For the last two years, Amani Bledsoe has been training like he’s in the middle of a football season. He’s been waiting for an opportunity, anything to show that he can be an NFL defensive lineman. That opportunity comes on Saturday when Bledsoe will play his first football game since ...
Lawrence High baseball moved to 2-1 on the season with an 11-3 win over Sioux Falls-Roosevelt on Friday. The game was difficult for pitchers due to some high-speed winds. Coach Adam Green said it was important for the team to stack up runs, knowing that the pitchers might have a hard time ...
The Lawrence High softball team started its season with a 7-2 win against St. James Academy in Lawrence on Thursday. The Thunder took an early lead with a run on two doubles in the bottom of the first. A popout to second baseman Zoey Barber put the Lions at the plate, where Barber drove in the ...
The spring sports season began for baseball and girls soccer this past week, and athletes in and around Lawrence made winning impacts for their teams. These are this week's selections for Athletes of the Week: Blaine Larkin, Free State Larkin threw the first five innings of Free State's ...
The Lawrence girls soccer team has relied heavily on young players for the last few seasons. With that came the usual growing pains of learning to play against varsity Sunflower League teams. This year, the Lions have a lot of experience and many upperclassmen who have played extensive ...
The Lawrence girls had a frantic start to the game and struggled to settle in offensively against Shawnee Heights before rallying to a 3-2 comeback win Tuesday. Coach Joe Comparato said the team is still getting used to the speed it has in its top line, and that led to several opportunities ...