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“The heart of America is here in this town. Today, I think the heart of soccer is right here in Kansas City.”
I spoke with MLS commissioner Don Garber today.
Kansas City is the hub of world football today:
usatoday.com/story/sports/so…
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Literally the greatest piece of journalism ever.
Thanks @TonyGrossi 😂😂😂
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I asked Elite 8 bound Brett Ballard on former Northwest Missouri State coach Ben McCollum and his Drake team.
"They can win, but let's not mention that those guys are all D2 players."
The Washburn coach doesn't want D1 teams plucking his guys.
🤣🤣🤣
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Highland Park vs FL Schlagle game is ended due to this fight.
The Scots were leading 36-18 with 1:17 left in the Q3.
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Before the Liberty North/Liberty game, the entire community stood, applauded and showed their support for Eagles head coach Cy Musser.
Musser lost his mother, Lynn, this year. It was an impactful moment showing the importance of coming together. Prayers for the Musser family❤️
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WINNERS!!!
Jewell 24-17 Kentucky Wesleyan!
Cardinals first win since Sept. 7, 2019! Snapping 27th straight loss!
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My goodness!
Capital-Journal’s Evert Nelson got this amazing photo! Keegan’s dunk was unreal tonight.
@evertnelson
🔥🔥🔥
THE BODS (and Michael Keegan) ARE FLYING THEIR WAY TO THE SWEET 1️⃣6️⃣!
SEE YOU IN LEE ARENA ON TUESDAY NIGHT FOR A CHANCE TO GO TO THE ELITE 8❗
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It is with a heavy heart that I must say good bye to the @myCTsports!
It has been a fantastic two years in my first journalism job. Thank you all for welcoming me into your schools and writing stories about you.
It has truly been a blast! My last day will be Oct. 4. (1/2)
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Gunnar Gundy on his first start with Emporia State.
The Oklahoma State transfer threw for 292 yards on 27-for-41 passing. He tossed 3 TDs and 1 INT.
Gundy also rushed for 99 yards on 11 carries.
Emporia State 30-14 Washburn
#OKState @ScottWrightOK @ESUSports
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Yeahhhhh so…
Tate McGuire pitched 7 innings and allowed just 1 hit.
He also struck out a ridiculous 19 batters if you care about that stat.
By the way, he hit a RBI double too.
Liberty North 8-0 Liberty
🔥🔥🔥
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What a coach. What a human.
He loved local journalism so much and loved amplifying his athletes.
He was an example of true manhood, vulnerability and acceptance. #RFB
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Last night, Liberty North alum, Braden Presser, broke the Navy javelin school record at the NCAA Championships.
He finished with a throw of 76 meters and placed 6th at the national championship earning him All-America honors.
Presser has 7 of the 10 best marks in Navy history
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That’s a D1 level catch from Tyren Parker (@Tyrenparker7)!
My word! The KU commit on fire tonight.
@JordanGuskey
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I caddied for Coach Mac in high school. We were looking for his ball in the woods. I looked up and saw a one.
It had a big red “N” on it. He looked at me in disgust.
“You want it,” he said.
I grabbed it and hurled it back into the woods.
He gave me the biggest fist bump ever.
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Creighton Prep, the only Class A school to qualify for the playoffs in Football, Basketball, Soccer and Baseball #RollJays
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It's masculine to show love and emotion to each other. More than a sport, it's real love.
@JonesgGreg @LNEagleFootball @myCTsports
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What a season for Washburn.
They played beautiful basketball all year.
Shared a lot of laughs, a true pleasure to cover them.
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Uhhhh I can’t believe this happening:
Gsoc: Liberty vs Liberty North
Base: Liberty vs Liberty North
Gsoc: Smithville vs Platte County
Base: Smithville vs Platte County
All for the District Championship 🏆
All on Thursday!
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Liberty vs Staley
A moment of silence for #RalphYarl and his health before the game.
A very nice gesture from the @LHSBlueJays Athletic Department.
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Final: Liberty North 1-0 Staley
WALK OFF!!!!
@joehall4602 with the District Championship winner!!!
Oh my goodness!
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Genuine tears from Highland Park head coach Mike Williams.
He loves this team!
Highland Park to Saturday’s Class 5A State Title game.
#KSHSAA
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It’s the first District Championship for @BASEBALLKHS since 2003!
@JacksonHelberg finished with two hits and three RBIs. He was also clutch in making defensive plays behind the dish.
Here he is:
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This was one of the craziest things that I have seen in a while.
Hope Smithville's Max McKenzie is doing okay after this run in with @JacksonHelberg.
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Liberty North and Liberty honored a few of the staff members that are battling cancer.
