Pirates football team leads the way in awards

Eight different Piper Pirates football players earned awards at last weekend's KCK Preps Awards Presentation. Head coach Chris Brindle and linebacker Colton Beebe took home two of the top three awards.

PHOTOS: KCK Preps Awards ceremony

Check out some photos from last weekend's awards show at The Legends Theatre in KCK!

Prospect Profile: Tanner Eikenbary (Piper)

Here's a look at Piper Pirates quarterback Tanner Eikenbary.

KCK Preps Prospect: Kendall Short, Mill Valley

Despite missing nearly half the season, Mill Valley Jaguars running back Kendall Short finished with over 700 yards of total offense and 12 touchdowns.

PROSPECT PROFILE: Schlagle's De'Ante Ambler


De'Ante Ambler 
Class of 2013


School: Schlagle High School

Head Coach: Tim Dorian

VITALS

Position(s): RB/CB/KR
Height: 5'8
Weight: 163
40 time: 4.53
Bench: 240
Squat: 365
Vertical: 30.1
GPA: 3.7

STATS

Junior Year 2011
84 rushes 470 yards 5 TDs
10 receptions 113 1 TD
15 KR 259 yards 1 TD
23 Tackles (15 solo)
2 Pass Deflections
1 caused fumble

Maxpreps Stats 

HONORS

First Team All conference
Comeback Kid
Superior Honor Roll
Leading KOR

HIGHLIGHTS


Thank you to all the following athletic directors

Adults do a great job of helping KCK Preps out in promoting student-athletes.

While the following are not the only adults who have been great for our Website, I do think they deserve special recognition.

Thank you to:   

Nancy Browne, Washington athletic director: Browne forwarded us all of the Kansas City Kansas – Atchison League teams, which I appreciate. That really helps and getting those names out there is great for everyone we cover. 

Doug Key, Piper athletic director: Key does a great job of mailing out and “tweeting” information about Piper athletics. That helps tremendously. 

John Hilton, Bonner Springs athletic director: I’ve had very little personal dealing with Hilton, but I understand he’s been a great ally for David Brox, which is good. He also forwarded me all of the Kaw Valley League teams. 

Those three athletic directors deserve many thank you’s. If you go to those schools and read our site, please say “thanks.”

They deserve it.

I’m sure the other athletic directors do a nice job, but those three deserved to be mentioned by name.

Without them, coverage of fall sports would not have been as complete as it was.

(And for athletic directors upset that I left them off this list, there's also winter and springs sports!)