As she built momentum from match to match, Katie Logan could feel here aggressive play leading to better shots, even with her first two matches starting off “a little rocky.” “I was getting more motivated when I saw that my shots were working really well for me,” Logan said. Logan, who went 3-0 as Lawrence High’s No. 2 singles player, led the way for LHS in the Lions’ quadrangular against Shawnee ...
Coming off the lopsided road win over Boston College last week, it seemed as though the tides had shifted back in favor of Kansas football. However, KU’s 29-24 loss to West Virginia Saturday didn’t quite match that explosiveness, and the Jayhawks couldn’t gain enough momentum to overtake the Mountaineers in the second half. Senior quarterback Carter Stanley carried over some of his magic from last week ...
While last week’s game took two days to complete, Lawrence High’s showdown on the road against Gardner Edgerton (No. 2 Class 6A) picked up the pace considerably. Before anyone could take a breath, the Blazers and Lions were off to the races in what ultimately resulted in a 35-34 LHS victory, improving the Lions' record to 3-0 after going 1-8 in 2018. “That was an incredible effort by our guys on both ...
Even with the heat index in the 90s and having to deal with the rolling hills at the Lawrence Country Club golf course, Free State senior Kennedy Birk leaned on course familiarity. “Oh my gosh. I was sweating and I have the worst tan line right now,” Birk joked. “But we just have to learn to play through it.” Free State girls golf finished in fourth with 377 points Monday at the Lawrence Country Club ...
Free State, with no timeouts remaining, elected to run the ball on third down with junior running back Tyler Bowden. Bowden gained only five yards, leaving the clock running and the Firebirds in a frenzy to kick a field goal. Junior kicker Joey Wood managed to set up on the field in time for a 48-yard, buzzer-beating field goal. This frantic pace encapsulates an undisciplined effort in Free State’s 26-17 ...
Prior to the first serve in the newly renovated Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena, sophomore libero/defensive specialist Lacey Angello took a breath to calm any last second nerves. “Lacey was back there and she didn’t even look at me. Usually I give her a signal like, ‘Where are you going to serve it to?'" Kansas head coach Ray Bechard said. "And I think she said, ‘This is historic here; I better serve ...