The 2006 year has been packed with thrills and spills supplied by local athletes and their teams.

There was Kansas University’s first-round loss to Bradley in the NCAA basketball tournament, Free State High’s state baseball title and Lawrence High’s boys state track and field title.

The KU football team broke hearts with numerous fourth-quarter collapses and Todd Reesing’s second-half heroics against Colorado.

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