Just before the final pitch of the regional championship game, Eudora senior shortstop Megan Kennedy took a moment to talk with senior pitcher Kyla Etter. “She came up and said, ‘Hey buddy, you got it,’” Etter said. “It really helps with my confidence and helps knowing that everything is going to be OK. My team is believing in me and I need to believe in myself.” Etter obliged. She got Tonganoxie ...
Moments before his first game of the season, Lawrence High freshman pitcher Grant Cleavinger was battling nerves during warmups. Senior utility player/pitcher Chris Ritter, who was a first-time varsity player himself, took the time to put his arm around Cleavinger and pump the rookie hurler up before the opener. It is a moment that still sticks with head coach Brad Stoll, as the LHS baseball team prepares to ...
Ivo Ivanov, the head coach of the Bishop Seabury girls soccer team, could tell something was different this spring. With a limited number of players, Ivanov is forced to compete when the team decides to scrimmage during practice. The previous two years, Ivanov always felt like he was able to stay in front of Emily Heinz, even when the opposition seemingly had no answer for her. This season, however, Ivanov ...
A balanced effort led the Lawrence High girls track and field team to a Sunflower League title Friday night at the Shawnee Mission South District Stadium. The Lions, who are the defending class 6A state champions, won three different relay races along with three individual events to score 152 points. Gardner-Edgerton, the runner-up of the event, scored just 100. Evann Seratte, Hannah Stewart, Jayden Wilson and ...
On the surface, there wasn’t a lot on the line in the latest installment of the City Showdown. That didn’t seem to matter when Free State and Lawrence High took the field Friday night at Hoglund Ballpark, however. FSHS struck first with three runs in the opening frame, but had to stave off multiple rally attempts by LHS in an eventual 3-1 win. “To us players, it is one of the biggest games of the ...