WRITER: David Rodish

Bishop Seabury girls soccer beats Maranatha Christian 5-1, surpasses 2024 win total with fourth win

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 hires former Baker coach, Lawrence alumnus as head football coach

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 shows progress in 2-1 loss to Olathe West

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 ...

David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium remains 'on time, on budget' to complete renovations by August

At a guided tour of the ongoing construction of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, University of Kansas athletic director Travis Goff summarized the update in four words: “On time, on budget.” “(Those are) four words we’re really enjoying continuing to say around here,” Goff said. “They’re working really hard — double shifts, 600 people on site at any given moment, and everything is on track ...

Lawrence tennis ties for fourth, Free State ties for sixth at home tennis tournament

Lawrence and Free State's boys tennis teams competed in a home tournament on Friday against eight teams at Free State and Sports Pavilion Lawrence for the final regular-season tournament. The Lions tied for fourth in the tournament, while the Firebirds tied for sixth. The tournament included many teams Lawrence and Free State will see next week in the Sunflower League meet, providing an opportunity to see where ...

Lawrence baseball falls 6-3 to Deer Creek behind five errors, mental mistakes

Lawrence baseball committed five errors and lost 6-3 to Deer Creek in a game at Hoglund Ballpark on Thursday. The Lions gave the Antlers too many opportunities in the game, particularly in the fourth inning when the Antlers scored three runs. “Whenever you have more errors than you score runs, it’s never going to end well,” Lawrence coach Adam Green said. “We can lament all we want, getting the tying ...