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 ...
There was no need for Free State defensive lineman Tai Newhouse to wait until his visit was over. He knew what he had to do. After not getting the opportunity to see college campuses last year due to COVID-19, it didn’t take long for Newhouse to fall in love with everything the University of Tulsa had to offer. He posed for photos while wearing their football uniform and got a good look at all the facilities ...
After a few years of competing in the event, local golfer Will Hedges finally broke through with an individual victory during the Kansas Junior Optimist golf tournament last Friday at the Emporia Golf Course. Hedges, who just completed his junior year at Bishop Seabury, shot 69 (-2) and had to win a four-hole playoff to net the individual victory. The victory qualified Hedges for the Optimist International ...
There really is no one way to replace cornerback Karon Prunty, but head coach Lance Leipold and the rest of his staff are going to have to try in their first year leading the Kansas football program. Prunty, a starting cornerback, announced on Sunday that he was leaving the program and entering the transfer portal. Despite being just a freshman, Prunty was one of three players to start every game for the ...
Players might come and go through the Free State baseball program, but every season seems to end the same way with the Firebirds competing in the Class 6A state tournament. Despite only returning two players with varsity experience, FSHS lived up to those lofty expectations in 2021. The Firebirds (13-10) advanced to the state tourney before suffering a 9-1 loss to eventual champion Blue Valley High School in ...
Free State’s 4x800-meter relay finished off a flawless season with a near-perfect race during the Class 6A state track and field meet last Thursday at Cessna Stadium in Wichita. The quartet of Ben Shryock, Brock Cordova, Ethan Sharp and Jack Keathley-Helms led for seven of the eight laps on their way to capturing a state title with a personal-best time of 7:54.11. The mark ended up being four-plus seconds ...