The War Room

With fall sports coming up, Labette Cardinals volleyball coach Deardin Kelley-Francis previews the upcoming season. 

The World Cup, and the United States' failure to advance past the round of 16, highlighted the growing cost of youth sports development, which is hitting rural areas like Southeast Kansas the hardest. 

Parsons Vikings football head coach Jeff Schibi previews the 2026 Kansas Shrine Bowl in Emporia. 

Parsons Vikings track and field coach Kaito Barr-Miller reflects on Braelyn Hinman-Mitchell and Ayanna Robertson winning state titles at the 2026 KSHSAA State Track and Field Championships in Wichita. 

Labette County boys track, basketball and football coach Bradley Argabright gives the latest update on athletics in Altamont. 

KSHSAA became the 18th state in the U.S. to sanction girls flag football last week. 

Neosho County women's basketball head coach J.J. Davis talks about his team's first-ever berth to the NJCAA Region VI Tournament championship and the outlook for the Panthers after another 20-win season. 

New Parsons Vikings baseball coach Devin Martinez talks about the spring season. 

Jeff Hines, the principal at Paola High School, reflects on the highlights of the Kansas state wrestling tournament in Salina, as well as the ongoing efforts surrounding the KSHSAA private school multiplier. 

Cherryvale Chargers girls basketball coach Kelsey Overacker discusses her team's upset of No. 1 Eureka, which gave Cherryvale a share of its second straight Tri-Valley League title.