It took five games, but following a convincing 40-13 victory over Veritas, a young Bishop Seabury girls basketball team gained some much-needed confidence.
“After that Veritas game, they realized we can be a pretty good team and we can compete with anyone as long as we kind of do what we do and worry about the little things,” Seabury coach Ryan Gutierrez said in a phone interview.
The Seahawks had ...
Around this time of year, Free State boys basketball head coach Sam Stroh would normally be sitting down with his players for postseason evaluations. He’d meet with returners to discuss the future and have an exit meeting with his seniors.
Thanks to technology, he can still do so, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced Stroh to adjust his usual game plan.
“So all that stuff had to be done online this ...
Even with a promising season cut short with a 72-66 loss to Blue Valley North in the first round of the Class 6A state tournament, Lawrence High head coach Mike Lewis made sure the Lions didn’t lose sight of all they’d accomplished.
“As coaches we just remind them (after that game) how proud we are of them,” Lewis told the Journal-World in a phone interview. “We remind them of the importance of the ...
With his first season as head coach of Free State girls basketball now in the books, Nick Wood made sure to reflect on how both he and the Firebirds performed this past season.
“You’re looking at every aspect of our basketball program and looking at how we can improve upon it,” Wood told the Journal-World in a telephone interview. “I think self-reflection is a huge piece of how you do that.”
The ...
Manhattan — Despite the noise, cancellations and widespread uncertainty over the past 24 hours due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Seabury head coach Jonathan Raney continued to reassure his team to “control what we can control.”
“But this group is resilient, this group is used to that,” Raney said. “We take it a day at a time, anyway. I just told them, ‘Hey, count your blessings that we’re ...
While the Kansas women’s basketball may have stumbled through conference play, the Jayhawks finished with their best regular season record since 2013 (15-14). Sure, 4-14 in Big 12 play is not ideal. But three of those wins came in the last six games, so the Jayhawks at least made some progress in the latter half of the season.
The first conference win of the year came against KU’s next opponent in Texas ...
