- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- FSHS softball eyes seeding
- Lawrence would like to become third team to down Firebirds
- May 5, 2013
- It’s hard to say what is motivating Free State High’s softball players most today as they host Lawrence High for the City Showdown. By Benton Smith
- Free State seeks baseball perfection
- May 5, 2013
- Free State High already has secured the Sunflower League baseball championship. Today, the Firebirds could add some wow factor to that achievement by beating rival Lawrence High in the City Showdown — 5 p.m. at FSHS — and finishing undefeated in the league. By Benton Smith
- FSHS swimming sweeps relays for second at Sunflower League; LHS fifth
- May 5, 2013
- Though Free State High’s girls swimming team might not be champion of the Sunflower League, the Firebirds can definitely be considered queens of the relay. The Firebirds swept the three relays in impressive fashion Saturday, setting a league record and school record in the process on their way to a second-place finish in the Sunflower League meet at Prairie Trail Middle School. By Jesse Newell
- City swimmers compete at Sunflower League prelims
- May 4, 2013
- Heading into the Sunflower League swimming prelims Friday night at Prairie Trail Middle School, the girls swimmers from Lawrence and Free State high schools knew they could count on their top performers to do what they always do. By Benton Smith
- Opinion: Local lefties thriving at next level
- May 4, 2013
- Three left-handers — Garrett Cleavinger, Cody Kukuk and Albert Minnis —who pitched for high schools in Lawrence are not just surviving, they’re thriving in the early steps on a road they hope leads to their shared dream of a major-league career. Column by Tom Keegan
- More high school sporting events postponed Friday
- 12:09 p.m., May 3, 2013 Updated 05:20 p.m.
- Boys tennis regional tournaments are just some of the Friday high school sporting events called off due to the ongoing cold and wet spring weather in northeast Kansas.
- Thursday high school sporting events called off
- 12:51 p.m., May 2, 2013 Updated 02:15 p.m.
- Unseasonably cold weather and precipitation that is expected to turn into snow caused officials at Free State and Lawrence high schools to call off all sporting events for Thursday.
- FSHS baseball splits nonleague twinbill
- May 2, 2013
- A day after securing the Sunflower League championship, Free State High’s baseball players and coaches denied suffering a letdown Wednesday after splitting a nonleague doubleheader at FSHS. By Benton Smith
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