WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU men's golf finishes regional in 11th place

The Kansas men's golf team concluded its campaign on Wednesday with what head coach Jamie Bermel called "a disappointing end to the season," shooting a 43-over 883 at the Rancho Santa Fe Regional in Southern California to finish in 11th place of 14 teams. The top five teams advanced to the NCAA Championship; fifth-place North Florida shot 10-over. “We just didn’t produce this week but there are some ...

Baldwin girls soccer cruises past Ottawa, on to quarterfinals; more from regional finals

For its second straight regional playoff game, the Baldwin girls soccer team overwhelmed its opponent on offense from the opening kickoff. The Bulldogs scored two goals in the first seven minutes Thursday evening to jump ahead of 13th-seeded Ottawa, plus two more in the first five of the second half, as part of an 8-0 victory over the Cyclones for a 4-1A regional title. “There’s kind of — we call it a ...

KU AD Goff named to Ring of Honor in native Dodge City

Kansas athletic director Travis Goff will go into the Ring of Honor of his alma mater Dodge City High School this fall, the school's alumni association announced Tuesday. Goff, who is a 1998 alumnus of the school, will enter alongside a fellow collegiate athletic director, Ross Bjork of Ohio State, who recently made the move from Texas A&M. "Both of us are incredibly proud of our roots and the values that ...

Free State softball will return to state after gritty win over Manhattan

Twice on Wednesday night the second-seeded Free State softball team gave up a run by a fraction of a second, and twice the Firebirds shook it off as though nothing had happened. In the fourth inning, seventh-seeded Manhattan finally got to FSHS ace Elsa Carrillo when Isabelle Peabody worked her way into a favorable count, then drove the ball to the corner in right field. She rounded third as the Firebirds were ...

Preps notebook: LHS teams fall in regionals, Eudora softball wins regional title

The postseason came to an abrupt end for Lawrence High’s baseball and softball teams against a pair of higher-seeded schools on the fields of the Blue Valley District Athletic Complex on Wednesday afternoon. LHS softball fell 10-0 to Gardner Edgerton in six innings. The Blazers’ pitcher Ava Yokley held the Chesty Lions scoreless, while Anna Fitzgibbons went 4-for-4 at the plate and Charlee Latteman went ...

KU baseball faces pivotal Texas series with postseason positioning at stake

The Kansas baseball team avoided disaster over the weekend, bouncing back from a blowout loss at home to 12th-place Houston with back-to-back wins to claim the series. The Jayhawks certainly didn’t make it easy, as Saturday’s victory in particular required a comeback from down 8-1. And now KU’s (29-18, 15-12 Big 12 Conference) task gets substantially more difficult, as it will conclude the regular season ...