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High school sports

Seabury golfer makes state
May 13, 2013
Seabury Academy’s Frank Depenbusch qualified for the Class 2A state golf tournament by shooting a 102 at the Uniontown regional on Monday at Woodland Hills.
Next stop: state — FSHS first, LHS third at golf regional
May 13, 2013
Wilson Hack (78), Alex Green (80), Matt Siler (81) and Max Soto (82) all finished as top-10 medalists, and Free State won its Class 6A golf regional title with a team score of 321 — beating out Olathe East (328) and rival Lawrence High (339), which also advanced their teams to state by finishing in the top three. By Benton Smith
Lions’ Irick finishes eighth at state tennis
May 12, 2013
Lawrence High junior Thomas Irick ended up eighth place at the Class 6A state tennis tournament after losing in the consolation semifinals, 9-3, to Blue Valley’s Anil Patel, Saturday at Kossover Tennis Center. By Benton Smith
Free State hosting regional baseball, softball, soccer games
May 11, 2013
KSHSAA released Class 6A regional brackets Saturday, and three Free State High spring sports teams will play host to at least one playoff game this coming week.
LHS soccer falls
May 11, 2013
Lawrence High concluded its soccer regular season with a 2-0 loss to Topeka High on Friday.
Irick still alive at state tennis
May 11, 2013
Lawrence High’s Thomas Irick went 2-1 in singles on the first day of the Class 6A state tennis tournament and continues play today at the Kossover Tennis Center in the consolation bracket.
LHS softball sweeps
May 11, 2013
Lawrence High concluded the regular season with an 11-1, 13-3 rout of Shawnee Mission North. By Jesse Newell
Free State girls second at league track
May 11, 2013
If the Sunflower League created a multitasking medal for track and field athletes, Free State High’s Alexa Harmon-Thomas would have no problem winning it. By Benton Smith
LHS, FSHS pitchers shine in 10-inning showdown duel
May 10, 2013
Although a few clutch at-bats in extra innings turned out to be the difference during Thursday’s City Showdown won by Lawrence High, 2-1, in 10 innings, at Kansas University’s Hoglund Ballpark, neither LHS or Free State would have reached that point had it not been for the four strong outings on the mound that came before it. By Matt Tait
LHS baseball edges FSHS on bases-loaded, 10th-inning walk
May 10, 2013
As combative as the previous couple of hours of City Showdown baseball had been, Free State High coach Mike Hill and his Lawrence High counterpart Brad Stoll proudly shook hands Thursday night at Hoglund Ballpark. Neither side could feel too bad following a 10-inning battle that Lawrence won, 2-1, on a bases-loaded, full-count, two-out, walk-off walk. By Benton Smith
Free State soccer wins, 1-0, at Hayden
May 10, 2013
Maddie Dieker scored a goal midway through the second half, and Free State High’s girls soccer team defeated Topeka Hayden, 1-0, on Thursday.
Lawrence High soccer captures first victory in 2OT
May 10, 2013
With less than 21⁄2 minutes left in the second overtime, Lawrence High’s Ella Magerl headed in a shot to give the Lions their first win of the season, Thursday against Leavenworth at LHS. By Jesse Newell
Lions’ Strauss gets football award
May 9, 2013
Lawrence High senior football player Brad Strauss was one of 12 Kansas seniors to receive the National Football Foundation Sunflower Chapter’s scholar athlete award Wednesday at Manhattan.
Seabury swims to fourth place
May 9, 2013
Bishop Seabury Academy placed fourth of 10 teams at the Independent League Swimming and Diving Championships on Wednesday.
Free State senior Lee McMahon makes himself at home behind the plate
May 9, 2013
Now a senior, Lee McMahon has caught every inning for Free State High each of the past two seasons and has started since he was a sophomore. By Benton Smith