A former Kansas volleyball standout has established herself as a breakout player in a brand-new professional league. Reagan Cooper, who was picked by the Columbus Fury in the second round of the Pro Volleyball Federation’s inaugural draft last December, concluded her debut season by receiving the league’s Rising Star Award, “given to a rookie who is considered a rising star in the sport of volleyball,” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...