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The year of 2013 has been one to remember for the Kanzaland area with teams from the KNZA/KMZA/KAIR radio listening area performing well in a multitude of sports from the high school level to college and professional and there have been plenty of National sports stories, too. Sports Directors for KNZA, KMZA and KAIR radio in Justin Fluke, Mike Smith and Pat Strathman each ranked Top 5 moments in many categories taking a look back at the 2013 sports year (all the lists are below).
Top 5 Categories include – Games Broadcasted, High school football, High school basketball, High School Sports (non-basketball & football), Overall High School sports moments, Regional Sports, National Sports, Highland CC Sports and Benedictine College Sports.
Top 5 Games Broadcasted in 2013 (Mike):
1. Boys Basketball: Axtell beat B&B 58-53 in Overtime in sub-state final
2. Football: B&B defeats Hanover on the road 34-22 in final regular season showdown
3. Football: B&B claims 8-Man DII State in Final game in school history with 42-19 win over
Wallace County
4. Volleyball: State Volleyball competition at Hays for Centralia & B&B (both won State
championships)
5. Boys Basketball: Axtell beat Centralia 41-38 on buzzer-beating three-pointer in TVL
Tournament semifinals (Axtell went on to win tourney for first time in school history)
Honorable Mention:
Boys Basketball: Axtell wins 1A-DII State title with 65-56 win over Fowler
Boys Basketball: Nemaha Valley defeats Santa Fe Trail on the road 52-47
Boys Basketball: Onaga beat Axtell 56-53 on Road in Overtime Thriller
Football: Centralia Dominates LaCrosse 61-0 to Win 2-1A Stat Title
Top 5 Games You Broadcasted in 2013 (Pat):
1. FB: Maur Hill Mount Academy vs. Oskaloosa, Bears score 22 unanswered pts in 4th to win 30-26
2. VB: Jefferson County North’s state tournament (Finished 2nd place in Class 2A)
3. FB: Nemaha Valley vs. Rossville (Second round of the Class 3A playoffs)
4. VB: Nemaha Valley upsets Jayhawk-Linn in 3A state tournament (Pool play match in 3A State tourney)
5. FB: Maur Hill Mount Academy at Doniphan West, the rain game
Top 5 Games You Broadcasted in 2013 (Justin):
1. Football - #1 Holton rallies past #2 Andale (24-14) advancing to Sub-State and extending the state’s longest football winning streak to 26.
2. Legion Baseball – At State AA Tourney in Pratt, Sabetha improved to 2-0 with a 10-9 walk-off win against Ellis. The game featured 6 lead changes and advanced Sabeata the winners bracket finals.
3. Basketball – Sabetha girls tough 48-46 loss to eventual state champ Burlington at 3A Tourney in Hutchinson. Lady Jays first state hoop appearance since 2004 but a fifth-straight 15+ win season.
4. Football - Troy rebounds from a pair of 2-7 campaigns as Derek Jasper takes over as Coach and leads the Trojans to a 26-14 road win at McLouth for their first post-season win since 2008.
5. Football - Hiawatha beats Riley County (25-8) in rain for a consecutive year playoff victory
Top 5 High School Football moments (Mike):
1. B&B Falcons Finish on Top (8-Man DII State champs – 2-peat – 4th title in 6 years)
2. Centralia-Wetmore Panthers Dominate Opponents on Way to Winning 2-1A Title
3. Nemaha Valley won First Playoff Game Since 1997 (Beat Rival Sabetha)
4. Hiawatha Red Hawk, Peyton Newell Commits to Play at University of Nebraska
5. Kanzaland Area Athletes Dominate 2013 Shrine Bowl Game (Hiawatha-Denzel Chilcoat,
B&B-Curtis Stallbaumer, McLouth-Marc Walbridge & Holton-Trent Tanking)
Top 5 High School Football moments (Pat):
1. Centralia dominates all the way to the 2-1A state title
2. Baileyville B&B goes out on top with 8-man title
3. Troy goes from 2-7 to winning playoff game against McLouth
