WRITER: David Rodish

Daniels, KU passing game trend in positive direction with strong performance against Houston

Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels looked deep down the middle of the field on the first play of the team’s second drive and found wide receiver Quentin Skinner in one-on-one coverage. Daniels threw the ball 48 yards, placing it above the right shoulder of the Houston defensive back and right into the hands of Skinner for a touchdown. The play was one of three touchdown passes Daniels had ...

Slow start and mistakes doom LHS football in 40-28 loss to Olathe South

Lawrence High School (4-3) had about as slow of a start as possible in Friday’s game against Olathe South (2-5). A fumble on the opening kickoff quickly put the Lions down, and an inability to stop the run prevented Lawrence from controlling the game, leading to a 40-28 loss. "(It was) turnovers and mistakes," coach Clint Bowen said of the game. "We take the opening kickoff and we fumble. We drive down the ...

Preview: Lions host Olathe South on senior night, 'pink out' for final regular-season home game

Lawrence High School’s football game against Olathe South on Friday is LHS' senior night and final home game of the year and will feature a "pink out," giving the contest a special importance to the team. The Lions (4-2) have 23 seniors, many of whom have been contributors for the team for years. Several players have developed a chemistry over four years that is still paying dividends during their final ...

KU's Moore undeterred by foot injury, working to catch up by season's start

Shakeel Moore felt a pop in his ankle right as he jumped during an offseason pickup game and quickly realized that he wasn’t going to simply play through the injury. “It didn’t hurt, though... but I tried to walk it off, and I couldn’t put much pressure on it,” Moore said. “I didn’t twist, I didn’t roll. I literally jumped, and I just heard it.” Moore was a relatively late addition to the ...

Preps Notebook: Free State to send two players to state tennis tournament

Free State singles players Cami Lee and Annie Pilakowski earned their spot at the state tennis tournament after both placed in the top six of the regional tennis tournament on Thursday. Lee and Pilakowski, both juniors, placed fifth and sixth, respectively, after entering the tournament with the same seeds following their league tournament performances. Lee started with a win before losing to Heidi Baillos of ...

Free State senior swimmer commits to South Dakota State University

It took a long time for Jocelyn Wilson to stop trying to be a distance swimmer. As a competitive person with three older siblings who all swam distance, it wasn’t easy for her to switch to sprint races. The decision eventually paid off. Wilson, a swimmer for Free State High School, will continue her swim career at the Division I level at South Dakota State University. Family and swimming have always come ...