For the first time in two years, a spring game was played at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Thanks to a unique scoring system, the White team (defense) earned a 74-42 win over the Blue team (offense) on Saturday. While there is only so much that can be gleaned from an event like this within any collegiate program, it was the first time to watch KU in action since its winless campaign in 2020. Because of ...
After what appeared to be a thorough coaching search, the University of Kansas officially picked Lance Leipold to take over its football program on Friday. And the case for Leipold, who came to KU after six seasons at the helm at Buffalo, was really never hard to make. He’s just a winner. Leipold is the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 100 career wins at any level. He won six national titles while ...
Behind a balanced effort, Free State’s tennis squad earned a runner-up finish at the Sunflower League tournament on Thursday at the College Boulevard Activity Center. The Firebirds had both doubles teams and one singles player earn a medal on the day. They scored 79 points a team, trailing only Shawnee Mission East’s mark of 109 to win the Sunflower League team title. Olathe West finished in third place ...
In Free State’s 7-0 victory over Olathe East on Thursday night, the Firebirds got a rare surprise — a game that lasted all seven innings. The Firebirds, who have run-ruled plenty of opponents this season, went the distance on Thursday — although, being the home team, they didn’t have to play the bottom of the seventh. Head coach Lee Ice said he appreciated that his team got a bit more of a ...
With the search for KU’s next football coach reportedly nearing an end, all the buzz seems to be around Army’s Jeff Monken and Buffalo head coach Lance Leipold. Regardless of which side you might fall on, it is clear that either candidate would be viewed as a great hire by the Jayhawks. Their recent track record of how they have fared at their current spots should be proof of that. But how do they compare ...
Lawrence High’s offense bounced back in a big way Tuesday with a 12-1 road win over Shawnee Mission North. Just a few days after not scoring a run against Blue Valley North, the Lions (8-7) only needed five innings to roll to a lopsided win. They put together three big innings, with four-run outbursts in the first and third and a three-run effort in the second. “Much better night,” LHS head coach Brad ...