The Kansas men’s golf team qualified for its sixth consecutive trip to the postseason on Wednesday, but there was no roar or wild celebration when the Jayhawks heard the news. It’s not that they weren’t thrilled. Rather, the Jayhawks viewed their spot as the No. 5 seed in the 13-team Texas A&M regional as the next step on their journey. “Every year that’s the expectation,” KU coach Jamie ...
Options continue to surface and interest in the Kansas men’s basketball program continues to rise among college players in the transfer portal. Even with a couple of players linked to KU already picking other schools — SMU’s Kendric Davis, who never had any contact with Kansas coach Bill Self, picked Memphis and South Dakota State’s Baylor Scheierman chose Creighton on Monday — the Jayhawks still ...
If Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is right about Kevin McCullar Jr., Sunday’s announcement will never matter. If he isn’t, it could be big news for the Kansas men’s basketball team. McCullar, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound, all-conference-type guard who spent the past four seasons playing at Texas Tech, revealed Sunday that his top priority this offseason was to reach his dream of playing in the NBA. ...
Coach of the Year: Brett Delich, Tonganoxie High Brett Delich, who actually spent time in Lawrence growing up, led the Chieftains to a Class 4A state title this season, with THS edging out Augusta 136-127.5 at the state tournament. Four Tonganoxie wrestlers reached the finals and several others medaled. In all, eight THS wrestlers qualified for state, with five winning regional titles. Delich was named the ...
Coach of the year: Brandon Parker, Eudora A veteran of the Eudora High sidelines, Brandon Parker led the Cardinals back to the Class 4A tournament this season, this time taking them all the way to the title game and a runner-up finish. After opening the season with a loss, Eudora ripped off 23 consecutive wins and earned a substate championship and No. 2 seed at state. The 23-game winning streak ended in the ...
Coach of the Year: Sam Stroh, Free State Free State High coach Sam Stroh led the Firebirds to their sixth straight appearance in the Class 6A state tournament, reaching the semifinals yet again and finishing with a third-place trophy to add to the trophy case. As has been common during his seven years with the program, Stroh used every bit of depth the Firebirds had on their roster and also did a solid job of ...