Free State baseball returns several contributors from last year’s third-place state campaign, including three seniors – 2023 All-Area Player of the Year Kyle Graves (SS/P), Mason Lester (3B), and All-Area selection Tyler Jeffries (C/P) – as it looks to earn another trip to state. Longtime Firebirds coach Mike Hill, when asked about the new 26-game schedule format, said the Firebirds will need to pull ...
The pressure is on for Baldwin High boys basketball as it gears up for a first-round battle with No. 4 Towanda-Circle at the 4A state tournament on Thursday in Salina. Baldwin was eliminated in overtime by Eudora in the first round of last year’s state tourney, and this year’s three seniors — Joey Ziembicki, Talan Torrez and Wyatt Moody — are hoping for a memorable finish to their careers, Baldwin ...
Seabury boys basketball vastly exceeded the expectations set by its seeding with a 72-51 blowout win against No. 2 La Crosse in the first round of the 1A DI state tournament on Wednesday in Colby. The seventh-seeded Seahawks (20-4) outshot the Jaguars (20-3), finishing the night 27 of 51 from the field behind a game-high 21 points by senior Aidan Page. Sophomore Jace Hoffman and junior Chase Honarvar each ...
A two-RBI double by freshman Anna Soles was as fitting of an ending as Kansas softball could’ve asked for in an 8-0 six-inning romp over Creighton in Tuesday’s home opener at Arrocha Ballpark. Seventh-year KU coach Jennifer McFalls had been sensing the first-year utility player’s potential for a while, too. “She hasn’t had a lot of opportunities this season, so far,” McFalls said. “But, we saw ...
A nearly five-hour drive is now the only thing keeping Seabury boys basketball from the state tournament, as the No. 7 Seahawks prepare for a first-round battle with No. 2 La Crosse on Wednesday in Colby. Seabury (19-4), paired with a Leopards program (20-2) sure to test the Seahawks from every angle, didn’t complete the substate round in the most elegant fashion, escaping the semifinal against Burlingame in ...
Highland – Little over eight seconds is all Bishop Seabury’s Jace Smith had to work with staring down a one-possession Centralia lead with an entire season on the line. The junior took just two steps into the lane before rolling back and burying the game-winner from 3-point land. Smith’s bucket sent Seabury boys basketball past top-seed Centralia 52-51 in the substate championship on Saturday, punching ...