Free State junior setter Tessa Nover-Estes looks around the court to make sure she knows who is where before each serve. For most of her playing career, she’s had Anniston Clark next to her. “I always know where she is,” Nover-Estes said. “I know exactly where to put the ball for her. I know if it's too high or too low or how to adjust to her.” When the two got to high school, they met Annika ...
Lawrence’s continued issues stopping the run allowed Shawnee Mission East to chew up yards and the clock in the Lancer's 28-20 victory Friday. While the game ended with a loss as the Lions fell short in run defense again, the Lawrence offense had one of its better nights overall, scoring on three of five drives outside of an end-of-half drive that started with under 10 seconds on the clock. Lawrence scored a ...
Free State finished fourth in the Sunflower League tennis tournament at the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe on Thursday, but the Firebirds' Eli Ward won the tournament’s singles bracket. The Firebirds scored 49 points and placed fourth behind Olathe Northwest, Shawnee Mission East and Olathe West. Lawrence placed 13th in the tournament with 4 points. Ward entered as the No. 1 seed for singles ...
Free State’s volleyball team took a moment to compose themselves after losing the second set of Thursday’s City Showdown against Lawrence. “We got ahead of ourselves,” junior middle blocker Anniston Clark said. “We came in confident and we let it slip away, but what we said in the huddle was, ‘this isn’t us. Let’s reset, refocus and play how we play.’ That really helped us do what we needed to ...
Lawrence football is back at home on Friday for its homecoming game against Shawnee Mission East, the team that beat the Lions in last year’s playoffs. Friday’s contest being the homecoming game has added some excitement and noise, but coach Jason Thoren said the team has done well in blocking it out during practices. “The team has had a lot going on, a lot of distractions, but I think they’ve handled ...
