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. ...
Kansas women’s basketball (11-4, 1-3) fell short of a comeback in an 80-73 loss to No. 11 TCU (17-1, 5-0) at Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday afternoon, dropping the team’s conference record to 1-3. The Jayhawks played it close throughout the game and weren’t vastly overmatched in any one metric. Both teams shot around 50% from the field and had similar 3-point shooting numbers and turnovers. “I’ve ...
Three area high school football players were selected to the 2025 Kansas Shrine Bowl on June 25 in Dodge City. Tonganoxie wide receiver Todd Brown, Eudora defensive back Christian Jarrett and Free State linebacker Parker Moore were the three to earn the nod at the game. All three players will be coached by Sabetha coach Garrett Michael. Brown had 832 yards and eight touchdowns while being named to the ...