The Lawrence football team is feeling pretty good. The Lions have won two straight for the first time since midway through the 2024 season, and they will host a winless Olathe East team on senior night.
But Lawrence coach Jason Thoren doesn't want the Lions to let up on the gas pedal in this game or any other this year.
"You can't ever let down in football," Thoren said. "That's been the message all week. It's ...
The Free State and Lawrence volleyball teams circle the City Showdown every year, and for the third year in a row, the Firebirds were the ones to get the glory.
Free State never trailed against Lawrence as the Firebirds went into Lawrence High and came away with a 3-0 win.
“We did a nice job of not letting our mistakes turn into multiple points,” Free State coach Joel Grillot said. “We fell into that ...
The first flag football City Showdown went about as expected, with large, raucous crowds, momentum swings, highlight plays and a season-defining win for one team.
That team was Free State, which made local history on Wednesday by holding off a late push from Lawrence to win 22-13 at home.
“It’s amazing,” sophomore quarterback Quinlynn Vail said. “(The seniors can say) they never lost to LHS… we knew ...
It’s tough to score in a soccer overtime. One goal ends it, and teams are just as cautious of giving up the game-winning goal as they are looking for the winning opportunity.
It took 9 minutes, 53 seconds of overtime for the best scoring opportunity to appear for Lawrence boys soccer, and as the team set up its corner kick, Senior Gavin Hayes knew it had to be him, and it had to be there.
“I told myself, ...
Free State, Lawrence girls golf teams compete in invitationals across Kansas
The Free State and Lawrence girls golf teams competed in multiple tournaments recently, the first on Wednesday in Wamego and the second in Linn Valley on Monday.
In the Rural Classic at Wamego Country Club, Free State finished sixth among 11 scoring teams with a 370. Lawrence was one of two teams at the classic that didn’t have ...
Explosive plays through the ground and air helped Lawrence football take an early lead and survive a late push to win 35-34 over Shawnee Mission East.
“We have a lot to grow from here,” Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said. “We needed that kind of gritty win. I think that helps that we got a lead, they came back, and we had to finish.”
Shawnee Mission East came in committed to the ground game with a big, ...
