OLATHE — Lawrence High boys basketball coach Mike Lewis knows he can call a set for any player on the court. The Lions have capable threats across the board, as any player can put up numbers on any given night. It has often led to multiple double-digit scorers through the early part of the season, which was the case during a 58-41 win at Olathe East Tuesday night. A trio of players notched double figures, ...
Following its second loss of the season, Kansas dropped two spots in the latest AP poll, which was released Monday afternoon. The Jayhawks (12-2, 1-1 Big 12) are No. 7 in the latest rankings, falling from No. 5 after splitting their two games last week. Kansas defeated Oklahoma by a 70-63 margin in the Big 12 opener before dropping a 77-60 decision at Iowa State this past weekend. One day after its loss to ...
Free State’s wrestling team began the year with a runner-up finish at the Shawnee Mission South tournament. The Firebirds scored 190 points, trailing only Washburn Rural’s winning mark of 269 points. Blue Springs finished third with 186 points, while no other team scored more than 101 in the 12-team event Saturday. A trio of FSHS wrestlers led the way with first-place finishes. Lou Fincher won the ...
The Veritas boys basketball team tacked on two more wins to start the new year. In Friday's game, Veritas recorded a 68-56 win over Manhattan CHIEF behind four double-digit quarters. The Eagles then notched a 65-29 victory over St. John’s Military School on Saturday afternoon. Trey Huslig scored 22 points on 17 shots in the first game to lead the way, and Tucker Flory added 20 points on 12 attempts. Jackson ...
Winning inside a hostile Hilton Coliseum is no easy task. No. 5 Kansas did itself no favors, though, during Saturday’s 77-60 loss to Iowa State. The Jayhawks struggled to take care of the ball on the offensive end, and they gave up to many open looks on the defensive side as well. The unranked Cyclones cruised to a victory to hand the defending conference champions their first loss of Big 12 play. KU ...
It would have been easy for the Free State girls basketball team to roll over after facing an early deficit in its first game of 2019. An unbeaten Olathe North squad scored the first 16 points of the contest, but FSHS showed plenty of toughness by withstanding the early blow. The Firebirds clawed their way back before eventually trimming the deficit to 4 points late in the third period. In the end, though, the ...