It was a night of firsts, seconds and plenty more as Eudora girls soccer beat Bishop Ward 9-0 on Monday in a 40-minute rout to advance to the 4-1A regional championship. Eudora had been in a bit of a scoring slump prior to the game, but Monday’s nine-goal win was a confidence boost for the Cardinals. “It was really refreshing to watch and replenish our mind to know we can do it,” senior Kennedy Stadalman ...
Girls soccer, baseball and softball all are entering the postseason, and local teams across the three sports are beginning their playoff push with regional tournaments this week. GIRLS SOCCER Lawrence girls soccer entered the postseason as the No. 7 seed in the 6A East regional with a 10-6-0 record. The Lions will host their first game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. over No. 10 Blue Valley (8-7-1). A win in the ...
For the first time in school history, Free State finished second in the state in 6A boys tennis as the Firebirds’ two singles players finished in the top four and the doubles team placed ninth. “Everybody contributed,” Free State coach Aaron Clark said. “Everybody played a part in that team finish. There were essentially three teams with three entrants going into day 2, and it ended up working out in ...
The Lawrence and Free State boys golf teams golfed in the second round of the Sunflower League tournament on Tuesday and the third round on Thursday for the final golf tournament ahead of substate. The second Sunflower League round took place at Eagle Bend Golf Course, and Lawrence and Free State took advantage of a familiar course to finish seventh and eighth, respectively, in team score. Lawrence shot 319 as ...
WICHITA — Six of the eight local tennis players from Free State and Lawrence got to finish day 1 of the boys tennis state tournament with celebrations. Free State’s two singles players finished the first day still in the championship bracket and will start day 2 by facing off in the semifinal round. The Firebirds’ top doubles team and Lawrence’s doubles team both took losses but finished the day with ...