1. The Maize South girls could be the best team in Kansas
A lot of things have to fall into place for the “could be” to be replaced by “are,” but I feel like the Mavericks showed enough over the weekend to convince me they h...

Any sport can be a learning process.
When it comes to cross country, it isn’t always as simple as running as fast as you can until crossing the finish line. Strategy comes into play within a single race and across an entire season.
Derby’...

TOP 10 BOYS INDIVIDUALS
1. Lakelin Conrad, Collegiate junior
Results: 16:31, 2nd at Bishop Carroll Invitational on Sept. 3; 18:20, 6th at Swather Special on Sept. 10; 16:28, 1st at Southeast Invitational on Sept. 17.
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If you’re trailing a runner from Maize South, you might notice some scribbling on the back of their legs.
“Run for the Bird,” is what is scribbled on the calves of every runner, in honor of former coach Alan Birdsell, who died in J...

It’s pretty easy for an individual rivalry to take off in a sport like cross country.
The same runners face the same opponents multiple times in a season, and if their teams are in the same classification, that all gears up toward the big postse...

When long-time coach Michael Draut was pondering over his decision to step down as the East cross country coach, his decision was made easier knowing assistant Darham Rogers was ready to take over.
Rogers, a 1999 East graduate, ran for the Blue Aces du...

There isn’t much North senior Gabriela Reyna hasn’t accomplished in her career as a runner.
She has won City League championships, including last year’s cross country title. She has won regional titles, qualified for state, and co...

The five scoring runners for the Maize boys cross country team will have a simple mission this season.
“When our first guy is crossing the finish line,” Maize coach Skeeter Rankins said, “our fifth guy should be able to see their b...

Midnight practices to celebrate the first day of practice for fall sports have become popular with high school football teams in recent years.
But a midnight tennis practice?
Janet Glaser figured why let the football players have all of the fun? So the...

It was 50 years ago Sunday when Jim Ryun broke the world record for the mile race in 3 minutes, 51.3 seconds on the track at the University of California.
Ryun, an East High graduate, remains the most successful runner Wichita has produced. He was a fi...