The Lawrence High School boys soccer team was under no impression that this year would be easy. Coming off a season that ended with the team finishing 11th in its conference, the Lions started with a road game against the defending 6A champion Olathe East. Aside from their first opponent, the Lions play in a tough Sunflower League. No game would be an easy win for this team. The Lions started the season with ...
Lawrence High School’s varsity volleyball team started its season at home hosting Manhattan, Washburn Rural and Topeka Hayden high schools. The Lions didn’t come away with a win in any of their three games — in fact, the team only won one of the six sets it played — but the Lions responded in each game and each set, improving throughout the night. For new head coach Deborah Newkirk, that’s about as ...
A 48-3 season-opening win usually means good things for the entire winning team, and for Kansas' 74 players who took to the field on Thursday night against Lindenwood, it meant players on the back of the depth chart got to make appearances. The Jayhawks held a 34-0 lead at halftime over their FCS opponent, but even by that point several players listed as backups on the depth chart were on the field. Upon ...
Sam Claire grew up in Kansas City before moving to Eudora, and the University of Kansas always loomed large for the senior softball pitcher. So when KU called, it was special. The Eudora ace will play softball in Lawrence upon the conclusion of her final high school season. Eudora softball, over the past few seasons, has been one of the most consistent teams in the state, finishing in third place the last two ...
The football season came one step closer on Friday as Lawrence High School hosted Blue Valley, Blue Valley West and Olathe South in their football jamboree. After playing each team for 26 snaps, the Lions took a lot away ahead of their first regular season game next week. “I’m very glad that we did it because you can’t simulate that true speed of what Friday night looks like,” LHS coach Clint Bowen ...
Calvin Clements had a better than average start to his college career. As a true freshman, the Lawrence native played in three games for Kansas, starting in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against UNLV at left tackle. The experience granted him a chance to show that he belonged at this level. To do that, he kept things simple in his head. “At the end of the day, it’s just football,” Clements said. “It’s not ...