One year removed from an ACL and meniscus tear, Lawrence senior guard Brynnae Johnson was nominated for the McDonald’s All-American Game, the yearly all-star high school basketball game that features some of the top senior basketball talent in the country.
Johnson is one of over 700 nominees, which will be whittled down to 24 boys and 24 girls. Only four other girls in Kansas were nominated, and there were ...
Missouri State guard and Lawrence High School graduate Zaxton King has already carved out an essential role for the Bears as a true freshman. King has started all 18 games this season, averaging almost 10 points per game.
Lately, King has played some of his best basketball. Against the University of Illinois Chicago on Jan. 7, King led his team with 17 points while shooting 6-for-10 from the field and 4-for-6 ...
For the second time in less than a week, the Lawrence boys and girls basketball teams split their games at home, with the girls winning and the boys losing to Mill Valley.
LHS girls basketball survives late push to beat Mill Valley 41-38
Friday’s girls basketball game between the Lions and the Jaguars was one of the closest games the Lions have played this season.
Lawrence took an early 4-0 lead but ...
The Kansas women’s basketball team (12-5, 2-4 Big 12) stopped its two-game skid in the league play with a 75-52 win over Arizona State at Allen Fieldhouse on Thursday.
Sophomore guard S’Mya Nichols had left the team’s prior game against Colorado early with a back injury but was back in action against ASU. Even though she played, the Jayhawks made the emphasis to rally around her in light of her injury. ...
Lawrence High School’s basketball teams returned to action for the first time in almost a month and split their games against Olathe East. The girls won decisively, 61-43, and the boys lost 61-45.
Johnson, Nauholz lead the Lions to a nearly 20-point victory
Lawrence had a definite size advantage in the matchup against Olathe East. Even though it took a couple of minutes to score their first points of the ...
Several high school teams were slated to return to competition in the winter sports season during the first full week of January. The blizzard that hit northeast Kansas altered many schedules, and schools have started to readjust.
For the two Lawrence 6A schools, only Lawrence High School had to postpone a contest. The Lions were set to host Shawnee Mission Northwest on Friday, but that game has been delayed. ...
