Free State guard Korbin Dowdell received interest from several Division II colleges to play basketball. Dowdell, however, wanted to take a chance on himself — he decided to commit to John Wood Community College in Illinois. “It’s a dream come true,” Dowdell said. “Me, my dad and my trainers have worked for this moment right here.” Dowdell had a strong summer with his AAU team, which is when John ...
The Lawrence girls basketball team started strong, but a lack of size hurt the Lions in the second half of a 75-48 loss to Washburn Rural in the Capital City Classic on Friday. The loss moved the Lions to the third-place game, which will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Topeka West High School. The Lions had a couple of key players who were not dressed for the game. Freshman guard Jayla Colter continued to ...
Topeka — The Lawrence High School girls basketball team started the Capital City Classic with a win, defeating Shawnee Mission West 54-36 on Thursday. “I thought everybody stepped up and filled their roles and did what they’re supposed to do,” assistant coach Jeff Colter said. “Everybody touched the ball, everybody kind of did what they do, and that led to a big win.” The Lions took an early lead ...
Josh Galbreath closely followed Devin Neal’s career when Neal made the two-mile move from Lawrence High School to the University of Kansas. Galbreath’s older brother, Eric, played alongside Neal at Lawrence. The younger Galbreath saw Neal, a three-sport athlete for the Lions, become a power-conference prospect at running back for the Lions. He, like many others, loved to watch Neal play football. Galbreath ...
Hyrum Vaeono’s phone started to blow up with text messages alerting him of the news. Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia sued the NCAA in November, saying that his years spent at the junior college level should not count toward his eligibility at the NCAA level. In December, he won an injunction for an extra year of eligibility, and the NCAA granted a one-year waiver to all similarly situated athletes set to ...
Fresh off a productive tournament in Topeka last week, the Lawrence boys basketball team (3-7) returned home Tuesday to host Sumner Academy and won 64-56. Lawrence had a slow start to their night on offense. Senior guard Aden Ramirez was the only Lion to hit a field goal for the first quarter, which came on a 3-pointer. He led the team with 19 points in the game. Free throws from junior guard Eddie Roman Nose ...