Wamego, I owe you an apology. I wasn’t familiar with your game.
For 24 years as a Manhattan native, I thought I had the Fourth of July experience figured out. I knew the routines, the rhythms, the familiar glow of fireworks against the same sky I’ve watched my whole life. I didn’t realize I was missing something just a few miles down the road.
Then you showed out.
Somehow, you turned a fireworks show into something more. Something that actually feels like the event of the year. Something so hazy toward the end, yet so incredibly patriotic.
It wasn’t just the fireworks. It was the atmosphere, the energy, the way the whole town leaned into everything: the parade, the car show, the food, all of it. It felt like 200,000 people packed in, yet somehow it still carried that small-town charm. That balance isn’t easy to pull off.
So yeah, consider me converted. A Manhattan lifer who made the short trip and realized he’d been sleeping on something special.
Boom Town, you’ve got my attention now, and honestly, you’ve got a big piece of my Fourth of July from here on out. 🇺🇸🎆
Junior Kylie Pfizenmaier of Clay Center (4A) dominantly won the 3200m NCKL Championship by over 18 seconds with her time of 11:41.50. Pfizenmaier’s PR of 11:27.16 puts her in the top 4 in 4A currently. She was also on the 4x800 team that was NCKL Champions earlier in the day. Mackenzie Weller of SIK caught up with Kylie after her win. #sportsinkansas
Wamego (4A) wins their 5th straight Regional Title under HC Weston Moody with a 20-13 win over McPherson tonight. Senior RB Tate Warren was huge in the win with 2 rushing TDs including the game winning drive. Mackenzie Weller of Sports in Kansas caught up with Warren, Coach Moody and Sophomore QB Logan Fulton after the game. #sportsinkansas Presented by Mammoth Watco Special Olympics Kansas B&D Buildings Lewis Automotive Group
4A 800 meter champ
Harrison Cutting of Wamego takes the win with a time of 1:56:30. Cutting also won the 4x800 earlier today and got second in the 400.
Presented by @MammothBuilt @WatcoRail@SAFEks@nextechwireless@LewisMotorsGC@sokansas
31 IP over three games, 30 K’s in the Quarterfinals, a no-hitter in the Semifinals, and a no-hitter in the State Title game. @Peyton80 is THAT GIRL!
Back-to-back 4A State Championships for @WamegoSoftball 🔥
Wamego does it again.
Wamego star pitcher @Peyton80 delivers @WamegoSoftball another championship with a no-hitter.
They beat Andale 5-0.
Her weekend: 30 strikeouts in the QF, no-hitter in the semi, no-hitter in the final. She was 2 outs from a perfect game in the championship
Depth equals domination as Wamego rolls to second straight Class 4A state title
#KSHSAACovered x @CapFed
Depth equals domination as Wamego rolls to second straight Class 4A state title - Kansas State High School Activities Association (https://t.co/fEEXgZWrRw)
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