For the second time in his tennis coaching career, Stephen Hudson will become Lawrence High School’s next boys and girls tennis coach. Hudson took over the job at Lawrence High in 2006 before leaving after the 2010 school year. Hudson continued to coach in different capacities around De Soto. He was the assistant coach at De Soto High School while working on the school’s staff. Now he’s back after the ...
Initially, Emerson Sloop was in it for the doughnuts. Sloop first became interested in refereeing soccer games at around 12 years old when she saw that the referees got doughnuts after soccer tournaments she played in. Almost five years later, Sloop has around 2,500 games under her belt as a referee and has traveled across the country for large soccer tournaments at various levels and age groups. Becoming a ...
For the last three years, the Free State girls basketball team has had a trial by fire as young players stepped into prominent roles against tough competition. Rising senior Addie Fulscher is one of those Firebirds, and she has risen to the challenge each year. Since she arrived, Fulscher has played an important role for the Firebirds both on and off the court. She’s been a leading scorer and playmaker, ...
Jah’ir Johnson’s goal for the spring track and field season was pretty simple: Don’t stay on junior varsity. Johnson, a senior who started at linebacker for the Lawrence football team, had spent his spring throwing shot put for the Lions track and field team, but most of his experience came at the JV level. For his final season of high school competition, he wanted to be on varsity. “I struggled at ...
Eudora’s girls track and field team finished second in the 4A state meet in Wichita on Saturday after having won the state meet last year. The Cardinals finished second with 67 points, which was 24 points behind the first-place Andale. The team got 36 points from its jumps, 26 from its distance runs, three from relays and two from hurdles. Senior Hanna Keltner won both the 3200-meter run with an 11 minute, ...
Salina — Eudora softball fell short in the 4A state championship game, losing 4-1 to McPherson and finishing their season 27-2. “I’m very proud of this team,” coach Bill Finucane said. “I’m very proud of what they accomplished and where we ended up, except for the last game. But I don’t think we have anything to hang our heads about. They should be very proud of what they’ve done.” The ...