🏀🎉Miege girls have completed an incredible season, securing the 4A State Championship Congrats to the players, coaches, and the entire Miege community. Their relentless hard work has paid off, and this victory is a testament to their unwavering commitment. Well done, champs! 🏆
🙏You made a difference! All the time, energy, and effort you put into coaching each player. It will have a lasting impact on each of them. Their lives are better because of the time you spent with them. You contributed to the stories of their lives and we are forever grateful❤️
Congrats to
@payton_verhulst
for winning 2019-2020 Gatorade Player of the Year! Such an incredible player, leader, and example for how hard work pays off! As always, no matter what you say about her remarkable ability, she is even more of an incredible person!
#stags
Kevin Mulvany, you made Coach English proud this year! Thanks for taking over this program at one of its toughest times, you did it! You’re a state champ 🏆❤️💙
We are so proud of
@payton_verhulst
for signing her NLI to play at the University of Louisville next fall. You have represented our program, our school and our community so well and we can’t wait to see what the future holds! Senior season is going to be great! 🤞🏼😷 GO STAGS!!
Congrats to Coach English on an unbelievable milestone of 900 career victories! The wins are secondary to the lives of his players that he has played such an import role in, and relationships that he will cherish for a lifetime.
#stags
It is a testament to a life well-lived when so many people show up at its end. Thank you Coach English...we are forever grateful! 🙏
For current and future generations of Miege girls basketball players...
Beat em bad,
Beat em good
Beat em like
Coach English would
Go Stags!
This one was for you, Coach English ❤️
The Bishop Miege Stags are your 4A State Champions 🏆
Our 24th State Championship in program history. We Are Miege!
#ForeverOurCoach
#gostagsgo
@BishopMiegeGDay
Payton Verhulst of Bishop Miege repeats as Sports in Kansas 4A Girls Player of the Year. Verhulst is one of the top recruits nationally for 2021. Another huge year w/ 20 ppg, 4 apg, 3 bpg for state power Miege - Sports in Kansas
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Pretty awesome to be able to watch
@payton_verhulst
represent our country, program, school and community after finishing skills night up at school! We are so proud!
Congrats to
@payton_verhulst
for making the U16 Women’s National Team!! As good of a player as she is, she’s an even better young lady! Not a better representative for our program, country, and community! We will be cheering you on!
#StagProud
Payton Verhulst of Bishop Miege named Sports in Kansas 4A Player of the Year after leading the Stags to the 2019 4A State Title. Verhulst, a sophomore is a 5-star recruit that is ranked the
#10
overall player in the class of 2021 -
Photo: Jay Soldner
2020-21 girls basketball state champions has a great ring to it! What a season, through everything that was thrown at us, played great teams night in and night out. We stayed together as a team, focused on our goal, and accomplish it! Incredible group of girls!
#Stags
Congrats
@payton_verhulst
for your commitment to play
@UofLWBB
We hated that your junior season was cut short, but really looking forward to your senior season as a stag. Louisville got a fantastic player but an even better young lady!
#stags
#gocards
Thankful and blessed to find the perfect fit for me. Excited to join THE VILLE
#gocards
#committed
(PS this is the one time I regret not taking more pictures)
What a great turnout for our alumni game this morning! Such a great group of young women, they still got some game in them! Great for current players to see the girls that have paved the road and established our winning tradition!
#alwaysastag
#miegefamily
What a great accomplishment! Playing the hardest schedule in the entire state and always facing the opponents best defensive game plan! Great player, even better kid!
#stags
Congrats to
@johnni_gonzalez
, big win in Kansas/Missouri all-star game! 19pts, made 3 pointer to send it to OT, and brought home the MVP trophy! We are so proud of you and what the future holds!
#kansas
>Missouri
Kirston Verhulst Sophomore Honors:
-4A Player of the Year
-1st Team 4A All-State
-2nd Team All-State (All Classes)
-1st Team All-EKL
Most Importantly: STATE CHAMP 🏆
@KirstonVerhulst
Great win against a very talented Ponca City team 73-59, heading home to Kansas City early because of the weather. Thanks to Southside High School for hosting us, we look forward to coming back next year!
What a great article, shows her positive leadership and how she is a team player that isn’t in it for selfish reasons. Payton wants to help everyone win. Great words by current and former players. Congrats Payton!
2019 Sports in Kansas Girls All-Tournament Teams (1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A) and Most Outstanding Players of the 2019 State Tournaments - Sports in Kansas
Presented by
@labettecards
@nextechwireless
@AmericanImp
The 2020 Games nominees are in! 🔥 Over 9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ high school ballers from across the nation taking their game to the next level 💪🏼 See your favorite hooper? @ ‘em!
#WhereTheFutureStarts
Head to for the full list.
Congrats to
@cateboling
and
@payton_verhulst
on signing their college letter of intent today. We are so proud of the work the both of you have put into your game, but even more proud of the amazing young ladies you have become!
