KVL Insider

Sportswriters Chris Wristen and Benton Smith go take an inside look at the Kaw Valley League sports scene.


KVL Insider
April 13, 2009
Tonganoxie baseball and Mill Valley track and field are two programs on the rise in the Kaw Valley League this season. Chris and Benton shed some light on them.
KVL Insider
April 6, 2009
The weather is wreaking havoc on the KVL, but Chris and Benton find a few things to highlight anyway.
KVL Insider
March 30, 2009
Spring sports are under way, and Chris and Benton point out five key story lines for the spring season.
KVL Insider
March 16, 2009
Capping off one of the best seasons of basketball in the KVL in recent memory, Basehor-Linwood is the Class 4A boys basketball state champion.
KVL Insider: State preview
March 9, 2009
Three Kaw Valley League basketball teams are headed to state. What are their chances of success? Chris and Benton discuss it.
KVL Insider: Girls basketball
March 2, 2009
The Lansing girls are the Kaw Valley League champions, and now everybody is back in action competing for a shot at the state tournament. Chris Wristen and Benton Smith break down which KVL teams have the best chances of making it to state, as well as who has the toughest brackets.
KVL Insider: Boys basketball
March 2, 2009
Lansing is the Kaw Valley League boys basketball champion, but now everybody is back in contention for another prize: a state tournament berth. The Class 4A boys begin sub-state play today, and 5A begins postseason action later in the week. Chris Wristen and Benton Smith break down who has the best chances of making it to state.
KVL Insider: Boys basketball
February 23, 2009
Three teams are left in the hunt for a Kaw Valley League boys basketball title, and the winner will be revealed Friday night. Piper faces a must-win situation Tuesday to stay in the hunt, while Lansing controls its own destiny and Basehor-Linwood needs a little help to get back to the top for the third straight year.
KVL Insider: Girls basketball
February 23, 2009
A league championship will be decided this week, and it’s a three-team race to the finish. Piper faces a do-or-die Tuesday matchup, and Lansing and Mill Valley have a head-to-head showdown Friday night. Chris and Benton sort out what each team needs to have happen to climb to the top.
KVL Insider: Girls basketball
February 16, 2009
Shawn Linenberger joins Chris Wristen in the studio to talk about the final two weeks of the KVL girls basketball season. The focus this week is on Tonganoxie, which could play spoiler to league co-leaders Mill Valley and Lansing.
KVL Insider: Boys basketball
February 16, 2009
Shawn Linenberger joins Chris Wristen on the program this week to discuss the final two weeks of the boys basketball regular season. Five teams still have a real shot at the Kaw Valley League championship, and Tuesday’s Lansing-Tonganoxie game will either knock the Chieftains out of contention or muddle the picture even more.
KVL Insider: Wrestling league meet preview
February 13, 2009
The Kaw Valley League wrestling championships take place Saturday in Bonner Springs. Chris and Benton preview some of the potential championship matches that could be crowd-pleasers.
KVL Insider: Boys basketball
February 10, 2009
After Mill Valley knocked off Basehor-Linwood on Friday, the race for the KVL championship is wide open. There are big games on tap this week, and Chris Wristen and Benton Smith have it all covered.
KVL Insider: Girls basketball
February 9, 2009
Basehor-Linwood upset Mill Valley on Friday. Now it’s a five-team race for the KVL girls basketball championship. Chris Wristen and Benton Smith break it all down.
KVL Insider: Boys basketball
February 3, 2009
Basehor-Linwood is back in the driver’s seat in the Kaw Valley League, but tough tests await this week with Tonganoxie on Tuesday and a rematch at Mill Valley on Friday. Plus, Piper and Lansing are still in striking distance. Chris and Benton break it all down.

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