Lawrence High School wasn’t messing around on Friday. The Lions held their homecoming game against the Shawnee Mission West Vikings after falling short in back-to-back losses that saw opportunities to win slip through their fingers. That wasn't the case on Friday. The Lions entered with a dominant mindset and held more than their own to finish with a 55-0 win. “I’m proud of the kids in the way they ...
After a 2-0 start, the Lawrence High School football team has dropped two straight to fall to 2-2 at the halfway mark of the regular season. Despite the hiccup in the record, the Lions are confident and prepared to get back in the win column on Friday. The Lions will host the Shawnee Mission West Vikings, who are 1-3 and are also on a two-game losing streak. The Vikings have had a rough recent history. The ...
In a loud and hostile gymnasium, the Free State Firebirds volleyball team learned a lot about themselves. Facing rival Lawrence High School on the road, the Firebirds had confidence and belief in each other. It showed late in each set, where the Firebirds took control and didn’t let up, winning 3-0 over the Lions. Both teams have struggled over the past couple of weeks. For Free State, that led to tough ...
Eudora volleyball coach Brooke Hopper is silent for the first part of any timeout. Instead of telling her team what they need to fix, she has the players take care of it themselves. The Cardinals are a senior-heavy team that has a lot of experience playing together. That experience has built a strong overall team IQ which allows them to diagnose and fix their own issues, and it’s how the Cardinals have become ...
The Lawrence High School volleyball team fell to the visiting Olathe West Owls 3-0 on Tuesday, but the team’s spirits continue to remain high with confidence that they can battle against anyone, as evidenced by the game’s second set. The Lions struggled with slow starts. The Owls led 10-3 in the first set and 9-3 in the third. The Lions were able to make the final two sets competitive but couldn't win while ...
Baldwin girls golf coach Eric Toot wasn’t sure what he had in his team. Toot had just stepped away from coaching the girls basketball team and was approaching retirement when the girls on the golf team approached him about being their coach. Knowing the quality of the character of the girls on the team, he stepped in, despite having never coached golf before. The 2024 season is only the second year of the ...