The latest winter sports season officially begins this week for Lawrence High. Both wrestling and swimming will be in action Wednesday afternoon, while the girls basketball team is slated to begin its new campaign on Friday. The boys basketball team will take the floor on Saturday to help get the winter sports season in full swing. Here is a look at all of the Lions’ winter sports programs before the ...
Perry-Lecompton will be competing in its first state championship game in 11 years this afternoon. Entering the season, the goal for every football team is to be playing on the final weekend of the year. It is not always realistic, especially given how loaded Class 3A was this year. But the Kaws, despite having to replace a ton of key players from last year’s team, have always believed they were capable of ...
It was not the ending to the 2019 season that Kansas had hoped for. From start to finish, KU was overwhelmed in every aspect of its 61-6 loss to No. 11 Baylor Saturday afternoon at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks concluded Year 1 of the Les Miles era with a 3-9 record, which included four consecutive losses to close out the season. Baylor, meanwhile, finished the regular season with an 11-1 ...
You are what your record says you are. For Kansas, a 3-9 clip in Year 1 of the Les Miles era should be considered a step in the right direction. After all, it matches the best win total of any season by the Jayhawks this decade. And there were plenty of positive moments regarding the program both on and off the football field. But Saturday’s 61-6 loss to No. 11 Baylor at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium ...
It all changed for Perry-Lecompton quarterback William Welch following an 8-3 loss to Jefferson West on Oct. 11. The junior quarterback threw two interceptions and completed 11 of 23 passes for 90 yards, which made Welch take a hard look in the mirror. It wasn’t the start to the year that Welch had expected entering his first full season as the starting signal caller for the Kaws. “Beginning (of the year) ...
Perry-Lecompton junior Dawson Williams has been stopped by everybody within the community this week. Ever since Perry-Lecompton defeated Hayden in the semifinals, that has been the case for a lot of players. The community is buzzing with excitement, as the Kaws are playing in the state championship game in football for the first time since 2008. PLHS (9-3) will take on Andale (12-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday at ...