JUNCTION CITY — Lawrence football got its first win of the season on Friday in a 31-7 road victory over Junction City. “That felt great,” senior linebacker Will Grimes said. “We’ve worked so hard all year… we had a rough year last year, but all that hard work the last two years is starting to pay off.” The Lions outplayed the Blue Jays with physicality, particularly on defense. After throwing the ...
Lawrence fell short 28-26 in a heartbreaking season opener loss to Gardner Edgerton a week ago, but the loss hasn't kept the Lions down heading into Friday's game against Junction City. "We did a lot of good things, and I was proud of how our guys handled adversity," Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said. "We didn't get it done, and they aren't happy about it. There wasn't anybody hanging their head. This group ...
OVERLAND PARK — The Free State volleyball team continued its undefeated start on Thursday with a 3-0 road win over Shawnee Mission North. The Firebirds dominated the first two sets, and even after allowing the Bison to take the lead in the third set, Free State battled back to finish the set on top. Free State coach Joel Grillot said the match was an opportunity for the Firebirds to put some players in who ...
Free State flag football entered the year on a high from a playoff run last season with returning talent to be one of the top rosters in the state. A blowout 48-0 win over Shawnee Mission East in the first game of the season only added to that hype. Wednesday gave the Firebirds their first loss of the season, a 32-26 thriller to Shawnee Mission West. Teams never want to learn lessons from losses, but Free State ...
Some self-inflicted errors cost Lawrence volleyball the win against Shawnee Mission North on Tuesday, as the Lions lost 3-1. “It came down to our mistakes,” Lawrence coach Michael Dunlap said. “We have to be able to take care of our side of the net. The reality is we are still working to get there.” Lawrence has a junior-heavy team, many of whom are getting varsity playing time for the first time. ...
Lawrence flag football had a late start to the season, only meeting coach Silas Dulan three weeks before the team’s first game against Olathe Northwest. But that hasn’t slowed down the Lions much at all through the team’s first two games. Dulan said it’s part of the team’s story, and the headline of that story through two weeks has been a stifling defense. “We started knowing how to play with each ...