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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1997
Page
9
Free State High coaches invite players new to varsity tennis to join the Firebirds for the upcoming season. Girls tennis coach Jon Renberger said several beginners may try out, and 12 attended a preseason meeting with expectations of about 15 players to cover both varsity and junior varsity schedules.
FSHS Notebook outlines a mostly inexperienced varsity football and tennis squads with about 54 players, including sophomores and juniors. Lisher expects 45 to 50 players while Renberger notes limited prior varsity experience. Tennis practice may shift to West Junior High if courts aren’t ready, with first practice Monday 8 to 11.
KU football defensive end Jeremy Hanak, 6 foot 6, 255 pounds, is recovering from a November ACL tear with accelerated healing. The Centaurus High product from Colorado joined Kansas after competing in football and basketball in high school and missed spring practice due to the injury.
Kansas University sophomore linebacker Tyrus Fontenot will miss two to three weeks with a broken bone in his right thumb. The injury likely keeps him out of the Aug. 28 season opener against Alabama Birmingham at Memorial Stadium. Fontenot competes for an inside linebacker spot as KU releases a two deep depth chart ahead of the start.
KU lists a detailed two deep for offense and defense with names, positions, heights, weights, and class years including players such as Eric Patterson Harrison Hill Michael Lies Shawn Wang Chris Enneking Jerome Parks Marc Owen Justin Glasgow Chuck Jarvis Brian Gray Jason Gulley Sean McDermott John Gordon Curtese Poole Termaine Fulton Matt Johner Zac Wegner Akili Roberson Eric Vann Julius Bruce Mitch Bowles Greg Davis Dustin Curry Michael Chandler Tanner Hancock Dion Johnson Jeremy Hanak Brett McGraw John Williams Dewey Houston Dan Dercher Patrick Brown Darlss Lomax Ron Warner Victor Bullock Jason Thoren Hanson Caston Steve Bratten Johnson Manolito Jones Tony Blevins Chad Coehner Maurice Gaddie Michael Allen Jamie Harris Avery Randle Joe Garcia Dean Royal John Gordon TBD.
Lawrence athletes Lee Robyn and Williams Chris earned gold medals at the XXXI National AAU Junior Olympics in Charlotte. Williams won the intermediate boys 3000 meters in 9:09.62, while Lee won the girls sub-midget 1500 race walk in 8:43.73. Emily Gillespie earned bronze in the sub-midget girls 3000 run.
Three Orchards Aces surrendered three holes in one at Orchards Golf Course last week, with Mary Grover and Jessica Craig acing the 90 yard No 8 par three and Diane Duffy belting the 95 yard No 6. Kirk Schneider posted low gross 71 in Jayhawk Golf Club event at Alvamar. other local runners and athletes also noted along with Ryan Gray Memorial Golf Classic plans.
Kansas coaches welcomed the Nike contract seen at about 500000 dollars a year for major men's programs with women coaches earning a similar scale. Frederick notes no bonus clauses like Colorado’s 200000 NCAA title trigger and says Nike focuses on uniforms logos rather than signage. KU teams across sports appreciate the gear boost and wider equipment value, while several fall under different shoe sponsors and uniforms.
Coaches and players across soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and golf praise Nike gear for quality, credibility, national exposure and budget flexibility. They say it aids recruiting, broadens store availability, and helps ensure all team members receive gear. They note worry about getting products first and timing of the switch.
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