Even against crosstown rival Free State, it was business as usual for the Lawrence High football team on Friday night. After a somewhat shaky start, the Lions found their rhythm and cruised to a 49-20 win over the Firebirds at FSHS. “They shook (the nerves) off after the first drive,” LHS head coach Steve Rampy said. “The second and third quarter was about as good as we can play. That was as well as we ...
Lawrence High head coach Steve Rampy still shoulders the blame for last year’s 31-30 home loss to Free State in the regular-season finale. Rampy didn’t surrender a kickoff return for a touchdown to start the third quarter, and he certainly wasn’t responsible for two costly second-half turnovers by LHS. But Rampy, who is in his third year at the helm, admitted that he didn’t fully comprehend the ...
Baldwin senior Grady McCune set another record this week to add to a long list of achievements throughout his soccer career. McCune recorded all five assists in Baldwin’s 5-1 win over Midland Academy Monday night at BHS. Not only was McCune responsible for every score in that win, but it set a single-game record for most assists by one player in program history. “Honestly, I wasn’t aware of the record ...
Free State’s girls golf team ended on a strong note to finish in a tie for fourth place at the Class 6A state golf tournament on Tuesday at Hesston Golf Course. All but one of Free State’s golfers posted a better score in the second round compared to what they did during the opening round on Monday. It led to the Firebirds shooting 16 strokes better in the final round, which was good enough for an overall ...
Even with a mask on during his interview, it was easy to sense the joy head coach Brandon Schneider had about returning to practice. The Kansas women’s basketball team completed its first official practice on Thursday, Oct. 15 to begin preparing for the 2020-21 season. For the Jayhawks, it has been a long offseason of waiting to get back on the court since their previous campaign was brought to an abrupt halt ...
Kansas remains winless on the year following a 38-17 road loss to West Virginia Saturday afternoon in Morgantown. The Jayhawks are now 0-4 on the year, which includes an 0-3 clip in Big 12 action. But maybe the latest loss was a sign of progress for the Jayhawks? At least that might be the case when comparing this performance to their previous two conference defeats. KU finally covered the spread for the first ...