Larry Moritz

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[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

Coach of the year

Carl Hines, Sacred Heart

Fun fact: Led Sacred Heart to first-ever state championship, knocking off Class 2A tourney's No. 1, 2 and 3 seeds.

#KSHSAACovered x @CapFed

[Kansas Sports Chatter @KSportsChatter]

Wamego football coach Weston Moody @coachletsgo relives the greatest high school game he has seen in person, remembering the Salina South and Salina Central rivalry.

The full interview can be viewed on YouTube. Find a link to the show in the comments👇

@WamegoFootball @SalinaFootball @SC_Mustangs @SC_MustangFB

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

@arnegreen Well deserved, Arne. You not only produced stellar stories and quality work over the last 40 years, but your humor and wit in the newsroom were equally invaluable. Thanks for all of that. Gratulerer.

[Tim Fitzgerald 💙☘️🌾 @LifeofFitz]

Premiering right now. Maybe the greatest multisport athlete in Kansas State history.

Life of Fitz | Shanele Stires in San Luis Obispo, California https://t.co/KewNnQUb2F via @YouTube

[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

Decade of Dominance: Sacred Heart storms back to keep Class 2A title streak alive at 10 straight

#KSHSAACovered x @CapFed

https://t.co/Fne7R0W0Mj

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

@intrinsicvalyou @AdamSchefter @BreakthroughT1D @Vikings @Eagles @Chiefs In 2022, after the Bills' overtime playoff loss to Kansas City, Chiefs fans donated more than $400,000 to a Buffalo children's hospital in Josh Allen's name. To include @Chiefs in this is misleading, or perhaps disingenuous.

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Southeast Stunner: Trojans repeat last-second heroics to dethrone defending 2A champion Nemaha Central, 36-28

#KSHSAACovered x @CapFed

https://t.co/lLj1vnqQRh

[Brent Maycock @BrentKSHSAA]

Class 2A state championship game Nemaha
All world play by Southeast’s Gannon Jacobson and Tucker Thaxton to take the lead. Scrambles and Thaxton breaks tackle for 29-yard TD with 11 seconds left.
Southeast of Saline 36
Nemaha Central 28
0:11 4thQ
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[KSHSAA @KSHSAA]

Not easy as 1-2-3: Salina Central’s Rupe delivers strong kick to power past Seaman’s Miller; St. James shines under pressure in 5A team race

✍️/📸: @MacMoore_KSHSAA

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@SC_Mustangs @SalinaCentralXC @SJA_Gameday @sjathundertrack

https://t.co/vVRWpt106Z

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

@KSHSAA @CapFed A very good story by @BrentKSHSAA on former Sacred Heart standout Sarah (Weese) Johnson, including comments on her mother, Salina coaching legend Mary Pat Weese. It was always a pleasure to work with every member of that family.

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

@bhallier @joannachadwick The emotional highs/lows from the 1972 basketball controversy and the 1980 Miracle on Ice are great examples. Can't imagine what social media would be like if the BB fiasco happened now. An underdog comparison for the hockey would be US men's soccer winning a WC. It was stunning

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@KansasPregame @JBane87 @CoachSieben @CoachGerst @DavidAranda83 @KABC2020 @GunnarGross9 @sharp_spelite @SC_MustangFB Once in a generation is about right. In 2001, Central baseball won five games in the regular season. Mustangs upset defending state champ Seaman at regional and defeated 20-2 Bishop Carroll in 1st round of 5A state. Lost in semis to Shaw. Heights and took 3rd

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

@dusty40 @SeSalineSports Thanks for all your hard work today, Dusty. That event is never easy to cover, but you did a great job staying on top of things. And the graphics looked good.

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

McPherson finds a way to get it done.
Bullpups are Class 4A state champions after a 65-59 overtime victory over Hugoton in a classic battle. Hugoton was the defending state champion and defeated McPherson in the 2023 final.

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

McPherson timeout, with the ball, leading Hugoton 60-59 with 32 seconds to play. Fatigue and missed fts may be coming a factor. McPherson 2 for 6 at the line in OT, Hugoton 1-6.

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

McPherson timeout, leading Hugoton 59-58 with 2:10 remaining in overtime. McPherson with possession when play resumes.

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McPherson's Cory Muehler is fouled on a 3-point attempt and hits all three free throws to tie the game with 16 seconds to play. Hugoton's shot at the end of regulation bounces off the rim. Going to overtime for the 4A title, 55-all.

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

Hugoton uses its final timeout to avoid a potential turnover. Eagles ball, leading McPherson 54-52 with 32.5 seconds remaining.

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

Going down to the wire. Hugoton hanging on to a 53-51 lead over McPherson with 50.5 seconds to play.

[Larry Moritz @LarryMoritz1]

McPherson won't go quietly. The Bullpups with two 3-pointers and a three-point play have cut the Hugoton lead to five, 50-45 with 1:48 remaining.