The Lawrence High School football team (2-1) will host one of its most formidable opponents of the season at home on Friday. The Gardner Edgerton Trailblazers are 3-0 and the defending 6A Kansas state champions. They have a potent offense built on a strong, old-school run game. While the Trailblazers have won 15 of their last 16 games, the Lions have a good shot at taking a home win. Last year’s Gardner ...
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 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 ...
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 ...