WRITER: David Rodish

LHS football coach steps down after leading program for 4 years

Lawrence High School football coach Clint Bowen will no longer be coaching the Lions and has instead decided to explore other coaching options outside of the high school level. Bowen, a 1990 graduate of Lawrence High School, took the position in 2021 and went 26-15 in four seasons. Prior to that, he spent most of his career as a defensive assistant coach for the University of Kansas, where he also played from ...

KU's frontcourt advantage leads Jayhawks to 86-51 win over Furman

Kansas men's basketball’s frontcourt mismatch powered an 86-51 win over Furman at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. The game plan from the start was to attack the paint. Of the Jayhawks’ first 25 points, 22 came in the paint. Forwards KJ Adams and Hunter Dickinson were the two main options. Early and often, the ball went to one of those two post players and ended with a basket for Kansas. By the end of the ...

Experience and understanding underline strong stretch of games for Kansas forward Adams

Updated 2:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2: Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had some pointed thoughts on Saturday on the play of his senior forward KJ Adams over the past two games. “If he’s not Big 12 player of the week this week, I don’t know if anybody will ever deserve it,” Self said. The voters ultimately defied the KU coach on Monday, picking Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert and West Virginia's Javon Small ...

Free State wide receiver Leipold commits to University of Nebraska at Kearney

Football has always been part of the lives of Free State wide receiver Landon Leipold and his family. As the son of Kansas head coach Lance Leipold, Landon always spent time around his dad’s teams with the dream of being like them. That dream is coming to fruition. Leipold committed to the University of Nebraska at Kearney, an NCAA Division II school about five hours from Lawrence. “Since I posted my ...

Bishop Seabury center commits to Lake Forest College for basketball

The 2023-24 basketball season brought a lot to Bishop Seabury center Chase Honarvar. In addition to being the Kansas 1A defensive player of the year and helping the Seahawks reach the state championship game, Honarvar got noticed by college coaches. A few months of visits and offers later, Honarvar committed to Lake Forest College, a Division III school outside of Chicago. “It sounded like an awesome ...

Bishop Seabury hosted Late Night basketball scrimmage ahead of anticipated boys season

With the Kansas high school boys basketball season less than a month away, Bishop Seabury hosted its Late Night event to introduce its team. The Seahawks played a game against Seabury alumni that previously played for the team. The varsity Seahawks led 18-10 after a 10-minute half and won 35-17. While this wasn’t the first time that the school has hosted a Late Night event to kick off the basketball season, ...