Sunday(s) in the Park

WHERE WE ONCE THOUGHT “THE FERTILE CRESCENT” WAS A HAND SALVE.

A Tale of Two Tiers

Not many players in the KVKL have the experience of playing in both the 6s AND the 1s in their career. That list of players is even shorter for players who have won The Cup and have played in the 6s. This article is covering the personal experiences and perspectives...

A Rookie’s Perspective

I’m Mike Z and this is my KVKL story. I moved to the Kansas City area in September of 2020 from Albuquerque, NM. Up until March 14th, I only knew one person that lived in Lawrence… Peter Loughead whom also moved from Albuquerque. But on March 14th everything changed...

Rookie Edition!

From Marcus Reynolds: I’m covering 9 teams (25% of the league) who have 1st year KVKL players this year. I tried to cover how a player got recruited, what their background might be, and how they are doing in the league so far. Harpies Grant has recruited five rookies....

Some Stats on Divisional Play vs. Rank Pool Play

It sure feels like we have been treated to a ton of close games in the KVKL, since rank pool play began. I was curious, so I crunched the numbers to see how the first three weeks of rank pool play compared to the first five weeks of the season. I thought it would be...

Most Fun Wins, so Let’s Have the Most Fun:

An argument for tier-based scheduling “You want to break apart the league!” “That will destroy the ‘spirit of the league!’” “What about (team x)? They improved a lot since last season.”             These statements and more like them often confront me when I raise the...