After a slow start, the Bishop Seabury boys basketball team cruised to an 84-33 victory over Christ Preparatory Academy on Monday night. Joao Carlos Ramirez provided a huge spark off the bench for the Seahawks, scoring a season-high 26 points in the win. Bishop Seabury (No. 10 in Class 2A) outscored its opposition by a 31-4 margin in the second period, which proved to be the difference. Stavian Jones and Zach ...
A total of nine city wrestlers are headed to the 6A state tournament. Free State is sending six athletes to the final meet, while Lawrence High will have three competitors after a strong showing at the regional meet in Garden City this past weekend. The Firebirds placed seventh as a team with 120.5 points, and the Lions scored 46 points to claim 13th. Derby won the entire event with 229.5 points, which was 9 ...
In a conference season full of nail-biters, Saturday’s thrashing was a nice refresher for the Kansas men’s basketball team. No. 14 Kansas led for all but one minute, and even had a double-digit advantage over the final 30 minutes of the contest, during a 78-53 win over West Virginia Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks (20-6, 9-4 Big 12) avoided the season sweep of the Mountaineers (10-15, ...
Bishop Seabury bounced back to record a 64-36 win over Cornerstone Family Thursday night. After falling to Grandview Christian this week, the Seahawks (13-5) stressed the importance of a strong start to get back in the win column. Bishop Seabury did just that, jumping out to a 16-2 lead en route to a lopsided win. “It was a really good overall performance,” head coach Jonathan Raney said. “We talked ...
Lawrence High senior Ashley Dykes couldn’t have asked for a better ending. In her final game on Senior Night, Dykes made the most of it by putting together her best game of the year. Dykes began the game off with a four strikes in as many frames, which even warranted high fives from Free State seniors Lexie Lockwood and Sydney Jordan. Dykes finished with a 245, netting eight strikes in her third game to give ...
Both city swim teams have been building for this moment all season. Free State and Lawrence High boys swim teams will be in action this weekend at the state meet at Capitol Federal Natatorium in Topeka. Preliminaries are slated to take place Friday, while finals will occur Saturday. “What’s really exciting is, our best times were at league, and we are ready to swim faster at state,” FSHS coach Annette ...