Big track names back Lawrence pitch
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Greg Foster and Darnell Hall joined a Lawrence effort to turn the city into a hub for track and field. They met with city officials as AAU events and cross country championships were eyed for 2013 and 2017 junior Olympics plans, with downtown track events targeted for July 15.
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Sports Illustrated
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Greg Foster
Darnell Hall
Kansas
Foster
New York City
Times Square
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Tom Hays
Ryan Hays
Berglund Dismissed From Kansas Football Over Missed Meeting
Kansas coach Charlie Weis defended the move as in the program’s best interest after Berglund was removed from the team for missing a mandatory meeting. Berglund claimed he notified the staff beforehand. KU officials confirmed the termination on Jan. 16. Weis insisted the incident would not affect future recruiting or quarterback depth.
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Berglund
Weis
Kansas
Seabury girls reach championship game
Seabury defeated the Wichita Defenders 32 to 24 to earn a spot in the University Academy tournament final against the host at 5 p.m. The Seahawks improved to 5 2, with Courtney Hoag posting 10 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks while Sarah McDermont added 10 points and eight boards. Alexa Gaumer added eight points five rebounds and five assists.
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Bishop Seabury
Wichita Defenders
University Academy
Seahawks
Courtney Hoag
Sarah McDermont
Alexa Gaumer
Firebirds rally to reach championship with late surge
FSHS faced a 7 point fourth quarter deficit as Kirkpatrick and Wiebe led a 15 point final period. She finished with 12 in the quarter, Garcia added a key rebound and Robinson hit four threes for 13 overall. They advance to face Wichita Bishop Carroll in the tournament final after a 36 36 tie late.
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Duncan
Wiebe
Kirkpatrick
Free State
Liyah Rogers
Blues
Rural
FSHS
Jackie Garcia
Lynn Robinson
Lions fall short after late misses as LHS blows lead
Lawrence High School faced a fourth quarter collapse with 9 turnovers and 4 of 9 shooting as the Lions failed to convert key chances. Kienna Coleman scored early in the game and Mutiyat Hameed added a paint basket to spark the squad, but the Jaguars rallied behind Mariah Coleman to seize control late.
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LHS
Kienna Coleman
Mutiyat Hameed
Lions
Jaguars
Mariah Coleman
Lions fall in late collapse to BV West in high school clash
In Lawrence, Monica Howard led the Lions with 13 points and nine rebounds while Anna Wright added 12 as Lawrence faced Blue Valley West in a 53 50 defeat. Kienna Coleman and Krista Costa each contributed nine points, with costly turnovers in the final minutes. Lawrence meets Sumner Academy for seventh place at 10:30 am.
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Carroll
Leavenworth
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Blue Valley West
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Hope Witiszak
Haley Ballard
Erika Lark
Mariah Coleman
Hannah Pleasant
Megan McCarthy
Katie Lenson
Ashley Knight
Katie Witiszak
LHS
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Lark
H. Witiszak
M. Coleman
Wood
BYW
Lions
Kienna Coleman
Howard
Costa
Perry-Lecompton,Natasha Carver pace Perry-Lecompton win over Oskaloosa
Perry-Lecompton outscored Oskaloosa 15-9 in the final period to pull away 45-43. Natasha Carver led Perry-Lecompton with 15 points, Madison Hess added 17, while Oskaloosa got 21 from Haley Pfau and 16 from Rachel Schmanke. In the Tonganoxie matchup, Amanda Holroyd scored a season high 14 as Tonganoxie defeated Atchison 47-23, and Dane Erickson poured in 23 as Tonganoxie rolled 64-33.
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Oskaloosa
Perry
Madison Hess
Natasha Carver
Haley Pfau
Brooke Beach
Rachel Schmanke
Autumn Hook
Perry Lecompton
Annie Mehl
Dani Bowser
Jillian Shuler
Atchison
Tonganoxie
Amanda Holroyd
Jenny Whitledge
Tavia Brown
Emma Stilgenbauer
Haley Smith
Hannah Kemp
Dane Erickson
Washburn Rural tops Free State 38 36 in hoops duel
WRHS defeated FSHS 38 to 36 as Kennedy Kirkpatrick led Free State with 16 points and Abbey Casady added 4. Erika Lane and Michaelis each scored for Washburn Rural, in a tight game with 5 of 12 three pointers for WRHS and 6 of 22 for FSHS.
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Journal-World Photo
Free State
Kennedy Kirkpatrick
Washburn Rural
Firebird
Abbey Casady
Jackie Garcia
Lynn Robinson
Chelsea Casady
A’liyah Rogers
Scout Wiebe
WRHS
FSHS
Michaelis
Lane
Robinson
Kirkpatrick
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