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Photo gallery: Free State baseball competes in the River City Festival
Photo gallery: Area high schools compete in the Kansas Relays
‘I wanted to prove people wrong’: Hard work paying off for young female wrestler
Madyson Gray’s first wrestling season was spent, as her dad puts it, “basically getting her head pounded into the mat relentlessly.” She lost almost every match. “It hurt to watch, you know?” Darin Gray said. “I thought she was done.” But Mady didn’t want to quit and find a ...
FSHS softball bounces back with 11-1 win over Leavenworth
At the very least, Free State's softball team knows how to handle a loss now. The defending 2018 state champions suffered their first two defeats of the season during a doubleheader Friday. Free State dropped a 5-2 decision to Washburn Rural, which was a rematch of the 6A semifinals from last ...
KU freshman Zach Bradford breaks 36-year-old record at Kansas Relays
The final day of the Kansas Relays featured a KU newcomer breaking an old record. Freshman pole vaulter Zach Bradford broke a 36-year KU record in the pole vault, clearing 18 feet, 11 inches on his second attempt. For his efforts, Bradford was named Male Performer of the Meet, giving the ...
KU baseball drops both games of doubleheader at WVU
The Kansas baseball team came on the wrong end of two close ballgames during a doubleheader against West Virginia Saturday at Monongalia County Ballpark. Kansas dropped the series opener, 1-0, in walk-off fashion. Ryan Cyr gave up a homer to Marquez Inman in the bottom of the ninth. Other than ...
Charlie Hillier carries Jayhawks through two rounds
No. 31 Kansas men's golf traveled to Iowa City, Iowa, hoping to continue their strong spring play after placing inside the top three in all four of their previous spring tournaments. After 36 holes of action at the Hawkeye Invitational, the Jayhawks find themselves just one stroke out of ...
Dobson delivers: Senior first baseman completes comeback by LHS with walk-off hit
As soon as the ball left Hank Dobson’s bat, the Lawrence High faithful erupted with joy. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, Dobson delivered for the Lions. The left-handed first baseman smacked a single to right, scoring two runs to put the final touches on Lawrence’s 4-3 ...
No. 20 Kansas tennis advances to Big 12 Championship final
No. 20-ranked Kansas tennis defeated No. 12 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship semifinals, 4-2, at the Jayhawk Tennis Center at Rock Chalk Park Saturday afternoon. This marks the first time the Kansas tennis program has ever advanced to the Big 12 final. The last time the Jayhawks made ...
Free State’s pitching depth on display in 7-1 win over Leavenworth
Senior Jake Zenger started playing catch when Free State’s baseball team arrived at Hoglund Ballpark at 9 a.m. Saturday. His coaching staff eventually had to tell him to stop in order to save his arm. Zenger then started warming up at 10:35 a.m., which was 40 minutes before he fired the ...
Lawrence High sprint medley team sets school record at Kansas Relays
Another city school record fell at the Kansas Relays on Saturday. Lawrence’s sprint medley team of Asjah Harris, Bella Kirkwood, Evann Seratte and Hannah Stewart took down a four-year old record with a time of 4:15.08 to finish fourth overall. Maya Yoder, Kyleigh Severa, Jensen Edwards and ...
KU softball falls in series finale to No. 12 Texas Tech
In the series finale, the Jayhawks were unable to muster enough run support for a solid-pitching performance by Brynn Minor. Kansas dropped the series-deciding tilt to Texas Tech, 4-1, at Rocky Johnson Field. Minor pitched six innings and allowed only four runs to a potent Texas Tech attack ...
Sabathia gets 1st win of season as Yankees top Royals 6-2
New York (AP) — Two starts into his final season, CC Sabathia has yet to allow an earned run. Even at 38 years old, he’s still playing stopper for the Yankees as he closes in on some impressive milestones. Sabathia earned his first win of the year and Brett Gardner hit a two-run homer ...
No. 20 Kansas tennis advances to semifinals with 4-1 victory over TCU
No. 20-ranked Kansas tennis opened the Big 12 Championship with a 4-1 win in the quarterfinals over TCU at the Jayhawk Tennis Center at Rock Chalk Park Friday afternoon. At No. 3 doubles, Maria Toran Ribes and Malkia Ngounoue smashed their way past Mercedes Aristegui and Kate Paulus, 6-1. ...
Kansas softball handed 10-2 defeat by No. 12 Texas Tech
In game two of the three game series with No. 12 Texas Tech, the Kansas softball team dropped the five-inning contest by a 10-2 margin at Rocky Johnson Field. The Red Raiders jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the first inning off Lexy Mills. The Kansas starter was relieved by ...
Familiar faces to KU Relays continue to excel on third day
As he stood in front of the blocks, Kansas track and field alumnus Kyle Clemons crossed his heart and pointed up to the sky on the track at Rock Chalk Park. Almost three years ago, Clemons did the same routine representing Team USA at Brazil’s Maracana Stadium. The stage was exponentially ...
Free State’s Auna Childress wins triple jump with school-record leap at Kansas Relays
Free State junior Auna Childress leaped for a mark of 40-foot-9 on her first attempt of the triple jump to finish in first place in the event early Friday at the 92nd running of the Kansas Relays at Rock Chalk Park. “I thought it was at least like 38 (meters); it was from the 36 board,” ...
Preps notebook: FSHS tennis takes 2nd at LHS Invitational; Lawrence claims 6th
Behind a balanced attack, Free State’s boys tennis team took second out of six teams at the Lawrence High Invitational Friday at LHS. The Firebirds scored 16 points as a team, finishing seven points shy of event winner Shawnee Mission East. Lawrence placed sixth in its own meet, scoring ...
Statement win: LHS baseball blasts past Blue Valley West for 11-1 victory
Senior Caleb Mondi crossed home plate first, then sophomore Cole Mondi scored moments later. The Mondi brothers were plated by a single to center via sophomore Devin Neal, which put the finishing touches on a signature win by the Lawrence High baseball team. Lawrence didn’t need to complete ...