Border Showdown: Counsell fuels 9-3 Kansas win
Kansas beat Missouri 9-3 at HoGland Ballpark to run its win streak to nine. Brady Counsell drove in three on a three run homer and tied a season high with four stolen bases among Counsell Barth Cerda and Brooks as the Jayhawks used baserunning and timely hitting to counter an early Tiger homer.
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Errors cost Lawrence in 6-3 loss to Shawnee Mission South
Lawrence fell 6-3 as self inflicting errors doomed the Raiders after a first inning lead. Brice Schwada struck out as Lawrence battled mistakes, with Hudson Hardesty and Nate Kress contributing early hits but unable to convert runs.
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Lawrence High hires former Baker coach Thoren
Lawrence High School named Jason Thoren as head football coach at a school board meeting. Thoren previously led Baker University from 2019 to 2022, posting a 30-12 record over four seasons and guiding the Wildcats to a 7-1 2020 campaign that reached the NAIA quarterfinals. He began at Baker as defensive coordinator in 2009 before becoming head coach after 2018.
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Free State hires coach to lead girls wrestling
Free State announces Melle Dye as its girls wrestling coach on April 17 as the program splits from a joint team with Lawrence High. Dye, who has coached as an assistant the past two years, says the Firebirds will recruit strong freshmen from West and Southwest Middle Schools and compete separately in tournaments.
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