It was a special day for Free State senior distance runner Anna Riley. She made it into her dream school, University of British Columbia in Vancouver, posted two top 20 times in the 3200-meter run (12:35) and then the 1600-meter run (5:44). Combined, the two races are 12 laps, and 3 miles. In the mile, she was one second off from her personal record. “In the two years I’ve moved here, we’ve all gotten ...
After a leadoff walk, Kansas junior Ryan Zeferjahn gave the Cowboys their 15th and 16th home runs of the series by the third at bat of the game. “Early I was just trying to get a feel,” Zeferjahn said. “After that, I just knew that’s all they were going to get from then on.” Zeferjahn settled on the mound after the third run scored to strike out 14 over the next 23 at bats, with just one hit and ...
Sawyer Nickel is used to people knowing his name at local tennis meets. The Free State senior only dropped one game among his three matches, which came against Bishop Seabury junior Grayson Rader, en route to a first-place finish in singles play of the City Series on Tuesday. Rader was the only city foe to win a game against Nickel, as he won in straight sets over both Aiden Van Fleet and Drew Dean of ...
The Lawrence High baseball team pulled ahead after being tied at two runs to outwork Shawnee Mission South in a 6-2 win Friday night at LHS. The Lions (4-4, 2-3 Sunflower League) scored two early runs through their first three at-bats, reaching base on a passed ball and a fielding error. Devin Neal stole home to put the Lions on the board, and Carlos Vasquez hit a fly ball to left to send Payton Cummins home ...
Ever since a blue betta fish was adopted by the Kansas softball team, things have been a little different at Arrocha Ballpark. The fish, whom the team named Carl, joined the Jayhawks ahead of their trip to Wichita State. The next weekend, Kansas swept Green Bay. “Carl is our rally fish,” sophomore center fielder Brittany Jackson said. “We bought Carl when we were in the slumps, and we were like, ...
After a 6-19 start to the season under first-year head coach Jennifer McFalls, the Kansas softball team has now won five out of its last six games. Against Green Bay this past weekend, the Jayhawks earned their first sweep to improve to 11-20 overall as they enter their Big 12 slate. “Winning creates happiness in the locker room and hopefully a good, positive feel as we’re heading into Big 12,” McFalls ...