Stilwell — Lawrence High’s boys basketball team never trailed on its way to a 67-59 win over Grandview Saturday afternoon at Blue Valley High School. And had it not been for a pair of layups in the closing seconds, the Lions would have netted their fourth double-digit win in as many games to start the season. But all of that is somewhat misleading. Lawrence really had to work for its third win of the week ...
Despite missing a key wrestler in its lineup, Free State’s wrestling team rose to the challenge and earned two big victories over Basehor-Linwood and Louisburg during Friday's meet at Basehor-Linwood. FSHS is now 5-0 to start the season under first-year head coach Randy Streeter. The Firebirds, who were without senior captain Caleb Streeter, did not disappoint and relied on a balanced attack on Friday. Free ...
On the second night of a back-to-back stretch of games, Lawrence High’s girls basketball team faltered down the stretch in a 48-34 road loss to Gardner Edgerton Friday night. The Lions, who earned their first win of the season on Thursday, couldn’t get much of an offensive rhythm going early on. Gardner Edgerton eventually pulled away with 14 points in the third period and 16 points in the fourth ...
Lawrence High’s wrestling team earned its second win in a row Thursday night by defeating Blue Valley in a dual at Blue Valley High School. The Lions won nine matches on their way to a 48-24 victory over the Tigers. LHS has won two of its three duals to start the 2020-21 campaign, which will feature a lot more duals to limit having too many wrestlers and teams competing in one venue. Andrew Honas (106-pound ...
Free State’s boys swim and dive team won eight of the 12 events on its way to a 106-79 win over Lawrence High Thursday at LHS. The final score might have seemed like another ho-hum victory for the Firebirds, but it was anything but that. With it only being a two-team competition, both squads had very little rest between events and it took a lot out of every athlete from both programs. “It was a lot faster ...
Lawrence High sophomore Amaya Marshall didn’t have any expectations about her first game back. She was just happy to be on the floor after her freshman season was cut short in late February. In her first game in over nine months, Marshall led the LHS girls basketball team to its first win of the season. She scored a game-high 18 points in Lawrence’s 42-31 win over Junction City Thursday night at LHS. The ...