Spring sports are back in full swing at Lawrence High School, with all programs opening practices and competitions this week. Here's the outlook for the Chesty Lions: Baseball Searching for its first state title in over a decade, the Lawrence High baseball team returns seven key contributors this season. Last year, the Lions finished 13-8 and stalled in the first round of the substate regional tournament. On ...
Salina – The No. 4-seeded Eudora boys basketball team couldn’t shake off No. 1 Hugoton in the Class 4A state semifinal round on Friday at Tony’s Pizza Event Center. Getting within single digits early in the third quarter, the Cardinals didn’t reach any further in the 55-35 loss. Senior Conor Dunback led Eudora (19-5) with 14 points on 7 of 12 shooting. Junior Logan Sullivan added nine points to the ...
Despite fighting right up until the final buzzer, the No. 4-seeded Lawrence High girls basketball team fell to No. 5 Washburn Rural, 58-49, in the quarterfinal round of the Class 6A state tournament on Thursday at Koch Arena in Wichita. LHS, trailing by 11 with 3:12 to go, regrouped and fought to within a possession of the Junior Blues (17-5) with a 7-0 run with just over two minutes left. But in the end, LHS ...
The No. 4-seeded Lawrence High girls basketball team will make its first state appearance in six years against defending state champion Washburn Rural on Thursday in Wichita. Meeting the fifth-seeded Junior Blues (16-5) for the first time this season, LHS (18-4) enters the game unscathed through its last six games, including two substate victories on its home floor. Rural earned its state seat on the road at ...
A state title was just an abstract vision for the Lawrence High girls basketball team a year ago. Today, though, after finishing third on the west side of the Class 6A standings and adding a substate championship to its list of accomplishments last Saturday, the Lions sit just three games away from the crown. Last year’s nine-win campaign left much to be desired from LHS (18-4), but not from a talent ...
The No. 4-seeded Eudora and No. 5 Baldwin boys basketball teams are slated to collide in the first round of the state tournament on Wednesday in Salina. Rocketing through the Frontier League, the pair of substate champions now turn their attention toward a Class 4A state title. In the last meeting on Jan. 6, Baldwin (18-4) topped the Cardinals (18-4) 73-54 at home. Losing just twice since then, Eudora will have ...