#Stags
So proud our girls, playing and winning 4 games in 6 days is not easy! Congrats on capping the week off with a 63-44 win over Park Hill in the Kearney championship. Big week ahead of us!
#Stags
FINAL: 🇺🇸
#USABWU16
114, 🇸🇻 El Salvador 19
USA takes it's first win in the 2019
#FIBAU16Americas
!
Londynn Jones finishes with 21 pts., Sonia Citron registers 17 pts. and Payton Verhulst adds 15 pts.
Last night we celebrated our seniors, thanks for an amazing 4 years! You both have given so much to our school and our program and we are all so proud of your accomplishments and excited for your post high school success!
#stags
#onceastagalwaysastag
What an amazing day for
@BishopMiege_GBB
, awarding
@payton_verhulst
with McDonald’s All-American. This is a once in a generation award and we are so very proud of Payton! Can’t wait to see her at the next level over the next 4 years!
#Stags
What an amazing honor for
@payton_verhulst
, and to think she is only a sophomore! Well deserved Payton! Also a shoutout to a great group of talented young ladies.
#stags
Finalists for girls DiRenna Award:
Brionna Budgetts, Lincoln Prep
Sarah Beth Gueldner, Olathe Northwest
Chandler Prater, North Kansas City
Payton Verhulst, Bishop Miege
Alecia Westbrook, Park Hill South
We are thankful for this group of girls! Happy Thanksgiving to the miege community and all past and present players and parents of our program. Our success comes from your hard work and support!
#stags
Had a great morning helping out at River Valley Food Bank in Fort Smith Arkansas. Very proud of our our girl! Game tonight at 8:30pm vs Greenwood Arkansas.
Very impressive performance tonight against Olathe North, 81-39. We are proud of how well our girls played during our last 6 games, 5-1 against great competition. Rest up this weekend!
#Stags
#EKLstrong
We’ve played all season for Coach English but tomorrow night is especially all about him! Pack the house to show love for him and the English family!
#ForeverOurCoach
#TerryEnglishNight
@BishopMiegeGDay
V Girls @ 6:30
Celebration of Coach English @ 7:45
V Boys @ 8:00ish
Another great accomplishment for
@payton_verhulst
DiRenna Award Finalist! We are very proud of you! Also shoutout to
@Mark_mitchell25
for being a boys finalist, both players are well deserved!
#stags
Someone
@paolahighschool
has a lot of time on his hands. Removing obstacles to make it easier isn’t what we should be preaching to our young student athletes. Keep grinding
@BishopMiegeHS
, play who you are made to play!
NEWS: Proposal for Kansas to be divided into KSHSAA public and private high school championships submitted by Frontier League schools for vote.
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Our basketball girls got recognized today at the WIN FOR SPORTS Awards Luncheon for their 2019 State Championships. Current plays pictured, thanks to the senior players and managers from last years team as well!
#tradition
Great bounce back win for 3rd place, stags win 64-41. Thanks to
@GoMooreLions
for hosting a a great tournament! Very proud of the girls, we keep challenging them against the best teams in the Midwest! Oklahoma high school basketball has a lot of talent!
Proud of the hard work and dedication that our girls have given over the years to showcase our program. We will continue to challenge our kid and are very excited for this season
#stags
What a great example of Cate taking advantage of her role and knocking down HUGE shots when we needed it the most! Couldn’t be more proud of Cate, gave us her all no matter the circumstances!
#hardworkpaysoff
We have had a tough couple of weeks with unexpected losses, we are more than a team, we are a family, we want to pick our girls up when they are down. It was a beautiful service for a woman that lived an incredible life. Glad we could be there to support!
Wanted to give a big thanks to the Coaches, families and teammates of
@StagsGBball
for showing their support to my daughter's and the Baker family during their time of loss. Very impressive support that has helped tremendously!
Thank you!
Great weekend of basketball, always great to come home with the championship. Thanks to Newton High School for their hospitality. Ready for the EKL part of our schedule to starting going!
Thank you to all of our fans, parents and family’s for the constant support this season!! We could not have done it without you and are so grateful for each and every one of you!
#24
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What a great group of 2nd-8th grade girls basketball campers. Everyone competed hard and had a lot of fun! A special shout-out to our high school players that spend the week helping!!
#stags
If you’re not in the gym at 5:15 tomorrow night you’re in the wrong place. Come out to honor and celebrate these three awesome seniors at our last regular season home game!
A great opening win, 50-44. It was a very good opponent to open up with! Back at it again tomorrow night at 7:00pm again a very talented Moore OK team.
#stags
We are so proud of
@payton_verhulst
for being named
@NaismithTrophy
semifinalist. She has worked so hard and has shown she deserves this recognition. Finish the year strong!
#Stags
Major shout out to our very own
@johnni_gonzalez
for committing to University of California Santa Barbra!! We are all very excited for your future that lies ahead (:
Athlete update - senior
@frvssell
placed second at state cross country!!!! Way to go Fallon!! And congrats to the rest of the team for the 4th place finish!
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