Lawrence High’s boys basketball team needed a second-half comeback to surge past Wyandotte, 63-36, on the road on Wednesday. Trailing 24-21 at the intermission, the Lions (8-3) kicked it into high gear over the final two periods to notch their fifth win in a row. Lawrence scored 15 points in the third quarter and then erased any chance of a loss with a 27-point effort in the final period. LHS also held ...
It was obvious within the game’s opening minute that Free State’s boys basketball team understood the importance of sharing the rock. FSHS junior Andrew Piper scored the first basket of the contest, which was really a credit to a nice find by senior DK Middleton. That particular sequence set the tone for the rest of the night, as the Firebirds netted 18 assists on their 26 baskets in a 64-32 victory over ...
Free State wrestler Lou Fincher added some more hardware during an impressive final campaign with the program. On Saturday, Fincher finished first in the 132-pound weight class at the Husky Invitational at Blue Valley Northwest. Fincher won all four of his matches, including three by fall, to improve his record to 17-6 on the year. Fincher defeated Cayden Hughbanks of Maize by fall in the championship match, ...
A depleted Kansas men’s basketball team was put to the test in the Big 12/SEC Challenge against Tennessee on Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse. In the end, the Jayhawks had the key players necessary to pull off a 74-68 win for their fourth victory in a row. No. 3 Kansas is now 5-2 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, which began in 2013. KU also leads the series with Tennessee, 4-1, including a 2-0 record in ...
Free State’s boys basketball team ended up on the wrong end of a defensive battle during its third game in as many days. The Firebirds dropped a 44-39 decision to Bishop Carroll in the championship game of the McPherson Invitational on Saturday. FSHS, which scored 12 total points in the first half, mounted a late comeback bid after scoring 17 points in the third period. Bishop Carroll (No. 1 in Class 5A) ...
Lawrence High’s boys swim and dive team claimed eight event victories en route to a first-place finish its own swim meet on Thursday at LHS. The Lions scored 404 points as a team, which was 66 points more than runner-up Olathe North. Bishop Seabury’s swim team finished sixth out of as many squads with 32 total points but managed to win two of the 12 events. Lawrence finished first in all three relay races ...