For someone who’s looked at as “the mom” of the group, it especially hurt Lawrence High senior guard Ella Stewart to not be out on the floor for her final regular-season game last Friday. “I missed this whole week of school, so I was really trying to be good for (Friday),” Stewart said. “If I would’ve been out there, I wouldn’t have been helping the team.” Stewart had bronchitis, and even ...
After leading by as much as 22 points, Kansas women's basketball held on in the second half to defeat Oklahoma State, 77-69, Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks have now won back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 30 and have guaranteed at least a .500 record for the first time since the 2012-13 season. Eight Jayhawks scored, led by freshman guards Zakiyah Franklin with 23 points. “I mean, ...
Whether it’s been injuries or youth, Lawrence High has had to learn on the fly all season. And in the Lions’ final regular-season game Friday — a 39-28 loss to Shawnee Mission West — players had to step up once again. “I thought we played fantastic,” LHS coach Jeff Dickson said. “I thought we showed more heart and grit, something we’ve been wanting to see all year long. That’s what you get ...
Midway through the third quarter, LHS senior forward Bryce Johnson rifled a pass to the right corner to Mayo. With a defender rushing toward him, Mayo sidestepped to his left and knocked down another 3-pointer. With Mayo back on the floor, Lawrence High secured both a 77-68 win over Shawnee Mission West and a share of the Sunflower League title Friday in the Lions’ final regular-season game. “I’m really ...
Free State High School’s girls basketball team couldn’t keep up with a hot-shooting Shawnee Mission West team in a 70-48 loss Tuesday night at FSHS. SM West got off to a fast start with an early 10-4 lead. It was an especially tough night for Free State senior Caely Kesten, who shot 1 of 8 from the field in the first half. Much of the early offense for the Vikings came from senior guard Kierra Prim, ...
Free State coach Sam Stroh yelled for somebody to play some music. Almost immediately after, “Life is Good” by Future and Drake started blasting throughout the locker room. “(Life’s) pretty good right now,” senior forward DK Middleton said. Middleton was named player of the game after scoring a team-high 15 points in the Firebirds’ 61-42 win over Shawnee Mission West on Senior Night Tuesday. That ...