OVERLAND PARK — The Free State volleyball team continued its undefeated start on Thursday with a 3-0 road win over Shawnee Mission North.
The Firebirds dominated the first two sets, and even after allowing the Bison to take the lead in the third set, Free State battled back to finish the set on top.
Free State coach Joel Grillot said the match was an opportunity for the Firebirds to put some players in who ...
Free State flag football entered the year on a high from a playoff run last season with returning talent to be one of the top rosters in the state. A blowout 48-0 win over Shawnee Mission East in the first game of the season only added to that hype.
Wednesday gave the Firebirds their first loss of the season, a 32-26 thriller to Shawnee Mission West. Teams never want to learn lessons from losses, but Free State ...
Some self-inflicted errors cost Lawrence volleyball the win against Shawnee Mission North on Tuesday, as the Lions lost 3-1.
“It came down to our mistakes,” Lawrence coach Michael Dunlap said. “We have to be able to take care of our side of the net. The reality is we are still working to get there.”
Lawrence has a junior-heavy team, many of whom are getting varsity playing time for the first time. ...
Lawrence flag football had a late start to the season, only meeting coach Silas Dulan three weeks before the team’s first game against Olathe Northwest.
But that hasn’t slowed down the Lions much at all through the team’s first two games. Dulan said it’s part of the team’s story, and the headline of that story through two weeks has been a stifling defense.
“We started knowing how to play with each ...
GARDNER — A blocked field goal with six seconds left on the clock proved to be the difference in Lawrence’s 28-26 road loss at Gardner Edgerton on Friday.
While the Trailblazers powered their way with the run game, the Lions stuck to the quick passing game and went toe-to-toe with the 6A champs of two of the last three seasons. In the end, the Trailblazers made the winning plays late to come back from down ...
A few errors proved to be too much to overcome for the Lawrence boys soccer team on Thursday as the Lions fell 3-2 to Olathe Northwest at home.
Facing a team that Lawrence coach Joe Comparato believes is among the best in the Sunflower League was always a test for Lawrence early in the season, and the Lions were just a couple mistakes away from winning.
“We fought hard,” Comparato said. “That’s a ...
