WRITER: David Rodish

Veritas Christian volleyball goes 2-0 in triangular at Bishop Seabury with the team coming together at the right time

The Veritas Christian volleyball team has had much to figure out this year. After a large senior class departed last season, coach Tyler Clements said this year has been about learning to trust one another in different situations. On Thursday night, the Eagles competed in a triangular against Kansas City East Christian Academy and Bishop Seabury Academy, coming away with two wins in four total sets. The ...

Free State goalie and kicker looks to continue football career in college after lifetime of soccer

Free State senior Yusef Iskandrani has kicked a ball for his entire life. His form on placekicks, however, was backward. “I started kicking with my left leg and planted with the same leg, which I guess you’re not supposed to do,” Iskandrani said. “I realized that you’re supposed to land on your plant foot.” Iskandrani grew up playing soccer and is the goalie on Free State’s boys soccer team. On ...

Slow start leads to Free State soccer’s 2-0 loss to Mill Valley at home

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 ...

KSHSAA releases changes to regular-season durations for basketball, baseball and softball

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, ...

LHS tennis prepares for final push in the regular season following quad wins over Mill Valley, Shawnee Mission West

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 ...

LHS football falls 42-34 on the road to Olathe North in first loss of the season

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 ...