After a six-game slide, Lawrence boys soccer got back in the win column with a 2-1 senior-night victory over Shawnee Mission Northwest. The Lions are in the final week of the regular season. The last month hasn’t gone well, and Monday night was the last time the Lawrence seniors will take the home field at LHS. With that, the Lions wanted to win, and they got it done in the end. “I’m glad they got it ...
WICHITA — It’s a rare sight, but in the 6A singles state championship match, Eli Ward had to ask herself, "What am I doing?" Ward, a sophomore at Free State, won the first set 6-1 and took a commanding lead in the second. She was a game away from clinching the title, but just couldn’t put away her opponent Penny Reed from Blue Valley North. It got a little frustrating, and Ward came close to letting a ...
OVERLAND PARK — A stout defensive performance that got better as the game went on helped Lawrence football beat Shawnee Mission Northwest on the road on Thursday. “They played really well,” Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said. “Especially this week with that offense… With weather (impacting practices) and playing on Thursday, we were cut short on everything. There’s only so much we were able to get ...
Coming off a homecoming loss, Lawrence football is looking to get back on track against Shawnee Mission Northwest on Thursday. A short week and some more rain storms have made practices a little unusual, but Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said the team has handled the changes, like the team has done all season. The Lions will need its defense dialed in during the week of preparation to face the Cougars’ option ...
Eli Ward walks to the back of the court after every point and touches the racket to the back fence. Her opponents might do the same, but there’s usually some sort of emotion being expressed physically in that moment. But for Ward, it’s mechanical, surgical. There’s no emotive expression in her actions, whether she won the point or not. She doesn’t converse with her coach or any teammate. Ward just stays ...
Lawrence and Free State golfers competed in regional tournaments on Monday, where six golfers earned a trip to the state meet. Free State’s golf team took second in the 6A Lake Shawnee Golf Course regional, earning the team’s spot in the 6A state tournament next week. The Firebirds earned a 371 team score, which was second among six teams that had enough golfers to qualify for a team score. Claire Cummins ...