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 ...
Bishop Seabury center Chase Honarvar found out about two weeks before his game against Bishop Ward that he was approaching the state’s all-time block leader. For over 30 years, Jarrett Grosdidier held that state record with 420 blocks. Grosdidier initially didn’t know that he set the record but was told a couple of years after graduating from St. Paul High School in 1993. Grosdidier — who played football ...
Both Lawrence High School basketball teams struggled on Tuesday night with blowout losses to Shawnee Mission South at home. The Lawrence girls basketball team had a hard time defending Shawnee Mission South in their game. The Raiders entered the game with a 6-1 conference record, tied for best in the Sunflower League, and showed just how they got there with a bevy of 3s and hot defense that culminated in a ...
The Free State wrestling team won the Sunflower League meet at Shawnee Mission West on Saturday with 220.5 points, 52.5 points ahead of second-place Gardner Edgerton. “It’s awesome to win the league,” Free State coach Randy Streeter said. “We’ve only won the league twice in the last 10 years. Olathe North, Mill Valley, Gardner Edgerton… those guys are always tough. It’s good to put some space ...
Free State’s boys swim team finished fourth in the Sunflower League Championships at the Shawnee-Mission School District Aquatic Center with 224 points, while the Lawrence team placed ninth with 131 points. Free State’s 200-yard medley relay team placed seventh at 1 minute, 45.22 seconds. Junior Ewan Campbell, senior Ari Mattes, sophomore Sebastian Iversen and sophomore Anderson Bateman made up the team. ...