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Andrew Hartsock

Associate sports editor

Andrew was born and reared in Overland Park, but he has lived most of his life in Lawrence.
Andrew put himself through Kansas University by sacrificing nights and weekends to a part-time job as a sports writer at the Journal-World. After five years of KU toil, he was offered a full-time gig at the J-W, and it proved to be an offer he couldn't refuse.
In his two-plus decades of Journal-World servitude, Andrew has covered everything from preps to pros, from archery to wrestling.
He currently is associate sports editor, a fancy title meaning he can sacrifice his nights and weekends to help produce the Journal-World sports section. He also regularly writes a blog on the joys and challenges of commuting by bike called Rolling Along.
Andrew and his wife, Janice, have two children, Carlyn and Brooks.

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Basketball players relishing new space

Kansas University’s new basketball practice facility is quite a sight.

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Depth perception

Pick’s goal: play second fiddle to Reesing

There generally isn’t a lot of middle ground for the backup quarterback: Usually, he’s either the first or the last person fans want to see. Toiling to play his way into that football purgatory for Kansas University is Kale Pick, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound red-shirt freshman from Dodge City.

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KU end is all business

Senior Onyegbule hopes to crack starting lineup

Maxwell Onyegbule hopes this is the year he breaks into Kansas University’s starting football lineup.

Hartsock: Freddy’s integrity inspiring

As soon as I started working at the Journal-World, I encountered a couple of local titans.

Aldrich learned plenty as freshman

Soph not awed by surroundings

A year ago at this time, Cole Aldrich would look out on the court and discern little more than crimson-and-blue blurs. “When I got on campus, it was an eye-opener,” said Aldrich, Kansas University’s 6-foot-11, 245-pound sophomore from Bloomington, Minn. “I didn’t know people could run that fast.”

Thomas disputes Darnell likeness

Freshman forward lauds Jackson, but wants to be himself

No less an authority than Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self has compared KU newcomer Quintrell Thomas to one of the most beloved former Jayhawks in recent history. And as touched as Thomas is to be likened to Darnell Jackson, he isn’t sure it’s the compliment he’d hoped to hear coming off his coach’s tongue.

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Who’ll fill the void?

KU searching for B-Mac's replacement

Kansas University’s football team will miss Brandon McAnderson. Curiously, though, according to the guys whose job it will be to replace him, the nifty numbers McAnderson put up last season - 190 rushes, 1,125 yards, 5.9 per carry, 16 touchdowns, plus another 213 yards receiving - are the least of their worries.

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State of the art: part II

Practice facility anchors renovations

If any members of Kansas University’s sports teams other than football were feeling left out, they shouldn’t feel that way for long. As the KU football team luxuriates in the Anderson Family Football Complex, its princely new home away from home, the rest of the Jayhawk student-athletes soon will get new digs of their own.

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Meier relishing roles

Kansas receiver/QB/punter flourishing

Kerry Meier could have been the poster boy for taking one for the team. He ended up the Sports Illustrated cover boy instead. Meier, starting quarterback for the Kansas University football team for most of the 2006 season, lost that job last year to Todd Reesing. But the KU coaches thought Meier could help the team more on the field than the sideline, so they approached him about the possibility of becoming a slash - as in, quarterback/wide receiver - and Meier agreed.

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Grand Opening

KU junior-to-be star-struck after U.S. Open

Emily Powers did her best to make it seem like she belonged among the best women’s golfers in the world. And while her deportment and play might have allowed her to blend in, the pen in her hand made her stand out.”I saw all of them,” Powers said. “I wanted to act like you’re one of them. At the same time, oh my God, it’s the first time I’ve seen an LPGA event. You’re not supposed to get autographs, but I got autographs there, too. Even though I was playing in it, it was my first time.”

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