One local singles player and two doubles pairings will participate in the high school state boys tennis championships beginning Friday. At the 6A level, Free State senior Jake Hedges and the doubles partnership of Lawrence High senior Logan Daniels and junior Josh Lavin will head to ...

Free State baseball shut out crosstown rival Lawrence High 10-0 on Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark, earning some City Showdown bragging rights and putting itself in even better position in the Sunflower League toward the tail end of the season. Starter Kyle Graves added another win to his ...

A true pitchers duel headlined the softball City Showdown through nine full innings, as Free State escaped Lawrence High 3-1 on Friday at LHS. The Firebirds (15-6) and Chesty Lions (8-13) renewed their annual rivalry on Tuesday, but a severe storm forced the contest into the weekend – ...

Taylor Woods simply wouldn’t be denied. The Firebirds rode their junior forward’s hat trick – as Woods found the net three times in the first half – to a 4-0 romp over Lawrence High at home in Thursday’s City Showdown. Besides earning simple bragging rights, the Firebirds (3-10-0) ...

A defensive stand by the Lawrence High girls soccer team simply wasn’t enough against Shawnee Mission Northwest, as LHS dropped its ninth match Tuesday, a 1-0 loss on its home pitch. Neither the Lions (1-9-0) or the Cougars (6-4-1) found the net in the first half, as senior Megan Derby and ...

The River City Baseball Festival concludes Friday, as Free State (14-3) and Lawrence High (10-7) round out the weekend at Hoglund Ballpark. The Firebirds opened the classic by winning Thursday’s afternoon battle with Blue Springs, of Missouri, 11-1 with eight total hits and a strong ...