Eudora’s Emily Watson still remembers being on the end of the bench for a significant win during her freshman year. The Cardinals took down Spring Hill on Senior Night to net their first league win in six years. Watson remembers celebrating in the locker room after the monumental win. Fast-forward four years, and EHS has even more to celebrate. Eudora is headed to the Class 4A state tournament, which marks ...
WICHITA — The tires eventually ran out on Free State’s remarkable ride. Free State went toe to toe with the top seed in the 6A state tournament, in a game that featured 12 lead changes. FSHS ultimately ran out of juice in overtime, though, in a 54-45 loss to Washburn Rural Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena. It was a somber ending to an otherwise stellar season, in which Free State found a way to play ...
WICHITA — The Lawrence High faithful let out a collective groan as Clarence King’s game-tying triple rattled out as time expired. Despite a pair of valiant comeback efforts, Lawrence’s season was brought to an abrupt ending with a 70-67 loss to Wichita Southeast Wednesday night at Charles Koch Arena. It marked the second consecutive season that the Lions have been eliminated in the first round of the 6A ...
It would have been easy to call this a rebuilding year for the Free State boys basketball team. After all, the Firebirds lost nine seniors from last year’s squad that went to its first state championship game in program history. Noah Butler is the only returning player that scored in that game, as Free State was forced to reload with several players that competed at the junior varsity level last season. FSHS ...
Lawrence High coach Mike Lewis doesn’t want to emphasize how easy the first meeting was. In the opening round of the 6A state tournament, LHS will take on Wichita Southeast. The Lions (19-3) thrashed the Golden Buffaloes (19-3) by a 72-46 margin during the semifinals of the Topeka Invitational Tournament on Jan. 18. While the win should give the Lions plenty of confidence, Lewis understands that the rematch ...
Baldwin girls basketball coach Bob Martin wasn’t always certain his team would get back to the state tournament. Despite returning a good nucleus from last year’s team, Martin knew players would have to step up and embrace larger roles in order for BHS to succeed. The Bulldogs also had to form an identity on the defensive end. After some growing pains early in the season, that’s exactly what happened. ...