Tonganoxie improved to 2-0 with a 42-6 road win over Louisburg Friday night. The Chieftains scored the first 14 points of the game and never looked back. Elijah Tyner had a 5-yard touchdown run on a direct snap and Sam Kleidosty punched it in from 2 yards out as well. THS has now won nine of its last 10 games, dating back to last season. Tonganoxie will host Eudora at 7 p.m. Friday. Holton 14, ...
It didn’t take long for the group chat to start blowing up. Senior left tackle Turner Corcoran was the first to send a message in the offensive line group chat, which occurred on the same night Free State rolled to a 45-19 win over Olathe West in the season opener. The sentiment across the unit was that they could do better. Even though the offense scored on its first four possessions of the season, and the ...
Following the first and only negative play, Lawrence High’s football team sprinted toward the locker room Thursday night at Shawnee Mission North stadium. The reason? Mother Nature. A lightning delay in the first quarter proved to be the only thing that could slow down LHS at the start of its matchup with Shawnee Mission East, which was ultimately postponed due to inclement weather. The game will resume at ...
Keegan VanPelt, Free State’s top singles player, has a clear mission this fall. She placed sixth as a freshman at the Class 6A state tennis tournament two years ago. Last season, VanPelt improved on this finish by claiming fifth. Now she aims to continue that career trajectory while embracing more of a leadership role during her junior campaign. “I’m hoping to do even better this year,” VanPelt said. ...
Some might be surprised by Lawrence High’s defensive performance in the season opener, but not head coach Steve Rampy. Even though the Lions are replacing some of their top players from a defense that shined in 2018, Rampy had plenty of reason for optimism entering this season. For one, many sophomores that saw action for the first time last year were expected to take a leap. The defense also has a lot of ...
The first eight quarters of the Les Miles era haven’t been impressive from an offensive standpoint. KU’s passing attack, in particular, has been a problem during the team’s 1-1 start to the year. The Jayhawks are averaging just 174 yards per game through the air, which is higher than only 24 teams in all of FBS after two weeks. But Stanley and company have had their moments, most notably the game-winning ...