All season long, Free State’s baseball team has talked about playing its best when it matters most. And the Firebirds, who were the No. 8 seed in the West region, did just that on their way to capturing a regional title and advancing to the Class 6A state tournament.
Trailing 1-0, Free State scored three runs in the seventh to secure a 3-1 victory over top-seeded Wichita West in the regional championship. ...
Eudora’s baseball team pulled off not one but two upsets en route to a regional title on Tuesday at Benedictine College.
The Cardinals, who were seeded No. 14 in the Class 4A East after a 7-13 regular season, knocked off two teams with better records and qualified for the Class 4A state tournament. EHS defeated No. 3 Atchison (14-4) in the opener, 10-8, and then beat No. 6 Tonganoxie (13-7) in the regional ...
On Tuesday, Baldwin’s girls soccer team pulled off a thrilling 3-2 overtime win at Bishop Seabury, and Eudora’s team won its first playoff game in more than three years.
Now, both teams are bound for regional finals in Class 4A-1A.
Against No. 9 seed Seabury (6-8), No. 8 seed Baldwin (7-7-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two scores from Emma Pratt. The match was then delayed for nearly an hour by ...
The Free State softball team’s quest for a third consecutive state title won’t kick off until Friday, because Wednesday’s Class 6A softball regional was postponed by inclement weather.
FSHS (17-1), the No. 2 seed in Class 6A West, is slated to face No. 15 Wichita Heights (3-17) in the regional opener. That game, originally scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, will now begin at 2 p.m. Friday at FSHS.
If ...
Lawrence High’s baseball will have to wait a little longer to determine its postseason fate.
The regional opener between Lawrence and Olathe Northwest was postponed midway through the game on Tuesday at the Blue Valley District Activity Complex. A rescheduled date had not been decided as of Tuesday evening.
With the game scoreless in the top of the fourth, a lightning delay was issued about 5 p.m. Fans were ...
Free State’s softball team, the defending two-time state champions, will have to try to win a third state title without longtime head coach Lee Ice.
Julie Boyle, the district’s director of communications, confirmed in an email to the Journal-World on Tuesday that Ice has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation of a complaint. Ice has been the head coach for the Firebirds over the past ...
