Olathe - A showcase of speed and physicality is the best way to describe the Lawrence High football team’s 41-22 win at Olathe South in Friday’s season opener. Making his first official start at quarterback, junior Banks Bowen stole the show with 21 carries for 197 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Completing just four passes on the night, Bowen chipped in 65 yards through the air as well. O-South ...
The Lawrence High football team will have its chance to open the season in high spirits at Olathe South on Friday night – and get some vengeance in the process. After narrowly dropping last year’s season-opener to the Falcons at home, LHS enters this season eager to display its returning depth right away against an O-South team that strung together a relatively impressive campaign (7-3), which included wins ...
Opening the year with a bang, the Lawrence High boys soccer team strolled by Topeka High 5-1 on Tuesday night in Joe Comparato's debut as the LHS boys head coach. Leading the way for LHS (1-0), junior forward Asher Sikes had a big night with two goals, including a penalty kick, and two assists. Sikes' score(s) built on the momentum set by Patrick Sandefur’s initial goal in the first half, as the Trojans' ...
Even after just a handful of preseason practices, Kansas volleyball gives all the signals of a Big 12 contender this fall. Last year’s squad opened the season winning nine consecutive matches before landing at fifth on the conference table headed into the postseason. The Jayhawks’ NCAA tournament run, however, was cut short with a second-round loss to No. 2 seed Nebraska in early December. The 18-11 (8-8 ...
This preview is the final installment of a 12-part series previewing the KU football schedule. It’s no secret that Kansas football’s home opener sits just under a week away. There’s plenty of anticipation for head coach Lance Leipold’s third year at the helm of a once-lowly KU program that’s seeking to get a leg up on its new Big 12 Conference rivals in a new 14-team league setup. Better yet, fans of ...
After Lawrence High canceled its fall sports jamboree due to dangerous levels of heat, the LHS volleyball team reaped the spotlight Thursday with its annual open scrimmage – a tradition that head coach Stephanie Scarbough has hosted as long as she can remember. This week’s showcase was especially loud, however, with students, parents and faculty in the seats of the LHS gymnasium to catch a glimpse of this ...