Midway through the regular season, Lawrence holds a 3-1 record and a three-game winning streak, which the Lions hadn’t done since 2023. Lawrence is on the road on Thursday against Shawnee Mission South, looking to get its fourth win in a row, which would be the longest streak since 2022. The Raiders enter the game with the inverse record of the Lions, 1-3, with the one win the Raiders have against Lincoln ...
OLATHE — Free State soccer battled back from a two-goal deficit in a wet, rainy match against Olathe West on Wednesday, finishing with a double overtime tie. The prior week was a tough one, with Free State losing 4-0 to Shawnee Mission West and 4-1 to Olathe East, dropping the Firebirds to 4-4. Some injuries and communication errors led to the losses a week ago. “The team as a whole stepped up really ...
For the first four weeks of the football season, Lawrence football has faced a string of run-first offenses trying to establish physicality in the trenches. So far, it hasn’t gone well for those opposing teams. Lawrence holds a 3-1 record at the midway point of the regular season, and opposing offenses are averaging 20 points per game, a figure that the Lawrence offense is averaging 15 points better than. ...
It was important for Free State’s Anniston Clark to earn a win over Lawrence in her final high school season. But what made Thursday’s win memorable was doing it alongside her sister, Bryna. Anniston and Bryna only have one year together at Free State, and with their age difference, this season is the only time that they’ve been able to play volleyball together in an organized manner. So the sisters are ...
Ethan Curry got loose early and often in Lawrence’s 48-13 senior night win over Olathe East on Friday night, going for 292 yards from scrimmage with four touchdowns. "It felt so surreal," Curry said. "To do it with this group of guys, that's what we practice for." Lawrence coach Jason Thoren called Curry "a man out there" with how physical he runs. Curry has the speed and hands to be an electric playmaker, ...
The Lawrence football team is feeling pretty good. The Lions have won two straight for the first time since midway through the 2024 season, and they will host a winless Olathe East team on senior night. But Lawrence coach Jason Thoren doesn't want the Lions to let up on the gas pedal in this game or any other this year. "You can't ever let down in football," Thoren said. "That's been the message all week. It's ...