Former LHS coaches recall a lifetime of Lions basketball
Lawrence High School Roundball Coaches Reunion brought eight former coaches to LHS to share memories and jokes. Attendees, all but one local, included Jerry Waugh and Max Rife, with Mark Vancuren among the present coaches. The group reflected on decades of Lions basketball, noting changes and long tenures, and some current ties to KU and Free State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence High Bays
Lawrence High School
LHS
Ron Lang
Lawrence
Lang
Jerry Waugh
Max Rife
Darrell Falen
Bob Frederick
Ted Juneau
Jack Schreiner
Mark Vancuren
Ron Weber
Hutchinson High School
Waugh
The
Lions
Rife
Falen
Ted Owens
Frederick
Juneau
Central Junior High
Weber
Schreiner
Free State
Vaniuren
Mark
Vancuren
Renee Knoerer
Journal-World Photo
Jayhawks Fall as AIA Opens Big Run at Half
AIA surged to a 34-6 run to take a 45-33 halftime lead, then withstood Kansas surges as Nakia Sanford and Lynn Pride led the Jayhawks. Sanford scored 10 of 17, Pride 18 overall, while Suzi Raymant added 17. The Jayhawks head to Penn State next, with three straight road games before the Dial Soap Classic.
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Jayhawks
AIA
Jennifer Howard
Nicole Levesque
Howard
Levesque
Amy Perko
Wake Forest
Kansas
Nakia Sanford
Sanford
Lynn Pride
Suzi Raymant
Penn State
Athletes in Action 86 74 Kansas 74 scoreline recap
Athletes in Action led by Barb Franke and Stacey Johnson beat Kansas 86 to 74. Kansas outscored 2-3 point totals, with Nakia Sanford and Suzi Raymant leading the Jayhawks. Attendance reported at 566.
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Kansas
Sue Stewart
Vicki Link
Barb Franke
Stacey Johnson
Nicole Levesque
Jennifer Howard
Julie Rutgers
Temple Elmore
Dee Dee Deeken
Cathy Marx
Nikki White
Heather Fletcher
Kansasee
AIA
Howard
Stewart
Rutgers
Decken
Johnson
Levesque
Raymant
Ackson
Robbins
Franke
Sanford Ay Ashts
Marx
KUMEN NOTES Recruiting Sign Period At End
JaRon Rush may not sign today as the 6-6 forward from Pembroke Hill Kansas City waits for a spring ink. He favors Kansas over Kentucky and UCLA but could delay. Tayshaun Prince of Compton will choose among Kentucky UCLA Kansas UConn or Georgetown today with Georgetown or Kentucky seen as likely. Kenny Gregory will see a back specialist as KU medical staff seek relief for his back pain. Jeff Carey, sidelined by mononucleosis, did some practice. Western Kentucky coach Matt Kilcullen visits Allen Fieldhouse to assess his team in a prime basketball atmosphere.
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JaRon Rush
Kansas City
Pembroke
Kenny Gregory
Ray Williams
Hawk
Willams
Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas football year in review with Hartsock notes
Andrew Hartsock compiles a Kansas football season snapshot highlighting key players and moments. Eric Vann’s 99 yard run, Ron Warner’s game saving sack, Dewey Houston block, and Zac Wegner’s emergence headline a year of standout plays, shifts, and records for KU.
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Ron Warner
Corby Jones
Tigers
Kansas
Jones
Warner
Jayhawks
Oklahoma
Sooners
Dewey Houston
Kansas Hilltoppers clash for NIT bid at Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas and Western Kentucky meet in a narrowing NIT quarterfinal with the victor advancing to face UNLV or Eastern Michigan. WKU features Kareem Abdul Jabbar as a transfer and LaFrentz Pierce Pugh Thomas Robertson headline KU for Friday night action.
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Kansas
Raef LaFrentz
Paul Pierce
C—T. Pugh
Billy Thomas
Ryan Robertson
Western Kentucky and Kansas Basketball Rosters Combined
The provided rosters show Western Kentucky and Kansas players with names, heights, positions, and hometowns. Notable entries include Kareem Abdul-abbar and Maurice Strong for Western Kentucky and Kenton for Kansas, with multiple sophomores and seniors listed across both teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Kentucky
Kareem Abdul-abbar
Los Angeles
Melvin Adams
Milledgeville
Derrick Clubb
Soph
Bowling Green
Vince Edwards
Cincinnati
Joel Harney
Covington
Nashon McPherson
Fr. G
Jamaica
N.Y
Greg Grady
F. Alshassee
Fla
Rashon Brown
Cleveland
Monty Latimer
McKees Books
Greg Springfield
New York
Kyle Chapman
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Kansas University
Dick Harp
Doe
Allen
Transi
Steve Rottinghaus
Rott
Kumen
Hartsock
Matt Johner
Dan Royal Royal
Johner
Dan Dercher Dercher
Colorado
Dercher
Eric
Vann
Oklahoma KU
Terry Allen
Bey
Greg Davis
Texas
Ayhawks
Longhorns
Missouri
Zac Wegner
Hanson Caston
Caston
Justin Glasgow
Glasgow
Andrew Hartsock
Ljworld.com
Ku, Hilltoppers
Gary Bedore
Bedore
Jworld.com
Wan Et ES
Raven Farris
Steven Eldes
Maurice Strong
Joe Harney
Lester Earl
Baton Rouge
St. Charles
Terry Nooner
Raytown
Shreveport
Columbus
Ohio
Nick Bradford
Fayetteville
Ark
Jeff Carey
Camdenton
Jelani Janisse
Granada Hillls
Calif
C.B. McGrath
Topeka
Chris Martin
Overland Park
TJ. Pugh
Omaha
Neb
Inglewood
Eric Chenowich
Villa Park
Monona
Iowa
Francis Sporting Goods, Inc
Massachusetts
New Balance
Jim Irick
Grande
Lee
West 23Rd Street
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