With it being the bye week, Kansas head coach Les Miles does not have his usual weekly press conference. That means the Big 12 conference call is the only time that Miles will speak this week, which took place one day after he announced a change at offensive coordinator. Brent Dearmon was promoted on Sunday, while Les Koenning was relieved of his duties. As a result, Miles mostly fielded questions about why ...
KU’s offense could look a lot different in the second half of the season. Head coach Les Miles announced Sunday afternoon that offensive coordinator Les Koenning has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Brent Dearmon has been promoted to fill the role for the Jayhawks. “I would like to thank Coach Koenning for his contributions to Kansas Football,” Miles said in an official release. “This ...
The final record didn’t tell the whole story for the Lawrence High volleyball team. LHS won just one of its five matches during a home tournament Saturday afternoon, though it battled in each tilt in what could end up being an important test for the defending 6A state champions. Lawrence’s lone victory came against Olathe Northwest, winning in straight sets (25-15, 25-22) in the fourth match of the ...
Another week, another win for the Tonganoxie football team. The Chieftains scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to push past KC Piper, 21-12, at home Friday night. THS (No. 5 in Class 4A) is now 5-0 to start the season, while KC Piper falls to 3-2 on the year. Senior running back Cooper Cunningham was phenomenal once again, recording 235 yards and two touchdowns on 32 attempts. Junior quarterback Blake Poje ...
Even under the best of circumstances, Kansas was facing a daunting task when it welcomed sixth-ranked Oklahoma to town. That is what made KU’s decisions at the end of the first half especially puzzling during a 45-20 loss Saturday afternoon at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks did what no other team could do in 2019 by claiming a lead on the Sooners. KU (2-4, 0-3 Big 12) then was within one ...
Lawrence High head coach Steve Rampy woke up at 4 a.m. Friday morning to watch some more game film of Shawnee Mission Northwest in preparation for a Week 5 showdown between a pair of undefeated teams. It was then that Rampy really understood the challenge that his defense was about to face. Lawrence’s defense stepped up, though, holding Shawnee Mission Northwest’s high-octane offense to just one touchdown ...