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Snow Storms
Three winners were crowned last Saturday in Newton. Lyndon, the champion of the Kansas State 8-player Division I, and Axtell,…

Have Fun. Play Hard.
This coming weekend, the Kansas prep football season will conclude with the crowning of champions in nine different classifications. This…
Picturing the Power of a Dream
With the inception of this website in the summer of 2020, I asked viewers to consider “The Heart & Soul of Kansas Sports” and the goal of a grand multimedia documentary. I asked people to believe in a dream. The problem with dreams is that they are often hard to explain. What seemed so clear in my mind could be abstract and veiled for others. I asked people to financially support me when all I had at the time was the belief that the people of Kansas and the uniting power of sports would be worthy of their financial support.
Picturing the Power of a Dream
With the inception of this website in the summer of 2020, I asked viewers to consider “The Heart & Soul of Kansas Sports” and the goal of a grand multimedia documentary. I asked people to believe in a dream. The problem with dreams is that they are often hard to explain. What seemed so clear in my mind could be abstract and veiled for others. I asked people to financially support me when all I had at the time was the belief that the people of Kansas and the uniting power of sports would be worthy of their financial support.
What Kansans are saying about ‘Heart & Soul’
As Jeff Jacobsen visits the state’s 105 counties his photographs are creating memories across generations
Along the way

Journey Home
The snowstorms brought another level of drama to the recent state prep football championships on November 25. The snowfall also…
Through the Lens

Me and My Shadow
Hoglund Ballpark on a spring afternoon as the sun falls towards the horizon provides amazing light that brings dramatic rich and full color and shadows that stretch out across the blue padding of the outfield fences.
Up close

The Long Run
This past October, Taylor Briggs crossed the finish line to win her fourth consecutive Kansas 4A State High School Girls…