Ken Peek, Ryun Middleton and Saree Morley we’re all recognized. The entire gym rose for them to show that they are not alone in their fight.
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That wraps up my coverage for the 2021/22 year!
Thanks for following along and letting me step foot into your community and tell your stories!
It’s a true pleasure to write on great athletes, coaches and teams.
Can’t wait for next year where I will try to be even better! -LK
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I’m going to be away from my computer and off the high school beat for the next 10 days for my wedding!
Can’t wait to marry this girl who once shot photos for my stories in my college newspaper!
Slainte
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Highland Park’s Mikey Williams:
33 points, 12/14 FG, 7/7 3FG
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Moving on to Class 5A State Semifinal!
📸: @evertnelson
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Tomorrow’s front page of the @myCTsports!
Pick up a copy at our office in Liberty square or at these locations: mycouriertribune.com/site/ra…
Hope you enjoy!
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I’m with @LNEagleXC Sage Wilde after he won the Class 5 Individual State Championship!
Wilde guided the Eagles to the team title, too! What a day! @WildeBeast34
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Here is your Kansas Relay 4xMile Champions!
Domination from @LNEagleTF!
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I just need to draw attention to this...
I can't believe a 4:24 mile can't qualify for the state championship. That is so crazy and unfair.
That time would've finished 7th in the Nebraska state meet.
5th in Oklahoma.
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Instant JUG after this lol! Let's hope he's got a work JUG available from Dr. Gehringer 😂😂😂 #RollJays
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Smithville’s Cody Simoncic is the 2021 Bell Award winner!
Congrats to @CodySimoncic! What a season with one more game to go!
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Final: Liberty North 1-0 Staley
WALK OFF!!!!
@joehall4602 with the District Championship winner!!!
Oh my goodness!
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Liberty North boys finished 2nd in Class 5! They score 58 points!
Rock Bridge took the title with 73.5 points.
What a meet and season for the Eagles!
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Last week was @LNEagleFootball's Defeat All Cancer game.
HC @CoachALierman shared his thoughts on the importance of cancer awareness games.
His answer was too long to add to my written story, but the message was too powerful to not share. Here is Coach from last week.
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William Jewell HC @mmcgli1 on today’s win!
He’s a man that loves his team and the school. Very deserving hard working coach!
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It’s a big night for Hayden baseball.
They take down Washburn Rural 5-1, 14-1 (5 inns)
Behind the big night was @Cooperdoge18.
Grace threw 7.0 IP, 1H, 3BB, 15K. He also went 5-8 with 3 RBIs.
Hayden ends regular season undefeated and Centennial League champs.
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This job is everything. But, one thing I'll never do is put work before my family & friends.
My best friend gets my married today. I need to be there, want to be there.
Sadly that means, I'll be missing LN and Smith Fball. Hope you understand my absence. Coverage will come Mon
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“It kind of made my skin crawl.” -@CoachBBallard
How Washburn's assistant coach @CoachTDfor3 pushed head coach Brett Ballard to evolve on the defensive end this season.
The team’s willingness to seek change has allowed them to reach the Final Four.
cjonline.com/story/sports/co…
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Sneak peak of tomorrow front page of the @myCTsports! We got a jammed packed section as Fall sports is coming to a close.
Hope you enjoy!
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Tomorrow front page of the @myCTsports! Hope you enjoy track and field!
(Thanks to @NateLatsch for a great photo!)
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“We want to prove that we have built this to last and to do that we have to keep working. It is not a one man job, it requires everybody.” -@CoachALierman
Meet the new head coach of Liberty North. The final story from our new head coach series.
Fri at 8:03 am on @myCTsports
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Couldn't tell you easy @GraysonTapp made this look.
100 meters away from the finish, the line looking so far away. But, he gets up and finishes in 11th place of Class 5.
Liberty North won by only 12 points, his determination made the difference Friday morning. @LNEagleXC
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🚨Practice Report🚨
Spent the morning with Liberty North. They preached culture, hard work and toughness all practice long.
Story coming soon with quotes from HC Lierman, Nebraska commit Smith and UNLV commit Pahmahmie.
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Hope you enjoyed my football coverage this fall! What a season it was!
Thanks for following along and reading.
See you on the hardwood, mat and poolside for more stories this winter!
👍🏼
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Hayden's Finn Dunshee drops a 10.60 in the 100-meter dash to win Class 3A State Championship!
Breaking Jordy Nelson's record (10.63). Dunshee also broke Nelson's record in the 200 prelims yesterday.
"Hey, how you doing?" 😂
@Finn_Dunshee @CoachGardenhire
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Here for Washburn men’s basketball practice to check out newly renovated Lee Arena.
