It is no secret that 2020 was a year unlike any other because of COVID-19. That much was true in every aspect of our lives. For the high school sports world, it resulted in athletes having their season impacted on a regular basis or even losing their season altogether in some cases. Yet there were still plenty of memorable moments by local athletes and teams over these past 12 months. Here’s a look at all ...
With the calendar flipping to January, the Big 12 race will take center stage as is usually the case during the first two months of every year. Like most years, the Kansas men’s basketball team is expected to be in the mix for a league title. The Jayhawks have actually started off 2-0 in conference play, with a road win against Texas Tech and a home victory against West Virginia. But this year’s Big 12 ...
Lawrence High junior wrestler Kevin Honas has a pair of top-five finishes during his first two trips to the state tournament, but he has every intention of climbing to the top of the podium come February. After one month of the 2020-21 campaign, Honas has put himself in a good position to do just that. He’s won all five of his matches so far this season and is ranked No. 2 in the 120-pound weight class in ...
Free State wrestler Caleb Streeter is a three-time state qualifier and is off to an undefeated start to his senior campaign. He’s on the verge of reaching 100 career wins and is currently ranked No. 2 in the 138-pound weight class in Class 6A. But the best is yet to come for Streeter, who has signed to wrestle at Newman University. Newman is where Free State's first-year head coach Randy Streeter, Caleb's ...
Bernie Kish may not be a coach or an athletic director, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been a fixture in the University of Kansas’ sports culture over the past decade and a half. For the last 15 years, Kish has been a sports management lecturer, and some of the students he’s mentored now work with pro sports teams. He’s taught many Kansas student-athletes and was close with many of the school’s ...
With three full days to prepare for New Mexico State, the Kansas women’s basketball team appeared to be in more of a rhythm Tuesday afternoon in Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks never trailed on their way to a 78-59 win over the Aggies. It was the type of statement that Kansas needed to make in its nonconference finale. Prior to the winter break, KU dropped a 72-69 decision to North Dakota State after having ...