I'm all for D2 football getting more exposure, but maybe there's a matchup with playoff implications at a cool venue that @CollegeGameDay could go to that weekend instead...
@bearcatsports@PittStGorillas@TheMIAA
Great night having the OL over for dinner! 30lbs of Pulled Pork, Quadruple batch of Cheesy Potatoes and Corn-A-Roni disappeared REAL QUICK! Fun group to coach and be around! #Family#OABAAB
The Kansas Shrine Bowl has announced the selection of Mike Berg, Wellsville High School, and Daniel Myears, Mulvane High School, to serve as the head coaches for the 53rd Kansas Shrine Bowl on Saturday, June 27, 2026. View the full press release at https://t.co/8U1Vxw7pKO
Shrine Bowl Player Spotlight: Abe Shaffer, a 6โ4โ, 265-pound right tackle and defensive tackle from Mill Valley, will be suiting up for the East Side in the Shrine Bowl wearing #58. Under coach Joel Applebee, Mill Valley finished the 2024 season 10-2, losing to Aquinas in the playoffs, the only playoff loss in his career as a 3x State Champion. Shaffer earned SIK 1st Team All-State honors after a standout senior year. He said, โIโm excited to play in a game that is bigger than all of us. Itโs really cool that we can all come together to play for the kids.โ Abeโs favorite high school memory is winning three state championships. His biggest role model is his grandma Rita as his role model. Shaffer is committed to Northwest Missouri State to continue his football career in the fall. #sportsinkansas
Photo: @centerstagephotographysports
Two of the premier programs in NCAA Division II football will return their rivalry to Kansas City this fall when the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats and the Pittsburg State University Gorillas meet at Children's Mercy Park on Nov. 15.
The Bearcats and Gorillas have signed a two-year contract for 2025 and 2026. The 2025 match-up was originally scheduled as a Pitt State home game, while the 2026 contest will replace a NWMSU home game.
More information and details will be announced soon.
Children's Mercy Park was home to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game for four seasons, from 2014-2017. Northwest captured the program's fifth and sixth national titles in this venue with a 34-7 victory over Shepherd on Dec. 19, 2015 and a 29-3 triumph over North Alabama on Dec. 17, 2016. The 2015 national title game drew an NCAA Division II Championship Game record 16,181 fans.
@NWBearcat_FB@GorillasFB
#OABAAB
https://t.co/fdHq9dV1Ba
Easton Engelhart | IF | 2027 | KS
@MVJagBaseball
Swing on a game tying 2-run HR in extra innings last night. Maybe the biggest HR in KS HS baseball all season on a ball that hit off the scoreboard in LCF. Really comfortable at-bats all day long and 1 big time moment. #PGHS
Visit https://t.co/FQuxrWVUVo to learn all about today's featured East All-Stars; Abe Shaffer (Mill Valley), Mason Faith (Rock Creek), Luke Harris (Fort Scott) and Ashton Schaeffer (Marysville). 2025 All-Star Profiles are brought to you by Buck Roofing and Construction LLC.
Isaac Lightcap | LHP | 2025 | KS
@MVJagBaseball
FB: 82-86 | BB: 70-74
Threw the baseball really well yesterday. Located the FB & sweeping breaking ball consistently. Kept hitters off balance & generated swing and miss. #PGHS
2-year: @fsccbaseball
๐จ WELCOME TO THE FAMILY @abe_shaffer1! ๐จ
Mill Valley's finest โก๏ธ 3x State Champ ๐
Big blocks & even bigger dreams. Let's get to work! ๐ช๐พ
#OABAAB#TitleTown#SigningDay