The Lawrence boys tennis teams hosted Free State, Olathe East and Shawnee Mission Northwest on Monday at Sports Pavilion Lawrence. It was Free State’s first competition of the season, while Lawrence is in its second week of action. Free State won all 12 matches in the quad, while Lawrence went 6-6. “We’ve seen some good things at practice, but you always want to see it transition to competition,” Free ...
Jack Bauch wasn’t sure if he’d be playing tennis his senior year of high school. After surgery to fix a herniated disk last summer, he hadn’t played tennis since the end of his junior season. “I’m still recovering,” Bauch said. “It’s been nine months. I couldn’t move for three months — they told me to be stationary.” Bauch decided to try out for the team and made it, and is now one of ...
SHAWNEE — Shawnee Mission East scored first in Thursday’s softball game against Lawrence, a home run to left-center field in the bottom of the sixth. Despite playing well, the Lions suddenly trailed late. “We just had to keep our heads up and keep it locked in the game,” catcher Addie Foley said. “We can’t get our heads down, because that really fails us in the end.” The Lions didn’t blink. ...
GARDNER — The Lawrence boys tennis team competed in its second competition of the season for the second day in a row at a tennis quad at Gardner Edgerton High School on Wednesday. “I’m thrilled with how we’re doing so far,” Lawrence coach Stephen Hudson said. “We started the season with back-to-back long days, but everybody has winning records, and we’ve picked up a couple of good wins so ...
Free State and Lawrence girls swim and dive teams competed in their second meet of the season on Tuesday with an invitational at Lawrence High. Free State coach Janna Skinner and Lawrence coach Elle Weber saw good things from their teams in Tuesday’s meet, as well as a few key areas for their teams to continue to work on as the season progresses. “We had a ton of best times from last week, so even in a ...
Free State baseball had as good of a season as possible in 2025, winning 28 games, the Sunflower League and the 6A state title. But for the Firebirds still on the team, they’re not resting on their laurels. The reminders of last year's success have only made the team hungrier to repeat it in 2026. And as the Firebirds turn toward Sunflower League play, the team is ready for what is to come. “It’s really ...