Baylor forward Ish Wainwright is making the best of his senior year with a Sweet 16 appearance, the first since his freshman season with the Bears in 2014. He helped his team with two important free throws to secure the lead against USC with 16 seconds left. Wainwright played two seasons at Montrose Christian Academy (Md.) after two seasons in the beleaguered Raytown South (Mo.) program where he caught the attention of Kansas coach Bill Self.  While at Raytown South, Wainwright played under coach Brad Oestreich, who is suing the Raytown School District for wrongful termination and discrimination.  Oestreich said he had nothing but good memories of Wainwright in his two years at Raytown South.

LINK TO KCUR.org: “Raytown South’s Basketball Success Masks District’s Legal Troubles” Continue reading Baylor’s Wainwright Leaves Behind Embattled Raytown School District →

By Ian Echlin

The pressure of past Madness lingers for the Baylor Bears.

Baylor enters a school-record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance with a bittersweet feeling. Continue reading Baylor Feels the Heat of the Madness →

By Greg Echlin

In Leavenworth—a Kansas town known for its U.S. Army base and a federal prison —there’s a segment of the population that’s obviously isolated from everyone else.  But you can’t blame James Baldwin, a non-criminal in Leavenworth known to everybody as JB, if he feels like he’s away from the action, too. Continue reading Kansas Family Going Northwestern →