WICHITA — On the surface, it looked like an easy title defense by the Lawrence High girls 4x100-meter relay. LHS junior Asjah Harris nonchalantly crossed the finish line in first place, finishing nearly a full second faster than runner-up Olathe North. There was no celebration like last year, when the quartet broke a school record en route to a state title. It was business as usual for the Lions’ quartet ...
WICHITA — While junior Henry Nelson was making his state track debut, a large collection of Bishop Seabury faithful were crowded around a single laptop back at school. Nelson’s viewing party was made up of people still hanging around BSA after graduation, a photo he saw shortly after finishing his race. Nelson certainly gave them a show, earning some hardware with a third-place finish in the Class 2A boys ...
It is a tradition that started at the beginning of the 2019 season. Just before every 800-meter run, Lawrence High seniors Evann Seratte and Hannah Stewart give each other a fist bump for good luck. Although they are teammates, they know that only one of them can win that particular race. That still doesn’t stop them from wanting what is best for each other, however. “It just gets our minds right,” ...
Free State senior Malachi Starr is not a fan of losing. So it was business as usual when the FSHS sprinter took home the gold in the 400-meter run with a time of 50.43 at Free State’s regional meet last week. It earned him a trip to the state track meet in an individual event, though he will also be competing in a pair of relay races. Starr is the anchor on the 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay, and he ...
The only thing that could have pulled Free State senior Ethan Bradford from the mound was his pitch count. In the final inning, junior Camden Karlin started warming up in the bullpen at Hoglund Ballpark. The Firebirds wouldn’t need him. On the 103rd pitch of the contest, Bradford induced a fly ball to right where senior right fielder Jack Kallenberger slid under it to make the game-ending grab. Bradford ...