Boys basketball

When Rockhurst and Shawnee Mission East meet on the hardwood later tonight, it’ll be one of the most anticipated games of the years. However, the Hawklets and Lancers are viewing it as just another game on their schedules even if...

Basketball for Mike Hood is like riding a bike; it just comes natural. When the Shawnee Mission West senior isn’t working on his game he’s probably out riding his bike. He remembers the first time the training wheels came off...

Midway through the third quarter Josh Earley went up for a layup and was fouled hard and took a tumble. As Earley lay down on the floor, his aggressor stood over him and starred him down without helping him up...

Shawnee Mission North boys basketball coach Steve Stitzer was candid on Monday night after his team’s 70-40 loss to Hayden in the opening game of the Bobcat Basketball Invitational. “We didn’t play,” Stitzer said. “Having those few days off again,...

Bishop Miege’s Semaj Ray has the chance to join elite company come March as he was nominated to play in the McDonald’s All-American game. Bio Blast Semaj Ray School: Bishop Miege Sport: Basketball College: Undecided Accomplishments: State champion, 2x All-EKL first team Ray is one of...

Ben Dollar was straight money on Sunday night as he sank 285 free throws in 20 minutes at Shawnee Mission East basketball’s eighth annual Free Throw Derby. SM East Free Throw Derby Top Shooters Girls FR Kathleen Stanley- 171 SO Jordan Yowell- 227 JR Caroline...

TOPEKA — A presentation by Paola athletic director Jeff Hines and Girard middle school principal Randy Heatherly to the Kansas State High School Activities Association Executive Board on Wednesday may be the first step toward increasing competitiveness in high...

If teams are looking at ways to dethrone Bishop Miege, they should look no further than St. James or St. Thomas Aquinas. While Aquinas was able to defeat Miege last week without Francesco Badocchi, St. James took the Stags to...

If you spend enough time on social media during late November or early March you’ll see comments of how it’s not fair Bishop Miege is in Class 4A or that the private schools can “recruit.” The Stags have won three...

SM North 50, SM East 44 Leading Scorers SM East Shoemann- 16 Thompson- 12 George- 7 SM North Williams- 21 Bradley- 18 Conaway- 5 Danny Bradley was all smiles on Friday night, even after he messed up a wide-open dunk attempt. Midway through the third quarter of Shawnee Mission...

BOYS ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 61, BISHOP MIEGE 57 STA 10 17 12 18 — 54 BM 10 25 12 14 — 63 St. Thomas Aquinas (5-0) Player 2-pt FG 3-pt FG FTM-A Pts  Schnieders 0  Hagenkord 1 5-6 8  Bulleigh DNP  Downey 1 2  Rost 1 2 1-1 9  D'Amore 0  Morrissey DNP  Allegri 6 3 9-10 30  McMillan 1 2  Gavin 0  Boedeker 1  1-2 3  Palazuelos  DNP  Lewis  3 1-3  7 Total 13 6 17-22  61 Bishop Miege (4-1) Player 2-pt FG 3-pt FG FTM-A Pts  Gleason 2 4  Garrett 0  Ray 2 2-2 6  Lopes 3 1 1-3 10  Robinson-Earl 8 6-9 22  Earley 3 3-5 9  Weber 2 0-1 6  Badocchi DNP  Jones 0  Jeffries DNP  Pedrotti DNP  Hair DNP  Total 18  3  12-20  57 OLATHE NORTH 61, SHAWNEE MISSION NORTH 58 ON 15 11 21 14 — 61 SMN 20 7 10 19 — 58 Olathe North Player 2-pt FG 3-pt FG FTM-A Pts  Jackson 1 4 2-2 16  Freeman 2 6  Williams 1 3-6 6  Davis 0  Readman DNP  Clark 1 1-2 3  Walton 0  Byers 3 3 5-10 20  Coffman 1 2-2 4  Milner 3 6 Total 9 10 13-22  61 SM North (1-4) Player 2-pt FG 3-pt FG FTM-A Pts  Bradley 5  2  7-9 23  Schneider  1  0-1 2  Morgan 0  Williams 1 2 T. Hensley 0  Williams 8 3-7 19  Harris DNP  Jackson 0  Conoway  3  2-3 8  Verdugo DNP J. Hensley 4  Gower DNP  Total 18  3  13-22  58 GIRLS ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 39, BISHOP MIEGE 38 (2OT) STA 6 3 13 11 3 3 39 BM 11 9 4 9 3 2 38 St. Thomas Aquinas (4-1) Player 2-pt FG 3-pt FG FTM-A Pts  Corrigan 1 1-2 3  Hartnett 1 2  Pearson 1  1 1-1 6  Patton DNP  Townsell 3 0-2  6  Jacobs 0  Morgan 0  Jackson DNP  Weledji 2 9-14  13  Ebert DNP  Thomas 2 5-6 9 Total 10 1  16-25  39 Bishop...

St. Thomas Aquinas 61, Bishop Miege 57 Leading Scorers Miege Robinson-Earl- 22 Lopes- 10 Earley- 9 Aquinas Allegri- 30 Rost- 9 Hagenkord- 8 Bishop Miege isn’t using leading-scorer and rebounder Francesco Badocchi’s absence as to why the Stags fell 61-57 on Tuesday night to rival St. Thomas Aquinas. Bishop Miege...