At halftime of Wednesday’s sub-state opener, Lawrence High’s coaching staff elected to try a tactic it hadn’t used all year — a decision that helped the LHS boys advance to the sub-state title game. After clinging to a 1-point lead at the intermission, LHS tried a 2-3 zone defense against Wichita South in the second half. The defensive switch stymied the Titans, and the Lions pulled away with a 63-41 ...
In their journey to the state tournament this season, Free State’s boys bowlers have consistently stepped up for one another, and senior Joey Taylor knows that as well as anyone. Because of a schedule conflict with the state choir, Taylor wasn’t able to help out his friends in the regional bowling meet. But Porter Neidow, Warren Williams, AJ Baker, John Hamer, Ryan Neff and Mike Tennyson all did their part ...
Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team has been the top-ranked team in Class 2A all year, and the Seahawks certainly looked the part during a 96-63 win over Heritage Christian Academy in the opening round of sub-state action on Tuesday night. The Seahawks were in front from start to finish in Tuesday’s win, which was their lone home game of the postseason. BSA will have to win two games in Lyndon this ...
Lawrence High’s girls basketball team was eliminated in the first round of sub-state with a 61-16 road loss to Wichita Heights on Tuesday. The Lions ended their season with a 5-16 clip, while the Falcons improved to 20-1. Heights will face Washburn Rural in the sub-state title game at 7 p.m. Friday. “Heights certainly lived up to their billing,” LHS head coach Jeff Dickson said. “They were able to ...
Moments before what could be the final practice of her illustrious high school basketball career, Caely Kesten swept the basketball floor with a push broom. It is a job she has fully embraced during her final season with the Free State girls basketball team. Nobody would blame Kesten if she deferred sweeping duties to a younger Firebird. After all, Kesten has been a varsity starter since she was a freshman. ...
This week is the start of the postseason for all area basketball teams, and area basketball squads are hoping to end the year with a trip to their respective state basketball tournaments. Fresh off sharing the Sunflower League title, Free State and Lawrence High have a strong shot of doing just that with the opportunity to host both sub-state games in the 6A West boys division. Lawrence (16-4) is the No. 3 ...