After dropping the first set to Olathe North, Free State volleyball head coach Jayme Savage knew the Firebirds needed a spark to take back momentum. “New team, new outcome,” Savage said. And coming out of that huddle prior to the second set, the Firebirds (No. 4 Class 6A) looked reborn into a different, more aggressive team, en route to a 2-1 (25-22, 25-15, 25-16) win over Olathe North in a triangular ...
The first win over a Power 5 team is no small feat for a football program, something that Coastal Carolina sophomore quarterback Fred Payton immediately recognized after the Chanticleers 12-7 win over Kansas Saturday night. “Just knowing that I was able to be a part of a team that got our first Power 5 win in school history is big,” Payton said. “I mean, not many people can say that.” But Payton, head ...
It didn’t take long for Lawrence High to get on the scoreboard in the 2019 season, as the Lions recovered its opening kickoff on the Olathe South 6-yard line. Junior quarterback Jackson Dooley promptly ran the ball into the end zone on third-and-goal, and LHS was quickly on the board at the 11:00 mark. And while that initial surge may have been indicative of an explosive offense, LHS held on for a 31-21 ...
The Lawrence High volleyball team learned about the power of leadership last year when nine seniors lifted the Lions to a 38-2 season and the 2018 Class 6A state title. This year, LHS will take on the daunting task of following up those accolades with just four seniors on the roster. “We definitely have to step up,” senior Haven Bellerive said. “I mean, there’s only four of us and we try to set a good ...
Waving flags that read “Rock Chalk Jayhawk” and “LFK.” A full student section. One fan even had a plunger on his head. The first Kansas football game in the Les Miles era seemingly signaled a culture change from the opening kick. “It’s definitely different,” said Zach Panther, a KU junior from Overland Park. “You know, I’m used to most people leaving after the first two quarters, but ...
With 8:40 left in the third quarter of KU’s game against Indiana State, senior tight end James Sosinski found an opening. Senior quarterback Carter Stanley spotted Sosinski on the right side and dumped the ball off to the tight end who quickly ran into the end zone. It was Sosinski’s first career touchdown, coming on the same day of his first career reception as a Jayhawk. “I didn’t know I was going to ...