For the second straight season, Maur Hill-Mount Academy powerlifting is bringing back plenty of hardware including two individual state champions and a second-place overall finish as a team for the girls at the 2A State Powerlifting meet in Horton.
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Maur Hill-Mount Academy football will be sending four players to the next level and will all be competing at two of the better NAIA programs in the country.
Several local coaches and players will be competing in the 37th Northeast Kansas High School All-Star Weekend Sunday at Highland Community College.
Atchison County Community High School baseball enters 2023 with hopes of the team’s bats taking some steps forward to help with what they have on the mound this season.
Andrew Gerlach has long had a love for the game of soccer and will finally be able to that to do the high school level of the sport with the Atchison girls’ soccer team in 2023.
Charles Harris has coached multiple sports during his 27 years of coaching and will take the Atchison High School softball team into 2023 as their head coach after being an assistant for several years.
The Maur Hill-Mount Academy swimming team enters the season with fifteen girls on the roster with both newcomers and returners who are intriguing to Head Coach Kelly Elias.
Atchison High School baseball goes into the 2023 season with a majority of the team intact and hoping to break ground in areas that were obstacles last season.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy golf has seen plenty of success in recent years under Head Coach Christian Wessel as the program went to state as a team last season for the first time since 2016.
Head Coach Courtney Kasson is excited about both the talent and mentality that Atchison County Community High School softball is bringing into this season.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy baseball will look to some new faces along with hardened veterans entering the season with fewer numbers than the program is used to having.
The Doniphan West Lady Mustang basketball team are the proud owner of their very first State Championship trophy, after the girls completed their Kansas Class 1A State Tournament run with a 55-49 win over the 2nd-seeded Quinter Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon at Dodge City’s United Wireless Arena.
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Atchison High School basketball’s chance at a State Championship came to an end March 8 in the first round of 4A State Basketball in a 88-70 loss to Bishop Miege in Salina.
A valiant season by Maur Hill-Mount Academy boys basketball came to an end Monday, Feb. 27, in the first round of Sub-State, with a 37-24 loss to Silver Laker at Haverty Arena.
Atchison County Community High School girls basketball wasn’t able to knock down the wall of Sub-State once again in a tough hard-fought loss to Republic County 39-36 on Thursday, March 2.
Atchison High School drew a certainly formidable opponent for the first round of 4A State Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the two-time defending champions, Bishop Miege.
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For the first time in eight seasons, Atchison boys basketball is headed back to the Kansas State Basketball Tournament.
Atchison High School basketball put on display the caliber of team they are this season in their blowout 81-48 home win over Coffeyville-Field Kindley Tuesday night.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy girls basketball is advancing to the second round of the Sub-State for just the third time in 18 years after a 49-31 home victory Monday night over Bishop Ward.
Atchison County Community High School Girls’ basketball earned a tough first-round Sub-State win 40-29 over Marysville Monday in Effingham, advancing them to the second round against Riley County at 6 p.m. Thursday at Marysville High School.
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Atchison County Community High School wrestling had the program’s highest State finish in 10 years last weekend at Fort Hays State University as they placed fifth with three wrestlers placing in the top four of their class.
Atchison Senior Madisyn Wells qualified for the 5-1A State Tournament with a series of 448 at Crown Lanes in Leavenworth. The state tournament will be held March 2 at North Rock Lanes in Wichita.
Atchison County Community High School senior Hannah Simmers finished fourth in the 170 weight class in State Wrestling on Friday at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy boys basketball entered the beginning of this season with a new head coach, and one returning starter, and was picked to finish fifth in the Northeast Kansas League.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy wrestling still had some state aspirations for the program, and those came to fruition with freshman Jaxson Vice earning his spot at State Wrestling in Hays after taking first at the 120 weight class.
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When Cody Kramer took the head job at Atchison County Community High School wrestling in 2019 he had a mindset to eventually get the program back to where it was in the early 2000s.
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Senior Addison Schletzbaum immortalized herself in the record books of Atchison County Community High School when she became the program’s all-time leading scorer last week at McLouth.
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Atchison County Community High School wrestling is sending two girls to State Wrestling after qualifying at the Regional meet at Rossville High School on Saturday.
Atchison boys basketball earned its tenth victory by double digits Tuesday night with a 76-40 win over Wyandotte.
Atchison girls basketball kept up its successful run this season with a 56-24 win over Wyandotte Tuesday night.
After one of the most successful seasons in recent years, Atchison football has three players signed on to play at the next level in the fall.
Atchison County Community High School wrestling added another mark to a successful season with a first place finish at the Silver Lake Tournament Saturday.
Atchison High school grabbed the first place spot in their home tournament Saturday with ten teams in attendance at the George Worley Invitational.
Maur Hill-Mount Academy held on to its spot at number one in the Northeast Kansas League thanks to a 55-54 win over Atchison County Community High School Tuesday night.
Atchison County Community High School senior Addison Schletzbaum added another high mark to her career with the program Tuesday night as she eclipsed over 1,000 career points in a 50-41 over Maur Hill-Mount Academy in Effingham.
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Atchison County Community High School took another step in the right direction in a season the program has high hopes for by taking the Jefferson County High School tournament championship after defeating Perry-Lecompton 60-35 Saturday evening.
For the second straight season, Atchison County Community High School girls’ basketball defeated Atchison in the first round of a mid-season tournament.
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After coming up short in the Thunder Classic Championship game at Nemaha Central a year ago Atchison basketball was plenty motivated for redemption.
Atchison basketball is headed back to the Thunder Classic Championship game at Nemaha Central High School on Thursday night after a 55-43 win over St. Marys.
Atchison County Community High School wrestling had another solid tournament showing with multiple top three finishes and a first place overall team win Saturday at Halstead High School.
Atchison County Community High School wrestling celebrated the winter season with the King and Queen of the Mats double duel with Olathe West and De Soto in Effingham Thursday evening for the event.
An early fourth quarter run proved to be the difference in Atchison County Community High School’s 54-48 over Jefferson County North Tuesday night.
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Atchison County Community High School had lost seven straight games against Jackson Heights before finally gaining the program’s first win since January 2019 by the final score of 62-46 Saturday, January 7.
There were a few standout stories and headlines from the 2022 athletic year in the Atchison area from Benedictine Lacrosse making history to high school athletes taking home a state title.
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Atchison football has a history of standout running backs, and Jesse Greenly has certainly put his name into that pantheon of names from the program.
Atchison County Community High School boys basketball nearly pulled off a thrilling comeback against Horton before coming up short in overtime 51-49 Tuesday night in Effingham.
Atchison County Community High School girls’ basketball continue their success this season heading into the holiday break following a 66-16 win over Horton Tuesday night in Effingham.
Atchison County Community High School girls wrestling had three top three finishes in the school’s annual home tournament Saturday.
Atchison high school basketball entered the season with its whole roster back and lofty expectations.
After a two-game hiatus, Atchison County Community High School girl’s basketball returned to the court for a 50-31 win Tuesday night over Valley Falls.
Atchison County Community High School entered Tuesday’s matchup with Valley Falls hoping to avenge losing in the regional championship last season and managed to grab a 50-41 win.
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