Lawrence High baseball moved to 2-1 on the season with an 11-3 win over Sioux Falls-Roosevelt on Friday. The game was difficult for pitchers due to some high-speed winds. Coach Adam Green said it was important for the team to stack up runs, knowing that the pitchers might have a hard time staying in the strike zone with the wind. “For our pitching staff to give up three total runs — I’m very pleased,” ...
For the last two years, Amani Bledsoe has been training like he’s in the middle of a football season. He’s been waiting for an opportunity, anything to show that he can be an NFL defensive lineman. That opportunity comes on Saturday when Bledsoe will play his first football game since 2021. Bledsoe signed with the Arlington Renegades of the UFL in January, and his season begins against the San Antonio ...
The Lawrence High softball team started its season with a 7-2 win against St. James Academy in Lawrence on Thursday. The Thunder took an early lead with a run on two doubles in the bottom of the first. A popout to second baseman Zoey Barber put the Lions at the plate, where Barber drove in the team’s first run with a double after leadoff hitter Harper Dye tripled. Lili Spinelli gave the Lions a 2-1 lead with ...
Free State's girls soccer team won its home opener on Thursday in a 3-2 win over Shawnee Heights. The win was of particular importance for the Firebirds, as it was the first time in the four years under coach Joe Waldron that the team won its home opener. "It's always good to get a win," Waldron said. "We scored three goals, we looked good organizationally going forward, and we did good on defense." The ...
The Lawrence girls soccer team has relied heavily on young players for the last few seasons. With that came the usual growing pains of learning to play against varsity Sunflower League teams. This year, the Lions have a lot of experience and many upperclassmen who have played extensive minutes. They understand the pace of the game around them, and they can match that this season. Speed is one of the strengths ...
Former Eudora point guard Harper Schreiner and the Pittsburg State Gorillas are in the Final Four of the Division II women's basketball tournament. Schreiner, a junior for the Gorillas, was the 2022 Kansas 4A Player of the Year, leading the Eudora Cardinals to the state championship before losing to Bishop Miege. She graduated as one of three Cardinals to score 1,000 career points and averaged 18.3 points, 9.0 ...