The transfer portal helped the Kansas football program land an important addition to its secondary this past weekend when cornerback Jeremy Webb announced his decision to come to Lawrence. Webb was most recently a starting cornerback at Missouri State after being a reserve defensive back at Virginia Tech for multiple years. He entered his name in the NCAA’s transfer portal as a graduate transfer in early June ...
Free State’s wrestling club went undefeated against more than 10 other teams this past weekend at a two-day event in Great Bend. The Firebirds, who also went undefeated in the 2020-21 regular season, competed in 11 duals on Friday and Saturday. Their opponents came from all over the state: Silver Lake, Minneapolis, Goddard Eisenhower, Valley Center, McPherson, Campus, Wichita North, Labette County, Rock ...
Pro Football Focus released its 2021 season preview magazine on Monday, and expectations are unsurprisingly low for the Kansas football program in Year 1 of the Lance Leipold era. According to the magazine, the Jayhawks have a preseason Elo ranking of 117th out of 130 teams in all of college football. They have a 0% chance of winning the Big 12 title and are projected at 3.9 wins based on PFF’s initial ...
Athlete of the year: Aubrey Duncan, Free State In her first season competing in track, Duncan was the only female athlete in the Lawrence area to earn an individual state title. She ended her sophomore season by winning the 6A girls javelin competition with a school-record throw of 142-10, and she was consistently a top performer at meets before that. Coach of the year: Joe Pickett, Eudora Pickett’s ...
Co-players of the year: Tatum Clopton, Free State and Sara Roszak, Free State Both of these Firebirds had strong senior seasons to lead Free State to a fourth-place finish in Class 6A. They were also integral parts of FSHS’ back-to-back state titles in 2018 and 2019. Both of these Firebirds had strong senior seasons to lead Free State to a fourth-place finish in Class 6A. They were also integral parts of ...
Co-players of the year: Michael Uhler, Free State and Carlos Vasquez, Lawrence During his final season, Uhler was able to baffle opponents with his crafty and versatile pitching. He appeared in 12 games and made 11 starts, and he finished the season with a 7-4 record and a 1.21 ERA. Over 63 2/3 innings, he had 54 strikeouts and 16 walks. He was also named the Sunflower League’s pitcher of the year and earned ...