Bishop Seabury center Chase Honarvar is on pace to break the Kansas high school career block record. Honarvar has 414 career blocks, including a 10-block game in a 66-60 win over Heritage Christian Academy, and is averaging around seven blocks a game. The current record holder, Jarrett Grosdidier, concluded his career with 420 blocks for St. Paul High School from 1989-93. After averaging just 0.7 blocks per ...
Topeka — The Lawrence girls basketball team finished the Capital City Classic with a 58-53 loss to Topeka West in the third-place game on Saturday. The Chargers started the game with an early lead, as the Lions missed a few shots on open looks. Senior Brynnae Johnson hit the team’s first two buckets, and the Chargers scored 12 points. By the end of the first quarter, the Chargers held a 17-8 lead. The ...
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 ...