Olathe — Lawrence softball’s season ended in the regional championship game against Olathe North, with the Lions losing 5-4 after a late-game comeback fell short. “We had them where we wanted them,” Lawrence coach Mike Byrn said. “You can point to a lot of things. We were set up for a fly ball ties it and (senior third baseman) Maddy Crawford up at the plate, and we let them off the hook a ...
Eudora — The Eudora Cardinals are returning to the 4A softball state tournament after two run-rule wins in the regional tournament on Wednesday. “We had a lot of expectations going into here since we won the last three, so we knew what we had to do and came in here and got our job done,” catcher Reese Pattison said. Eudora secured its spot at state with a 13-0 win over No. 9 Chanute in the regional ...
Lawrence baseball's season came to an end with a 3-0 loss to No. 1 Olathe West in the regional tournament at the College Boulevard Activity Center on Wednesday. The Lions finished with three hits and no walks on offense while being struck out 12 times. At the mound, pitcher Brady Wollesen started and threw 4.2 innings, allowing seven hits and three walks against four strikeouts. Logan Sheldon pitched the final ...
The Bishop Seabury Seahawks advanced to the girls’ soccer regional championship after an 8-0 win over Bishop Ward on Tuesday. The Seahawks moved to 11-3 on the season, setting them up to host Bishop Miege on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Regardless of the next game’s result, the season has been one of the best in Bishop Seabury history. “I think that’s historic — I don’t think the girls have ever had a ...
Regional tournament assignments were announced for baseball, softball and girls soccer on Saturday by KSHSAA. Here’s where each local team will be next week: Baseball The Sunflower League champion Free State Firebirds enter the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the 6A West and will host a regional on Thursday. The Firebirds drew No. 16 Derby (7-19) in the first game and will face either No. 8 Topeka (12-11) or ...
Lawrence scored six points, while Free State scored five in the 6A boys state tennis tournament in Junction City over the weekend. Jun Brewer was the only Lion at the tournament, but he made the school’s presence felt with a ninth-place finish. Brewer started with the ninth seed and lost a close match in the first round that went deep into three sets. He bounced back with an 8-2 win over Free State’s Drew ...