Prairie Village — Throughout this season, Free State coach Sam Stroh has consistently pointed to the Firebirds’ wins as “team efforts,” as Free State has relied on a productive bench. And in the Firebirds’ 60-46 road win over Shawnee Mission East on Friday night, that came to be true once again. Junior forward Miles Branch led the Firebirds with 13 points. “I just came in with the mindset that I ...
Prairie Village — In recent weeks, Free State has upped the aggressiveness of its defense, opting for more backcourt pressure. The Firebirds have been successful to varying degrees, but when it works, Free State has proven to be a tough beat. “We’re trying to have an attack mindset and trying to create more possessions in the game for us offensively,” Free State coach Nick Wood said. “And we’re ...
Lawrence High came out with high energy and pace, but a tough fourth quarter led to a 47-37 loss to Shawnee Mission East Tuesday night. Junior forward Ozi Ajekwu led the Lions with 16 points. For weeks now, Lawrence High coach Jeff Dickson has implored junior forward Ozi Ajekwu to be more aggressive in the paint and call for the ball more often. On Tuesday, he got his wish. “I thought she was very, very ...
Emotions ran high throughout the night, and Lawrence High fed off the energy from its raucous crowd en route to a narrow 63-58 win over Shawnee Mission East. Junior guard Zeke Mayo led the way with 27 points. Mayo said when you score 27 that’s something to “be happy about,” and LHS coach Mike Lewis said it was one of Mayo’s best games overall. “He was great — setting up teammates, getting loose ...
Almost immediately after collecting his second-place medal for the 50-yard freestyle, Free State junior Reilley Moore had to quickly return to the pool for the 100-yard freestyle. “There’s a break in between the 50 and the 100, so I had time,” Moore said. “But I had to run over — because I didn’t even have my cap on. I barely got anything on. It takes a little focus away, but I’m overall happy ...
Once again Kansas women’s basketball held an early lead. But once again, the Jayhawks let the advantage slip away, this time falling to TCU at home 87-74 Saturday night. This the Jayhawks’ sixth straight loss, dropping them to 1-10 in conference play. Sophomore guard Aniya Thomas (28 points) and freshman guard Zakiyah Franklin (21 points) had strong offensive nights once again, but the rest of the ...