Jim Finley

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Burns was good pal, great man
By Jim Finley
October 1, 2008
We have a friend on the road to heaven that as a teacher, a coach, and city recreation director touched the lives of many persons.
Hilton has Braves digging into history
By Jim Finley
September 25, 2008
Bonner Springs High School athletics director John Hilton is making an effort to acknowledge all of the high school state champions and their athletes.
Tough loss a bummer, but Kansas isn’t doomed
By Jim Finley
September 18, 2008
After surviving a divided family situation with one grandson graduating from KU and another grandson enrolling at Kansas State University, we have come up with another family situation.
It’s a new year for football, but what an exciting start
By Jim Finley
September 11, 2008
Football season began last weekend, and was it ever exciting.
Prejudiced articles? Probably
By Jim Finley
September 4, 2008
Through the years, I’d covered high school sports for the Chieftain, so when Clausie Smith took over as publisher, he asked me to cover girls sports. Since I had a granddaughter that would be playing, I told him I would be happy to take over girls sports, which didn’t get started until 1976.
Recalling Sacred Heart’s coaches
By Jim Finley
August 27, 2008
The backbone of any youth program is obtaining volunteer help, such as coaches for sports teams.
Favre lacks class of past great QBs
By Jim Finley
August 14, 2008
Well I guess the Brett Favre fiasco is about over.
Local program beats wild recruiting circuit
By Jim Finley
August 7, 2008
In this crazy world of sports there is always something coming up that brings about much discussion.
Former players give back to BSHS volleyball
By Jim Finley
July 31, 2008
The second protege of volleyball coach Shirley Vaughn’s 1984 state championship team at Bonner Springs High School most likely will be Kerri Jennings Palmberg, to be the head coach of BSHS this fall.
Back in the day, game played right
By Jim Finley
July 23, 2008
Babe Ruth had a reputation of being a heavy beer drinker and staying out late, but you never heard about him using any form of enhancing drugs.

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