KC Star HS Sports

@KCStar high school sports coverage. Tweets from The Kansas City Star sports staff.

[Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11]

Kids in KC are starting to emulate Patrick Mahomes ... and it's not just for fun. They plan to use some of his throws in varsity games this fall. The Patrick Mahomes Effect is very real:

https://t.co/t4vos1Jecn

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Former Park Hill standout Chris Nilsen wins pole vault gold at Pan American Games
https://t.co/uzv1HjeDK3

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Rockhurst football coach Tony Severino says he will retire after 2019 season
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[Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11]

"When I told the kids this morning, I had to stop crying for two hours."
Year No. 50 will be the last for Kansas City high school coaching legend Tony Severino: https://t.co/ASRfI4bgNa

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“Listen, I might have just taken a knee there other than the kid’s from Kansas City. I mean, you have to give him the ball, right?” : https://t.co/G2t2o2ExCD

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Three former Kansas City high school pitchers traded on MLB deadline day
https://t.co/cbYlFKHg9v

[Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11]

Arkansas about to get underway in the College World Series. Isaiah Campbell, an Olathe South grad and recent high MLB draft pick, will be on the mound. Here’s what got him here: https://t.co/BD5kCRUkgW

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Meet The Kansas City Star’s Girls Scholar-Athletes for the Class of 2019
https://t.co/VKRYTwND8Q

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Meet The Kansas City Star’s Boys Scholar-Athletes for the Class of 2019
https://t.co/JxWhhSV8xL

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Catch up with past KC Star Scholar-Athlete winners and see what they’re up to now
https://t.co/OLovrnuVhz

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Alex Totta, KC Star Scholar-Athlete of the year: ‘My calling is to serve this country’
https://t.co/IAIamgPwoI

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Alana Vawter, KC Star Scholar-Athlete of the year, determined to overcome obstacles: https://t.co/KTHZvU775c

[Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11]

And via @mellinger, here’s Blue Valley’s Alex Totta, who has spent his whole life preparing to serve the country:

https://t.co/w7VT7Dgn2N

[Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11]

One of the very best traditions @KCStar: It’s the 2019 Scholar-Athlete winners. Meet Staley’s Alana Vawter, hospitalized to the point of needing to learn to walk again, and now Stanford-bound on a softball scholarship: https://t.co/SvaAQJ8jfN

[Sam Mellinger @mellinger]

Alana Vawter, off to Stanford and The Star’s Girls Scholar-Athlete of the Year, is fulfilling a dream she made after a “horrifying” hospital stay. https://t.co/3J7hrBqA9O

[Sam Mellinger @mellinger]

Alex Totta, The Star’s Boys Scholar-Athlete of the Year, is answering a call he’s felt as long as he can remember to serve our country. https://t.co/N3kAyAr4Kj

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St. Pius X, Pembroke Hill win boys state golf championships. https://t.co/rOCulHhNyl

[Sam McDowell @SamMcDowell11]

William Jewell will hire Liberty North coach Chris McCabe as its next men's basketball coach, sources told The Star: https://t.co/dY2mR0j3g6

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@daparra19 @Lamelrobinson11 We saw Lamel throughout his career and thought the world of him since his freshman season. We didn’t have any say in who’s up for this award.

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Finalists for boys DiRenna Award:
Christian Braun, Blue Valley Northwest
Javaunte Hawkins, Lee’s Summit North
Darrius Hughes, Rockhurst
Tymer Jackson, Olathe North
Spencer Jones, Bishop Miege

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@TJ_NoZer0Days @wardlow04 The Star doesn't have any say in the finalists. It's determined by the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches Association.