The Lansing High School girls’ swim team broke into the top 10 for the first time, finishing 10th in the state championship meet on Saturday. The Lions finished with 74 points."The team's performance at state exceeded my expectations and dreams," coach David Bresser said in an email. It was a fun weekend and the girls swam incredible. I am so proud of this team and their accomplishments in and out of the water. We took five [...]
Lions break top 10 at state meet
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Local players to compete in all-star football game
Two Leavenworth players and one Lansing player have been named members of the Kansas team for the 27th annual BeYounion.com Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star Game on June 14 at Leavenworth High School. Wide receiver Andrew Ativie and defensive end Gabe Casmus of Leavenworth will be joined by Lansing wide receiver Calvin Thomas on the Kansas team. The team will be coached by Leavenworth head football coach Mark [...]
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Youth key for veteran coach
Change will be a common theme for the upcoming football season for the Leavenworth High School Pioneers. Off of the field, Leavenworth will join the newly formed United Kansas Conference with other area schools after previously being in the Sunflower League for more than three decades.On the field will change with youth. The skill positions, especially at receiver, will be filled with [...]
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Pioneers basketball coach says June is critical
Prentes Potts is the new basketball coach at Leavenworth High School. In this Q5, he talks about the importance of the offseason as the Pioneers prepare for their first season under Potts. 1. How have the adjustments been for you to Leavenworth so far?So far it has been really easy.I thought it going to be a little harder for me just because of the situation I was leaving [...]
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Pioneers track and field athletes honored on all-league teams
Several members of the Leavenworth High School track and field team have been named to the All-Sunflower League team.Pioneers selected to the team were Markita Swanagan on first-team shot put and second-team discus. Aarika Lister was named to the first team in the 100 meters and honorable mention in the 200 meters. Wynter Ramos received second-team honors in the 200 and 400 meters. Guy Ramos was named to the second team in the 400.The [...]
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Football coach preparing for All-Star game
The upcoming football season may still be months away, but that won’t stop football fans in Leavenworth from catching a game. On June 14 at Leavenworth High School, the 27th annual BeYOUnion.com Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star Game will take place.It will be the first time that Leavenworth will host the all-star game and the first time the game returns to Kansas after the previous five games were played in Missouri.The matchup at [...]
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Ram runners have big day at state track meet in Wichita
Luke Oatney of Pleasant Ridge High School won the recent 3A state championship in the 1,600 meters at Cessna Stadium at Wichita State University.He ran a 4:32.33, which was about two seconds faster than the second-place competitor.The state championship caps off a stellar season for the four-year letter winner. Oatney won the regional championship in the 1,600 and 800 and the league championship in both events.Oatney qualified for state in each of his four [...]
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Kansas dominates in All-Star game
For the last time, more than 80 recent high school graduates in the Kansas City area suited up for a game of high school football in the 27th Be YOUnion Kansas vs Missouri All-Star Game.The teams were filled with some of the best players in the area before many head off to college. The Kansas All-Stars won 30-0 on a warm June night at Pioneer Stadium in Leavenworth ending a seven-game losing streak for Kansas. [...]
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Coach reflects on hard work for All-Star game victory
For the first time since 2010, the Kansas team was victorious in the annual Kansas vs. Missouri All-Star Game.Kansas won the football game 30-0 at Pioneer Stadium in Leavenworth Thursday night. The team was coached by Leavenworth head coach Mark Littrell.This was Littrell’s second time coaching in the game. He coached the Kansas team in 2002 when he was at Olathe South. Missouri won 28-14.Littrell didn’t [...]
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Bobcats ready to rise
Summer is the time that some football teams can rise above the rest with their workouts and camps. The work done in June and July can lead to payoffs in the Fridays in the fall. For the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats, Rod Stallbaumer hopes the team can be one of the teams that rise up."RISE" is the motto for the Bobcats this season, which is an acronym for a relentless intensity and selfless effort. The intensity and effort start in the summer. [...]
