
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association will have its conference tournament again this year at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the Kansas City T-Bones announced Monday.
Kansas Half Marathon set for April 17 in Lawrence
March 23, 2011
The 2011 Kansas Half Marathon, billed as “The healthiest race in the heartland,” will take place at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 17, at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence.

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