Lawrence softball (8-2) got its third straight win with a 15-0 run-rule victory over Shawnee Mission Northwest on Monday in Lawrence. “We have done what we should’ve done (the last three games),” Lawrence coach Mike Byrn said. “We’re getting better, and we’re still growing. Every day, there’s something new for us to get better at.” The Lions got two outs in the first two at-bats in the top of ...
Laith Marjan remembers all of his kicks, both the makes and the misses. Fortunately, at South Alabama last season, there weren’t many missed opportunities to dwell on. In his first year as a college placekicker, Marjan converted 16 of 17 field goals. His only miss was a field goal over 50 yards against the wind. “It was a good hit, honestly,” Marjan said. “I missed it short down the middle. I think if ...
The No. 1 boys doubles team at Lawrence High School has been in the making for three years. Josh Lavin and Asher Sikes, both seniors, started high school playing on the soccer and tennis teams. While they’ve spent a lot of time alongside each other on the soccer field, they’ve yet to work together extensively on the tennis court. This year, however, they make up the top doubles team. Sikes played singles ...
Lawrence baseball’s two-run lead slipped away against Blue Valley Northwest as the Lions fell 4-3 on Saturday for the fourth loss in a week. “We want to establish an identity of toughness where you’re going to have to play well to beat us, and I don’t think we did that today,” coach Adam Green said. “We have to teach them … toughness is when you have a bad at-bat and you don’t take it out to the ...
After almost six weeks and 15 practices, Kansas football concluded its spring practices on Friday. For now, the Jayhawks will have some time off before summer workouts and fall camp, but the players will be busy continuing to grow individually in the coming weeks. “We’ve got to capitalize on all this time before they head home for a few weeks,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said. “We’ve got to maximize ...
For the final stretch of Lawrence’s 3-2 girls soccer win over Free State, four freshmen finished the game on the field as the Lions scored twice to win. The Lions have relied heavily on their freshmen class this season, and the group has continued to develop into critical roles. “We had a freshman in goal, we had a freshman outside back, we had a freshman in the midfielder, we had a freshman in the ...