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 ...
John Ely worked in the admissions office as a student at Baker University and would often give football recruits tours, which would often include watching film with the Baker coaches that Ely would sit in on. Eventually, he asked a question. “I started asking questions, and next thing you know, I'm sitting in (former Baker head coach Jason) Thoren’s office, and we're just watching film together for a ...
HALSTEAD — Lawrence boys basketball finished with back-to-back wins in the Adolph Rupp Classic at Halstead High School, including a win over Winfield to take fifth-place in the tournament on Friday. “This was a great tournament for us,” Lawrence coach Nick Wood said. “Our goal coming down here was to help us group bond and form our identity on the floor, and they did a pretty dang good job of that.” ...
The Lawrence swim and dive team celebrated senior night with a home meet win over Hayden, Olathe North, Topeka and Topeka West. Lawrence led all teams with 401 points, beating Olathe North by 75 points. Lawrence coach Elle Weber said the team showed depth in the meet, which helped the team get the points and the victory. “There was one event where we had three guys swimming, and they were the only three ...
Free State’s boys and girls wrestling teams spoiled Lawrence’s senior night with two dual wins, but the Lions came away with confidence after pulling off big wins, particularly from the seniors. The boys wrestling dual ended with the Firebirds winning 45-31. Free State has dominated the matchup in recent years, but the Lawrence team came out with intensity and managed to make it a close dual this ...