One week after dropping a 72-69 decision to North Dakota State, the Kansas women’s basketball team will look to get back in the win column with an afternoon matchup against New Mexico State. Tipoff is slated for 12 p.m. Dec. 29, and the game will be televised on ESPN+. The Aggies are 2-4 entering this matchup, including three losses in their four games this month. The Jayhawks, meanwhile, are 4-2 on the year ...
One month of the high school winter sports season has been completed, though it wasn’t completely uninterrupted. There have been at least three local teams who have been asked to quarantine due to COVID-19 protocols, while everybody is doing their best to navigate through this strange season. There have been fan restrictions along with other social distancing measures that have taken place at every ...
It was about 10 years ago when Freda McPhail first noticed that her son, Devin Neal, had what it takes to be a leader. McPhail watched as Neal finished up his final lap at the end of a youth football practice at Holcom Park. Because of his natural speed, Neal was one of the first players done and he could have stopped right there. Instead, Neal saw that a few of the offensive linemen were struggling and decided ...
The combination of fatigue and playing without its best player proved to be too much to overcome for the Kansas women’s basketball team during a 72-69 loss to North Dakota State Monday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. And that was never more obvious than the final four minutes and 32 seconds. The Jayhawks, who were playing in their first game in 11 days and without leading scorer Holly Kersgieter, missed its ...
Coach of the year: Mike Spielman, Baldwin Under Spielman, Baldwin’s girls cross-country team bounced back to the top of Class 4A in 2020 after not winning a state title a year ago. The Bulldogs had five runners finish inside the top 17 this year to earn a state crown. Baldwin has won three of the last four state titles, and the program has had 12 state crowns since 2002. Athlete of the year: Sydney ...
Coach of the year: Steve Heffernan, Free State Heffernan’s Firebirds made history this season by winning their first state title in boys cross-country. Free State bought into a team-first mentality this year under Heffernan, who has been at the helm since 1998. Athlete of the year: Ben Shryock, Free State Shryock was the top runner on the best team in the area in 2020. He posted his school’s best ...