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Photo gallery: Free State boys basketball vs. Raytown South

Free State's boys basketball team rolled to an 83-42 win over Raytown South Friday night at FSHS in the season opener on Dec. 7, 2020. The Firebirds are now 1-1 to start the 2020-21 campaign after falling to Liberty in Game 2. Photos by Chance Parker/Lawrence Journal-World

Lawrence wrestling defeats Shawnee Mission West in dual

Lawrence High’s wrestling team capped off the opening week of the 2020-21 season with a 54-28 win over Shawnee Mission West at LHS last Friday. It came two days after the Lions fell to Gardner-Edgerton in the season opener. In the first win of the season, Lawrence only dropped five matches (two by forfeit) against Shawnee Mission West. The Lions also won four matches via forfeit, which includes all three ...

KU women's basketball looking to bounce back from first loss of season

Following its first loss of the season, the Kansas women’s basketball team will look to get back on track in a home matchup with Oral Roberts. The Jayhawks are 2-1 entering the matchup, while the Golden Eagles are 0-3. KU is coming off a 70-53 loss to Ole Miss on Thursday in its lone road contest of the season thus far. The Jayhawks, who never trailed throughout the first two games of the year, never had the ...

Local basketball roundup: Zeke Mayo pours in 28 points to lift Lawrence past Manhattan in season opener

Behind a 28-point performance from senior Zeke Mayo, Lawrence High’s boys basketball team started off the 2020-21 campaign with a 64-46 road win over Manhattan on Saturday at MHS. Mayo, who was the Journal-World’s boys basketball player of the year a season ago, started off his senior campaign by going 11-for-16 from the floor against the Indians. He was 2-of-5 from long range, netting both of his triples ...

Photo gallery: Free State boys basketball at Liberty

Free State's boys basketball team fell to 1-1 on the year following a 72-67 loss at Liberty on Saturday. Cooper Jackson led FSHS with 21 points in the loss, while Mozae Downing finished with 14 points. All these photos are courtesy of Mac Moore of the Courier Tribune. Photos by Mac Moore/Courier Tribune

Preps notebook: Free State wrestling secures another win by defeating Holton in a dual

Free State’s wrestling program took care of business on the road, earning a 53-18 win over Holton on Thursday. The Firebirds now have three victories within the first two days of the 2020-21 campaign under first-year head coach Randy Streeter. The Firebirds only dropped three matches in the varsity boys action at Holton. Nolan Bradley (106-pound weight class), Caleb Streeter (138-pound weight class) and ...