The Cinderella story that landed the 19-win Tulane baseball team in Friday's NCAA regional playoff with top-seeded LSU includes 41 pitches thrown by Lawrence High alumnus Grant Cleavinger during last week's American Athletic Conference tournament title game. The former Chesty Lion, who was informed of his start the morning before the first pitch of the win-or-go-home contest, finished his sole inning against ...
The Free State and Lawrence High baseball teams landed a total of five players on the 2023 All-Sunflower League team at the end of the high school baseball season last week. Here’s the rundown on this year’s Lawrence-area selections: Kyle Graves (P), Free State — First Team Free State got a huge lift on the mound this season from Graves. The Firebirds’ sole All-Sunflower League first-teamer went 5-1 ...
Kansas transfer kicker Grant Glasgow is headed for Montana, committing with the Grizzlies earlier this month after entering the transfer portal in April. The Lawrence native didn’t see action as a redshirt freshman at KU. Entering the portal in April, Glasgow looked to former professional kicker Nick Novak for his next move. Novak recommended 17th-year Montana head coach Bobby Hauck for a sit-down and Glasgow ...
Six area schools were in action at the state track and field championships in Wichita over the weekend. The two-day event, often regarded as the largest high school track meet in the country, saw over 200 programs make the trip to Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State. As usual, all six of KSHSAA’s classifications completed a slug of events within 48 hours. Here’s a rundown of the biggest stars from ...
Professional soccer returned to town this spring, as Sporting KC II is knee-deep in its regular-season schedule. The club, serving as the feeder team representing SKC’s professional club within Major League Soccer's NEXT Pro league, has carved out a home for itself at Rock Chalk Park in West Lawrence. SKC II, which went 4-3-2 through its first nine matches, still has plenty of soccer left to go in head coach ...
One game away from the Class 6A state title game, the No. 3-seeded Free State baseball team came up just shy against the No. 2 seed Blue Valley West 2-1 in the semifinal matchup on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark. Knotted at 1-1 by the end of the second, the Firebirds (18-7) and Jaguars (18-5) showcased a tight defensive battle up until the decisive run scored in the bottom of the sixth. Free State couldn't find an ...