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Young Lions football team continues to improve as the summer rolls on
As the summer continues to progress, the Lansing Lions get closer to the start of the new football season under their new head coach. After being an assistant, Dylan Brown is now the one in charge of planning the Lions’ summer program.While there is still work to be done, Brown is pleased with the team effort so far."We’re getting a lot better numbers than last year," Brown said. "Kids are showing up more consistently and we [...]
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Depth will be key for Lions volleyball team in 2018
With the end of July looming, summer workouts are starting to come to a close for the Lansing Lions volleyball team. After a successful camp at Missouri State last week, head coach Julie Slater is looking forward to the upcoming season."Things are looking pretty good," Slater said.When asked about players standing out, Slater was quick to mention the obvious choice of [...]
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Pioneers break-in new gym floor
With the Leavenworth Pioneers joining a new conference, athletic director James Vanek felt like it was time for the gym floor to receive an update.Around the end of this last May, work began to put in a new gym floor at Leavenworth High School. After years just repolishing the old floor, the brand new one was put in. Vanek estimates that it has been between 15 and 20 years since it was last [...]
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Basehor-Linwood finishes summer lifting season strong
As another summer vacation is coming to a close, another successful summer session for the Basehor-Linwood strength and conditioning program has been completed.This year saw the addition of an elementary session to the program. Now students from second to 12th grade can participate and the 2018 program saw nearly 600 participants. It ran from June 4 through July 28 with high school students working out Monday through Thursday, sixth-eighth grade Monday [...]
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Allison thankful for time coaching in hometown
After 10 seasons as the head coach for the Leavenworth Pioneers baseball, Joe Allison is saying goodbye.The Leavenworth native announced on Twitter that he will be taking the head coach position for Blue Valley West baseball. Allison will also be taking a P.E. position for the school.Allison took over the baseball program in 2009 and helped strengthen the team by the time he left. In his first season, the team only won a single game. By [...]
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Pioneers coach ready for transition to head baseball coach
The 2019 Leavenworth Pioneers baseball team will have a familiar face as head coach. On Monday, Leavenworth athletic director James Vanek announced that assistant coach Justin Bode will take over as head coach with Joe Allison’s departure.Bode has spent the last 12 years as Allison’s assistant, but it is now his turn to lead.For Bode, this has been a goal of his for some time."It’s a career goal of [...]
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Alumni, high school players to square off in baseball
The 11th edition of the Jake Walkup Memorial Alumni Game will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday at Lansing High School.The benefit was created after Jacob Walkup died in an automobile accident in June 2008. Walkup was a baseball player for the Lansing Reds. Shortly after his death, the Reds and the Lansing Cubs were scheduled to meet in a game. Michael Smith was the Cubs’ coach at the time and decided to turn it into a benefit for Walkup’s family to [...]
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Pioneers coach ready for first season as boys' soccer coach
The Leavenworth Pioneers boys soccer team’s first game is almost here as the 2018 season kicks off on Aug. 27.The team will also kick off the Brenden Olesen era as the young coach takes over as head coach for the boys’ team and as an assistant for the girls’ team. His time as an assistant for the Pioneers has prepared him for this moment."My predecessor allowed me to have a lot of say in everything that was going on," [...]
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New high school sports rules alter traditional start to season
The Kansas State High School Activities Association announced new practice regulations in July for fall sports. The new heat acclimation rules apply to football, cross country, boys soccer, volleyball, gymnastics, girls tennis and girls golf.The rules limit only one practice per day in the first five days of practice. All [...]
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Rams are ready for #TheirYear
The Pleasant Ridge Rams volleyball team is excited about the upcoming season. With their shirts saying "#OurYear," the team is ready to make a splash in Joy Ewert’s second season coaching the squad. After having a young team in 2017 and only losing one senior, Ewert expects the team to have strong leadership to lead the Rams to a successful 2018 season."We feel like we are pretty much [...]
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