Moments after stepping away from the podium, Lawrence High senior Emilie Rodman insisted that the rest of the varsity girls bowling team take another photo together. Rodman set her phone on the counter at College Lanes on Tuesday and took a group photo of the six-player squad. All the bowlers held up a medal, while Rodman revealed two to the camera. Behind a runner-up finish by Rodman as an individual, ...
KU’s first possession of the second half really told the whole story of its 60-46 win over TCU Saturday afternoon in Schollmaier Arena. Junior guard Marcus Garrett, who was at the top of the key, threaded a pass to Kansas center Udoka Azubuike near the rim. Azubuike caught the ball, and spun past TCU center Kevin Samuel before finishing off the sequence with a dunk. It gave the Jayhawks a 31-18 advantage at ...
Bishop Seabury’s Jonathan Raney understands he has a luxury that most high school boys basketball coaches don’t have. The Seahawks have several players capable of taking over a game, which is why they have been the No. 1 team in Class 2A since before the season. That level of balance was on full display in Bishop Seabury’s 79-42 win over Veritas on Saturday at BSA. All five starters scored at least 9 ...
In a lot of ways, this was Les Miles’ first true recruiting class since becoming the head coach at Kansas. Sure, the history books will say that 2019 was his first class, a group that ultimately ranked No. 70 overall in team rankings on Rivals. But that class was put together on the fly, with Miles taking over after the 2018 season and finalizing the 19-player group by Feb. 6, 2019. This time around, Miles ...
Olathe — In the closing moments of the third quarter, Olathe South guard Raegan Halliday drove through the Free State defense with her right hand. Halliday lofted a left-handed floater in the lane, which ultimately rattled around the rim before falling to the floor at the buzzer. It was one of few defensive possessions that the Firebirds kept the Falcons from finding the bottom of the net in the third ...
Olathe — It was exactly what Free State’s boys basketball team needed after what transpired just three days earlier. Coming off a 66-45 loss to Olathe East, the Firebirds got back to their old ways with a fitting overtime win. Thanks to timely shots and strong performance on the defensive end, Free State earned a 52-46 victory over Olathe South at Olathe South High School. The Firebirds improved to 10-4 on ...