Patrick Sandefur’s journey to playing college soccer began in eighth grade, when he started sending emails to teams even though he was too young to receive contact back. “It was a total shot in the dark because I couldn’t be on peoples’ radars yet,” Sandefur said. “They couldn’t talk to me. So (playing college soccer) has been in the back of my mind forever.” Sandefur has kept his goal alive ...
When it comes to Eudora football’s eight-game win streak, the success starts with the big guys up front. Eudora football has dominated its schedule, winning every 4A game they’ve played in along with a Frontier League championship. With a 7-1 regular season, the Cardinals earned the No. 1 seed in the 4A East in the playoffs. Where it all begins for the Cardinals is in the trenches. “We know it starts and ...
With eight minutes left, Classical School of Wichita scored a game-tying goal against Baldwin in the 4-1A boys soccer semifinal match at Baker University, making it a 1-1 game. When it happened, there wasn’t a doubt in coach Ryan Cox’s mind that his Bulldogs were going to get it done. Whether it was in regulation or overtime, Cox knew that Baldwin was going to make something happen. That’s when senior ...
Free State volleyball finishes season at the 6A state tournament in Salina Free State volleyball returned to the 6A state tournament in Salina on Friday, and while the season ended there for the Firebirds, it was a season to celebrate. The Firebirds missed the state tournament in 2024, but had a strong year in 2025 with 20 wins and a sixth-place finish in the Sunflower League. That included win streaks of five ...
As Kansas lined up in a huddle at the Oklahoma State 5-yard line, redshirt senior quarterback Jalon Daniels relayed a play call that followed the same theme as the previous nine playcalls: Hand the ball off to Leshon Williams. “The more and more I got every single play call, I’m like ‘OK, bet, let’s go,’” Daniels said. “... That’s one thing about those running backs. As soon as they hear the ...
Overland Park — An electric offensive night wasn’t enough for No. 14 seed Lawrence football, as the team’s season came to an end in a 50-40 playoff shootout against No. 3 Shawnee Mission Northwest on Thursday night. “They fought super hard, as they had all year,” Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said. “(Shawnee Mission Northwest is) a good team, and we knew that was a good team.” Lawrence came out ...