Wichita Independent

Northwest falls on Lawrence three-pointer

Lawrence junior Shane Willoughby hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, his only field goal of the game, to cap a comeback and lead Lawrence past Wichita Northwest 57-56 in the first round of the Topeka Invitational on Thursday night. Full Story →

Friday’s area boys basketball roundup (Jan. 13)

Zach Bush scored 21 points to lead Goddard Eisenhower of Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division II to a 45-41 victory over host Campus of the league’s top division on Friday night in Haysville. Full Story →

Boys basketball roundup: Campus snaps skid; Andover, Central win

Campus snapped a two-game losing streak, winning at Salina South 58-49. Full Story →

Girls basketball roundup: North, Carroll pick up victories at Koch Arena

Quantity over quality at the free-throw line helped South’s girls basketball team to a 44-38 victory over North on Friday night in a City League game at Koch Arena. Full Story →

Area boys roundup: El Dorado turns back Mulvane for first win

Travis House scored 20 points, Michael Riedl had 18 and Trevor Crain added 16 as the El Dorado Wildcats won their first boys basketball game, defeating Mulvane 67-60 in overtime on Friday night in El Dorado. Full Story →

Area girls roundup: Heights beats ranked Missouri team

The clock ticked down, and Heights appeared destined for its first girls basketball loss since the 2009-10 season. Full Story →

Area boys roundup: Frankamp scores 33 in North win (Dec. 9)

Junior guard Conner Frankamp scored 33 points — including six three-pointers — to lead North past Bishop Carroll 56-45 in a City League boys basketball game on Friday night at Carroll. Full Story →

Area girls roundup: East uses big third quarter for win (Dec. 9)

East used a 10-point surge in the third quarter to beat Southeast 45-35 on Friday night in a City League girls basketball game at East. Full Story →

Area boys basketball box scores, roundup (Dec. 2)

Jeremy Lickteig scored 16 points and Michael Martin had 13 for visiting Kapaun, including five big free throws in the fourth quarter to give Kapaun a 50-47 win over West. Full Story →

2011-12 Basketball Preview: Independent Panthers

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Independent boys, Douglass girls win in cross country

LAWRENCE — When these seniors at Independent were sophomores two years ago, they wanted to create something special before they left the cross country team. Full Story →