Matt Tait
High school sports editor Matt Tait can be reached at (785) 832-7227.
Recent stories
- District explores stadium options
- May 11, 2008
- It appears that the Lawrence School District is close to reaching a solution on how it will move forward in the ongoing stadium saga that has been the talk of the town for months.
- Regional pairings rolling in
- Lions, Firebirds to square off in Round 1 of regional soccer
- May 10, 2008
- The postseason is nearly upon us. Here's a look at the regional pairings for Lawrence High and Free State.
- Lions’ Taylor twins honored
- LHS sisters given Gish scholarship at league track and field meet
- May 10, 2008
- As twins, Lawrence High seniors Kristina and Jennifer Taylor are linked forever.
- Crosstown repeat
- Free State builds early lead, spoils Lawrence’s night again
- May 9, 2008
- Anything you can do, we can do better. So said the Free State High baseball team Thursday in the form of a 4-3 victory over crosstown rival Lawrence High at Hoglund Ballpark. One night after spotting the Lions a 4-0 lead and coming back to win, the Firebirds scored four runs in the first inning Thursday, but held on to win for their 16th victory of the season.
- Free State outlasts LHS, 4-3
- May 8, 2008
- The Free State High baseball team defeated Lawrence High, 4-3, to claim its second victory over the Lions in as many days.
- Firebirds snag title
- FSHS rallies past LHS to clinch crown
- May 8, 2008
- Lawrence High started with a bang and went out with a flurry. But it was all Free State in between. The Firebirds knocked off the Lions, 6-4, Wednesday at Ice Field and in doing so clinched their sixth Sunflower League baseball title in 11 years.
- Firebirds top Lions, 6-4
- 09:26 p.m., May 7, 2008 Updated 10:00 p.m.
- Free State won the first of this week's two showdowns between FSHS and Lawrence High on Wednesday, 6-4 at Ice Field.
- Homer turns tide on LHS
- Lions lose grip on doubleheader
- May 7, 2008
- For more than six innings of Tuesday’s doubleheader against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the Lawrence High softball team played the part of the aggressor. But with one mammoth swing in the top of the seventh inning of Game One, the Cougars took control.
- Lions, Firebirds ready — weather or not
- May 7, 2008
- It’s the ultimate conundrum: preparing for a game that likely won’t be played. That’s what the Lawrence High and Free State baseball teams are staring smack in the face.
- License to lead off
- FSHS, LHS batting success hinges on top of the order
- May 6, 2008
- For years, the ninth spot in the batting order was reserved for a team’s weakest hitter. These days, however, hitting ninth seems to be a stepping stone to becoming a leadoff hitter.
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