Holmes commits to KU joining junior college defensive linemen
Kansas football landed Hutchinson Community College defensive tackle J J Holmes, 6 2 310, who plans to sign with KU after an unofficial visit and aims to enroll for spring. Holmes earned first team All KJCCC as a sophomore with 14 5 tackles for loss and 5 0 sacks, overcoming offers from Kansas State Iowa State Missouri and others. He joins KU’s strong 2017 defensive line alongside Durance Armstrong Jr Daniel Wise and Deelsaac Davis.
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Free State Falls to Blue Valley West in Fourth-Quarter Collapse
Free State High School seeds another late lapse as Blue Valley West pulls away with a 53-49 victory. Senior Jay Dineen scores 11 points, including seven in the fourth, while Simon McCaffrey adds key baskets. Jaguars surge 10-0 late to seal the win.
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Mikey Chalupa
Free State Free State
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Jason Bennett
Ryan Stacey
Bishop Miege
Keaton Goodale
Trey Lucas
Josh Lane
Logan Elfstrand
Caleb Jones
Chris Nordstrom
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Lucas
Eldstrand
Baldwin Girls Eighth Grade Triumph Over Trail Ridge
Baldwin senior Baldwin Eighth Grade girls defeated Trail Ridge 44 to 9 with Tavis Crowe 10 points and 4 rebounds Myah Ziembicki 10 points Savannah Tiller 6 Lauren Russell 6 Kaylee Friend 6 Cambria Crowe 7 rebounds 4 assists. Baldwin sits 10-5. Next Baldwin hosts Pioneer Ridge Thursday.
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Pioneer Ridge
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Rylee Schmidt
Savannah Arreola
Lions rally past LS North in shootout victory
Lawrence High defeated Lee's Summit North 78 to 74 in a Blue Valley Shootout first round. Clarence King led with 22 points on perfect shooting, while Jackson Mallory added 18 and Noah Butler 14 as the Lions used timely 3s to counter LS North’s hot second quarter. Mallory and Butler contributed key threes in the second half as Lawrence overcame a late deficit.
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Lions top Hayden 71 60 behind Stafford's 18
Lawrence High girls beat Topeka Hayden 71 to 60 on the road as Elease Stafford led with 18 points and Skylar Drum contributed strongly. The Lions pulled away in the third quarter and improve to 2-0, hosting Notre Dame de Lion next.
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Armstrong Leads KU Star Trio in Big 12 Honors
KU defensive end Durance Armstrong eyed Big 12 defensive player of the year as he led the conference with 20.0 tackles for loss and showed top rushing pressure amid Jayhawks stars Dede Westbrook D'Onta Foreman and Baker Mayfield. Kansas earned two more All-Big 12 second-team honors with Daniel Wise and Fish Smithson, while ESPN.com also named first-teamers from KU.
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KU Women Face Harvard in Key Paint Battle at Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas aims to improve in paint production and rebounding led by Chayla Cheadle after a 59 rebound effort against Alabama. Harvard visits with a 7 1 record as KU seeks a second straight win in the series.
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Alabama
Kansas
Caelynn Manning-Allen
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