With sky-high temperatures rolling through town this week, Lawrence and Free State High fall sports practices are truly “fall” in name only. More than prepared to battle the humidity, both schools are taking measures to ensure athlete safety and team productivity. Following a blistering hot weekend — which featured a heat index of 134 degrees Fahrenheit – this week saw those dangerous temperatures stick ...
This preview is the 11th in a 12-part series previewing the upcoming KU football schedule. As we slide into the bottom two weeks of the Booth Breakdown, it’s fitting that the in-state rivalry with Kansas State is saved for Week 11. The Wildcats are assuredly a Big 12 Conference title contender once again this season, retaining several pieces that got Chris Klieman his first conference title last fall. Last ...
With August in full swing, fall sports are soon to follow and the Journal-World has everything you can expect from Free State athletics. Here’s the outlook for the FSHS squads: Football The late-season turnaround the Free State football team engineered last year wasn’t enough to make a lengthy postseason run, but it may very well set the Firebirds up for success this fall. Tasked with replacing most of ...
There’s a pretty high bar set for the Eudora High football team this fall – something that hasn’t been the case for several years. Head coach Drew Steffen, now entering his second year, led the Cardinals to a second consecutive winning season last fall (8-2) — the first time they strung two together since the 2014 and 2015 campaigns. Steffen, promoted from assistant to head coach ahead of the 2022 ...
This preview is the 10th of a 12-part series previewing the upcoming KU football schedule. Texas Tech, like Kansas, is yet another Big 12 Conference program hoping to capitalize on the league's realignment that saw four new schools joining the mix this season and four more slated to climb aboard in 2024. But unlike KU, the Red Raiders and second-year head coach Joey McGuire are rolling off a higher-level 8-5 ...
Thanks to a couple of Lawrence High alumni and former college athletes, area kids in need of shoes will be able to get a free pair this month at the fourth annual “Kicks 4 Kids” event at LHS. The shoe drive is the brainchild of LHS alumni Anthony Harvey Jr. and JD Woods, and since its start in 2020 it's given away hundreds of pairs of shoes and drawn donations from community organizations, area college ...