Forget trickeration. Forget multi-pronged passing attacks and fancy fakes. The Olathe South football team defeated Lawrence 25-11 and snapped a four-game losing streak Friday by going back to basics: handing the ball to Jake Byrd and letting Reggie Harris make plays on special teams.
Yet another running back ran wild against Olathe Northwest’s defense as the Ravens remained winless entering district play following a 47-6 loss Friday against Shawnee Mission Northwest at the College Boulevard Activity Center.
MidAmerica Nazarene University’s face-off with Central Methodist University on Saturday is what is known, in sports parlance, as a “trap game.”
North manhandles Free State up front
Eagles rout Firebirds 35-7 in final tune-up for districts
Unhappy with its performance the previous game, Olathe North's offense line played like a group with something to prove Thursday against Free State at the Olathe District Activity Center.
Marden and Lang win second straight regional title
Boeh and Olson also qualify for state
Olathe East's Morgan Lang and Libby Marden won their second straight regional doubles championship Thursday in Lawrence. Olathe Northwest duo Alexandra Olsen and Alexis Boeh also qualified for state, finishing third. Updated: Oct. 10, 2008 12:14 AM |Full Story
East's Stivers takes second at regionals
Northwest's Thibault also qualifies for state
Olathe East's Kristen Stivers and Olathe Northwest's Kaylee Thibault qualified for state in the singles bracket of the Lawrence tennis regional Thursday. Stivers finished second and Thibault finished fourth. Updated: Oct. 10, 2008 12:03 AM |Full Story
After falling behind 1-0 early, the Olathe South soccer team scored four straight goals to down St. Thomas Aquinas, the No. 2-ranked team in Kansas, 4-2 on Oct. 9. Adam White, Andrew Garcia, Trey Bristow and Nathan Byarlay notched the goals, with three of the four coming off set pieces. South improved to 9-3-1. Updated: Oct. 9, 2008 11:55 PM |Full Story
Diversity in an offense is great.
Sunflower League football standings
League football standings through Oct. 9
2008 Sunflower League football standings
