- Opinion: Coaching legends Wier, Diener await city teams in playoffs
- November 2, 2012
- Free State and Lawrence High kick off the state high school football playoffs tonight against two coaching legends. By Tom Witherspoon
- Demarko Bobo bringing the boom on defense for FSHS football
- November 1, 2012
- Free State cornerback Demarko Bobo has been a cornerstone on defense for the Firebirds football team all season. Story by Benton Smith
- Free State football still ranked No. 2 in 6A; Lawrence High drops out
- November 1, 2012
- Another Free State High football victory last week wasn’t enough to push the Firebirds to No. 1 in this week’s Class 6A Kansas Football Media Poll. The Firebirds (8-1) stayed put at No. 2, behind top-ranked Hutchinson (7-2).
- FSHS, LHS football focused on state playoffs, not possible rematch
- October 30, 2012
- Free State football will open the Class 6A state playoffs at home on Friday, while Lawrence High begins the postseason on the road. Two wins by both would set up a rematch of the rivals, but both teams say they’re focused on the foes at hand. Story by Benton Smith
- Lions’ take: Loss not end of season
- October 27, 2012
- Lawrence High football coach Dirk Wedd’s postgame speech to his players wasn’t filled with anger or frustration following the Lions’ 28-14 home loss to Free State on Friday night.
- Opinion: ‘D’ difference for Free State
- October 27, 2012
- The Lawrence High football defense opened the City Showdown playing like a team that was sick and tired of reading all about the dominance of its cross-town rival’s defense.
- Crucial interception helps Free State defeat rival Lawrence High
- October 26, 2012
- Free State defensive lineman Cody Stanclift intercepted a fourth-quarter pass before returning it seven yards for a decisive touchdown in the City Showdown, setting the stage for a 28-14 FSHS victory, which clinched the District 1 championship for the Firebirds. By Benton Smith
- Rival playmakers McFarland, Strauss face off as FSHS, LHS vie for district football title
- October 26, 2012
- Back in the day, before they became quarterbacks for two of the top football teams in the state, Lawrence High senior Brad Strauss and Free State senior Kyle McFarland — then middle-schoolers — helped the Kansas Rebels baseball team win a state championship in 2009.
- LHS vs. Free State: A household divided
- October 25, 2012
- In one Lawrence household, tonight’s football game at Lawrence High isn’t called the city rivalry. It’s known as the Hofer Bowl. By Tom Keegan
- LB Corban Schmidt relishes role on FSHS defense
- October 24, 2012
- Get rid of his football pads and helmet, and Free State senior Corban Schmidt is just another boisterous, fun-loving teenager cracking jokes and giving his friends a hard time.
- Free State, Lawrence football ranked entering showdown
- October 24, 2012
- Both of the city’s Class 6A football programs will enter this Friday’s highly anticipated city showdown ranked in the top five.
- Cody Stanclift a force up front for Firebirds
- October 24, 2012
- The job requirements to play on the Free State High football team’s defensive line are straightforward and demanding.
- Bring it on: At long last, LHS-FSHS battle nears
- October 22, 2012
- Finally. City Showdown football week has arrived in Lawrence.
- Opinion: In Friday’s City Football Showdown, size won’t matter
- October 21, 2012
- There’s the old saying, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Free State High brings more beef on the lines, but both the Firebirds and Lawrence High have a cadre of game-changing undersized players that could write the storyline of Friday’s city showdown, writes Tom Keegan.
- Opinion: FSHS football ‘meshing’ at right time
- October 20, 2012
- Free State’s defense in the first half of a 47-14 football victory against Leavenworth thoroughly suffocated the Pioneers, who had negative-12 yards and just one first down in the first two quarters on a cold Friday night. By Tom Keegan.
- Tarik Black strong, physical May 22, 2013
- LHS student earns perfect ACT score May 21, 2013
- Local organizations aim to support tornado victims May 21, 2013
- Planning Commission recommends approval of Menards store for south Lawrence May 20, 2013
- Budget cuts force Head Start to close Edgewood Homes facility May 21, 2013
- Longo services December 11, 2003
- House Republican leaders propose 1.5 percent cut to higher education for each of next two fiscal years May 21, 2013
- KU baseball gets involved in Moore, Okla., relief effort May 21, 2013
- Lions face one more test February 29, 2008
- Opinion: Wayne Selden sizes up recruits May 21, 2013
