Junction City senior Abby Ratts was the lone representative for the Blue Jays at the Class 6A state tennis tournament last weekend at Riverside Tennis Center in Wichita.

Junction City participated in the Centennial League cross country championships at Milford State Park on Saturday. The girls finished in 5th place scoring 98 points and the boys finished in 3rd place scoring 87.

Junction City followed a familiar script in its win at Emporia on Friday.

Junction City was struggling to score points in its third game of the year against Seaman. The Blue Jays had only scored three points and were down 3-9 in the second half as they had been searching all game for a way to find the end zone.

Junction City tennis will be represented at state.

Junction City soccer won one and lost one last week, falling 3-0 at Tonganoxie on Tuesday before beating St. Mary’s Academy 4-2 on Thursday.

JUNCTION CITY — Junction City High experienced the highs and the lows football can bring during its 34-6 home win over Topeka High on Thursday.

For nearly 40 years, Coach Bob Schmoekel headed up the cross country and track programs at JCHS. It is fitting that the home course and the home invitational for JCHS are named after him.

Junction City participated in the Topeka West Invite Tuesday which consisted of field of 12 teams.

After several solid but unimpressive offensive showing to start the season, Junction City football needed to show offensive improvement against a very beatable Topeka West team.

After a thrilling comeback overtime victory in overtime against Washburn Rural last week, Junction City has a 3-1 record and two-game winning streak.

On an absolutely gorgeous morning, the Junction City High School cross country team raced at the historic Rim Rock Classic.

Junction City boys soccer grabbed two wins over Seaman and Topeka West last week, pushing their record to 3-2-0 so far this season.

Junction City girls’ tennis played at Olathe and Topeka this Wednesday and Thursday. The Blue Jays finished fourth as a team in Topeka before getting wins in the opening of rounds in Olathe.

Pressure was mounting for Seaman as Junction City scored a touchdown to take a 26-19 lead on the first possession in overtime. It was the first time the Blue Jays held the lead in the game.

After a disappointing road loss to Manhattan High last Friday filled with small mistakes and turnovers that head coach Randall Zimmerman said cost his team the game, Junction City (1-1) is on the road again on Friday, this time in Topeka to take on Seaman.

Despite being a warm day the Junction City High School Cross Country teams performed at a high level in Emporia on Saturday. Ten Blue Jay Runners posted personal bests and ten more Blue Jays made their JCHS cross country debuts.

Down 30-21, Junction City got a spark and a huge opportunity to score with an interception. It was exactly what the Blue Jays needed to get in the fourth quarter to stage a comeback.

First-year head coach Tim Testa has his eyes set on a return to the strong tradition of Junction City cross country.

Junction City cross country senior Tyler Atkins did not wait long to make his mark on the 2021 season.

Several Junction City High School wrestlers competed at the 2021 USA Wrestling Junior and 16U National Championships at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. from July 16 to July 23.

Junction City High School’s football home opener has been postponed due to construction of the new high school building.

Graduated senior Andrew Khoury and Junction City High School head football coach Randall Zimmerman participated in the 48th Annual Shrine Bowl this past week in Hutchinson.

Four Lady Jay soccer players earned All-Centennial League honors last week after the end of the 2021 season.

Three Blue Jay baseball players were named to the All-Centennial League second team last week. Seniors Andrew Khoury (outfield), Russell Wilkey (infield) and Trevor Laughlin (utility) all earned honors in their final season in a Junction City uniform.

Junction City High School released their football schedule for the next three season Thursday morning.

The Centennial League announced their All-League selections last weekend four Lady Jays found their way onto the list.

Inclement weather plagued the 6A State Track and Field Championship meet at Cessna Stadium in Wichita on Thursday. Rain and lightning pushed the start time from the meet back several hours and periodic spurts of rain popped up throughout the day.

WICHITA — Junction City track came into the season with a boatload of uncertainty and just a handful of state participants returning from the 2019 season after losing the 2020 season to COVID-19. On Friday, the Blue Jays showed that the talent on their team fills much more than just one hand…

Despite their best efforts, Junction City baseball ended their season on Tuesday with a 4-3 loss to Topeka High in the opening round of regionals in Manhattan.

Junction City softball ended their season with a loss in the opening round of regionals versus Wichita-Northwest in Garden City on Wednesday.

Junction City golf ended their season at the 6A Regional Tournament hosted by Washburn Rural at Topeka Country Club.

Junction City girls’ soccer ended their season Monday evening in the opening round of regionals. The Lady Jays fell to 6-0 at Liberal (8-8-1).

One could say the dreary, overcast afternoon portended a less than desirable senior day for Junction City baseball on Tuesday. The Blue Jays, caught in a five-game spiral, found themselves victim of two more losses (1-4, 5-9) at the hands of Topeka High (14-6), dropping their regular season …

The Junction City girls’ soccer team closed out the regular season last week with a loss at home to Dodge City and then a win on the road at Great Bend on Thursday to close out the regular season.

Junction City softball wrapped up their regular season on Tuesday with two 15-0 losses No. 1 overall in class 6A Topeka High. The Lady Jays will head into regional play with a 6-14 overall record.

Junction City track and field traveled to Washburn Rural on Thursday for the Centennial League meet and left with a third place finish for the Blue Jay boys and a sixth place finish for the girls. Manhattan’s boys and girls both finished first and Washburn Rural took second.

The Lady Jay soccer team showed their toughness and determination Thursday night in a 1-0 win over Topeka West at home on senior night.

The Junction City softball girls played their final home games of the season on Friday when they hosted the talented Washburn Rural Junior Blues. While things didn’t end as they wanted, Washburn swept the Lady Jays 9-0 and 15-0, Junction City head coach Aaron Craig couldn’t have spoken more …