Substate assignments have been released for all area basketball teams as the postseason begins.
At the 6A level, Lawrence competes in the East region, while Free State competes in the West.
The Lawrence boys basketball team (6-14) enters as the No. 15 seed against No. 2 Shawnee Mission Northwest (17-3) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Cougars won the prior matchup 65-26 on Feb. 8. The winner of this match heads to the ...
Bishop Seabury’s season ended with a 73-70 loss to Frankfort at home on Monday.
The Seahawks hoped to return to the 1A Division I state championship after finishing as the runner-up last year. This time, their season ends in the second substate round.
“I told them to keep their heads up,” Bishop Seabury coach Trey Johnson said. “They shouldn't be ashamed of playing. I’ve known these seniors since ...
Overland Park — Lawrence junior Goldy Stephens became the school’s first state placer after finishing fifth in the 235-pound weight class in the 6A state girls wrestling tournament on Saturday.
“I’m really grateful, and I’m really excited for next year. Hopefully, I can do better,” Stephens said. “That was my season-long goal, so that was really satisfying.”
Stephens started the day with two ...
Overland Park — Free State placed four of the 12 wrestlers the team brought to the 6A state boys wrestling tournament on Saturday, while Lawrence finished with one placer out of its three qualifiers.
The Firebirds scored 100.0 points, which placed them sixth in the tournament. The Lions scored 25.5 points, which placed them 21st.
Senior Grayson Hagen headlined the team as the runner-up in the 165-pound ...
The second-seeded Haskell Indian Nations women’s basketball team (12-13, 4-1) advanced to the Continental Athletic Conference championship game with an 88-61 win over Washington Adventist at Haskell on Saturday.
Haskell made 15 3-pointers at an efficient 44.1% clip while holding Washington Adventist to just 4-for-19 from distance. Junior guard Myona Dauphinais led the Fighting Indians with 28 points while ...
Overland Park — Six wrestlers between Lawrence and Free State advanced to the second day of the 6A Kansas state girls wrestling tournament on Friday.
After the first day, Lawrence is 23rd with 10.0 team points, and Free State is 25th with 6.0 points.
Lawrence brought six wrestlers for the tournament, while Free State brought three. Both schools will have three wrestlers compete on the second day of the ...
