Nick Bates Sports writer
Nick Bates covers high school sports for the Chieftain, Sentinel and Dispatch.
Recent stories
- Basehor boys cruise to 18th victory
- February 26, 2010
- Basehor-Linwood took care of business on Friday night for its final warm up before Class 4A substate play begins next week with a 78-58 victory over rival Bonner Springs.
- BLHS girls pound Bonner Springs
- February 26, 2010
- The Basehor-Linwood girls wasted little time ending any hopes for an upset bid by rival Bonner Springs Friday night.
- Murphy twins power Bobcats past Braves
- January 16, 2010
- Basehor-Linwood overcame a sluggish start and got 13 first-half points from sophomore Colin Murphy and his brother Ryan added 10 of his own to take a commanding lead, 37-21, into the locker room at halftime Friday night at Bonner Springs.
- Bever leads BLHS girls past Bonner
- January 16, 2010
- Following a sloppy first quarter which saw Basehor-Linwood make two field goals, the Bobcats turned to senior Cassy Beaver. She scored 6 second-quarter points and allowed her team to head into halftime with a 21-8 lead.
- Former BSHS standout fixture on special teams for Missouri State squad
- December 31, 2009
- Former Bonner Springs football standout Anthony “L.T.” Lee knows all about how difficult waiting for an opportunity can be.
- Late rally comes up short as BSHS boys fall to Turner
- December 24, 2009
- After opening the season on a four-game skid, the Bonner Springs boys basketball team appeared to be on its way to a victory Tuesday, Dec. 15, at Piper.
- Seaton siblings lead Braves to tourney
- December 24, 2009
- Bonner Springs is starting to look really good on the mat — and it’s only December.
- Bonner Springs takes 7th, Basehor 8th at Kaw Valley League Dual Tourney
- December 10, 2009
- After opening the season by sweeping Basehor-Linwood and Piper in wrestling duals, the Bonner Springs Braves closed out a busy week by competing at the Kaw Valley League Dual Tournament Saturday at Turner High School.
- BSHS wrestlers eye big year under first-year coach Jobe
- December 3, 2009
- There is not a lonelier feeling in the world than standing in the middle of a wrestling mat going against a guy that is the same weight as you and probably knows every move that you have in your arsenal.
- Ballou siblings bound by running
- Brother, sister share cross country state experience
- November 25, 2009
- It starts innocently enough.
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