Lawrence football is back at home on Friday for its homecoming game against Shawnee Mission East, the team that beat the Lions in last year’s playoffs. Friday’s contest being the homecoming game has added some excitement and noise, but coach Jason Thoren said the team has done well in blocking it out during practices. “The team has had a lot going on, a lot of distractions, but I think they’ve handled ...
Free State’s volleyball team took a moment to compose themselves after losing the second set of Thursday’s City Showdown against Lawrence. “We got ahead of ourselves,” junior middle blocker Anniston Clark said. “We came in confident and we let it slip away, but what we said in the huddle was, ‘this isn’t us. Let’s reset, refocus and play how we play.’ That really helped us do what we needed to ...
Free State’s boys soccer team has hit an offensive rut over the last four games, with just one goal scored in that time and three shutout losses. But the team is confident that things will turn around. Most of Free State’s boys soccer players have spent a lot of time together from club teams and at Free State. The team has chemistry with each other and knows how to play with each other. It’s just a matter ...
Former Lawrence High School football coach and longtime Kansas assistant coach Clint Bowen was named Oklahoma State’s interim defensive coordinator on Sunday. Bowen was hired by the recently fired Mike Gundy in December as an offensive quality control coach at Oklahoma State, but after a shakeup in the coaching staff, Bowen has been promoted to defensive coordinator by interim coach Doug Meacham. Meacham told ...
Olathe — Free State boys soccer fell 2-0 to Olathe East on Tuesday, dropping the Firebirds’ record to 3-5-1. “The boys have obviously had some struggles lately, but the one thing I think we continue to take away is that they don’t stop playing as a team,” Free State coach Tyson Heck said. “They realize they play a lot better together. We’re possessing well, we’re passing well. But credit to that ...