Shane Skwarlo is certain he never won a test of strength with his two older brothers growing up. In fact, Shane Skwarlo recalls that his only win over Sam Skwarlo and Stan Skwarlo came on the basketball court. Still, the Free State senior guard admits that his athletic career has been shaped by that sibling rivalry. “We would always want to be first,” Shane Skwarlo said. “It made me tougher to get beat ...
If the match had not gone to penalty kicks, Baldwin head coach Matthew McCune believes the game would still be going on. After 110 minutes of scoreless action, which featured four different overtimes, the quarterfinals match between Baldwin and Kansas City Christian Academy turned to penalty kicks. The Panthers netted all five penalty kicks to knock off the Bulldogs Tuesday at BHS to punch their ticket to the ...
After the Lawrence High volleyball team took a 17-12 lead in the third set of the 6A state championship match, Blue Valley elected to call a timeout. LHS head coach Stephanie Scarbrough clinched both fists in celebration, as she could sense how close the team was at that point. Scarbrough began congratulating the players on the bench as the Lions continued to grow closer to the 25-point mark. As soon as the ...
As soon as Michaela Cordova’s kill ricocheted off a Blue Valley player, the celebration ensued. Members of the bench rushed to the center of the court to create a dogpile with the rest of the Lawrence High volleyball team. Cordova’s decisive blow finished off a three-set win over Blue Valley, which allowed LHS to clinch the 6A state title Saturday afternoon at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina. “I ...
The University of Kansas football team ended another streak. Kansas scored on its first four drives in the second half to claim a 27-26 win over TCU Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Jayhawks (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) snapped a 14-game losing streak against Big 12 foes. It marks the team’s first conference win since KU defeated Texas in November of 2016. Freshman Pooka Williams ...
DERBY — Even under the best of circumstances, the cards were stacked against the Lawrence High football team. Derby, the No. 1 team in Class 6A, stormed over every opponent this regular season and appears poised to make a fourth consecutive trip to the state championship. LHS, meanwhile, has had to rely on several sophomores due to an injury-plagued season en route to earning the 16th seed in the 6A West ...