Senior Grace Pickell Continues High Jump Career
“It’s a part of the sport,” Grace Pickell’s dad always says. “Jumpers always end on a failure.” “No matter what, even if you win the meet, and you win state, or you win the Olympics,” he’ll remind...
View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week 1
Track and Field The track and field team began the season fighting the snow. After the second snowfall, the team spent a Saturday morning shoveling the track to clear it for the week ahead. The past...
View ArticleInteractive: Spring Sports Studs
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View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week 2
Girls’ Soccer The Girls soccer team defeated the Lawrence Lions 10-0 in their first game of the season on March 29. Senior Addison Steiner began her season off right with three goals in the game....
View ArticleGallery: 2013 SME Track & Field Quad Meet
Visit the SME Track & Field’s website to find out more about the team and view their schedule. http://track.smesports.org
View ArticleSpring Training Affected by Weather
With the two snow storms, it caused the majority of the spring sports to start later normal. Many teams have had to practice in gymnasiums indoors, others in parking lots Also, some track meets, tennis...
View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week 4
Boys’ Golf The golf team was in action on Monday at Meadowbrook Country Club winning by 21 strokes over Washburn Rural. Seniors Connor Knabe and Chase Hanna led the Lancers shooting 66 and 68...
View ArticleAthletes Qualify for 86th Annual KU Relays
This weekend 16 student athletes from East will be competing in the 86th annual Kansas University Relays at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. The Lancer team going is made up of six girls and 10...
View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week 5
Boys Lacrosse: The boys lacrosse team suffered a tough overtime loss to Rockhurst with a final score of 7-6. Junior Frank Esberg returned from his concussion and scored 4 goals in the first half but it...
View ArticleSpring Sport Updates: Week 6
Softball Since beating rivals SM South and SM West two weeks ago, varsity has been on a three game losing streak. Last week they faced a disappointing loss against SM Northwest with a final score of...
View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week 7
Softball: Yesterday, varsity softball took care of SM North at home 8-0 and 5-0 for their senior night. Today, the girls will take on Olathe Northwest at CBAC, and Olathe South on Thursday at ODAC....
View ArticleTrack and Field Begin Season With New Coaches
After several coaches retired, including head coach Chuck Sulzen, following the 2013 track and field season, openings were filled by four new coaches from Shawnee Mission schools and from outside the...
View ArticleGallery: Varsity Track Quad Meet
The Varsity Track & Field team hosted the annual quad meet on the SM East field on April 1.
View ArticleGallery: JV Track Meet vs. SMS
JV Track competed in a meet against Shawnee Mission South on Apr. 3, 2014. This was the JV team’s first meet of the season.
View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week Three
Boys’ Tennis Varsity had a match Monday, March 31 against Topeka High School in Topeka. The lancers won the match with a combined score of 27-2. JV had a match Tuesday, April 1 against SM South. East...
View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week Four
Boys’ Tennis This week was full of matches for both the JV and Varsity team. Both teams will not have practice this week until Friday due to matches all week. The JV and Varsity team had a match Monday...
View ArticleTrack Competes in KU Relays
Every spring, hundreds of track and field athletes gather in Lawrence, Kan. for the annual University of Kansas (KU) Relays. The Relays have been happening since 1923 and attract athletes from all...
View ArticleSpring Sports Update: Week Five
Boys’ Tennis On Saturday, April 19, the varsity team competed in the district tournament. East placed first with 39 points, followed by SM Northwest with 28 points, SM West in third with 18 points, SM...
View ArticleTrack Places at KU Relays
On Friday and Saturday this past weekend, a select number of athletes from the East Track and Field Team participated in the Kansas University Relays at the school’s new ‘Rock Chalk Park.’ The athletes...
View ArticleRegaining Speed
First day of track practice. The team of 70 plus girls, made up of mostly sophomores and freshmen, look around for upperclassmen whose example they can follow during their warm-up. Although there are a...
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