After a two-week hiatus, the ballot breakdown blog is back. And at the right time. For the first time all season, the Kansas men’s basketball team was not in the top-10 in the latest AP poll, which was released Monday afternoon. The Jayhawks were listed at No. 11 following their loss to Kentucky in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge this past weekend. KU is in unfamiliar territory in this week’s poll, though the sky ...
The streak is over. Not KU’s streak of Big 12 regular-season titles, of course, as that remains intact for the moment. But Kansas’ dominating run against Texas came to an end Tuesday night in Frank Erwin Center. The Longhorns led for all but nine seconds of their 73-63 win over the Jayhawks. Kansas had won the previous 10 meetings with Texas, including an 80-78 victory on Jan. 14 in Allen Fieldhouse. It ...
It was the second loss that did the trick for the Perry-Lecompton boys basketball team. The Kaws dropped two of their first four games to start the season, including a 56-51 defeat against rival Jefferson West on Dec. 11. Since that loss, Perry-Lecompton has won nine consecutive games, all of which have been by double digits. “From that moment on, they started to buy into the things we were talking about in ...
Free State’s wrestling team continues to have a stellar season this winter. The Firebirds came away with another high finish in a loaded tournament, claiming second place at the Junction City Invitational this past weekend. FSHS scored 180 points, finishing just 1 point shy of the champion Kapaun Mt. Carmel. Another balanced effort led Free State to its runner-up finish, as eight different wrestlers recorded ...
The battle of blue blood programs lived up to the billing. No. 9 Kansas and No. 8 Kentucky traded punches during a gritty, slugfest in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Saturday afternoon. In the end, though, the Wildcats delivered the decisive blows in the second half to secure a 71-63 victory over the Jayhawks in Rupp Arena. The win by Kentucky (16-3) snapped a three-game skid against Kansas (16-4) in the series ...
After a sluggish opening quarter, it was business as usual for the Lawrence High boys basketball team. LHS had not played an actual game in nearly a week, as two of its games were postponed this week due to weather. It also disrupted Lawrence’s practice routine, and the rust was evident during a back-and-forth opening period with Wyandotte. The Lions then scored 28 points in the second quarter en route to a ...