The Free State and Lawrence boys swim and dive teams competed in a triangular alongside Shawnee Mission North on Wednesday, with the Firebirds winning by scoring 273 points. Lawrence entered with some injuries and illness spreading through the team, leaving the Lions lighter than usual for the meet. Coach Elle Weber said the team performed about where she expected. For the Firebirds, Free State coach Janna ...
It was a long night in the Lawrence High School gymnasium for the LHS boys and girls basketball teams, as both lost their first game of the season to Olathe South on Tuesday. The games were the first Sunflower League matchups for the boys and girls teams, and both had a wake-up call after starting the season 2-0. Lawrence girls basketball got off to a slow start offensively after turnovers disrupted the ...
Free State’s boys and girls basketball teams went across the state for an end-of-week tournament in Garden City. The boys went 2-1, starting the tournament with two wins before a loss in the final game. The girls went 1-2, starting with its two losses before ending on a high note with a win. Free State’s boys team started with a 52-41 win over Garden City, followed by a 62-42 win over Scott Community on ...
Olathe — The Lawrence and Free State girls wrestling teams competed in their second tournament of the season on Saturday, with the Firebirds placing eighth and the Lions 16th. Free State scored 113.5 points in the tournament with Firebirds winning the 120-pound weight class and the 120-pound B weight class. The Lions got a bracket win in the 145-pound B weight class and scored 64.0 points. “The competition ...
The Lawrence girls basketball team trailed by three at halftime to Notre Dame de Sion on Friday, but those three points felt like 15. The Lions struggled with fouls, turnovers and missed shots, and the team saw its small lead evaporate in the second quarter. They never had a double digit lead, but with the flow of the game and how often the Lions fouled, making a comeback felt monumental. The team’s comeback ...
Since Carl Springer took over as the head coach of the Lawrence girls wrestling program, mental health has been a consistent point of focus for the team. This year, each day, the team carves time out of practice to journal, and wrestlers on the team make time to talk about their mental health. “I feel like that’s made a big difference in the room with the girls,” Springer said. “Handling losses and ...