Co-players of the year: Michael Uhler, Free State and Carlos Vasquez, Lawrence During his final season, Uhler was able to baffle opponents with his crafty and versatile pitching. He appeared in 12 games and made 11 starts, and he finished the season with a 7-4 record and a 1.21 ERA. Over 63 2/3 innings, he had 54 strikeouts and 16 walks. He was also named the Sunflower League’s pitcher of the year and earned ...
Athlete of the year: Ben Shryock, Free State Shryock was the only male athlete in the Lawrence area to earn an individual state crown this season — the Class 6A 3,200-meter run, which he won with a school-record time of 9:15.01. He was also on Free State’s 4x800-meter relay team, which won a state title in 7:54.11, and he added another state medal with a seventh-place finish in the 1,600-meter run. Coach ...
Lawrence High's boys soccer team competed in a summer workout at LHS on Wednesday, June 23. The Lions begin the offseason with new head coach Brandon Daley, who was recently promoted after eight years coaching the junior varsity squad. Photos by Shane Jackson/Lawrence Journal-World
When the 2021-22 campaign begins in December, Free State’s boys basketball team will undoubtedly be one of the top contenders to capture the Class 6A state title at the end of the season. After all, the Firebirds return six of their top-eight players from last year’s squad that made it all the way to the semifinals. FSHS will also bring multiple newcomers into the mix, thanks to a couple impact transfers ...
Zeke Mayo and several other standout seniors from last season's Lawrence High boys basketball team are gone, but that doesn’t mean the expectations are lower for the Lions in the 2021-22 season. In fact, this season’s seniors are already noticing similarities between their squad and the one last season that won 20 games. “We might be the underdogs, but we were that last year too,” senior Truman ...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell might not have been announcing picks, but the inaugural Summer Showcase Draft was everything Lawrence High football coach Clint Bowen could have imagined. Twenty-two picks were made during an hourlong event at 23rd Street Brewery on Monday. Players did their part in making it resemble the NFL Draft as much as possible by wearing extravagant outfits and participating in interviews ...