Veritas senior Jackson Rau won’t ever forget the scene of the locker room after winning the first state title. Two years ago, the Eagles completed an improbable run through the KCAA state tournament at Haskell Indian Nations University. Veritas won all three games by an average of 22.6 ...
The Bishop Seabury boys basketball team closed out the regular season with a 67-52 home win over Pembroke Hill Thursday night. Early on, the Seahawks struggled to score the ball but eventually jumped out to a 13-point lead in the third quarter. Pembroke trimmed the deficit to 3 points, but ...
OLATHE — It was evident early that it was going to be a good night for the Lawrence High boys basketball team. Lawrence banked in three 3-pointers, including a half-court heave, during the first nine minutes of the contest. After that, the game was never in doubt, as the Lions closed out ...
OLATHE — Since the first game of the season, the Lawrence High girls basketball team has understood the importance of a strong start. A slow beginning doomed Lawrence in the season opener against Topeka High, spoiling the team’s goal of winning every home game this year. In the final ...
Sidelined for KU’s past five games because of a high ankle sprain suffered in practice on Feb. 1, Kansas sophomore Marcus Garrett is expected to be in uniform for Saturday’s massive showdown with Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. “I can tell you right now my decision is that he’s going to ...
While five teams remain in the hunt for this year’s Big 12 regular season title, Kansas coach Bill Self believes it’s the other five teams in the conference standings that could have the biggest impact on which program is crowned the champ. “Everybody in that Top 5 has like two games ...
Kansas women's basketball team was doubled up by No. 1 Baylor in an 80-40 loss Wednesday night inside the Ferrell Center. Senior guard Christalah Lyons was the only player to score in double figures for the Jayhawks, ending the night with 10 points. KU (12-13, 2-12 Big 12) limited the Lady ...
It only makes sense that sophomore Logan Farrell and freshman Kevin Honas are headed to the state tournament together. After being practice partners all season, the Lawrence High wrestlers will represent the program, along with senior EJ Jewsome, at the 6A state tournament this weekend in Park ...
Losing a starter for five games in February isn’t exactly ideal for a college basketball team. It’s this time of year when a season has the potential to turn, for better or worse, and fine-tuning lineups and roles can set a team up for a March Madness run. Considering recent personnel ...
Every morning during the summer of 2017, Janine McCormack’s days began at 4 a.m., with her son, David McCormack, quietly tiptoeing into her bedroom. “I used to hate it,” Janine said during a recent interview with the Journal-World about her son, the newest starter on the 12th-ranked ...
The Kansas State High School Activities Association released sub-state brackets at every level Wednesday afternoon. Many area teams will get the opportunity to host the first round next week. All but one city team will get the opportunity to play at home in the opening round. Lawrence High’s ...
Kansas and Texas Southern officials announced Wednesday that the four-game series slated for this weekend at Hoglund Ballpark has been moved to the Melissa Sports Complex in Melissa, Texas. "With snow and other inclement weather hitting the Lawrence, Kansas area, moving the series to the ...
The prognosis for a Marcus Garrett return to the lineup is starting to look better and better for the Kansas men’s basketball program. KU coach Bill Self on Tuesday night during his weekly “Hawk Talk” radio show said that Garrett practiced both Monday and Tuesday and was making progress ...
Baldwin’s girls basketball team recorded a 52-47 win over Eudora in a battle between two area teams Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (No. 3 in Class 4A) pulled away with a 20-point third quarter, and were able to hold on when the Cardinals made a late push with a 21-point fourth period. Three ...
It wasn’t long ago that Tony Hull’s future with Kansas football was in limbo. Les Miles had been hired to take over the program, and while the team’s new big wheel stated publicly that he would assess the viability of retaining some assistant coaches from David Beaty’s final staff at ...
For much of January, Kansas head coach Bill Self fielded questions about his talented freshman players dealing with an impending wall. If there was any sign of hitting a wall this season, freshman Devon Dotson seems to have busted completely through it as of late. Dotson is playing some of his ...
https://twitter.com/KU_Football/status/1097835231032369154 After nine months of construction time, the Kansas football program’s new indoor practice facility was finally ready to be put to use on Tuesday. Returning players and spring enrollees were up bright and early for a 6 a.m. ...
When the Free State boys basketball team steps on to the court, it’s rare for anyone to have a bigger smile than senior manager Kyle Portela. Portela’s smile was even bigger than usual for Free State’s game on Monday against Shawnee Mission Northwest. In the game’s opening seconds, ...
The only way Olathe Northwest thought it could limit the high-octane Lions’ offense was by dribbling the ball out throughout the first quarter, limiting possessions to score when it could. As an Olathe Northwest player dribbled the ball around at the top of the key with under a minute to go, ...
The Free State girls basketball entered Monday night’s regular season finale against Shawnee Mission Northwest full of confidence, but the Firebirds weren’t able to cool down the hot-shooting Cougars in a 66-38 loss at FSHS. Twelve different Cougars (13-6) tallied points en route to ...