Other than the Free State and Lawrence High boys basketball teams, no area squads will be competing during the final week of the 2020-21 campaign. The Baldwin City, Tonganoxie, Eudora, Perry-Lecompton and Bishop Seabury squads were all eliminated during substate week. In the Class 4A girls competition, Baldwin’s girls basketball team (10-9) knocked out Eudora (9-7), 33-32, in the substate opener on ...
Four male bowlers from local schools earned medals by placing inside the top 20 at the Class 6A state tournament on Friday at Northrock Lanes in Wichita. Lawrence High junior Carson Toews led the way with a fourth-place finish. He rolled a series score of 680, which included a 252 in the second game. Another Lawrence junior, Josh King, posted a 668 series en route to an eighth-place finish, including a 233 in ...
With a state berth on the line, Free State head coach Sam Stroh decided to do something that he’s never done before in his eight-year coaching career: He had his team play zone defense all four quarters. Other than a few inbound plays, the Firebirds utilized a 2-3 zone defense on every possession of their 44-31 win over Washburn Rural Friday night at FSHS. It allowed Free State (19-3) to secure a fifth ...
For the first time in the history of Lawrence High’s bowling programs, both the girls and boys teams will be going to the state tournament this year, and the Lions think they have the chance to notch another first as well — a state crown. The Class 6A state tournament, scheduled for Friday at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, will also feature the Free State boys team and one female Free State bowler who ...
Lawrence High’s girls basketball team suffered a 61-24 road loss to Olathe West on Wednesday night in the substate semifinals. LHS never scored more than 8 points in a single quarter, while giving up double-digit outputs by Olathe West in each of the first three periods. The Owls (13-5) grabbed a 15-6 lead after the first quarter, and then stretched it out to a 34-14 lead by the intermission. The Lions ...
Free State’s girls basketball team was overmatched by a talented Topeka High squad during its 64-31 defeat Wednesday night at THS. Topeka High jumped out to a 35-18 lead at halftime, and the game was never really in doubt after that. The Trojans, who were Class 6A runner-up two years ago, are now one win away from another trip to the state tournament. Topeka High (19-1) will host Washburn Rural (16-2) in the ...