What makes this offseason different from the last one for Lawrence High’s girls basketball team? Chemistry. Last season, because of COVID-19, there were no indoor practices, camps or trips to tournaments. But now all of those events are back on, and the Lions are feeling like an actual team because of it. “I’ve seen this group really come together this summer,” LHS head coach Jeff Dickson said. “I ...
Free State and Lawrence High both had a pair of players land on the top-two teams when All-Sunflower League selections were released following the 2021 girls soccer season. One player from each school ended up on the All-Sunflower League first team, with FSHS junior Madison Beeley and LHS junior Olivia Platt both making the list. Beeley, a midfielder, was the go-to engine for Free State’s offensive attack. ...
This past week, Free State volleyball’s summer camp had to work around a few scheduling headaches and a class of more than 30 newcomers. No big deal. Last year, they didn’t even have a net. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the team out of its gymnasium in 2020, so the players had to move to a soccer field last offseason instead. This year, players and coaches alike were eager to get back on the ...
Lawrence High head football coach Clint Bowen had a clear plan when putting together a staff for the first time in his career. Bowen wanted some young and energetic coaches who were also able to relate to the players on a more personal level, which led to him hiring three former Kansas football players as assistants. At the same time, Bowen filled out the rest of the staff with assistants from the previous ...
Four softball players and two baseball players from Lawrence schools earned all-state first-team honors in Class 6A for their performances this season. In baseball, Free State senior pitcher Michael Uhler and Lawrence senior shortstop Carlos Vasquez were both named to the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches’ first team. Uhler, who was also the Sunflower League’s pitcher of the year, said the all-state ...
After a year of guiding a program he’s had a lifelong connection to, Lawrence High School Athletic Director and Assistant Principal Nick Wood has decided to step down, the Lawrence district announced on Tuesday. Wood, who graduated from LHS in 1996 and has held multiple coaching roles there, said he decided to resign in order to spend more time with his wife and children. “It was simply so I could have ...