Free State’s first-year head coach Kevin Stewart wasn’t surprised so many of his players wanted to help. Stewart, who was introduced to the FSHS football team in January, has come to learn about how much pride his players take in the Lawrence community. So when members of the community volunteered to help clean up the damage from Tuesday’s mile-wide tornado, Stewart wasn’t shocked to discover that his ...
Lawrence High senior Josie Hickerson sets a goal and she accomplishes it. When moving into a new house in August, just before the start of her senior year, Hickerson placed three sticky notes up on her bathroom mirror. It was three different goals she wanted to accomplish in her final campaign as a Lion, something she saw before going to school every day. One sticky note read — Win vault at state gymnastics ...
WICHITA — Before even stepping on the track for the third and final day of the 2019 state meet, the Lawrence High girls team knew what it had accomplished. Action was suspended Saturday night due to inclement weather with just one race remaining in the girls competition. LHS led by 21 points entering Sunday, which marked the first time in 109 years that the state meet lasted three days. Lawrence’s ...
Moments after winning a state title in the 4x400-meter relay, Baldwin’s quartet of Josephine Boyle, Natalie Beiter, Isabelle Harvey and Carly Lindenmeyer waved toward a collection of BHS fans in the crowd. After Saturday’s postponement, a majority of Baldwin’s track team and fans went home. After all, the 4x400-meter relay was the only remaining event for the Bulldogs. The relay team found a new hotel, ...
