Lawrence High School named Silas Dulan its first flag football coach, as the program enters its first year of varsity competition. Dulan isn’t new to girls flag football. With Lawrence Youth Football, Dulan was the head coach of the program’s inaugural middle school girls team last year and went undefeated. “Our foundation will be academic excellence, high-level competition, life lessons through football ...
Last offseason was a challenge for Kansas volleyball coach Matt Ulmer. He moved to Lawrence, then had to get situated at his new job and fill out a roster of players he’d just met. But despite all of that, the Jayhawks still finished second in the Big 12 and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. So, now that Ulmer and the Jayhawks are settled in, Ulmer has been able to focus on the most basic element ...
Success in the cross-country season starts with the summer, which means getting in a good foundation of work, preparing for September and staying healthy. So far, the Kansas cross-country team has done just that, according to assistant coach Michael Whittlesey. “We go all three seasons, so they've had a long, long year,” Whittlesey said. “So a huge part of it is about rejuvenating themselves and getting ...
Kansas volleyball coach Matt Ulmer believes a college athlete’s freshman year is always the most difficult. They’re away from home, integrating into a new environment and finding a role on their team. Ulmer believed that allowing those freshmen to play more here or there would be a beneficial way to keep the younger players invested and engaged. Coaches had to balance that with preserving redshirts to keep ...
There are few positions in sports as high-stress as pitching. It all starts in the circle, and a game can flip with one pitch. The good thing for Lawrence pitcher and outfielder Julia Norris is that she’s confident — she doesn’t let the pressure get to her. And now, as she enters her senior year at Lawrence, that confidence will be key as she becomes Lawrence softball’s ace. “In taking some break ...
Joel Grillot has been an assistant coach for every Free State volleyball coach, including the last seven years with coach Jayme Savage. So when the position became available after Savage stepped down to become an assistant principal, Grillot was ready for the opportunity. “Whatever opportunities that (coaching) provided me, I'd always take them and see where they fell,” Grillot said. “When this opened ...