This place looks amazing!
Men home opener on Wednesday night.
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The Swanny fist pump at the end says it all! #RollJays
Thomas Braun finds the back of the net to put @CPVarsitySports on top 1-0 in the 90th minute. Look at the reax from Swanson! #NEPREPSOCCER
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Oh. My. Goodness.
#8 seed William Jewell upsets #1 seed Southwest Baptist in the second round of the GLVC Tournament!
What a win for the Cardinals!!!
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Liberty North’s Blake Craig getting honored today for being named to the Under Armour All-America game.
One of the country’s best kickers will be attending Mizzou next year! @blake_craig19
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70 degrees and Sunny!
Class 6 District 4 Semifinals starting now!
Liberty North vs Blue Springs South
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“I plan on going home to use my political science degree to go to law school. I want to be a lawyer back home.”
This is Joel Adese's journey from Nigeria to Atchison. @BC_Circuit @RavenMBB @NAIAHoopsReport
bcstudentnews.com/2019/12/12…
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Anyone like Championships?
Here’s tomorrow front page of the @myCTsports! Hope you enjoy!
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“There’s not much in life that matters aside from your relationship with Christ, your family and friends,” @cnoskey35
The unbelievable story of Christian Noskey who defeated cancer and has now returned to @RavenMBB.
@BC_Circuit @BenedictineKS
bcstudentnews.com/2020/02/12…
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A sneak peek of the sports front cover of the @myCTsports!
Be sure to snag a copy to remember this historic season of @LNEagleBaseball!
Inside, we have pages dedicated to LN and Smithville soccer.
Hope you enjoy!
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Final: Liberty North 3-1 Park Hill South
I don’t believe it! It was a master class in defending as Liberty North went down to 9 men.
District Champions!
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Final: Liberty 11-8 Liberty North
In one of the best softball games of the year, Liberty wins the District Championship!!!
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Here’s a sneak peak of tomorrows front page of the @myCTsports!
Jam packed with baseball, soccer, track and golf. Hope you all enjoy!
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How good was Dillon Claussen tonight in the Elite 8.
17 points, 7-7 FG
Career high 22 minutes off the bench.
Washburn to the Final 4 for the first time since 2001.
(I know Josh Luedtke is proud! @JrJayBasketball)
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The goal scorers tonight for Liberty North @berk_salmond and @ekaterinatheo!
The Eagles get the 3-1 win over Ray-Pec as they push their record to 9-0.
Liberty North is 38-2 in their last 40 games dating back to 2020.
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Washburn men's basketball reaches NCAA Division II Elite 8 for first time since 2001.
Inside tonight's historic victory for @IchabodMBB!
cjonline.com/story/sports/co…
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Ryin Miller breaks down her Class 5A 3200 win. She trailed for the entire race before taking the lead in the final 300 meters.
She hit a 10:19.53
1:12.57 for final lap 🔥
If you love distance running, this is an elite in-depth answer on her race. I love it!
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Megan Hinnenkamp is an incredible athlete, but also a kind and thoughtful person. Her answers to any question that I asked are always answered in a fun and mature way.
Megan is the @myCTsports Liberty North Girls Athlete of the Year!
MORE: mycouriertribune.com/sports/…
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Two years down! Still Iove waking up to work each day.
Thanks for following along over the past few years! It’s been such a blast so far!
Really excited to announce that I am the new Sports Writer for @myCTsports and @myCTnews!
Excited to meet coaches, athletes and fans while learning about the great communities of @BulldogsKHS @LHSJAYS @LNEagleNews and @WActivities!
Can’t wait to be with you in the Northland!
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"It's a really cool moment." -@Tyrenparker7
Inside Shawnee Heights' Tyren Parker's commitment to Kansas.
One of the top prospects in the state goes in-depth on the coach that helped secure Parker's commitment.
@JordanGuskey
STORY: cjonline.com/story/sports/hi…
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The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Liberty North back-to-back District Champions for baseball and soccer.
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"We've been dreaming about this for a while now since we were little kids." -@BrantonDeweese
"Thinking about how we've been sticking it out since Kindergarten to senior year...is a blessing." -@HeimJaren
Signing day for three Rural studs, headed to @IchabodFTBL!
@CJOnline
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Final: Liberty North 2-0 Rockhurst
Wisdom closes it out!!!
Eagles going back to the Final Four! The defending State Champs aren’t done yet!
Oh yeah…
McGuire and Wisdom threw a no-hitter!
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Flexing on em’!
@LNEagleXC’s Sage Wilde secures the win at the Kearney Invitational!
He finishes with a blistering 15:37, running the whole race alone.
@MoMileSplit
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