WRITER: David Rodish

Lawrence girls soccer advances to regional championship with 3-2 overtime win over Blue Valley

Thirty-four seconds after overtime started, senior Sidra Besson was running over to freshman Layla Simmons with her arms out, ready to embrace. Lawrence and Blue Valley battled through 80 minutes of playoff soccer at Lawrence High School, and both teams finished regulation with two goals. The Lions were on the cusp of winning in regulation, as the Lawrence front line pressured the Tigers’ back line with speed ...

Lawrence baseball's season ends with 12-2 regional semifinal loss to Mill Valley

SHAWNEE — Lawrence baseball’s season came to an end on Tuesday with a 12-2 loss to Mill Valley in the regional semifinal round. The Lions fell behind early, relinquishing six runs in the first two innings, and weren’t able to keep the Jaguars within 10 runs by five innings into the game. Lawrence finished the season 7-19. “I won’t remember them for this game,” Lawrence coach Adam Green said. ...

Eudora girls soccer beats Bishop Ward 9-0 in 40-minute regional semifinal match

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 ...

Free State's Micah, Eli Ward become first siblings to win singles state tennis championship in same year

When Eli Ward won the 6A girls tennis singles championship in October, the freshman made sure to let her big brother, Micah, know about it. Most of the top youth tennis players compete within the United States Tennis Association and often don’t compete with high school teams to free up their schedules for USTA competitions. But Eli decided to go out for the Free State team and went undefeated en route to a ...

Preps Notebook: Regional postseason schedules are released for girls soccer, baseball and softball

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 ...

Free State finishes as runner-up in 6A state tennis tournament with state champion in singles

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 ...