Before the first media timeout of the second half, No. 1 Kansas became the outright Big 12 champion. The rest of it was just gravy. With Baylor suffering a 76-64 road loss to West Virginia, the Jayhawks officially became sole league champions with 16 minutes left in their game against Texas Tech. Kansas (28-3) then finished things off with a 66-62 victory over Texas Tech Saturday afternoon at the United ...
About 15 minutes after the final buzzer, Lawrence High head coach Mike Lewis made his way toward the locker room. He was then greeted with his first postgame shower of the season, and it was well deserved. For the second game in a row, the Lions turning to their zone defense in the second half proved to be the difference. The new scheme slowed down Wichita Southeast junior Jackie Johnson, allowing Lawrence to ...
Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team is headed back to the Class 2A state tournament. The Seahawks, who have been ranked No. 1 all year, took care of business with a 59-36 win over Lyndon in the sub-state championship game Saturday night at Lyndon High School. It marks Bishop Seabury’s fifth trip to the state tournament, including its second appearance in a row. “Just proud once again to go on the road ...
In Saturday's sub-state title matchup, Lawrence High’s boys basketball team faces Wichita Southeast — the team that ended LHS’ season in the opening round of the state tourney a year ago. And the third-seeded Lions (17-4, No. 4 in Class 6A) are looking forward to the chance to get revenge on the No. 6 seed Golden Buffaloes (15-6, No. 10 in Class 6A). The title game tips off at 6 p.m. Saturday at ...
Bishop Seabury head coach Jonathan Raney wasn’t interested in talking about his offense after scoring a season-high 96 points in the sub-state opener. Raney was more concerned with how to fix things on the other side of the floor. Following a 96-63 win over Heritage Christian Academy, Raney had a lengthy discussion with his team in the locker room about just that. While the Seahawks were once again electric ...
For the second season in a row, Free State’s varsity boys bowling team came away with a sixth-place finish at the state meet. The Firebirds posted a team score of 3,421 to place sixth out nine teams at the Class 6A state tournament Thursday afternoon at Northrock Lanes in Wichita. Olathe East won the team title with a score of 3,618. Derby and Garden City each finished with 3,444 to earn hardware as ...