When the Lawrence girls soccer team needed someone to step up ahead of the playoffs, freshman Layla Simmons answered the call. Simmons started the season strong, showing off her speed and scoring ability in more of a reserve role for the Lions. But an ankle injury sidelined her for a late stretch in the season. Other injuries on the team mounted, and Simmons had to work her way back from recovery to help her ...
Thirty-four seconds after overtime started, senior Sidra Besson was running over to freshman Layla Simmons with her arms out, ready to embrace. Lawrence and Blue Valley battled through 80 minutes of playoff soccer at Lawrence High School, and both teams finished regulation with two goals. The Lions were on the cusp of winning in regulation, as the Lawrence front line pressured the Tigers’ back line with speed ...
SHAWNEE — Lawrence baseball’s season came to an end on Tuesday with a 12-2 loss to Mill Valley in the regional semifinal round. The Lions fell behind early, relinquishing six runs in the first two innings, and weren’t able to keep the Jaguars within 10 runs by five innings into the game. Lawrence finished the season 7-19. “I won’t remember them for this game,” Lawrence coach Adam Green said. ...
When Eli Ward won the 6A girls tennis singles championship in October, the freshman made sure to let her big brother, Micah, know about it. Most of the top youth tennis players compete within the United States Tennis Association and often don’t compete with high school teams to free up their schedules for USTA competitions. But Eli decided to go out for the Free State team and went undefeated en route to a ...
It was a night of firsts, seconds and plenty more as Eudora girls soccer beat Bishop Ward 9-0 on Monday in a 40-minute rout to advance to the 4-1A regional championship. Eudora had been in a bit of a scoring slump prior to the game, but Monday’s nine-goal win was a confidence boost for the Cardinals. “It was really refreshing to watch and replenish our mind to know we can do it,” senior Kennedy Stadalman ...
Girls soccer, baseball and softball all are entering the postseason, and local teams across the three sports are beginning their playoff push with regional tournaments this week. GIRLS SOCCER Lawrence girls soccer entered the postseason as the No. 7 seed in the 6A East regional with a 10-6-0 record. The Lions will host their first game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. over No. 10 Blue Valley (8-7-1). A win in the ...