Jeff Deters Sports Editor
Recent stories
- Gulley, Lindbloom lead Cats to state in 2008
- November 26, 2008
- When De Soto tennis coach Michael Sullivan analyzed his team before the start of the year, he saw he had a young team that had just two seniors. He also saw a team he thought would make significant strides over the course of the year.
- Cats knock down barriers
- Wildcats fight back from slow start to make playoffs in ’08
- November 26, 2008
- Take away the first four games and the final two games of the season, and the 2008 De Soto High football team showed what could be.
- Ready to rumble
- Squad hopes to build on last year’s late success
- November 20, 2008
- De Soto wrestling coach Shannon Sawner hopes this year’s squad can do something last year’s didn’t: qualify a wrestler for state.
- The Wild Card
- November 13, 2008
- It’s a little hard to believe but the fall sports season has already come and gone.
- Boys squad meets ‘08 challenges
- November 13, 2008
- At the start of the year, De Soto cross country coach Chris McAfee assessed his team. It was an older group that had four senior runners, but many of the runners had little varsity experience.
- Cats overcome injuries, ailments
- Girls conclude 2008 season with second-place at state
- November 13, 2008
- Injuries and illness were seemingly as routine as daily practice for the 2008 De Soto girls cross country squad. But despite the team’s ailments, the girls managed to battle through the season and finish second overall at state.
- Moving forward
- Wildcats progress in 2008
- November 13, 2008
- The season may not have ended quite the way De Soto volleyball coach Jenny Barnhart would have liked. The team lost in the first-round at sub-state but from its opening match of the year to the final point, the 2008 squad showed it had improved considerably from a season ago.
- The Wild Card
- November 6, 2008
- De Soto’s 23-0 road loss to Perry-Lecompton Tuesday night marked the end of a streaky but successful season for the Wildcats.
- Kaws take down Cats
- Season ends with 23-0 loss in playoffs
- November 6, 2008
- Jake Radell stood in the north end zone of Perry-Lecompton’s field hugging players and coaches with tears in his eyes.
- The Wild Card
- October 30, 2008
- A win Friday night against Bishop Miege guarantees that the De Soto Wildcats football team will hang at least one banner in the high school gym.
Recent photos
Jordan Riffel was one of four Wildcats to earn first team All-Frontier League honors this year.
De Soto’s No. 1 doubles tennis team of Hana Lindbloom and Suzie Gulley are all smiles after winning a match earlier this season. Gulley and Lindbloom finished fifth at state this year.
De Soto's Jordan Slater battles for the ball against Baldwin Friday afternoon. De Soto completed its regular season with a 2-0 win over Baldiwn on Senior Night. De Soto will next play at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at home in regional play.
De Soto’s Hanna Lindbloom and Suzie Gulley show off their fifth-place medals at the 4A state meet in Lawrence Saturday. It was Lindbloom's fourth consecutive trip to state. She previously finished third once and runner up twice in doubles play. Also pictured is De Soto head coach Michael Sullivan, far left, and assistant coach Doug Opdycke, right.
Jordan Riffel dribbles the ball through traffic last week at Eudora. De Soto tied Gardner 3-3 at home last Thursday and was scheduled to play Baldwin Tuesday night, but the match was cancelled because of bad weather. The match has been rescheduled for 4 p.m. Friday at De Soto.
