In the final lap, the boys 1,600-meter run at Lawrence High’s track and field quadrangular turned into a two-man race for first place — between Free State’s Brock Cordova and his teammate Ethan Sharp.
They both leapfrogged an Olathe East runner who had been leading for much of the race. And after they passed him, they were in high gear and were really only competing against each other.
“That’s the ...
Free State, Lawrence High and Bishop Seabury all competed in the track meet at LHS on Friday, April 2, 2021. Olathe East won both the boys and girls division, but plenty of local athletes shined in the second track meet of the 2021 campaign.
Lawrence junior Avion Nelson won both jumping events for the second meet in a row. Free State's distance squad also continues to have success to start the year, which isn't ...
For the second track meet in a row, Lawrence High junior Avion Nelson swept the boys jumping events on Friday — but his performance was even more impressive this time, beating his previous marks in both the long jump and triple jump.
Nelson posted a leap of 21-02.00 in the long jump and a 43-01.00 in the triple jump at LHS’ windy four-team home meet on Friday.
“Overall, I think I did pretty good,” ...
Former Bishop Seabury standout Zach Bloch finally knows where he will be playing collegiate basketball.
Bloch, who last played for the Seahawks as a junior during the 2019-20 season, announced his verbal commitment to the University of Northern Colorado. Bloch posted a statement via his personal Twitter account Thursday night, stating that he is 110% committed to the Bears.
It is a move that certainly makes ...
Free State softball star Tatum Clopton could count on her fingers how many pitches it took her to strike out all three of Shawnee Mission North’s batters in the top of the third inning on Thursday: nine.
And in fact, she did count them on her fingers on the walk back to the dugout, holding nine fingers triumphantly in the air.
“They are few and far between,” Clopton said of her nine-pitch, ...
Behind a six-run effort in the bottom of the second, Free State’s baseball team earned a 9-4 home win over Shawnee Mission North Thursday night.
The Firebirds improved to 4-2 (1-1 in Sunflower League play).
The big second-inning showing started with a leadoff walk to Brady Kern and a single by Harrison Juhl. Matt Gabriel then drove in the first run on a double to center, and Calvin Urish later added an RBI ...
