Lawrence High's boys basketball team defeated Olathe Northwest Tuesday night at LHS on March 2, 2021. The Lions advanced to the substate championship game with the win. LHS will host Olathe West on Friday, with a trip the state tournament up for grabs. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Journal-World
Free State's boys basketball team defeated Junction City Tuesday night at FSHS on March 2, 2021. The Firebirds are head to the substate championship game following their win in the postseason opener. FSHS will host Washburn Rural on Friday, with a trip to the state tournament on the line. Photos by Chance Parker/Lawrence Journal-World
Some teams aren’t picky about what their postseason wins look like. But Free State’s boys basketball team isn’t one of them. The message in the locker room after the Firebirds’ 53-42 home win over Junction City on Tuesday was clear: When FSHS welcomes Washburn Rural for the substate championship on Friday, it can’t afford to play like it just did. “The good thing is we survived and moved on,” ...
Long before Shannon Clarke scored over 1,000 points during her career with Free State girls basketball, she struggled to win a simple one-on-one battle in her own driveway. Growing up, Clarke played her older brother, Daniel, almost every night in the summer. Daniel, who was six years older than Shannon, had a distinct size advantage. It led to a lot of Shannon’s shots getting blocked at first. “He ...
A pair of Lawrence High wrestlers made it to the finals, but neither of them were able to come away with a state title at the Class 6A state wrestling meet on Saturday inside Hartman Arena. Lawrence senior Trey Medina’s undefeated season came to an end in the championship match of the 145-pound weight class, when he lost by major decision against Nathan Bowen of Haysville-Campus. Medina had won his previous ...
Baldwin’s girls wrestling team took home a state title during Friday’s Class 4A-1A state wrestling tournament at Tony’s Pizza Events Center in Salina. The Bulldogs had four wrestlers place to score 54.5 points as a team, which was good enough to secure a state crown at just the second official girls wrestling state tournament. It came after Baldwin didn’t have either of its two qualifiers find the ...