Lou Elsten’s first high school win came his freshman year against ranked wrestler Roman Clouse from Gardner Edgerton. It was his first dual of the year. “I knew he was really good,” Elsten said. “I think it was tied 1-1 in the third period, and I ended up pinning him. My first one was a pretty good one.” Elsten wrestled Clouse a few more times that year, including in the state tournament consolation ...
Lawrence and Free State’s girls wrestling teams competed in the Sunflower League meet on Friday. The Lions finished eighth with 64.5 points, and the Firebirds took ninth with 52.0 points. Both schools had four wrestlers place in the top six of their weight classes, and each team had a girl in a championship match. “That was the first time we’ve had anybody in the finals,” said Carl Springer, who ...
Five Lawrence High School football players officially signed their college letters on Wednesday during National Signing Day. Linebacker Jah’ir Johnson signed with Coffeyville Community College, linebacker Ben Marker signed with Peru State, defensive back Darren Riccardo signed with Graceland, lineman Andrew Nelson signed with Baker and defensive back Jaylen Parks signed with Missouri Western. Quarterback ...
The Lawrence boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Shawnee Mission West for a Sunflower League match on Wednesday, and both programs came away with wins. The Lions won close in the girls game, 37-36, and by double digits in the boys game, 51-39. The LHS girls had a slow start to the game and struggled offensively. Assistant coach Olivia Lemus said the team has often dealt with slow starts this year, and ...
Caleb Streeter often hits the road on weekends, leaving Hays to travel to wherever the Free State wrestling team is playing in a tournament. Caleb watches his youngest brother, Drew, wrestle for their dad, Randy. Being the eldest Streeter brother and four years older than Drew, Caleb didn’t get to wrestle with Drew like he did Eric, the middle brother. Instead, Caleb tries to attend as many duals and ...
The Lawrence High School wrestling team wrapped up its regular season for both its boys and girls teams with home duals on Tuesday. The girls had two duals against Emporia High School and Louisburg High School, while the boys only wrestled against Louisburg. The girls included a moment to honor their seniors Avery Sutton and Reann Rodriguez. Both have played large parts in the Lions program becoming a full team ...