Derby High School Panthers

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6A baseball: Derby upsets Heights in extra innings

Relief pitcher Rolando Segovia needed one out to finish Derby’s win against Heights in the Class 6A baseball quarterfinals. But facing the top of Heights’ lineup made the feat a little harder. Full Story →

Derby, Eisenhower make long-awaited state baseball appearances

By this point in the season, a record doesn’t mean much more than the seeding in the state tournament. At least that’s the message Derby baseball coach Todd Olmstead is telling his team. Full Story →

Class 6A regional: Heights’ Myers catches on quickly to pole vault

Heights senior Alyssa Myers has been asking her coaches to let her try the pole vault since her freshman year. She finally got her chance this season, starting only a month ago. But that wasn’t obvious Friday at the regional track meet at Heights, where she finished in first place. Full Story →

Girls soccer: Valley Center beats Derby 1-0 in overtime

The Valley Center girls soccer team’s willingness to pass often kept the team from scoring against Derby during regulation Thursday. Full Story →

Softball notes: Northwest ready to get started

The weather hasn’t cooperated with most spring sports, as the snow, cold and wet fields have kept teams inside. Full Story →

6A boys: BV Northwest throttles Derby to stay unbeaten

Derby senior Taylor Schieber stood near half-court during a Blue Valley Northwest free throw Friday night at Koch Arena, when he suddenly put his hands up and went through his own shooting motion. He did it twice. Full Story →

6A boys: Derby wins, East loses

For the past three years, Derby coach Brett Flory sat behind the Blue Valley Northwest bench during the Class 6A title game, earnestly hoping the Huskies could win that elusive title. Full Story →

A look at the Class 6A boys tournament

No. 8 Lawrence Free State (11-11) – Free State, back at state for the first time in six seasons, relies heavily on a scrappy defense, which has been a necessity with an offense that tends to struggles to score and too often commits turnovers. Free State has been playing well offensively lately, though, and Khadre Lane is a bright spot. The 6-4 forward/guard is athletic, averaging 13.5 points. He transferred from Bishop Seabury, a 1A school, and the transition has had its low points. But college basketball and football coaches have shown interest. Full Story →

Derby boys fight past Topeka

DERBY — Scoring is what Taylor Schieber does best on the basketball court, but sometimes his shot betrays him and he’s left with his final option: Reach the free-throw line. Full Story →

Wrestling notes: Kapaun fights through injuries

When Kapaun wrestling coach Tim Dryden approached this season he knew what obstacles he would face—Northwest in the City League, tough 5A schools like Arkansas City in the state tournament. He didn’t expect injuries to have the significant influence they have had. Full Story →

Without Frankamp, North loses for first time

Conner Frankamp spent most of Saturday’s Dodge City Tournament of Champions title game with his elbows on his knees and his chin resting in his right palm. Full Story →