Everyone did their part to ensure that the Lawrence High boys basketball team wouldn’t have to share the Sunflower League title this season. Behind contributions from all eight players that stepped on the floor on Tuesday, Lawrence surged past Shawnee Mission South for a 58-45 home win. Seven different players scored, while Zeke Mayo, Truman Juelsgaard and Avion Nelson all ended up in double figures for ...
After eight years at the junior varsity level, Brandon Daley will finally get his shot to lead a varsity boys soccer program. Daley was named the new Lawrence High boys soccer coach last Thursday, which was announced via Twitter by LHS Athletic Director Nick Wood. Pending approval from the school board, Daley will take over the varsity program after spending the previous eight seasons guiding the junior varsity ...
No state titles were captured by the local schools during the Class 6A boys state swim meet this year, but Lawrence High still managed to leave a lasting memory by setting a school record. In the ninth event of Friday's state swim meet, Lawrence’s 200 freestyle relay squad made history while finishing in eighth with a time of 1:30.94 at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center. The Lions’ ...
A total of 11 wrestlers from Free State and Lawrence High will have the opportunity to compete during the final weekend of the season. Lawrence is sending five of those state qualifiers after its performance in the Olathe North substate on Saturday. A pair of LHS wrestlers should even enter the state tourney with plenty of confidence after winning their respective substate bracket. Senior Trey Medina continues ...
Free State junior Madyson Gray added another first-place finish to her resume during the substate meet at Leavenworth High School on Friday. Gray punched her ticket to the girls state wrestling tournament by winning the 132-pound weight class. Gray won all three of her matches by fall, including a pin against Jadyn Bond of Sumner Academy in the championship bout. The victory in the finals came after Gray ...
Free State's girls basketball team defeated Lawrence High Friday night at LHS on Feb. 19, 2021. The Firebirds have now won three consecutive meetings in this rivalry. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Journal-World