Free State baseball moved to 2-0 with a 14-0 win over Sioux Falls-Lincoln at Free State High School on Friday. A day after the Firebirds had hits but couldn’t convert them to runs, they poured in runs. They started with three in the first inning. The Firebirds were aided by five free bases and a single from catcher Andrew Zimmerschied. The second inning accounted for the majority of the runs. Free State ...
Kansas City, Mo. — No. 3 Baker men’s basketball lost 77-65 to No. 7 Oklahoma Wesleyan in the NAIA round of 16 at Municipal Arena on Friday, ending the Wildcats’ season. Oklahoma Wesleyan will advance to the quarterfinal round of the NAIA tournament on Saturday against LSU-Alexandria at 7 p.m. For the Wildcats, their season finished with 30 wins and a Heart of America conference championship. "Tonight was ...
Lawrence High baseball started its season with a 7-2 win on Thursday over Sioux Falls-Lincoln High School in Lawrence. “I’m so proud of them,” coach Adam Green said. “I’m not sure we could’ve scripted a better start from (pitcher) Brice Schwada. He was in the zone and kept the ball down and made it difficult on a pretty good team. I can’t say good enough things about Brice.” The Lions started ...
The Lawrence baseball team will take to the diamond on Thursday with a new look. At the helm is coach Adam Green, a longtime assistant to the team now in his first year leading the program. On the field is a team that graduated 14 seniors last year, with only four seniors this season. Many of the team’s top contributors this year will be in their first year playing varsity baseball. “That’s who we are ...
Brynnae Johnson wasn’t sure if her dream of playing college basketball was feasible after tearing her ACL and meniscus her junior year. At the time, Johnson had Division I offers amid a breakout season. Her summer AAU season would’ve helped her get her name out to colleges, but everything seemed to be on hold when she got injured. She had just decided not to commit to Wichita State after one of her coaches ...
Kansas City, Mo. — The Kansas men’s basketball team’s time in the Big 12 tournament was shorter than the Jayhawks hoped, but they have an opportunity to build on some of the team’s best shooting of the season in the NCAA Tournament. Senior guard Zeke Mayo was a prime example. He finished with 18 points on 5-for-12 shooting from beyond the arc in an 88-77 loss to Arizona on Thursday, only one day after ...