Three former Lawrence and Free State football players found their first professional football homes in the NFL last week.
The New Orleans Saints drafted former Lawrence Lion Devin Neal, while former Free State Firebirds Keenan Garber and Gabe Clark received opportunities after going undrafted.
Neal capped off his Lawrence career in 2020 with a season that included over 1,300 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns. ...
Free State hired Melle Dye as its girls wrestling coach, the school announced on April 17, as the program is set to split from a joint team with Lawrence High.
“I think it's great that we’re splitting our program and becoming our own program,” Dye said. “Free State is in a good position with a lot of freshmen coming in from West (Middle School) and Southwest (Middle School).”
Dye has spent the last ...
Lawrence baseball (8-10) lost 6-3 to Shawnee Mission South (7-6) behind self-inflicted errors after the Lions won three of four games last week.
The Raiders took the lead at the top of the first after a double and an error on a throw to first base. The Lions put the next two batters out, including a strikeout from pitcher Brice Schwada.
Lawrence coach Adam Green said the Lions didn’t come to the game ready ...
The Bishop Seabury girls soccer team beat Maranatha Christian 5-1 on Monday for the fourth win of the season, surpassing its 2024 win total.
This season, the Seahawks (4-3) have the depth and talent at the top of the roster to carry them into the postseason.
“We were really short on players last year — a couple of times we had to play with only 10 players,” Bishop Seabury coach Ivo Ivanov said. “This ...
Lawrence High School officially hired Jason Thoren as its next head football coach during Monday's Lawrence school board meeting.
Thoren notably was Baker University's head coach from 2019-22. The Wildcats went 30-12 in his four seasons at the helm, including a 7-1 record in 2020 in which the team reached the NAIA quarterfinal round. Thoren started coaching at Baker in 2009 and held the defensive coordinator ...
Lawrence girls soccer lost 2-1 to Olathe West on Saturday in a game that provided a lot of positives for the growing program.
“We’ve talked about taking baby steps with our program, and here’s a top team in the league,” Lawrence coach Joe Comparato said. “To come in here and hold them the way we did, to put them down a goal — we’re taking the steps we need to compete in this league.”
Comparato ...
