Kansas High School Basketball News

As the dean of coaches at Wamego, Rick Patton has seen more than his share of good athletes and good teams come through the doors during his 32 years at the school.

"I grew up in Mulvane and I was looking for an opportunity to get back in that direction when I got a phone call, so I'm going to head that direction," said Wilson, who has coached at Topeka West the past two years.

With its narrow 35-27 vote a week ago, the Board of Directors of the Kansas State High School Activities Association have given the green light to 64 schools in Kansas, all Class 4A, to separate into two divisions.

Sophomore Blaine Wertz ran a personal-best 11.18 seconds to win the 100-meter dash at the Logan Invitational on Tuesday.

It's funny, in a way, that Tanya Friesen never had that a-ha moment - that signature sense of making it - until her senior year at Wichita State.

The program's next game may still be months away, but SM East's women's basketball program is already enjoying some fresh energy as preparations for the 2013-2014 season begin.

Drew Kite of Scott City scored a game-high 30 points to lead the Gray team to a 108-97 victory on Sunday over the White squad in the annual Southwest Kansas Senior All-Star Basketball game at Perryman Athletic Complex.