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Introducing the 2026 Sports in Kansas Girls Basketball Coaches of the Year.🏀 Mark Western of Shawnee Mission South, 6A Coach of the Year Justin Snell of St. James Academy, 5A Coach of the Year Carvel Reynoldson of Hayden, 4A Coach of the Year Kate Boss of Osage City, 3A Coach of the Year Carl Hines of Sacred Heart, 2A Coach of the Year Cy Rolfs of Little River, 1A-I Coach of the Year Trevor Kuhlman of Linn, 1A-II Coach of the Year and All-Classes Coach of the Year Congrats to all of the coaches honored for the 2025-26 season. Full bios, capsules and individual pictures to follow over the weekend. #sportsinkansas

2026 Sports in Kansas Non-Senior🏀 Player of the Year (Small Classes): Kaelyn Boss, Osage City Kaelyn Boss repeats as Sports in Kansas Non-Senior Player of the Year after leading Osage City to a 3A state runner-up finish, the best in school history. The sophomore averaged 17.5 points, 7 rebounds, 4.4 steals, 2.5 assists and 1 block per game, impacting the game on both ends while battling back from an early season injury. Boss plays for her mother, 2026 3A Coach of the Year Kate Boss, and comes from one of the top athletic families in the state. Her brother Landon is an All-American football player at Emporia State, and her sister Lexi is a thrower at Wichita State. A standout multi-sport athlete herself, Boss won a state championship in the javelin as a freshman and is on track to be one of the top throwers in the country. With her production, versatility and continued rise, Boss has already established herself as one of the top young players in Kansas. #sportsinkansas

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Landon Boss has been named a First Team All-American by the AFCA! The junior from Osage City had 101 tackles, 17.5 TFL, 10 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 INT and a defensive TD. #StingersUp

47 POINTS 🤯: Allie Kneisler of Lyndon with a career night tonight as Lyndon took down Marais Des Cygne Valley 65-32. 47 points on 11 threes on the night 😳😳 Shot 6\10 on twos and 11\17 on threes. She also had 4 assists and 5 rebounds in the win. Big time numbers for the Lyndon senior committed to Saint Mary’s in Leavenworth. #sportsinkansas

SIK Player to Watch: Kaelyn Boss returns to Osage City as a sophomore after a breakout freshman year that put her on the map statewide. The 5’9” guard earned Flint Hills All-League First Team and SIK 3A First Team All-State honors as well as the SIK Small-Classes Non-Senior of the Year honor, establishing herself as one of Kansas’ top young scorers. She filled the stat sheet last season with 23.1 points, 5.8 boards, 5 steals, 2.5 assists, and 30 blocks while leading the Indians to a 22-2 record and a state appearance. Boss is poised to take another major step alongside a strong supporting cast, including senior Emory Speece and freshman Jayla Jenkins. A multi-sport standout with a state championship in javelin, her blend of size, strength, and scoring ability gives Osage City a true matchup problem in 3A. “I am very excited for this upcoming season. We have a very talented group and hope to return back to the state tournament,” Boss said. She comes from a high-level athletic family — her brother Landon stars at Emporia State as the 2025 MIAA Defensive Player of the Year, and her sister Lexi is a Division I thrower at Wichita State. #sportsinkansas 📸: Michael Turner

Super excited for fall hoops academy! Year #7 helping athletes of all ages!

@lexi_boss33 wraps up her HS throwing career at USATF U20 Championship and the Nike Outdoor Championships. From an 80-11 PR in 8th grade to a 158-6 PR and #7 KS All Time as a senior. Humbled, Blessed! @GoShockersTFXC you’re getting a good one! @sportsinkansas @KansasPregame

3A Girls Javelin state champion🥇 Kaelyn Boss from Osage City wins the 3A girls javelin with a throw of 136-11. #sportsinkansas

State Champion Osage City’s freshman @kaelyn_boss23 medals in all 3 throwing events. 8th in shot put, 7th in discus, and State Champ in javelin with a school record 136-11. @sportsinkansas @KansasPregame @BrentKSHSAA @KVOESports

3A Boys Javelin state champion🥇 Kasen Parsons from Osage City wins the gold medal in 3A boys javelin with a throw of 197-9. #sportsinkansas

Congratulations to Lexi Boss for being named a KVOE Area Athlete of the Year! kvoe.com/2025/05/24/kvo…

