Lawrence girls soccer (5-8) lost 4-0 to Shawnee Mission East in the Lions' final home game of the season. The game served as a senior night for Lawrence’s seven seniors: Katie Daughtery, Hannah Jenicke, Aaliysah Lanning, Eliza Pultz-Earl, Elise Rathmel, Reann Rodriguez and Giova Rubenstein. Lawrence coach Joe Comparato said it was a special moment, as that group was his first freshman class when he took over ...
Free State baseball had what some players called a statement win over Olathe West on Thursday, beating the top team in the 6A East 3-2. It was a big win, and the team celebrated it for a short time. Pitcher Ben Graves said the win was important after the team had fallen short and lost 11-1 against Olathe East, the other top team in the region. But the Firebirds didn’t let the win overshadow their next game. ...
Olathe — The final round of the Sunflower League boys tennis tournament concluded on Monday after a rain delay postponed the final round on Friday. Lawrence and Free State did well in the tournament, with the Lions finishing third and the Firebirds coming in fourth. The success, particularly in the final rounds, will help those players in their regional seeding on Saturday. Lawrence’s Jun Brewer had the ...
Free State baseball relied on its pitching to get a 1-0 win over Shawnee Mission South at home on Saturday. The Firebirds (18-2) had a hard time getting their offense going, but the team got seven runless innings from pitchers Cayman Cook and Ben Graves. Cook, who started, pitched five innings and threw five strikeouts against three hits. Graves pitched the final two and threw three strikeouts against one hit. ...
Things at Lawrence High School are pretty different from how they were in the 1990s when Jason Thoren attended. Where he would’ve said Olathe North is Lawrence’s biggest rival, current Lions would say Free State. Even the interior of the school looks drastically different. But what hasn’t changed is the tradition of the program and the impact the school and its football program have on the community and ...
Olathe — The Sunflower League boys tennis tournament at the College Boulevard Activity Center came a round away from concluding on Friday before a rain delay postponed the conclusion until Monday at 4 p.m. Jun Brewer, the Lawrence No. 1 singles player, is set up for a third-place match. He entered as the No. 5 seed and went 3-1 on Friday. Brewer started with an 8-2 win over Olathe North’s Olivier Ramus and ...