Nick Bates Sports writer

Nick Bates covers high school sports for the Chieftain, Sentinel and Dispatch.

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Bonner Springs boys end season with loss to Topeka West
By Nick Bates
March 11, 2010
The final score doesn’t indicate it, but the Bonner Springs boys had every reason to believe they could win their Class 5A substate basketball opener on Wednesday, March 3.
Bravettes end with loss to Heights, turn focus to improving for future
By Nick Bates
March 11, 2010
The Bonner Springs girls basketball team had its season come to an end Thursday night, falling 59-44 at Shawnee Heights in the first round of Class 5A substate play.
Chargers surge past Braves in substate opener
By Nick Bates
March 4, 2010
Bonner Springs suffered a quick and decisive end to its season on Wednesday night, falling 50-30 to the Topeka West Chargers in the first round of Class 5A ubstate play.
Bravettes face tough opener at Heights
By Nick Bates
March 4, 2010
The Bonner Springs girls basketball team will open Class 5A substate play at 7 p.m. today at Shawnee Heights in Tecumseh.
Braves to open substate play Wednesday
By Nick Bates
March 2, 2010
The Bonner Springs Braves (8-12), fresh off a 20-point setback to rival Basehor-Linwood, travel Wednesday evening to Topeka West (12-8) for the first round of the Class 5A substate tournament.
Braves fall to Bobcats
By Nick Bates
February 26, 2010
Bonner Springs played with confidence early against defending Class 4A state champion Basehor-Linwood Friday night before falling 78-58 at BLHS.
Bravettes fall in regular-season finale
By Nick Bates
10:50 p.m., February 26, 2010 Updated 09:37 a.m.
Bonner Springs knew it had to play well if it was going to hang with Basehor-Linwood on Friday night.
Five Braves take aim at state
By Nick Bates
February 25, 2010
While the day did not go perfect for the Bonner Springs Braves at the class 5A regional wrestling tournament on Saturday at Shawnee Heights, there was plenty that went right.
Braves pull senior-night stunner against SFT
By Nick Bates
February 25, 2010
After coming close to knocking off a highly-touted opponent on numerous occasions during the past two seasons, Bonner Springs finally made it happen Tuesday night at the District PE Center against the Santa Fe Trail Chargers.
Special-needs swimmers make a splash with Bonner Springs
By Nick Bates
February 18, 2010
Winning was hard to come by this season for the Bonner Springs boys swimming team.

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