WRITER: Shane Jackson

Preps notebook: LHS baseball bounces back in big way; FSHS baseball extends win streak to 4 in a row

Lawrence High’s offense bounced back in a big way Tuesday with a 12-1 road win over Shawnee Mission North. Just a few days after not scoring a run against Blue Valley North, the Lions (8-7) only needed five innings to roll to a lopsided win. They put together three big innings, with four-run outbursts in the first and third and a three-run effort in the second. “Much better night,” LHS head coach Brad ...

Buffalo coach Lance Leipold shares his blueprint for turning program around on recent podcast

It is impossible to know exactly what’s going on behind closed doors during interviews, as the University of Kansas continues to search for its next head football coach. But one thing that certainly will be brought up is how a candidate plans to turn the program around. The Jayhawks haven’t won more than three games in a season since 2009 and are coming off a winless campaign in 2020. The ability to alter ...

Preps notebook: Track standouts have success in Barrier Breakers; Local swim teams end regular season

After being postponed to after the weekend, the Barrier Breakers track meet was finally completed on Monday at FSHS. Only girls competed in the second day of the two-day meet, which was originally scheduled to take place last Friday. And a number of Free State and Lawrence High athletes had strong performances on the final day of the competitive meet. Lawrence High junior Brenna Schwada was responsible for the ...

Lawrence's offense limited to 4 hits in 6-0 loss to Blue Valley North

In a battle of ranked teams on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark, Lawrence High’s baseball team was shut out for the second time all season, falling 6-0 to Blue Valley North. The Lions (No. 10 in Class 6A) simply weren’t good enough offensively to be competitive against the Mustangs (No. 7). LHS managed just four hits during the final day of the River City Baseball Festival. “When you get four hits, you are ...

Free State baseball scores season-best 16 runs in convincing win over Raymore-Peculiar

Free State’s baseball team turned in its best offensive performance of the season in a 16-6 win over Raymore-Peculiar on Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. It was a good offensive weekend in general for the Firebirds. They scored a total of 34 runs while winning all three games in the River City Baseball Festival. FSHS (8-7) scored nine runs in each of the first two contests. During the final game, Free ...

Free State baseball gets on roll offensively during 9-4 win over Belton

In its 9-2 home victory over Belton on Friday night, the Free State baseball team was scoreless for the first two innings — but then the floodgates opened. The Firebirds (7-7) erased an early 3-0 deficit, scoring multiple runs in four consecutive frames to notch their second straight win. Friday was also the second straight day that FSHS scored nine runs; it beat Topeka Hayden 9-2 on Thursday in the first ...