WRITER: Shane Jackson

Preps notebook: Top area volleyball storylines entering 2019

The 2019 volleyball season begins today with multiple area teams taking the court. Last season, a volleyball state champion came from this area when Lawrence High finished first in Class 6A for the first since 1995. The Lions will have to replace an instrumental senior class from a season ago, but it is possible that an area volleyball team could capture another state crown this fall. LHS will host Blue Valley ...

Preps notebook: Top area boys soccer storylines entering 2019 season

The 2019 soccer season officially began Friday with multiple area teams in action. In a battle between two area teams, Eudora’s boys soccer squad bested Bishop Seabury by a 4-2 margin at EHS. It marked the second year in a row that the Cardinals claimed the season opener against the Seahawks. But both teams had plenty of positives from Friday’s tilt. Lawrence High’s boys soccer team dropped a 2-0 ...

Junior receiver Andrew Parchment dazzles in debut with Jayhawks

Following his first win at Kansas, head coach Les Miles knew exactly who to give the game ball to. Andrew Parchment caught eight balls for 121 yards in his Kansas debut, lifting his new team to a 24-17 victory over Indiana State in the season opener. In his postgame press conference, Miles insisted that Parchment should receive some sort of recognition for his play. Given what Parchment has been through during ...

Quick recap: KU football defeats Indiana State to begin Les Miles era

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Les Miles era got off on the right foot. After surrendering a late lead, the Kansas football team got the last laugh by scoring on its final drive to secure a 24-17 win over Indiana State Saturday afternoon at the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Redshirt senior quarterback Carter Stanley and senior receiver Daylon Charlot linked up for 22-yard touchdown connection with ...

Two-point trickery: Reverse pass by Parchment puts final flair on impressive KU debut

It was only a matter of time before "The Mad Hatter" decided to spice things up for the Kansas football team. The first trick play by Kansas officially took place 58 minutes into the Les Miles era. The Jayhawks ran a reverse pass, as junior receiver Andrew Parchment linked up with junior tight end Jack Luavasa on a two-point conversion with 2:02 remaining in the season opener. KU’s trickery finished off a ...

Pick 6: Best bets for Week 1 of college football

After a long offseason, the college football season is finally here. Now it is time to empty the bank account, because there is nothing quite like betting on college football. So much crazy stuff happens in nearly every game. While writing this, UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson fumbled twice — without being touched — against Cincinnati to end two promising drives. This season, I’m putting my ...