high school sports

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Chris Burnett, 34, who also coached a women's football team in Kansas City, died Saturday. He was not vaccinated.

The board of the school heard opposition Thursday to the firing of coach Ricky Oliveras earlier this month.

Ricky Oliveras says he was fired for insubordination, a charge he disputes. Two years ago, he coached the boys soccer team to a state championship. Cris Medina retired from Guadalupe in April.

Republicans and Democrats across the country are fighting over whether transgender athletes should be welcome in girls' and women's sports. The Kansas Legislature passed a ban, but it looks destined for a veto.

Legislation in several states — Including Kansas and Missouri — would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. An expert on sex differences in athletes says the bills aren't rooted in science.

The district's board of education voted to end the use of mascots like Indians and Braves because they are racially insensitive. Shawnee Mission North has used their current mascot, which will have to be changed, for 98 years.

How effective the influx of federal agents into Kansas City has been, an Olathe teacher explains why she began tracking COVID-19 cases among U.S. schoolchildren, and what was behind a Missouri high school league's decision to play fall sports.

All students in the Shawnee Mission School District will start the year virtually to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But some parents say society has "moved on" from the pandemic, and it's time to get kids back in school buildings.

Kansas high school teams can start informal workouts in a few weeks, provided they maintain social distancing and stick to small groups of athletes. But fan-favorite sports like football and soccer could go by the wayside in the fall if the coronavirus is still spreading.

Segment 1: How sports journalists are adapting to a lack of sporting events.The coronavirus has proven to be a huge disruption in the world of athletics.…

Segment 1: How sports journalists are adapting to a lack of sporting events.The coronavirus has proven to be a huge disruption in the world of athletics.…