Olathe – The Chesty Lions are hot – red hot. The Lawrence High boys basketball team, walking away from Olathe Northwest with a gritty 65-62 road win on Friday night, is now 3-0 this month with their third straight Sunflower League victory. Seizing on foul trouble late, the Lions (5-11) opened the fourth quarter with an 8-2 run and outlasted their opponent with the help of some free throws after the Ravens ...
Five Lawrence High seniors signed letters of intent Wednesday during a National Signing Day ceremony at LHS. Tony Jacobsen, Will Hendricks, Colin Sandefur, Seenane Brewer and Zander Thomas all cemented their plans for next fall. The Journal-World visited with each of the featured athletes to grab some perspective on their next steps: Zander Thomas, Wheeling lacrosse Thomas signed to play lacrosse at Wheeling ...
Overland Park – Lawrence High senior star Zaxton King, milking the clock down from 56 seconds, nailed arguably the gutsiest 3-point basket of his career to complete a 38-point performance and upset Shawnee Mission South 62-60 on the road Tuesday night. LHS (4-11), upsetting the Raiders (9-6) for back-to-back Sunflower League wins, trailed SM South most of the night but never bowed out. When junior Jadon ...
The Lawrence High boys basketball took another step forward Friday, earning their third regular-season win, 64-54 over Shawnee Mission West. Senior Zaxton King led LHS (3-11) with a game-high 25 points – but it was senior Gordon Fineday (13 points) and sophomore Edward Roman Nose (11 points) who anchored things down the stretch when King, senior Kem Allen and sophomore Josh Galbreath (six points) each picked ...
It’s been far from a perfect season for the combined Lawrence High-Free State girls wrestling team, with injuries and poor weather tripping up the program’s hot start this winter. Even as cold temperatures lifted, injuries prevented Wednesday’s varsity meet at LHS from taking place – another late-season blow with the Sunflower League championships on Saturday and regionals sitting just over a week away ...
Another strong first half didn’t pan out for the Lawrence High boys basketball team, dropping a 67-57 loss to top 10 state contender Olathe West on Tuesday night. Chalking up two consecutive losses at home, LHS (2-11) gave the Owls (11-3) just about everything they could handle from the jump and led much of the way in the first quarter with a well-rounded effort behind the arc. Senior Zaxton King, who ...