KHSAA reports record participation in sports last year

The KHSAA announced yesterday participation in sports last year increased for the third straight year. A total of 107,166 rostered participants competed across the KHSAA’s 13 sports and six sport-activities, surpassing last year’s then-record total of 106,931. Football was one of 12 offerings to show an increase from the previous year, breaking a trend of declining participation for the last three years by adding 202 new student-athletes to remain the state’s most popular sport with 13,277 rostered participants. Volleyball was the most popular girls sport with 6,593 participants