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High school sports

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
Firebird golfer bemoans ‘brutal’ day
Free State’s Green struggles, but still snares second-team all-league honors
May 9, 2013
Free State High’s Alex Green was one of a few city competitors left disappointed after playing on his home course. By Jesse Newell
A 1-2 punch: Top of the order keys Free State softball victory
May 9, 2013
Free State’s first two batters reached base in seven of their eight combined plate appearances Wednesday night at Lawrence High, and the Firebirds won the City Showdown, 7-4.
LHS player’s global trips provide rare perspective
May 8, 2013
For parts of the past three summers, Lawrence High School baseball play C.J. Stuever, his two older sisters and his parents have been on trips helping organizations that deliver desperately needed medical relief to remote locations. By Tom Keegan
Lions, Firebirds outline plan of attack for LHS golf tourney at Alvamar
May 8, 2013
For the third and final year, Kyle and Renee Green welcomed golfers from both Lawrence High and Free State into their backyard for a cookout Monday night. At the end of the night, some of the golfers discussed how they plan to attack Alvamar’s long public golf course, home of today’s third and final leg of the Sunflower League tournament. By Tom Keegan
Free State girls soccer falls short on Senior Night
May 8, 2013
A last-minutes attempt to tie the game fell short and the Free State girls soccer team lost, 2-1, to Shawnee Mission Northwest on Senior Night at FSHS. By Benton Smith
Golf help needed
May 7, 2013
Lawrence High’s boys golf team is in need of markers for a Class 6A regional tournament, beginning at 8 a.m. on May 13 at Alvamar Golf Course.
Firebirds claim 4-0 soccer win
May 7, 2013
Free State knocked in four goals after halftime in a 4-0 victory over Lawrence High on Monday at LHS. By Jesse Newell
FSHS softball pulls away from LHS
May 7, 2013
Remington Samuels hit a three-run triple to turn a close game into a Free State runaway, an eventual 12-5 FSHS victory in the softball City Showdown. By Matt Tait
Free State baseball blanks Lions, 5-0
May 7, 2013
Dane McCullough threw all seven innings in the City Showdown, limited Lawrence High to five hits and only allowed three Lions to reach scoring position in a 5-0 Free State victory that capped an undefeated run through the Sunflower League by the Firebirds.By Benton Smith
City to send six to state tennis
May 7, 2013
Lawrence High’s boys tennis team earned Class 6A regional runner-up honors on Monday at Gardner-Edgerton, and six city athletes qualified for state.