Boss Sister’s Dominance: Friday night, Osage City competed in the Red Bud Classic in Wellsville and the Boss sisters showed out as usual. Both girls took first in throwing events. Senior Lexi Boss (left) took first in the discus with a throw of 144-10. Lexi has the top throw in the state currently with a PR of 158-08 which is also the 7th best throw in Kansas history. The 3A State Meet record of 157-07 is in serious danger in a few weeks. Lexi will head to Wichita State next year to continue her track and field career. Freshman Kaelyn Boss (right), not to be shown up by her sister, threw the javelin a school record of 133-9 to take home the gold. Kaelynn currently stands at the top of 3A with her mark. Both sisters were also part of the Osage City basketball team that made it to state this winter that is coached by their mom, Kate Boss. Kaelyn was named the SIK Non-Senior Player of the Year as a freshman this winter after scoring 555 points in her freshman season. Quite the athletic family as their older broker Landon Boss was a SIK 2A DPOY in football and just finished up an All-American career at Butler CC. #sportsinkansas

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Kasen Parsons, junior of Osage City (3A), is not only one of the top QBs in the state of Kansas, he’s also the #1 ranked javelin thrower in the state of Kansas now in any class after his 203-3.5 school record toss today. This mark ranks in the top five nationally. Parsons has made major improvement this season after throwing 177-10 as a sophomore last spring. He’s also a 3A all state pick in basketball. OC has it going on with Parsons and the Boss sisters in throwing this season. All train with with Performance Sports Throws which is ran by the Boss Family (Lucas & Kate). Parsons has a shot to be a Top 11 caliber football player next fall as well after earning 2A all state honors the last two seasons. OC has been pretty spoiled at QB recently with Parsons and Landon Boss. #sportsinkansas

@ParsonsKasen with a javelin 💣 to break the Osage City record! Top throw is Kansas and a top 5 throw in the country per Mile Split! 203-3. @sportsinkansas @KansasPregame @BrentKSHSAA @KVOESports @kansasrunning

Sports in Kansas 2025 Non-Senior Girls 🏀Player of the Year (4A & below): Kaelyn Boss of 3A Osage City.It’s not often a freshman picks up this honor. However that is until a freshman has one of the best high school freshman seasons in state history. Boss, who you may have heard about last year as the top 8th grade discus thrower in the United States, opened up the eyes of everyone as freshman basketball player this winter. On the season she averaged 23.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 5 SPG, 2.5 APG, 1.3 BPG. That totaled 555 points, 139 rebounds, 119 steals, 60 assists, 30 blocks. Not to put any unwanted pressure, but she’s already on pace for 2,220 points. Her older sister Lexi is a senior and one of top throwers in Kansas that has signed to Wichita State. Older brother Landon was a Sports in Kansas 2A 🏈 DPOY and multiple sport star that just finished up All-American career at Butler CC. Their mother, Kate, is the girls head basketball coach at the school. The 5’9” freshman will look to be one of the premier athletes in the state over the next few years. OC made it to this years state tournament in 3A with a 22-2 record. “It was a super fun and successful season. I am very blessed that I got to play alongside my sister and for my mom. It was a season I will never forget.” Boss told Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas earlier this week#sportsinkansas

Sports in Kansas 2025 Non-Senior Girls 🏀Player of the Year (4A & below): Kaelyn Boss of 3A Osage City. It’s not often a freshman picks up this honor. However that is until a freshman has one of the best high school freshman seasons in state history. Boss, who you may have heard about last year as the top 8th grade discus thrower in the United States, opened up the eyes of everyone as freshman basketball player this winter. On the season she averaged 23.1 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 5 SPG, 2.5 APG, 1.3 BPG. That totaled 555 points, 139 rebounds, 119 steals, 60 assists, 30 blocks. Not to put any unwanted pressure, but she’s already on pace for 2,220 points. Her older sister Lexi is a senior and one of top throwers in Kansas that has signed to Wichita State. Older brother Landon was a Sports in Kansas 2A 🏈 DPOY and multiple sport star that just finished up All-American career at Butler CC. Their mother, Kate, is the girls head basketball coach at the school. The 5’9” freshman will look to be one of the premier athletes in the state over the next few years. OC made it to this years state tournament in 3A with a 22-2 record. “It was a super fun and successful season. I am very blessed that I got to play alongside my sister and for my mom. It was a season I will never forget.” Boss told Chet Kuplen of Sports in Kansas earlier this week #sportsinkansas

2025 Sports in Kansas Girls 🏀 Player of the Year Finalists. #sportsinkansas

Faith guides her, treats people right, is an awesome sibling, hauls hay for the family farm in the summer and loves and defends her teammates fiercely. Did all of this on only 16 shots per game. Time to keep climbing. @MokanGirls and KTT! @Dylan_Evans85 @LindsayC13317