Yamirra Woods spent a lot of time watching wrestling videos in the days before her first high school wrestling match.
Woods, a sophomore at Lawrence High School, decided to try something new this year. She’d always been told that she was strong, so wrestling seemed like a natural sport for her. Videos of the sport began to populate her TikTok feed, which helped solidify her decision to “see how it is and go ...
Lenexa — Free State freshman Gavin McIntosh qualified for the 6A state dive finals after scoring 246.05 points for 12th place on the leaderboard during the first day of the KSHSAA 6A state swim and dive meet.
The Firebirds had two divers compete on Thursday, and both reached the semifinal round. Sophomore Constantine Shipley reached the semifinal after placing 16th of 28 in the preliminary event, while ...
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 ...
