"or what" How did they determine that 500 miles was the threshold? Was a study conducted? It is sort of silly when you consider that Blue Valley NW travels to Rio Rancho, NM which is 798 but we couldn't make the 803 mile trek to Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
It is an oppressive rule.
The rule is 500 road miles from the Kansas border. The mileage from Liberal, Kansas to Rio Rancho, New Mexico is approximately 395 miles and the mileage from Atchison, Kansas to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio is approximately 840 miles. Therefore the Blue Valley Northwest trip to Rio Rancho falls within the KSHSAA travel restrictions.
