A 15-minute delay due to weather may not have impacted the Free State boys soccer team’s play on Tuesday, but it certainly didn’t help as the team fell out of rhythm early in a 2-0 loss against Mill Valley on Tuesday. Free State coach Joe Waldron classified it as a slow start for the team, but the issues came after the Firebirds had a couple of scoring chances in the opening minutes that they failed to ...
The KSHSAA Board of Directors implemented some new changes at a recent meeting, most notably extending the number of games allowed in a regular season for multiple sports. Basketball, baseball and softball all had their regular seasons extended in the board meeting on Wednesday. The Kansas State High School Activities Association changed the number of games a student can play in from 20 to 23 in basketball, ...
The Lawrence High School tennis team doesn’t have a lot of season left. The Lions compete in the Sunflower League tournament on Oct. 3, with regionals being the week after. For a team of 16 seniors, these next couple of weeks are all that matter. In Monday’s quad against Shawnee Mission Northwest, Mill Valley and Shawnee Mission West, the Lions showed what can help them get a few girls to state and also ...
For the first time this season, the Lions started from behind. The LHS football team has succeeded in scoring early. They took a 21-7 lead over Junction City after the first quarter and started with a 21-0 lead and a 7-0 lead over Shawnee Mission South. But on Friday night, that wasn’t the case, and the Lions (2-1) struggled to get ahead in a 42-34 loss to Olathe North (1-2) on the road. After the first 12 ...
Lawrence High School football coach Clint Bowen knows exactly what kind of a game it’ll be against Olathe North on Friday, which isn’t exactly reassuring in this instance. Despite the Eagles' 0-2 record and the Lions' 2-0 record, Bowen is under no impression that the Eagles will be an easy team to beat, particularly on the road. Olathe North is a team used to winning and success, with eight-win seasons ...
A wind came through the Lawrence High School soccer field almost immediately at the start of the Thursday night match between Lawrence and Free State high schools. Cracks of electricity danced through the clouds, while the full benches were split with the east side sporting green and the west side dressed in red, all shouting as if it were a playoff match. The energy, from the field to the crowd to the ...