Lawrence High senior Giuliano Lule-Paredes signed with the William Jewell swimming team on Monday at LHS. Lule-Paredes spent four years with the Chesty Lions' swim and dive program and holds the school record in the 100-yard backstroke (54.44). This year at state, Lule-Paredes place eighth in the 100-yard backstroke and ninth in the 200-yard individual medley. He helped LHS place fifth in the 400-yard ...
It took a few pitchers to get the job done, but the Free State baseball team answered a Platte County surge with one of their own Saturday, digging out of a 6-2 hole and holding off the Pirates for an 8-7 win Saturday in the their final matchup of the River City Baseball Festival. Free State junior Tyler Jeffries got the start, allowing six runs on three hits, three walks and three strikeouts before senior Adam ...
A strong start by senior pitcher Brooks Jones didn’t last for the Lawrence High baseball team in a 6-0 shutout loss to Blue Valley North at the River City Baseball Festival on Saturday night. Jones, going 6.0 innings on the mound, kept the Mustangs quiet and picked up three strikeouts through the first three frames. Falling behind 2-0 in the fourth, the Chesty Lions (7-8) just never found an answer at the ...
The Free State and Lawrence High tennis teams placed second and third, respectively, at the Sunflower League tournament on Thursday. In singles, Free State senior Britton Snyder fought clear to the championship round, where he fell to Shawnee Mission East’s Graham Faris 8-2. LHS freshman Jack Bauch reached the semifinal, hoping to meet his cross-town rival, but fell to Faris 8-0. Then, Bauch challenged ...
A rain-delayed start didn’t keep the Free State baseball team from swinging the bat in a 12-0 shutout victory over Carthage (Mo.) on Friday at the River City Baseball Festival. Senior Jackson Waggoner, picking up the start at home, allowed just two hits on three walks and 10 strikeouts on the afternoon. Free State coach Mike Hill said Waggoner braved the wet elements, as expected. “The conditions were not ...
The Lawrence High baseball team hung on late for a 7-5 win over Southern Boone (Mo.) on the first day of the River City Baseball Festival on Thursday at Hoglund Ballpark. LHS starting pitcher Jack Pfeifer allowed just two runs on five hits, two walks and two strikeouts through six innings on the hill. The senior helped the Chesty Lions (7-7) build a five-run lead on the Eagles entering the seventh. Junior ...