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February 13, 2024

The KCKPS Sports Network Officially Launches

A basketball game in progress inside an indoor gymnasium with wooden flooring and spectators.

The launch of the new KCKPS Sports Network is off and running. 

The network aired its very first varsity boys basketball game between Sumner Academy and J.C. Harmon on Tuesday, February 6. 

Three days later, a varsity girls basketball matchup between Sumner Academy and Washington hit the airwaves.

A basketball game in a gymnasium with players in white and blue uniforms on the court.

The new sports network is a partnership between Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools and Kansas City-based MSTC Sports Production Company.

The channel will focus on live and recorded sports programming that will feature each high school’s athletics program in the district. 

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The first-year of the network will serve as a pilot program, highlighting a limited number of boys and girls conference basketball games. The district hopes to expand to other sports in the future.  

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“What an amazing opportunity the KCKPS Sports Network will provide our scholar-athletes and coaches. It will be our avenue to showcase all the hard work, time, and effort our scholar-athletes and coaches commit to continued growth and development necessary to improve the competitive product throughout our district,” said KCKPS Athletic Director Samuel Simmons, Sr. 

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The sports network will also provide an opportunity for KCKPS students to learn about the sports broadcasting industry through our Diploma+ program. Students will be able to gain knowledge in sports television production, including on-air talent, sideline reporting, camera operations, video editing, and more. 

A girls' basketball team in blue uniforms stands on an indoor court during a game.

KCKPS is known for its rich sports history and the new network will help continue to shine a light on the students and the athletic programs in the Kansas City, Kansas community. The new network will be part of a deep commitment to showcasing our young KCKPS student-athletes. 

The following list is the remaining scheduled game dates for TV coverage:

Girls Games

  • Tuesday, February 13 - Sumner Academy at Wyandotte High School, 6pm tipoff 
  • Friday, February 23 - Wyandotte at JC Harmon High School, 6pm tipoff

Boys Games

  • Friday, February 16 - Washington at Wyandotte High School, 7pm tipoff
  • Tuesday, February 20 - F.L. Schlagle at Sumner Academy, 6pm tipoff

Note: All games are subject to cancellation based on weather conditions.

To catch all of the action, the sports network can be found at the districts’ YouTube Channel.

League games will also be recorded and replayed on the district’s KCKPS TV channel 18 on the Spectrum Cable network.