With mid-season tournaments over, the Lawrence boys and girls basketball teams returned to their home gym to host Olathe West, with the girls coming away with a win and the boys losing.
The Lawrence girls basketball team found themselves in another gritty game where defense made the difference. Lawrence trailed for most of the game, but some big shots and timely turnovers lifted the Lions to the 41-34 ...
TOPEKA — Lawrence girls basketball finished the Capital City Classic with a 75-40 win over Highland Park in the seventh-place game on Saturday.
“I think we played really well,” Lawrence assistant coach Olivia Lemus said. “It was a fun one to have, especially coming off two hard losses. It was a nice game to get our swagger back.”
Overall, the Lions got a lot of growth out of the tournament. ...
TOPEKA — Lawrence girls basketball lost 75-72 to Topeka High in the second round of the Capital City Classic at Topeka High School on Friday.
This was the second time these two teams have faced each other in January. Last time, the Trojans won by nearly 20 points in Lawrence as the Lions struggled offensively, mustering up only 47 points.
Yet, in less than a month, the Lions looked like a completely ...
TOPEKA — Lawrence girls basketball lost its first-round matchup of the Capital City Classic against Shawnee Heights 74-61 on Thursday, despite a generally strong and impressive showing from the Lions.
The Thunderbirds started hot from beyond the arc, hitting two 3-pointers in their first two possessions. The Lions fell in an early 8-2 hole with their two points coming from the free throws from junior Cami ...
Defense led to offense on Wednesday night as the Lawrence boys basketball team beat St. Mary’s Academy 53-39 as turnovers led to numerous transition offense opportunities.
The Crusaders did get off to a fast start, hitting two 3s and a midrange jump shot to take an 8-0 lead. After that, the Lions pressed on defense and created havoc and turnovers that led to buckets on offense.
“Our effort was good,” ...
TOPEKA — The Free State and Lawrence boys swim and dive teams placed first and second, respectively, in the Topeka High Invitational on Tuesday.
The Firebirds and the Lions competed against 10 other teams, nine of which were non-Sunflower League teams. That allowed the swimmers who have already qualified for state the chance to see where swimmers from the other half of the state are at, and the Lawrence ...
