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Jesse Newell (KUsports.com Online Editor)
I have been online editor at KUsports.com since August of 2008, coming from The Emporia Gazette, where I covered Emporia State sports. A native of Emporia, I double-majored in journalism and communication studies from the University of Kansas in 2006. In addition to sports, I enjoy sleeping in and Royals baseball games, even though my record at the "K" is usually uninspiring.
Recent stories
- Broken records: Free State swims to second at state
- 11:44 p.m., May 18, 2013 Updated 11:13 a.m.
- On a day she had one of the best individual swimming performances in school history, Free State High’s Courtney Caldwell was happiest with one of her relays — and how her teammates responded to adversity in the middle of a race. By Jesse Newell
- Free State’s Caldwell sets 6A records in state swimming prelims
- May 17, 2013
- Free State swimmer Courtney Caldwell set two Class 6A records during prelims of the state meet, Friday at Capitol Federal Natatorium. By Jesse Newell
- Firebirds baseball stunned
- May 16, 2013
- Free State High senior first baseman Jacob Caldwell found it tough to explain what had just happened to the top-seeded Firebirds following a 10-0, run-rule-shortened regional baseball loss to fourth-seeded Olathe Northwest on Wednesday at Free State. By Jesse Newell
- LHS softball sweeps
- May 11, 2013
- Lawrence High concluded the regular season with an 11-1, 13-3 rout of Shawnee Mission North. By Jesse Newell
- Lawrence High soccer captures first victory in 2OT
- May 10, 2013
- With less than 21⁄2 minutes left in the second overtime, Lawrence High’s Ella Magerl headed in a shot to give the Lions their first win of the season, Thursday against Leavenworth at LHS. By Jesse Newell
- Firebird golfer bemoans ‘brutal’ day
- Free State’s Green struggles, but still snares second-team all-league honors
- May 9, 2013
- Free State High’s Alex Green was one of a few city competitors left disappointed after playing on his home course. By Jesse Newell
- Kansas baseball sweeps Wichita State with 7-5 win
- 12:07 a.m., May 8, 2013 Updated 01:55 a.m.
- Too many weeks this season, Kansas University baseball coach Ritch Price had seen an encouraging Big 12 weekend go to waste and his team’s RPI crumble because of a midweek loss. With that in mind — and the season winding down — the KU coach utilized nearly every weapon he had to secure a 7-5 victory over Wichita State on Tuesday at Eck Stadium. By Jesse Newell
- Firebirds claim 4-0 soccer win
- May 7, 2013
- Free State knocked in four goals after halftime in a 4-0 victory over Lawrence High on Monday at LHS. By Jesse Newell
- FSHS swimming sweeps relays for second at Sunflower League; LHS fifth
- May 5, 2013
- Though Free State High’s girls swimming team might not be champion of the Sunflower League, the Firebirds can definitely be considered queens of the relay. The Firebirds swept the three relays in impressive fashion Saturday, setting a league record and school record in the process on their way to a second-place finish in the Sunflower League meet at Prairie Trail Middle School. By Jesse Newell
- Just sliding by: Lawrence High baseball pulls out narrow victory
- May 2, 2013
- Asked to describe his team’s 3-1 victory over Shawnee Mission North on Wednesday at Lawrence High, LHS baseball coach Brad Stoll admitted he couldn’t leave too frustrated. By Jesse Newell
Recent photos
Ole Miss guard Marshall Henderson answers questions from a throng of reporters on Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
A view from the lead table at Big 12 men's basketball media days at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas senior safety Brandon Hawks runs through a secondary drill at practice on Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the KU practice fields.
Kansas players Rio Adams, Milt Doyle and Travis Releford sit in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in Paris.
Kansas coach Bill Self takes an iPhone picture of his team in front of the Eiffel Tower before a Seine River dinner cruise on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Paris.
- Blog: Kansas science and math teachers easily recruited away May 20, 2013 · 26 comments
- Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister May 20, 2013 · 32 comments
- Letter: Serious issue May 21, 2013 · 22 comments
- Blog: FreedomWorks urges Legislature to reject Common Core reading and math standards May 21, 2013 · 12 comments
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013 · 38 comments
- Two men arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting May 20, 2013 · 49 comments
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 17 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 77 comments
- Opinion: Amid crisis, Europe resists extremism May 21, 2013 · 16 comments
- "Why I Left the Republican Party" -- 03/16/13 at Lawrence Arts Center 42 comments
- Memphis forward Tarik Black transfers to KU May 20, 2013
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013
- Midwifery 101: Options for pregnant women May 21, 2013
- 40 years ago: Outgoing KU chancellor receives tributes from alumni May 21, 2013
- They said it ... about Tarik Black May 20, 2013
- Free State softball draws Derby first May 20, 2013
- Two men arrested in connection with Sunday morning shooting May 20, 2013
- Legislature makes no progress; Brownback leaves state to tout tax cuts May 20, 2013
- When furniture turned into art: Wendell Castle's KU connection May 19, 2013
- KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence May 20, 2013
