A hot start by the Lawrence High girls basketball team proved to be too good to be true. Lawrence raced out to a 5-2 advantage within the first 90 seconds of the contest, but Olathe East responded by scoring 20 unanswered points to effectively end any chance of an upset. The Hawks (No. 9 in ...
Emotions ran high throughout the night, and Lawrence High fed off the energy from its raucous crowd en route to a narrow 63-58 win over Shawnee Mission East. Junior guard Zeke Mayo led the way with 27 points. Mayo said when you score 27 that’s something to “be happy about,” and LHS coach ...
Lawrence High came out with high energy and pace, but a tough fourth quarter led to a 47-37 loss to Shawnee Mission East Tuesday night. Junior forward Ozi Ajekwu led the Lions with 16 points. For weeks now, Lawrence High coach Jeff Dickson has implored junior forward Ozi Ajekwu to be more ...
Moments after stepping away from the podium, Lawrence High senior Emilie Rodman insisted that the rest of the varsity girls bowling team take another photo together. Rodman set her phone on the counter at College Lanes on Tuesday and took a group photo of the six-player squad. All the bowlers ...
Almost immediately after collecting his second-place medal for the 50-yard freestyle, Free State junior Reilley Moore had to quickly return to the pool for the 100-yard freestyle. “There’s a break in between the 50 and the 100, so I had time,” Moore said. “But I had to run over — ...
Shawnee — Lawrence High played with electric energy throughout the night, controlling the game from the opening tip, in a 69-40 road victory over Shawnee Mission Northwest on Friday night. This extends the Lions’ winning streak to eight. LHS coach Mike Lewis said his team played with great ...
Shawnee — Near the end of the first quarter, Lawrence High coach Jeff Dickson urged his team to have more patience on offense. “Slow down!” Dickson said to his team. That’s easier said than done against Shawnee Mission Northwest (15-1, 7-1 Sunflower League), as the aggressive Cougars ...
Even with a shorthanded roster, Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team took care of business on Tuesday. The Seahawks jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter before coasting to a 68-13 victory over Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy at BSA. It was an impressive win considering the fact that ...
OLATHE — The Lawrence High girls basketball team traded punches for much of the first quarter Tuesday at Olathe South, but the Falcons overwhelmed the Lions in the quarter’s closing minutes to set the stage for a 60-27 loss. It took all of six seconds for Olathe South (8-5, 4-2 Sunflower ...
OLATHE — The Lawrence High boys basketball team was able to avenge one of its rare setbacks of the season with a 69-55 victory Tuesday night at Olathe South. The Lions led for all but a minute over the Falcons, who claimed the teams’ first meeting, a 63-62 overtime thriller during the ...
Four city wrestlers found the podium this weekend at two different tournaments across the state. Lawrence High had a trio of individuals earn a top-six finishes at the SEK Invitational at Chanute on Saturday. The Lions, who scored 43 points as a team, ultimately finished in a tie for 14th ...
Even with fatigue settling in early, Lawrence High came alive in the second half to snatch a 52-45 victory over Junction City on the final day of the Lady Firebirds Winter Classic. Junior forward Ozi Ajekwu led the Lions to a seventh place finish with a game-high 24 points. “I think staying ...
Gardner — Lawrence High rolled to a 66-38 road victory Friday night over Gardner Edgerton to extend the Lions’ win streak to six games. LHS junior guard Zeke Mayo and senior guard Peyton Mallory led the way with 16 points each. “Tonight we had good energy,” LHS coach Mike Lewis said. ...
Lawrence High girls head coach Jeff Dickson will admit that he either gives the worst pregame speeches or the best halftime pep talks. There is no in between. For the second day in a row, LHS girls put together a rally to start the second half, but a sluggish start proved to be too much to ...
Free State and Lawrence High both competed in the opening round of the Lady Firebirds Winter Classic on Thursday at FSHS on Jan. 30, 2020. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Journal-World
Anytime one of the premier basketball programs feels the need to press in the third quarter, it must mean something is going right for the team facing Derby. That was the case when Lawrence High’s girls basketball team went on a run to start the second half. Derby, which led by a 36-8 margin ...
In another edition of the City Showdown, Free State's wrestling team squared off with Lawrence High on Wednesday at LHS. Photos by Nick Krug/Lawrence Journal-World
Given the history of the City Showdown and the intense atmosphere, Free State senior Lou Fincher felt a bit of pressure going into Wednesday’s match against Lawrence High. “But I (expected) our team to win because we’re a really good team this year,” Fincher said. Free State defeated ...
Lawrence High’s boys basketball team needed a second-half comeback to surge past Wyandotte, 63-36, on the road on Wednesday. Trailing 24-21 at the intermission, the Lions (8-3) kicked it into high gear over the final two periods to notch their fifth win in a row. Lawrence scored 15 points in ...
Coming off a pair of losses over the weekend, Bishop Seabury’s boys basketball team got back in the win column Tuesday. BSA secured a 63-51 win over Maur Hill at home on Tuesday, ending a two-game losing skid. The Seahawks (8-2, No. 1 in Class 2A) were coming off a fourth-place finish in the ...