Former Free State wrestlers Matthew Marcum and Eric Streeter have qualified for the NJCAA National Championships.
Marcum (197-pound weight class) and Streeter (149-pound weight class) graduated from Free State in 2023 as state champions with over 100 high school wins and joined the Labette Community College wrestling program. Labette won seven of eight duals this season in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College ...
Daijah Preston had a 15-1 record on the wrestling mat as a junior at Free State last January. She wasn’t just placing at tournaments; she was winning them.
Then came the injury. Preston tore three ligaments in her foot, ending her season there. Her coach, Carl Springer, invited her to attend practices with the team, but it was too difficult to be close to her teammates without being able to wrestle. A chance ...
Lawrence traveled to Olathe North for a pair of basketball games, losing both. The girls lost 85-66, and the boys lost 60-33.
In the girls basketball game, the Lions played a well-rounded offensive game. They hit 3s, got to the free-throw line, and distributed the ball, which resulted in 66 points.
The Eagles, however, had an unstoppable shooter: Junior Asia Lee. She scored 44 points in the 85-66 Olathe North ...
For the last two years, the backs of the state wrestling shirts for Lawrence and Free State were spacious, with only two names printed. The shirts this year will look fuller as nine wrestlers qualified between the two schools.
Six Lawrence girls qualified for state in the 6A East regional at Shawnee Mission Northwest, and three Free State girls qualified in the 6A West regional at Wichita West. The Lions placed ...
Lawrence hosted Olathe Northwest in boys and girls basketball and lost both games. The girls lost 56-49, and the boys lost 66-56.
The Lions utilized their size early on. The team consistently fed sophomore center Cami Nauholz the ball, and she scored the first 10 points. When other Lions took a shot, Nauholz came up with an offensive rebound and scored. She finished with 21 points, which led the team.
Freshman ...
Former Free State Firebird and current Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Caely Kesten hit 1,000 career points in college with a 21-point game against Rogers State on February 8.
Kesten joined the Bearcats in the 2020-21 season, starting nine games and appearing in 17. She started seven of her nine games consecutively, averaging 6.3 points per game in that span. For the year, she scored 69 points.
As a ...
