It was a monumental accomplishment for the Firebirds.
Free State’s baseball team and the FSHS softball team won a Sunflower League title in the same year for the third time in school history. They previously did it in 2005 and 2006, the only two years the softball squad has won the league. Not only that, though, the two teams accomplished the feat on the diamond on the very same day.
On Thursday, Free State ...
As soon as the soccer ball touched the back of the net, Lawrence High senior Anna Chieu sprinted toward the student section.
Lawrence head coach Matt McCune joked afterward “that it was faster than she ran all game.” The rest of Chieu’s teammates followed her to the fans at the edge of the bleachers, creating one massive mobbing in the moments following a 5-4 overtime win over Free State Friday night at ...
For the second consecutive night, Free State’s baseball team secured an 8-1 win over a Sunflower League foe.
FSHS (16-3, No. 1 in Class 6A) scored five runs in the first two innings en route to a comfortable win over Shawnee Mission North at home Thursday night. It was enough for Free State to secure a Sunflower League title outright.
The Firebirds collected five hits as a team, giving up four to the ...
Seven posters hang up on the wall in the back-right corner of the Lawrence High pool.
Every season, the LHS girls swim and dive team creates these posters with handwritten goals plastered on them. Multiple swimmers contribute to each poster, which typically features a nice blend of personal and team goals.
The only constant mission is to beat Free State, something Lawrence High has done multiple times already ...
Free State handled Shawnee Mission South in an 8-1 home victory Wednesday night to get back in the win column.
The Firebirds (15-3, No. 1 in Class 6A) were coming off a 5-3 loss to Olathe East last week, which snapped a 14-game win streak. Free State recorded nine hits as a team, holding Shawnee Mission South to three hits in the team’s latest win.
Jack Kallenberger went deep with a solo shot to right in the ...
Free State junior Mitchell Spriggs knew it was going to be a good day when he recorded a chip-in from approximately 50 yards out on the sixth hole.
Spriggs also birdied on the first hole, as he found a way to post the best performance of his career in chilly temperatures Monday afternoon at the Lawrence Country Club. Spriggs finished with a 77, which was three strokes better than his previous best round.
“It ...