4. Jackson Heights has great season, but stays home after district losses
5. Nemaha Valley with first playoff win in ages (it seems like)
Top 5 High School Football moments (Justin):
1. B&B Falcons Finish on Top (8-Man DII State champs – 2-peat – 4th title in 6 years)
2. Centralia-Wetmore Panthers Dominate Opponents on Way to Winning 2-1A Title
3. Kanzaland Area Athletes Dominate 2013 Shrine Bowl Game (Hiawatha-Denzel Chilcoat,
B&B-Curtis Stallbaumer, McLouth-Marc Walbridge & Holton-Trent Tanking)
4. Nemaha Valley won First Playoff Game Since 1997 (Beat Rival Sabetha)
5. Hiawatha Red Hawk, Peyton Newell Commits to Play at University of Nebraska
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Top 5 High School Basketball moments (Mike):
1. Axtell Eagles Boys Soar to First Winning Season Since 1996 and Win 1A-DII State title
2. Nemaha Valley Boys Make it Six Straight Years of Finishing 4th or Better at State
3. Centralia Boys take 3rd at 1A-DI State Tournament
4. JCN Girls Follow Up State Title with 2nd Place at 2A Tournament in 2013
5. Holton Girls Continue Big Seven League Winning Streak (114 straight)
Top 5 High School Basketball moments (Pat):
1. Axtell Eagle boys becomes Class 1A-DII state champs
2. JCN: boys make it and lose in opening round for 2nd year in a row, girls make it to title game
3. Holton girls go another year without losing a Big 7 game
4. Atchison boys snap KCAL & home losing streak by beating KC Wyandotte
5. Nemaha Valley makes it six straight years of finishing 4th or better at state
Top 5 High School Basketball moments (Justin):
1. Axtell Eagles Boys Soar to First Winning Season Since 1996 and Win 1A-DII State title
2. Nemaha Valley Boys Make it Six Straight Years of Finishing 4th or Better at State
3. Holton Girls Continue Big Seven League Winning Streak (114 straight)
4. JCN Girls Follow Up State Title with 2nd Place at 2A Tournament in 2013
5. Centralia Boys take 3rd at 1A-DI State Tournament
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Top 5 High School sports moments (All other sports outside of football & basketball) (Mike):
1. Three-Peat as 1A-DII State Volleyball Champs for B&B Lady Falcons
2. Centralia Lady Panthers Win 11th Volleyball State Title in School History
3. Dominate State Track Performance by Area Athletes – 143 medalists and 21 State Champs
4. Holton Wrestling Claims 4A Team State Championship
5. State Cross Country – 4 Teams Finish in Top 4 or better & 26 Area Runners Place in Top 30
of Classes
Top 5 High School sports moments (All other sports outside of football & basketball) (Pat):
1. Baileyville goes out on top in VB (Wins 1A-DII State title for third straight year)
2. JCN gets to title game in 2A after 4th place finish last year in VB
3. Cross Country in area – 4 Top 5 teams & 26 Top 30 finishers
4. State Track – 143 Medalists and 21 State Champs
5. Nemaha Valley upsets number one Jayhawk-Linn in 3A state tournament
Top 5 High School sports moments (All other sports outside of football & basketball) (Justin):
1. Holton wins state 4A Wrestling team title for first time as Hunter Price takes individual title along with Justin Scott of Jeff West plus 22 other local state wrestling medalists.
2. Sabetha wins 3A Boys State Golf for first time in school history after placing third and second the two prior seasons at state.
3. More local league changes including the farewell to the Delaware Valley and play begins in the new Northeast Kansas League.
4. The continued restructure of KSHSAA classifications. Mainly, the split of Class 4A into Division I and II.
5. Creation of “The Holton Channel” on MSC Sports for broadcasting audio and video of Holton Wildcat varsity athletics. Surpassed 1,400 viewers in a single playoff game and 5,000 total viewers in first 3 months.
