Big Winners from Opening Round of Kansas 6A State Championships

That's how to make a first impression.

I finally made the trek from Nebraska to Kansas to check in on the state tournament scene in the Sunflower State. I've been covering Nebraska's tournaments for years, and I was eager to get the lay of the land ahead of future visits. And what a way to dip our toes into the water. BluHawk's facilities have already expanded their footprint on the club side, but this new Overland Park venue was the site of Thursday's Class 6A quarterfinal pools. We had no shortage of recognizable stars to cover, and now we have further ideas about how to approach our next Kansas visits. This is a feature about "big winners" from those quarterfinals, but we could also frame this as "lessons learned" from a day trip to Kansas City. It's…