Summit Christian Academy has just completed its best season ever in boys soccer. The Lee’s Summit school was the runner-up in the Missouri Class 1 playoffs. St. Francis Borgia beat the Eagles ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Final Four
And just like that, there were four. Yes, the Kansas Jayhawks made a return trip to the Final Four this year, the only #1 seed to do so. They face Villanova. Here ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – March Madness
It’s that time of the year when we start preparing for March Madness and the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Selection Sunday is March 13th but there’s always a lot of speculation leading up ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Playoffs magic
Mahomes magic is alive and well over in Kansas City. The Chiefs pulled out another victory from the jaws of defeat against the Buffalo Bills in the playoffs, setting up yet another ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – KC Chiefs on a roll entering playoffs
As we all know, the Kansas City Chiefs began the season with a miserable 3-4 record through the first 7 games of the season and everyone was quick to blame the offense ...
Read More »Phoenix Suns Coach Monty Williams perseveres to lead team to NBA finals
The Phoenix Suns have reached the finals of the NBA playoffs for the first time in nearly three decades. Many credit the leadership of Monty Williams, their Christian head coach. “The essence ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Is a new college football playoff system needed?
Christmas is over and that means that the college football season is just about finished as well. Obviously, it wasn’t the type of season that we’re used to, but then again, what ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – All good things must come to an end
The shortened Major League Baseball season has come to an end and as the expanded playoffs begin, the Kansas City Royals have returned to their homes to begin the offseason and prepare ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Sports and politics
It’s amazing to me how the Covid pandemic has affected people differently, in both sports and politics. I don’t mean the folks who test positive but rather the decision-making process of those ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – The state of major league sports
Covid-19 continues to grip the nation and affect the sports world in ways that I never thought was possible. Leagues are starting back up while scrambling to get their seasons completed, all ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – MLB: The Boys of…Fall?
MLB: Major League Baseball……I’m so over you!! Anyone who knows me knows that my favorite sport is baseball. When I watch other sports I have to kind of like one of the ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Live sports in 2020?
The NBA and the NHL shut down in the middle of their seasons. Major League Baseball halted during Spring Training. The NFL held a virtual draft. As states begin to open and ...
Read More »Several Tennessee Titans players make faith a higher priority than football
The Kansas City Chiefs have the Tennessee Titans to thank for not having to face the New England Patriots in the Dec. 12 playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium. The Titans knocked the ...
Read More »Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins credits faith for overcoming criticism in upset win over Saints
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins made two great passes on Sunday to knock the New Orleans Saints out of the playoffs, and perhaps threw a monkey off his back at the same time. ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – College Football Rankings controversy
The College Football Rankings are at it again. Every year there seems to be some controversy on which teams should be included in the four team playoffs that battle for the National ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS – Playoffs
For sports fans, this is the best time of the year. The weather is warming up, the NBA is gearing up for the playoffs, we’re in the midst of March Madness and ...
Read More »Sizzlers win final home game and prepare for playoffs in hunt for title
The Topeka Sizzlers defeated the Missouri Capitals during their game on Saturday night. That means the team remains undefeated heading into the playoffs. The final score was Topeka Sizzlers 157- Missouri Capitals ...
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