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Top 5 Overall High School sports moments (Mike):
1. Year of the Falcon – B&B wins Volleyball & Football State Titles in Final Year of School
2. Panthers on the Prowl – Centralia wins Volleyball & Football State Titles (Centralia boys bball 3rd
place in 1A-DI State tourney)
3. Axtell Eagle Boys Claim First Ever State Basketball Title (1A-DII State title, 1st winning season
since 1996)
4. Dominate State Track Performance by Area Athletes – 143 medalists and 21 State Champs
5. Holton Wrestling Claims 4A Team State Championship
Honorable Mention: State Cross Country – 4 Teams Finish in Top 4 or better & 26 Area Runners Place in Top 30 of Classes; Sabetha Claims Class 3A State Golf Title
Top 5 Overall High School sports moments (Pat):
1. Centralia dominates in FB (Finishing 13-0 & 2-1A State Champs)
2. Year of the Falcon; both VB & FB go out on top (State Champs in both sports)
3. JCN’s athletics; BB, VB and CC
4. Axtell Eagle boys basketball state champs
5. Holton girls Big 7 winning streak
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Top 5 Regional sports moments (Chiefs, KU, K-State, Royals, Sporting KC and etc.) (Mike):
1. Sporting KC Wins MLS Cup (PK shootout against Real Salt Lake)
2. Chiefs Turnaround Season after 2-14 going to and a Playoff berth (9-0 start to season)
3. Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Wins its 9th Straight Big 12 Basketball Title
4. Royals First Winning Season Since 2003 (86-76 Finish – best record since 1989)
5. K-State Sports Strong Year – Big 12 Basketball & Baseball Champs, Football 8-5 with BBW
Bowl Win
Honorable Mention: #1 Recruit Andrew Wiggins Commits to KU Basketball
Top 5 Regional sports moments (Pat):
1. Sporting KC wins MLS cup
2. Andrew Wiggins picks Kansas
3. KC Chiefs start 9-0, get to playoffs
4. KC Royals with first winning season since 2003
5. Kansas Men's Basketball wins 9th straight Big 12 title
Top 5 Regional sports moments:
1. Sporting KC Wins MLS Cup (PK shootout against Real Salt Lake)
2. Chiefs Turnaround Season – from 2-14, getting Coach Andy Reid, a 9-0 start and playoff berth
3. Royals First Winning Season Since 2003 (86-76 Finish – best record since 1989)
4. K-State Sports Stays Strong – Big 12 Basketball & Baseball Champs, Football 8-5 + BBW Bowl Win
5. Kansas Jayhawks Basketball Wins its 9th Straight Big 12 Basketball Title – Lands Andrew Wiggins
Honorable Mention: Wichita State (#9 seed) reaches NCAA Final Four men’s basketball; Missouri winning SEC-East football title in second year in conference
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Top 5 National sports moments (Mike):
1. Boston Marathon Bombing Tragedy
2. Miami Heat Repeat as NBA Champs
3. Super Bowl Lights Go Out – Ravens Win
4. Boston Red Sox Win World Series
5. Jason Collins Becomes First Active Athlete to Announce He is Gay
Honorable Mention: Iron Bowl Miracle – Auburn vs. Alabama; Lance Armstrong Admits to Doping
Top 5 National sports moments (Pat):
1. Boston Marathon Bombing
2. Miracle at Jordan-Hare and Iron Bowl Miracle
3. NBA Finals; Ray Allen’s 3
4. Lights Out in Super Bowl
5. Boston wins World Series after Boston incident
6. Jason Collins
Top 5 National sports moments (Justin):
1. Boston Red Sox win World Series after Marathon Bombing
2. Super Bowl Lights Go Out – Ravens Win
3. Miami Heat Repeat as NBA Champs
4. Jimmie Johnson Six Pack – Winning Nascar Sprint Cup for 6th time in last 8 years
5. Lance Armstrong Admits to Doping
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Top 5 Highland CC sports moments (Mike):
1. Women’s Basketball: Lady Scotties Finish Season 30-6 & Take 5th Place in NJCAA National
Tournament
2. Football: Scotties Earn First Jayhawk Conference Playoff Appearance (6-4 season)
3. Football: Scotties Take Down #4 Ranked Butler Grizzles on the Road with a 23-21 Win
4. Softball: Lady Scotties Made NJCAA National Championships for 4th Straight Year
5. Women’s Track & Field: Lady Scotties Place 24th at NJCAA Indoor Championships
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Top 5 Benedictine College sports moments (Pat):
1. Men’s soccer: gets National Tournament at-large bid, hosts first-ever Tournament game, HAAC champs
2. Women’s BB: National Tournament draw, third most wins in program history
3. Women’s Soccer: Wins HAAC Title for First Time since 1998 and finished season ranked (only HAAC to finish season ranked)
4. FB: National Tournament big, gets 6th HAAC title under Larry Wilcox
5. BB: Men’s and women’s teams beat #1 and #2 going into holiday break
Honorable Mention: Football: Cameron Fore’s season; Men’s BB: Jallen Messersmith becomes first openly gay player in U.S. men's college basketball.
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