WRITER: Conner Becker

Baseball Roundup: Free State's Graves earns save, holds off SM East in close win at home

Ben Graves stood tall after firing in strike 3 to complete Free State baseball’s 5-4 home win against Shawnee Mission East on Tuesday. The sophomore relieved his older brother, Kyle, and fellow sophomore Zane Shaw, allowing just one hit and dealing six strikeouts for the save. RBIs by Mason Lester and Ben Graves gave the Firebirds (11-1) a quick three-run lead on the Lancers (6-6) heading into the fourth ...

Two goals send Free State girls past Topeka High at home

Relentless until the clock died, the Free State girls soccer team knocked off top-5 Topeka High 2-1 at home on Monday. The Firebirds (2-4-0) rode two goals by juniors Neylana Haque and Taylor Woods to soar past the Trojans (4-3-0) and earn their second win of the season after defeating Shawnee Mission North at home last week. A bevy of shots breathed life into FSHS’ offense right from the kickoff, as the ...

Heavy hitters not enough for LHS baseball in setback at O-South

Olathe – After leading by as many as eight runs, the Lawrence High baseball team squandered its early groove in a 16-15 loss to Olathe South in extra innings on Thursday at the Olathe District Activities Center. The result came down to an interference call near third base following an RBI double in the bottom of the eighth that scrubbed what would’ve been the Lions’ (6-4) second out of the inning and ...

LHS boys tennis show promise at T-West quad, struggle with Washburn Rural opponents

Topeka – Building a winning reputation early, the Lawrence High boys tennis squad kept pushing forward Wednesday, as two doubles pairings and one singles player earned winning records at the Topeka West quad. Both of LHS’ doubles pairings, senior Logan Daniels and junior Josh Labin; junior Jun Brewer and sophomore Jack Bauch, walked away with 2-1 finishes after battles with Washburn Rural, Seaman and Topeka ...

Preps Notebook: Carrillo earns Free State softball's first win; LHS goes 16 innings in win against SM-West, golfer takes 2nd at invite

Elsa Carrillo woke up ready to play softball on Tuesday. Free State’s senior starter soaked up her turn in the rotation, striking out 21 total batters and delivering a walk-off bomb in the bottom of the 10th inning, leading the Firebirds over Olathe South 1-0 for their first win of the season. On a day where just five total batters across both teams were fortunate enough to record a hit, FSHS (1-2) recorded ...

Preps Notebook: Free State, LHS track and field squads impress at early-season meet in Topeka

Topeka — The Free State and Lawrence High track and field teams created a flurry of top-five finishes at the Coach Beardslee Invite at Washburn Rural on Thursday. Placing in the top three in all three relays, the FSHS boys squad arguably made the most noise, pulling down 18 total top-five finishes at the meet. Seniors Jameson Carter, who won the 300-meter hurdles (40.73), and Blake Wohler, who won the ...