Free State baseball shut out crosstown rival Lawrence High 10-0 on Tuesday at Hoglund Ballpark, earning some City Showdown bragging rights and putting itself in even better position in the Sunflower League toward the tail end of the season. Starter Kyle Graves added another win to his senior-season resume by pitching 5.0 innings of three-hit, no-run baseball with a walk and five strikeouts. The Firebirds (19-5) ...
There’s a treasured trust between Lawrence High baseball’s coach and first baseman. Father and son, head coach Brad Stoll and first baseman Sammy Stoll live and breathe baseball, and on Monday the Chesty Lions duo just might play their final City Showdown together when LHS tries to avenge last year’s bitter 13-3 regional title loss to rival Free State. But there’s more to the game for them than the ...
Former Lawrence High standout running back Tyrell Reed Jr. announced his commitment to Arkansas on Friday, following an official visit in Fayetteville on Thursday. Reed, after rushing for 833 yards and 13 touchdowns during his lone season at Hutchinson Community College this past fall, watched his recruitment balloon this offseason with competing Division I interest from Temple, East Carolina and UTEP, among ...
A true pitchers duel headlined the softball City Showdown through nine full innings, as Free State escaped Lawrence High 3-1 on Friday at LHS. The Firebirds (15-6) and Chesty Lions (8-13) renewed their annual rivalry on Tuesday, but a severe storm forced the contest into the weekend – setting up a fiery battle between FSHS senior veteran Elsa Carrillo and LHS sophomore star Keira Norris. Carrillo praised ...
Taylor Woods simply wouldn’t be denied. The Firebirds rode their junior forward’s hat trick – as Woods found the net three times in the first half – to a 4-0 romp over Lawrence High at home in Thursday’s City Showdown. Besides earning simple bragging rights, the Firebirds (3-10-0) contained play upfield for much of the match, even if Woods feels her third goal of the night was accidental. “I ...
