Eudora — What should have been a basketball game quickly turned into a track meet between Harmon and Eudora. A fast and furious offensive approach from Harmon proved to be the difference as the Hawks defeated Eudora 66-35 in the 2019 Cardinal Invitational final Thursday. “I mean, ...
The Eudora boys basketball team will be playing for a title on Thursday. In its home tournament, Eudora advanced to the championship game with a 57-41 win over Olathe Northwest in the semifinals Tuesday night. It came one day after EHS cruised to a 68-38 victory over KC East in the opening ...
I would’ve voted for Charles Woodson in 1997. I’ve always loved the idea of defensive players winning the Heisman. I would’ve put Todd Reesing in my Top 3 in 2007. He might not have deserved to win the award, but he was every bit the factor as those who made it to New York City for ...
Foxborough, Mass. — Kansas City clinched the AFC West when Bashaud Breeland knocked away Tom Brady’s fourth-down pass attempt to Julian Edelman in the end zone Sunday. The Chiefs survived a series of mistakes and questionable calls by the officials to hold off the New England Patriots ...
The only No. 1 team in the area started the 2019-20 campaign off with a win. Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team pushed past St. Marys for a 68-62 road win Friday night. Joao Carlos Ramirez started off his sophomore campaign with 28 points to lead the way for the Seahawks. Stavian Jones ...
The 2019 girls basketball season begins today with multiple area teams taking the court. Last season, a pair of area teams qualified for the state tournament and many individuals had successful seasons as well. This year should be just as intriguing with interesting storylines to monitor ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown, Juan Thornhill returned a pick 46 yards for another score, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the bumbling Oakland Raiders 40-9 on Sunday to seize control of the AFC West. LeSean McCoy and Darwin Thompson also had ...
Hutchinson — The Class 3A state championship game couldn’t have started any worse on Saturday for Perry-Lecompton. But overcoming early adversity is nothing new for the Kaws. Playing in its second state-championship game in school history, against established power Andale, Perry-Lecompton ...
Perry-Lecompton will be competing in its first state championship game in 11 years this afternoon. Entering the season, the goal for every football team is to be playing on the final weekend of the year. It is not always realistic, especially given how loaded Class 3A was this year. But the ...
Perry-Lecompton junior Dawson Williams has been stopped by everybody within the community this week. Ever since Perry-Lecompton defeated Hayden in the semifinals, that has been the case for a lot of players. The community is buzzing with excitement, as the Kaws are playing in the state ...
It all changed for Perry-Lecompton quarterback William Welch following an 8-3 loss to Jefferson West on Oct. 11. The junior quarterback threw two interceptions and completed 11 of 23 passes for 90 yards, which made Welch take a hard look in the mirror. It wasn’t the start to the year that ...
It didn’t end the way the Jayhawks had hoped, but 2019 will always be a special season for the Kansas women’s soccer program. No. 11 Kansas surrendered a pair of second-half goals in a 2-0 defeat at No. 5 South Carolina during the Sweet 16. KU’s season came to an end at 17-5-3, which was ...
A couple of hours before today’s 1 p.m. Sweet 16 matchup with fifth-ranked and second-seeded South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., the third-seeded Kansas soccer team will put its faith in the shuffling skills of junior defender Isabella Cavalcante. Cavalcante, who hails from Glenbard West High ...
Perry — As Hayden senior quarterback Cade Pavlik’s final pass sailed past his receiver in the end zone, celebration erupted from the Perry-Lecompton defense. “Our kids, they hung in there, they fought back and I’m tickled to death for them,” Perry-Lecompton coach Mike Paramore said. ...
The third-seeded Kansas women’s soccer team is still alive and on the brink of history. Powered by a hat trick off the strong right foot of senior forward Katie McClure, the Jayhawks knocked off Xavier, 3-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon in Columbia, S.C. ...
After suffering a concussion in the third quarter, Perry-Lecompton junior quarterback William Welch was listening intently from the locker room during a regular-season meeting with Hayden on Oct. 18. Once he heard the PA announcer say something about Hayden suffering its first district loss, ...
Kansas goalkeeper Sarah Peters has made 75 saves during a sensational sophomore season. Yet one stop in Big 12 play perfectly illustrated the growth she has made in just one year. Peters started all 21 matches as a freshman in 2018, but she was still pulled on penalty kicks. After a commitment ...
Five Haskell Indian Nations University volleyball players earned individual honors this season, and several cross-country runners have been recognized, as well. On the volleyball team, senior Cailey Lujan was voted first team All-Conference by the Association of Independent Institutions. She ...
Kansas’ women’s soccer team has been on a roll in recent weeks. The Jayhawks won their first Big 12 tournament title two weeks ago. They kicked off their NCAA Tournament appearance with a Round 1 victory over Iowa last weekend at Rock Chalk Park. Last Friday night, the team was greeted ...
Jason Thoren and the Baker football program did not miss a beat during Thoren’s first season in charge of the Wildcats program. The former Lawrence High and Kansas football standout this week was named the Heart of American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after leading BU to a 9-2 ...