- Firebirds girls win regional track title; city athletes qualify for state
- May 18, 2013
- For some high school track and field athletes, earning a trip to state with a top-four regional finish is nothing new. The state veterans from Free State and Lawrence knew nothing would be guaranteed Friday at a Class 6A regional at LHS, and showed no lack of satisfaction upon getting back to the ultimate meet next weekend in Wichita. Still, the Firebirds and Lions who became first-time state qualifiers made it clear the bliss of that moment is unique. By Benton Smith
- Young LHS relay teams emerging as state contenders
- May 17, 2013
- The Lawrence High girls 4x800 and 4x400 relay teams have emerged as a force to be reckoned with this season, despite the relative inexperience of the Lions’ runners. By Benton Smith
- 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
- 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.
- Free State girls track wins meet at Topeka Seaman
- April 28, 2013
- Free State High’s girls track team totaled 96 points for a resounding first place at Friday’s Topeka Seaman Relays.
- ‘Little Relays’ gives other high school track athletes a chance
- April 23, 2013
- With so many runners, throwers and jumpers competing at a varsity track meet, the successes of some high school athletes get overlooked or cast aside as minutiae when other teammates are scoring most of the points and collecting all of the medals. By Benton Smith
- Free State’s Harmon-Thomas named Kansas Relays’ top female athlete
- April 21, 2013
- Free State junior Alexa Harmon-Thomas added to her accomplished track-and-field career Saturday, tying a Kansas Relays high school meet record with a long jump of 19 feet, 4 1/4 inches. It was part of a historic day for Harmon-Thomas, who was named the Kansas Relays’ Outstanding Female Athlete of the Meet. By Jesse Newell
- Kansas Relays results (Friday)
- 12:29 a.m., April 20, 2013 Updated 08:25 a.m.
- Results from the Kansas Relays on Friday.
- Ailing Alexa Harmon-Thomas wins high jump
- 12:13 a.m., April 20, 2013 Updated 08:27 a.m.
- Though Alexa Harmon-Thomas had to miss the 300-meter hurdles because of a bout of the stomach flu, she found the strength to defend her high-jump title at the Kansas Relays. By Jesse Newell
- Lawrence High’s Grace Morgan signs to walk on to KU
- April 19, 2013
- Like many high school track athletes this week preparing for the Kansas Relays, Lawrence High senior Grace Morgan has had Kansas University on her mind. By Benton Smith
- FSHS track meet, other prep events canceled
- April 17, 2013
- Rainy weather has wiped out Wednesday’s high school athletic events.
- FSHS track wins but loses at Barrier Breakers
- April 13, 2013
- Only once a year during track season can a 12th-place finish carry as much weight as a victory. That was the format Friday at Free State High’s Barrier Breaker meet. By Benton Smith
- LHS track 3rd, 8th at Topeka
- April 6, 2013
- Rebecca Finley and Matia Finley placed 1-2 in the discus, and the 4X400 relay team of Marissa Pope, Kyleigh Severa, Leah Gabler and Jensen Edwards won to help Lawrence High’s girls track and field team place third of 12 teams at the Topeka Relays on Friday at Hummer Park.
- FSHS track tops LHS
- March 28, 2013
- Generally, when the track and field athletes at Lawrence and Free State high schools are competing at the same venue, there is a throng of other teams with which to contend, too. Not on Thursday at LHS. By Benton Smith
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