WRITER: David Rodish

Preps Notebook: Two Lawrence football players sign with Division I teams on National Signing Day

Lawrence will send two high school football players to Division I teams this year. Lawrence High School quarterback Banks Bowen signed with the University of Tulsa, and Free State linebacker Parker Moore signed with the University of Wyoming. Both players committed to their respective schools earlier in the summer and stuck with their commitments. Bowen was named a first-team all-Sunflower League quarterback ...

Lions boys basketball team struggled to defend in 82-64 loss to Shawnee Mission North

Lawrence High School fell behind early and struggled to come back in an 82-64 loss to Shawnee Mission North at LHS on Tuesday. The Lions (1-1) got off to about as fast a start as possible in their first two possessions, with Aden Ramirez and Eddie Roman Nose hitting 3-pointers. After that, it was tough sledding. The Bison prevented entry passes to the paint while attacking the rim and getting to the free-throw ...

LHS boys, girls basketball teams start season with blowout home wins on Friday

Basketball returned to the Lions’ den on Friday night as Lawrence High School’s boys and girls basketball teams returned to the court and had blowout wins. “It felt amazing,” Lawrence boys basketball coach Nick Wood said of the home atmosphere. “To come home and play well in front of our community — it was a celebration. It was exciting to have our group of guys show the community what we can ...

LHS football coach steps down after leading program for 4 years

Lawrence High School football coach Clint Bowen will no longer be coaching the Lions and has instead decided to explore other coaching options outside of the high school level. Bowen, a 1990 graduate of Lawrence High School, took the position in 2021 and went 26-15 in four seasons. Prior to that, he spent most of his career as a defensive assistant coach for the University of Kansas, where he also played from ...

KU's frontcourt advantage leads Jayhawks to 86-51 win over Furman

Kansas men's basketball’s frontcourt mismatch powered an 86-51 win over Furman at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. The game plan from the start was to attack the paint. Of the Jayhawks’ first 25 points, 22 came in the paint. Forwards KJ Adams and Hunter Dickinson were the two main options. Early and often, the ball went to one of those two post players and ended with a basket for Kansas. By the end of the ...

Experience and understanding underline strong stretch of games for Kansas forward Adams

Updated 2:55 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2: Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had some pointed thoughts on Saturday on the play of his senior forward KJ Adams over the past two games. “If he’s not Big 12 player of the week this week, I don’t know if anybody will ever deserve it,” Self said. The voters ultimately defied the KU coach on Monday, picking Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert and West Virginia's Javon Small ...