The Lawrence boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Shawnee Mission West for a Sunflower League match on Wednesday, and both programs came away with wins.
The Lions won close in the girls game, 37-36, and by double digits in the boys game, 51-39.
The LHS girls had a slow start to the game and struggled offensively. Assistant coach Olivia Lemus said the team has often dealt with slow starts this year, and ...
Caleb Streeter often hits the road on weekends, leaving Hays to travel to wherever the Free State wrestling team is playing in a tournament.
Caleb watches his youngest brother, Drew, wrestle for their dad, Randy. Being the eldest Streeter brother and four years older than Drew, Caleb didn’t get to wrestle with Drew like he did Eric, the middle brother. Instead, Caleb tries to attend as many duals and ...
The Lawrence High School wrestling team wrapped up its regular season for both its boys and girls teams with home duals on Tuesday. The girls had two duals against Emporia High School and Louisburg High School, while the boys only wrestled against Louisburg.
The girls included a moment to honor their seniors Avery Sutton and Reann Rodriguez. Both have played large parts in the Lions program becoming a full team ...
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 ...
