Taylor Gray’s crew got him into the lead with a well-executed pit stop strategy during the final green-flag pit sequence, and the young driver held off a late charge from Sheldon Creed to win the Kansas Lottery 300 by 0.718 seconds on Saturday night at Kansas Speedway. The win was […]
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Chawinga back from injury in 2-1 Current come-from-behind win
The Kansas City Current exacted a measure of revenge on Saturday afternoon, rallying from a first-half deficit to beat Gotham FC 2-1 at CPKC Stadium, snapping a three-game losing streak and delivering some payback against the club that ended the Current’s record-breaking 2025 season in the playoffs. Midfielder Debinha equalized […]
Sporting KC crumbles in 4-1 loss to Colorado
Shapi Suleymanov’s superb near-post finish in the 44th minute drew Sporting level 1-1 and sent a charge through the Sporting Park crowd, but the euphoria lasted barely a minute. Colorado retook the lead on a corner kick in first-half stoppage time, and a two-goal burst in the second half turned […]
Giant Slayers: Bonner Springs stuns top-seeded Kapaun to claim first state title in 42 years
Braves erase 11-point deficit, hold Crusaders scoreless over final 2:41 to end Kapaun’s 44-game win streak For 42 years, the 1984 state championship banner has hung alone in the Bonner Springs High School fieldhouse, a throwback to the year Hughes Suffren set the 5A state tournament record with 16 field […]
WYCO schools capture three state hoops bids
Wyandotte County schools are heading to the 5A boys’ basketball state tournament in force. Bonner Springs, Piper and Washington captured three of the four 5A East region substate championships on Friday night, punching their tickets to this week’s KSHSAA state tournament. It will be the second consecutive trip for Bonner […]
WYCO wrestlers see record success at state qualifier
On Saturday, Bonner Springs High School hosted the KSHSAA 5A East regional girls’ wrestling tournament. Forty-one girls from seven Wyandotte County high schools qualified for the state tournament by finishing in the top eight in their weight classes. Wyandotte High School also earned two qualifiers from the 6A East regional at Shawnee Mission […]
Opinion: Keeping education first in high school activities
By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer of the NFHS, and Bill Faflick, Executive Director of the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) High school activities is experiencing record participation. It is also experiencing unprecedented pressure. Across the country, young students are training earlier, competing year-round and navigating expectations […]
Bonner boys, Washington girls wrestlers crowned WYCO Champs of the World
All nine Wyandotte County high schools competed Wednesday on the mats at Piper in the WYCO Wrestling Championships. The dual-level layout in the new Piper gym lends itself well to holding the tournament, with boys running on three mats on the main floor and the girls running on two mats on the auxiliary floor just […]
Wyandotte County scores new Chiefs stadium in $3B deal
In what Kansas Governor Laura Kelly called the largest economic win in state history, the Kansas City Chiefs announced Monday they will relocate to Kansas, building a $3 billion domed stadium in Wyandotte County and a new training facility in Olathe. The announcement, made at a packed press conference in […]
Record season ends in heartbreak as Current falls to Gotham in extra time
The Kansas City Current’s record-breaking 2025 campaign came to a wrenching end Sunday afternoon as eighth-seeded Gotham FC claimed a 2-1 extra-time victory in the NWSL quarterfinals at CPKC Stadium. Two stoppage time goals created a whiplash of emotion for Current fans: one goal that extended their season, and one […]









