The Lawrence High football team will be looking to advance to its first Class 6A state championship game in 26 years at 7 p.m. Friday against top-seeded Derby High. Following a dominant showing in Manhattan in last week’s quarterfinals, the Lions set their sights on an undefeated Derby team ...

For years, high school football success was built on talented two-way players giving everything they had for their teams and towns on Friday nights. Star running backs were also hard-hitting linebackers. Starting quarterbacks started in the secondary. Linemen who made their living in the ...

For the second year in a row, deep in the Class 6A playoffs, the Lawrence High Lions find perennial powerhouse Derby standing in the way of their dreams of a state championship. But this Lawrence-Derby clash is not some kind of new adventure. Long before LHS developed its spirited rivalry ...

Manhattan — The Lawrence High football team dominated on the road against Manhattan Friday night, winning 41-22 and securing a spot in the Class 6A state semifinals. One of four teams still alive in 6A’s state title hunt, the Lions will face unbeaten Derby next week, with a spot in the ...

The Lawrence High football team is heading back out on the road for the second week in a row, looking to advance in the Class 6A state playoffs at Manhattan. The sixth-seeded Lions and second-seeded Manhattan High will square off at 7 p.m. Friday in a west sectional matchup, with the winner ...