Photo gallery: LHS baseball tops Wichita North in regional semifinals

LHS baseball bounced by Washburn Rural in regional championship

In a back and forth battle between the No. 3 seed Lawrence High and the No. 6 seed Washburn Rural, Lawrence surrendered six runs in the second inning and could not complete a late-game comeback during an eventual 8-7 Thursday evening at LHS. Lawrence High (15-6) split its home regional, taking a 9-6 win over Wichita North in game one, but fell short of what would have been its first trip to the state ...

Sawyer Nickel nets 7th to help FSHS boys tennis take 6th at state tournament

OLATHE — Free State senior Sawyer Nickel couldn't help but feel frustration as he found himself in a 3-0 deficit in what he knew was going to be his last high school tennis match. But instead of letting his anger undermine his performance, Nickel found a way to relax and have fun. Nickel rallied back to win 9-6 against Shawnee Mission East's Blake Eason and placed seventh during the second day of the 6A ...

LHS softball gives up early lead in 10-7 loss to Shawnee Mission North

On senior night, the Lawrence softball team gave up an early lead to fall to Shawnee Mission North by a 10-7 margin Tuesday night at LHS. The Lions finished their regular season 3-17, including a 3-9 record in the Sunflower League. “This has been a really good group of senior kids, they’re really good program kids,” LHS head coach Steve Seratte said. “When these guys came in the program four years ago, ...

FSHS softball tops LHS behind another perfect game from Tatum Clopton

For a brief moment during Free State’s 13-0, five-inning victory over Lawrence High on Wednesday afternoon at FSHS, Free State coach Lee Ice thought about pulling pitcher Tatum Clopton. “You can’t ruin a perfect game like that,” Ice said. Instead, Clopton, who had retired 12 batters on 37 pitches through the first four innings, went back out to the circle to put the finishing touches on her third ...

Doubles teams lead city tennis squads at Sunflower League meet

OLATHE – After a city series defeat, Kanak Masten and Cooper Wright of Lawrence High found themselves in a rematch with Free State’s No. 1 doubles pair of Davis Steadman and Trey Melvin. Masten and Wright advanced to the semifinals with an 8-6 win, but fell in their next two matches to both of Shawnee Mission East’s teams at the Sunflower League Tournament Wednesday at the College Boulevard Tennis ...