2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY Soccer vs. Missouri State, 5 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
TOMORROW
Volleyball at Utah Valley State (BYU/UVSC Challenge), 8 p.m., Orem, Utah
FRIDAY
Volleyball at Montana State (BYU/UVSC Challenge), 1 p.m. Provo, Utah
- Soccer vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
* Volleyball vs. BYU (BYU/UVSC Challenge), 8 p.m., Provo, Utah
COREBOARD
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
❖ Cross Country, Bob Timmons Invitational, 9 a.m., Rim Rock Farm
Farm
◆ Football vs. Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m., Memorial Stadium
INTRAMURAL SCOREBOARD
MEN'S FLAG FOOTBALL SCORES
**Men's Competitive:**
♦ Lime Green Machine def. Bubb Rubb 12-6
♦ DU -1 def. PIKE 6-0
**Men's Recreational:**
♦ Crafty Veterans def. Delta Chi 3 38-0
♦ Law School Dorks def. Phi Delt 3 19-0
♦ Outhouse Junkies def. 4th Floor Ells 31-12
♦ More Cowbell def. Naked Bootleggers 39-21
Jayhawks will go west to start 'most challenging schedule'
BASEBALL
The Kansas baseball team released its schedule for the upcoming 2006 season on Monday.
The Jayhawks will have their rivalry games at the end of March and in April. Kansas faces Missouri at Hoglund Ballpark March 31 through April 2. Kansas will face Kansas State at home on April 21 and then travel to Manhattan for two games.
The schedule will include 10 teams that made the 2005 NCAA Baseball Tournament, according to kauthletics.com.
"Our program has continued to make progress and this is our most challenging schedule and it might be the toughest schedule in the Big 12," Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price said.
The Jayhawks will play Hawai-iHilo in a series starting Feb. 1. Kansas will then face off against Stanford.
Kansas's difficult west coast road trip will not end in February. Southern California will play host to the Public Storage Classic on Feb. 17-19, where Kansas will play Southern California, San Diego and Vanderbilt.
Kansas will continue to face tough opponents such as Clemson from March 10-12.
The most difficult test may come May 5-7 when Kansas travels to Austin, Texas to take on the defending NCAA National Champion Texas Longhorns.
- Edited by Kellis Robinett
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Wildcats need 'work ethic'
BY DANIEL BERK
dberk@kansan.com
KANSAN SENIOR SWITTERWRITE
Kansan file photo
Defensive linemen Tim Allen and Jermial Ashley, then juniors, converge for a tackle on Allen Webb, then Kansas State sophomore quarterback, during last season's 31-28 win. The Jayhawks travel to Manhattan this season on Oct. 8th.
Editor's Note: This is the 10th of 11 articles previewing Kansas' competition in the Big 12 Conference. The articles will run every day from now until Sept. 1. Tomorrow, the Kansan will look at Missouri.
The Kansas State Wildcats stumbled to a 4-7 record last season, giving them their first losing season since 1992.
Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder said it wouldn't be easy to return to the form the Wildcats when they captured a Big 12 Championship in 2003.
Jeromey Clary, senior offensive tackle, said the team had realized the errors it made last season and was ready to correct them to get the new season under way.
"I think that our practices were kind of lackadaisical, and we didn't really show good work ethic, and I think that's changed," Clary said. "I think our team is a lot different this year. We work a lot harder."
Not only does Snyder have to deal with last year's losing record, he also has to replace running back Darren Sproles, the team's former top player. Sproles holds the Kansas State record for rushing yards in a career with just less than 5,000 yards. Snyder has yet to determine a starter at the running back position, but said he has been happy with the work of the players competing for the job.
"Well, you can't replace Darren Sproles. I think we all understand that," Snyder said. "I think it will be — it will just be a very competitive spot, and hopefully that makes all of them better. I would like to think that would be the case."
Although Snyder has yet to name a starter, junior Thomas Clayton has the upper hand heading into the first game, Snyder said. Senior Senator Alsup, freshman Parrish Fisher and junior Donnie Anders will all challenge Clayton and see considerable time in the team's first game against Florida International.
Another uncertain position on Kansas State's offense is quarterback. The starter from a year ago, junior Dylan Meier, returns to the team; however, he spent the offseason recovering
Junior Allen Webb will challenge Meier for the starting spot and most likely start the team's first game against Florida International. Snyder said he was unsure of how he would use Meier in the season opener.
"Dylan could play, but we don't know if he will." Snyder said. "Alan took steps forward this offseason. Last year in five or six starts he was hot and cold. I think there has been an overall improvement by him in the offseason."
The strong point of the team should be defense. The defense will be led by Brandon Archer, junior linebacker. Archer was named the team's most improved player last season and tallied 75 tackles.
The Wildcats also boast a strong defensive line anchored
by returning senior starters Scott Edmonds and Derek Marso. Edmonds led the team in tackles for a loss and sacks last season, while Marso returns for his third year of starting duty.
"We still have a ways to go defensively, and that's true with other segments of the program as well, but I think we have made improvement," Snyder said. "I thought we got better during the offseason program. I think we got better with spring practice."
Kansas State opens its conference season with a road game at Oklahoma. A week later, Kansas will travel to Manhattan, which could be a pivotal game in the Big 12 North division. Kansas State will close out its season at home against Missouri.
Edited by Becca Evanhoe
ATHLETICS Historical sports items up for bid on Web site
An online auction of Kansas athletics memorabilia began yesterday on kuathletics.com.
The most prestigious item
available up for bids was one of the main sides of the scoreboard that hung in Allen Fieldhouse since 1991. Another item was an autographed bench chair signed by Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self and women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson.
An expensive piece of memorabilia from the football team included a football helmet with the new 2005 design. There are authentic signatures on the helmet from Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, junior cornerback Charles Gordon, offensive lineman David Ochoa, and senior
linebackers Banks Floodman, Kevin Kane and Nick Reid.The last piece from the auction included a portion from the 2004 goalpost from Memorial Stadium. The online auction will end at 5 p.m.Sept.6.
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