Drop off a sports ball at Entercom on Woodlawn and 21st for the Sports Daily radio show. They're doing a ball drive for kids during the Christmas season.
On the show this morning, the segment was a bit abbreviated. But I got my weekly dose of Brent Kemnitz, who does every Thursday show, so all is well. My weekly segment may be moving to Friday mornings, so stay tuned on that.
There's a big wrestling meet tonight, a makeup from last week:
Hutch at Derby
Romero Cotton (171) is a four-time football state champ and is favored to become a four-time wrestling champ. I initially thought Roy Oeser, now wrestling coach at Maize High, may have achieved the same feat already. However, while Oeser won an individual state wrestling title four straight years from ‘74-77, he won only three straight football titles. Kapaun's fourth straight football title in '77 was the fall after Oeser had graduated. Still, it was quite a special feat by Oeser.
The Romero Cotton situation cannot be emphasized enough. This is a very special feat he is set to accomplish. Go out and enjoy his performances, because it isn't common to be graced with an athlete like Cotton. His and Hutch's meet tonight begins at 6:00 p.m.
Hutch goes against Derby, who coach has a connection to one of the other stunning pedigrees in Kansas wrestling: coach Bill Ross wrestled in high school under Wayne Jackson at Ark City, the winningest championship coach in Kansas wrestling history with 14 titles from ’82-03
Derby, who finished in the top five at Class 6A state last year, has some nice wrestlers: Alex Feldkamp (171), Blake Long (189), Coty Reinhart (160), all of whom placed in the top four individually at state last year.
Prep basketball mostly wraps up tonight. There are few more games tomorrow, including a huge one between Bishop Carroll and Kapaun Mt. Carmel.
Boys
South at Southeast
After a 12-point loss to Heights to start the season, South is charging, having won five straight. I'm telling you, go watch South's Lance Russell. You'll wonder why he isn't being recruited harder to play college basketball. If South wins tonight, who knows, they may win the City. But I shouldn't get too far ahead of myself. January is when games really start to matter.
Maize at Hutchinson
Who will step up and win the AV-CTL I this season. Maize was outstanding last year, running two platoons of five players and applying pressure throughout. They're unable to run as many guys out onto the court this year, but they could make a case for the league title. They'll have to avoid a letdown at Hutchinson, which has much room to improve, especially come January, when the team's fatigue due to the late end to the football season will have worn off.
Bishop Carroll at Kapaun
It looks like the Carroll boys could return to the state tournament. After a slow start, they beat East last week. Brett Steven, Luke Barnwell and Blake Bell all proved an ability to score. Kapaun, however, is right there with them. Keep an eye on Dyllon Knox, sophomore point guard for Kapaun - very quick and confident with the basketball.
High school sports dates I'm looking forward to after the holiday.
Thursday, January 3
Wrestling
Wichita Northwest at Bishop Carroll
Friday, January 4
Basketball
Southeast at East
February 9
Basketball
Collegiate at Kapaun
My top area teams in 6A-3A:
6A: Southeast
5A: Bishop Carroll
4A: Andover
3A: Collegiate
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