Liz Monahan

2026 Boys Coach of the Year: Adam Olerich, Olathe North Fun fact: North alum led Eagles to first state championship in program history, avenging regular-season losses in state semifinals and championship game.

DISTRICT COACH OF THE YEAR 🏀 Coach Billy Thomas is District Coach of the Year for the 3rd straight season! He led @HawkletHoops to the best start in program history (21-0), 2nd most wins ever (28), & first State trophy since 2013. Record of 72-15 over last 3 years. Rock State!

🔥 SWIC's strong second half gives them a four-point win over Grayson and will advance in the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 #NJCAABasketball DI Women's championship, presented by @Zurich. njcaachampionship.prestosports.com/sports/wbkb/di…

The @jerseymikes Sub Above Player of the Game is Holly Woods of @SWICWBB. Woods scored 28 points on seven three pointers for the Blue Storm in the first round of the 2026 @MyCreditUnion1 #NJCAABasketball DI Women's Championship, presented by @Zurich.

@CoachAllen1965 @BishopMiegeHS You are definitely leaving a legacy within this basketball community. Thank you for all the conversations and advice over the years. Now go enjoy the grandkids!!!

I’m going to retire from teaching and coaching at the end of the school year. Thank you @BishopMiegeHS for hiring me three years ago. What an incredible school to be at to end my career. Blessed for sure! #GoStagsGo

Seeing all the Ben McCollum posts makes me smile! However, those of us in the small college world have been telling you all for years he’s one of the best coaches in the entire sport.

I really didn’t think it was possible to love this genius any more than I already do but damn it I’m over the moon now

Kent Pavelka Nebraska’s play by play announcer for 41 years had the best call you’ll hear today.

dear apple, the iPod needs to come back. not for nostalgia. for the parents who want their kids to love music and audiobooks without a browser, social media, and the whole internet attached to it

Quarterfinal Basketball Kickapoo 29 Rockhurst 42 Final Rockhurst advances to next weeks final four in Columbia! They will play Friday 3/20 at 4:00pm. The Hawklets hold Kickapoo 35 Points under their average

Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson fully believes the Big 12 Tournament should continue to be held in Kansas City: "I hope they never move it. They should always keep it here...Kansas City owns this tournament...It should stay in Kansas City. I hope it does." #Big12MBB @KSHB41

I think Cags is going to remind everyone why he is one of highest potential young players in baseball this season

@SWICWBB wins 30th game of season (30-0) and is headed to the Region 24 D1 Championship Thursday night with a great team dub over JALC. Locked in on both ends and contributions from everyone! Still work to do as job isn’t finished…💙💨🏀💯🔥 #WinLearnRepeat #OneGameataTime

BOBBY WITT JR., STOP IT! #WORLDBASEBALLCLASSIC

Another Coach: Are you worried other QBs are throwing all winter and your son is playing basketball? Me: Not one bit. He's on two teams. Hes sprinting, jumping, conditioning dribbling, shooting and passing. Hes finding space and closing space and learning to see the floor. Most importantly he's competing. He's competing hard in practices and in games 3 days a week. He's been in close games, overtime games, he's missed some big shots, he's hit some big shots, turned the ball over at the worst possible time and been beat on defense. He's been abused in games by better kids and he's dominated games. He's been happy, sad, pissed, wanted to quit, change teams and wondered how he could be on 🔥 one day and suck so bad the next. He's made new friends and played with different coaches with different personalities. Hes started games and sat the bench. He's been exposed to so much and learning to navigate all of it. So no, I'm not worried. We can start throwing in the spring when he'll probably be sick of hoops and ready for a change. #LTAD

You don’t need the most talented kids in the gym. You need: - Players who dive for loose balls. - Teammates who know their role and execute it every play. - Leaders who bring energy when no one else has it.

One of the best things you can do for your kids is get them involved in sports. One of the worst things you can do is let sports become their identity.

I know I keep saying it, but I love going to HS basketball games. Doesn’t have to be with a bunch of 4 and 5 star guys either. Just fun to see kids play their hearts out. Truly reminds me why I love hoop

Rockhurst basketball is a perfect example of when you combine great coaching and unselfish kids u gain a culture where the only thing that matters is winning..

A crossover isn’t the goal. A hesitation isn’t the goal. The move isn’t the goal. Those are answers. The real question is always the same: “What did the defense just give me?”