Free State’s baseball team bounced back from a season-opening loss just one day later, with a 5-2 win over Sioux Falls Lincoln Saturday morning at Free State. The Firebirds are now 1-1 on the year after falling to Sioux Falls Washington on Friday. Similar to Game 1, FSHS jumped out in front with one run in the first inning. Drew Bradford began the game with a hit by pitch, and later stole second and third ...
Lawrence High’s baseball team found more success on offense in the second of the season, earning a 8-4 win over Sioux Falls Washington on Saturday at LHS. The Lions open the year with a 1-1 record after falling to Sioux Falls Lincoln in Friday’s opener. It was obvious early that Lawrence’s offense was going to have a better day in Game 2. The Lions jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the first ...
A loss in the season opener is never the end of the world, and that was especially true of the Lawrence High baseball team’s 7-3 loss to Sioux Falls Lincoln on Friday, because the Lions hadn’t played since 2019. After a game in which LHS gave up three runs in the sixth inning, a few seniors reassured their teammates that this was just one bad day and that there were still plenty of games left to ...
Free State’s girls swim and dive team was victorious in its home triangular on Wednesday, but the real prize wasn’t a first-place finish — it was getting in the pool in the first place. Last year, local swim teams and other spring sports athletes didn’t have that chance. The COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2020 season before it even began. Wednesday’s triangular with Lawrence High and Shawnee Mission ...
Lawrence High and Free State girls swim and dive teams competed in a triangular at FSHS on Wednesday March 17, 2021. It marked the first spring sports event since May of 2019, when the three-day state track meet had concluded. The Firebirds won the 2021 opener. Photos by Shane Jackson/Lawrence Journal-World
The spring sports season is finally here after an unusually long absence. Due to the 2020 season being canceled because of COVID-19, there has not been a spring sports event involving an area team since the state track meet concluded on May 26, 2019. It means that Free State’s home swim meet on Wednesday will be the first spring sports event in more than 660 days. Free State’s girls swim and dive program ...