KQNK Area Sub-State Basketball Brackets Released

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The Kansas State High School Activities Association posted the 2019 sub-state tournament assignments. Below are the tournaments involving our area schools.

  • 3A Sub-State at Hoisington [GIRLS] [BOYS]
    • Gypsum-Southeast of Saline HS, Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian HS, Hoisington HS, Lindsborg-Smoky Valley HS, Lyons HS, Norton Community HS, Phillipsburg HS, Russell HS
  • 2A Sub-State at Leoti-Wichita Co. [GIRLS] [BOYS]
    • Ellis HS, Hoxie HS, Leoti-Wichita County HS, Oakley HS, Oberlin-Decatur Community HS, Plainville HS, Smith Center HS, WaKeeney-Trego Community HS
  • 1A Sub-State at Russell [GIRLS] [BOYS]
    • GIRLS: Central Plains, Osborne, Quinter, Atwood-Rawlins County
    • BOYS: Osborne, Quinter, Almena-Northern Valley, Sylvan-Lucas
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Derek Nester was born and raised in Blue Rapids and graduated from Valley Heights High School in 2000. He attended Cowley College in Arkansas City and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park studying Journalism & Media Communications. In 2002 Derek joined Taylor Communications, Inc. in Salina, Kansas working in digital media for 550 AM KFRM and 100.9 FM KCLY. Following that stop, he joined Dierking Communications, Inc. stations KNDY AM & FM as a board operator and fill-in sports play-by-play announcer. Starting in 2005 Derek joined the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network as a Studio Coordinator at 101 The Fox in Kansas City, a role he would serve for 15 years culminating in the Super Bowl LIV Championship game broadcast. In 2020 he moved to Audacy, formerly known as Entercom Communications, Inc. and 106.5 The Wolf and 610 Sports Radio, the new flagship stations of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network, the largest radio network in the NFL. Through all of this, Derek continues to serve as the Digital Media Director for Sunflower State Radio, the digital and social media operations of Dierking Communications, Inc. and the 6 radio stations it owns and operates across Kansas.