Roeland Park – A strong third quarter by Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege sophomore Mary Grant, en route to a game-high 16 points, proved to be the fatal blow for the Eudora High girls basketball team in a 48-25 season-ending loss in Friday’s substate title round. The Stags (18-3), while finishing the night on 20-of-43 shooting, outshot the Cardinals enough for a comfortable first-half lead before capitalizing ...
While eight of the area's high school basketball teams experienced the whirlwind of postseason play this week, there’s one school that didn’t lace up for its shot at state. In August, Bishop Seabury Academy temporarily, and regretfully, placed girls hoops on the shelf. The final decision came after just six students checked “girls basketball” on their extracurricular forms. Seabury, which enrolled just ...
Postseason dreams were dashed for the Lawrence High girls basketball team in a 53-42 loss to No. 9 Olathe North in the first round of substate on Tuesday at LHS. Entering the east bracket as the No. 8 seed, the Lady Lions finished out their winter campaign at 12-9. Freshman standout Cami Nauholz capped her first season scoring a team-high 12 points, which served as the main answer to O-North sophomore Asia ...
Free State and Lawrence High completed their runs at the boys and girls state wrestling championships on Saturday in Park City. Five total wrestlers walked away with hardware, including a runner-up title by junior Blaine Larkin in the 215-pound bracket. Free State juniors Larkin (215 pounds, second), Grayson Hagen (150 pounds third) and Gabe Swoyer (157 pounds, fifth) each finished the third day with strong ...
Special doesn’t quite encapsulate Lawrence High girls basketball’s fiery finish in a 54-51 overtime win over Gardner Edgerton Friday on Senior Night. LHS (12-8) finished the night just 9 of 21 from the free-throw line, but two crucial charity baskets by senior Azura Clark (nine points) made the difference in overtime, making up for the Lions’ nine consecutive misses from the stripe leading up to Clark’s ...
Adding to its late-season resume, the Lawrence High boys basketball team defeated Shawnee Mission North 59-47 on Tuesday. Senior Zaxton King rose to 20 game-high points with a strong second half, but it was junior Avery Johnson (eight points), sophomore Edward Roman Nose (eight points), and senior Kem Allen (six points) that set the tone from tipoff for a 7-point halftime lead. Opening the second half with an ...