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 ...
Topeka — Lawrence finished the 64th Topeka Invitational Tournament fourth of eight teams after the Lions lost 64-54 Saturday to Olathe East in the third-place game.
The Lions finished 1-2 in the tournament, and coach Nick Wood saw plenty of positives in the three-day tournament and a lot to grow on. The Lions have five weeks before the postseason begins with the substate tournament.
“It was a great ...
Topeka — The most important thing for the Lawrence boys basketball coach to see in the 64th Topeka Invitational Tournament was an identity. It showed in Thursday’s win over Wichita Southeast, and again Friday, despite a 52-41 loss to Highland Park.
“We’re continuing to evolve as a basketball team,” Lawrence coach Nick Wood said. “We’re turning into a basketball team that competes like crazy, has ...
Topeka — After holding a 17-point lead in the second quarter, the Lawrence boys basketball team fell to a 67-66 hole with two minutes and five seconds left in a game against Wichita Southeast in the 64th Topeka Invitational Tournament.
Coach Nick Wood’s message to the team during the Buffs' comeback was simple: stick to what worked. The Lions had built a double-digit lead in the first half by controlling ...
Free State and Lawrence High took to the wrestling mat at FSHS on Wednesday evening in a dual that swung in the hosts’ favor, 65-9.
The dual doubled as senior night for the Firebirds. Coach Randy Streeter has coached many classes throughout their high school careers, but he said this class was unique in its camaraderie.
“This is the most solid, deepest, tightest group I’ve ever had,” Streeter said. ...
