Basketball returned to the Lawrence High School gymnasium on Tuesday with a girls game against Topeka West and a boys game against Kansas City East.
Both Lawrence teams came away with big wins in the home opener, as the girls won 77-46 and the boys won 66-51.
The Lawrence girls were first to play and got their season started with a blowout win over Topeka West. From the jump, the Lions set the tone with a ...
For the first time since girls wrestling became a KSHSAA sanctioned sport, the Free State and Lawrence girls wrestling teams faced off in a tournament, rather than in practice.
Girls wrestling has been growing in popularity at Lawrence and Free State, but for the first few years of the sport, the teams were small enough to be combined. That changed this year as Free State’s team officially split from ...
Leavenworth — Free State wrestling is back in session to defend its Sunflower League title with a new-look team that started its season with a dual and a tournament in Leavenworth.
So far, Free State coach Randy Streeter has seen a lot of growth from his team.
“We’re super young — I don’t know what to expect (from the team this season),” Streeter said. “We’re competing and getting better every ...
Leavenworth — Free State and Lawrence’s girls wrestling teams returned to the mat for competition on Saturday with the 5th Annual Leavenworth Challenger.
Free State placed fifth while scoring 240.0 points, and Lawrence finished 12th with 120.5 points. There were 18 teams in the tournament. Four Firebirds earned medals as either the tournament champion or the runner-up. Lawrence’s Goldy Stephens was the ...
Kansas City — Lawrence boys basketball started its season with a resounding 82-19 win over JC Harmon on the road Friday.
It took a few minutes and a few shot attempts for Lawrence to settle in, but once the Lions saw some shots fall through the net, the levee broke.
“I saw us be unselfish for the most part, I saw us be willing to make plays for other guys and I saw us be a group more than individuals,” ...
Leavenworth — The Lawrence boys basketball team got a good look at itself and other teams on Wednesday night in a preseason jamboree against Atchison and Leavenworth at Leavenworth High School.
The Lions played two games with three six-minute periods and played all 15 Lions who made the trip out. The jamboree gave everyone a chance to see some varsity minutes, even though the rotation will be cut down as the ...
