Bragging rights will be the only thing on the line Friday night. Well, that and perceived momentum heading into the postseason. With regional assignments released and a Sunflower League title decided, there isn’t as much at stake for the city baseball teams in the regular-season finale. Yet Free State and Lawrence High are still just as motivated for a highly-anticipated City Showdown, which will take place ...
Not long after the Kansas women’s tennis team notched its first Sweet 16 berth since 1998, the squad got back to work. In fact, senior Janet Koch admitted that players were planning on working on some things later that day just after taking down Florida. That type of work ethic is why the Jayhawks, who have accomplished a number of monumental feats, believe they are capable of making a deeper run in the NCAA ...
Bishop Seabury junior Grayson Rader can’t help but think about his first state tournament. Two years ago, Rader qualified as part of a doubles team along with a senior at the time. The duo went 1-2 at the Class 3-2-1A boys tennis state tournament before exiting, but it marked the first time that Seabury qualified players for the state tournament since 2014. Rader is now headed to his third consecutive state ...
The final City Showdown of the regular season in the 2018-19 school year was pushed back one day. Free State and Lawrence High were scheduled to play at 6 p.m. Thursday for the regular-season finale, but is now slated for 6 p.m. Friday at Hoglund Ballpark. Bragging rights will be the only thing on the line in this game, as regional assignments were announced Wednesday morning. Both the Firebirds (16-3) and the ...
The postseason is right around the corner for area baseball and softball teams. Regional brackets were released Wednesday morning, as postseason action will begin next week. Multiple area teams will be vying for a state berth, including a pair of city baseball teams that earned the opportunity to host. Free State and Lawrence High finished in the top three of a loaded 6A West division, which gifted both ...
Free State senior pitcher Morgan Leslie doesn’t cry much, but she came close to showing emotion when she noticed senior catcher Emma Stanwix tearing up just before the national anthem. “I was like, ‘girl you are going to send me over before we even start,’” Leslie said. Instead, Leslie was locked in for the Firebirds in the circle. She sat down the first three batters she faced, and was in the zone ...