Cara Jeffries went to a women’s soccer ID camp at Missouri State this past summer, which featured over 20 different colleges from around the area, including Missouri Western State. After the camp, Jeffries wanted to talk with Missouri Western State’s coaches, and the coaches wanted to talk with Jeffries. “They have a pretty good program, great facilities, great coaches, and it’s really close to home ...
Despite Lawrence volleyball’s 3-0 loss at home to Shawnee Mission Northwest, Lawrence coach Deborah Newkirk was pleased with the team’s swagger, saying “they looked like they were up 10 the whole time.” “They are confident because they know they have the skills and ability, it’s just getting it to all mesh,” Newkirk said. “If each one of us cleaned up one error, if each one of us set one more ...
The Lawrence girls tennis team hosted a quad against Shawnee Mission South, Topeka and Washburn Rural at Sports Pavilion Lawrence on Monday, giving the Lions a chance to see some familiar faces and new opponents. The Lions started with Topeka and won both the No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles matches. Emma Over won 8-7 (7-3) in her Topeka singles match, while the Lawrence duo of Mikayla Denton and Lily Baldridge ...
Olathe — Free State volleyball went 2-3 in a tournament against Blue Valley North, Blue Valley Northwest, Lee’s Summit, Mill Valley and Olathe South. Free State coach Jayme Savage said that tournaments are for the team working through issues, and that duals are for solidifying lineups. In Saturday’s tournament, Savage said she saw “glimpses of greatness,” and that the team is “further ahead than ...
Nathan Young planned on going the junior-college route to continue his baseball career. Coming from Free State, where winning is the expectation, Young wanted to go to a program he considered a winner. After visiting Barton, Butler and Cloud County, Young landed on Barton and announced his commitment. “It'd be hard to go from a program that does a lot of winning in high school to go to somewhere in college ...
Junction City spoiled Lawrence’s football home opener on Friday, as the Lions (0-2) lost 14-7 while struggling to move the ball. A year ago, the Lions and Bluejays combined for 125 points, with touchdowns being scored up until the final seconds. This time, the game was decided almost exclusively on the ground, and both teams struggled to move the ball consistently. “(Junction City) had a good (defensive) ...