A volleyball match between Mill Valley and Free State, the two 6A region-leading teams, ended in disappointment for the home Firebirds, who were swept by the Jaguars on Thursday. Free State’s offense struggled with consistency in the game, especially in a lopsided second set that the Jaguars won by 16. “The big thing I reminded them was that it’s just one match,” Free State coach Joel Grillot said. ...
Lawrence football is back at home on a four-game winning streak to host Olathe Northwest, with Friday’s game doubling as the homecoming game. The win streak and homecoming are two things that could provide distractions for the Lions going into the game, but Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said the team has done well at showing up each day at practice with attention to detail. “It's kind of been a year of ...
OLATHE — Lawrence volleyball’s season hasn’t gone the way the team hoped. With a winless record a week before the end of the season, the Lions have had a lot of down moments and difficult losses. But the Lions haven’t stopped fighting, no matter the score or how many sets they’re down. Tuesday’s road loss to Olathe North showed just that again, where the Lions won the third set of a 3-1 match ...
Free State finished fourth and Lawrence took 13th in the Sunflower League girls tennis tournament on Friday, with Free State’s Eli Ward winning the singles bracket. Ward won her second Sunflower League singles championship in as many years, entering as the No. 1 seed and finishing with a dominant four-match run. After a first-round bye, Ward defeated Gardner Edgerton’s Carol Lemos 8-0, then topped Mill ...
A lack of running back depth in Kansas football’s game against Middle Tennessee gave Dylan Edwards the opportunity he’d been looking for. Edwards wanted to show the coaches that he could handle the workload of being the bell-cow back, rather than playing a more specialized role that he’s played earlier in his career. The first-year Jayhawk made the most of the opportunity, carrying the ball 20 times ...
OVERLAND PARK — With rain pouring onto the field from kickoff to the final horn, Lawrence stuck to the ground game and had 416 rushing yards in a 44-7 win over Shawnee Mission South on Thursday night. “It was a good job by our O-line,” Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said. “I saw a few plays where they were blocking really well, which is good because we’ve been working hard on that. That O-line wants ...