The Free State baseball team grabbed its eighth consecutive win Tuesday at Shawnee Mission West with a 3-0 victory over the Vikings.
A two-run RBI by Ryan Weishaar fueled the Firebirds’ (11-1) three-run fourth inning that ended up being all the power needed to top the Vikings.
Freshman Ben Graves received the starting nod, leading Free State through six innings with just two hits allowed on a walk and five ...
The following selections were made by the Journal-World sports staff:
• Coach of the Year: Kit Harris, Baldwin High School
Harris surpassed 300 career dual wins this season, finishing the season with 313 total wins. He led the girls' team to a 13-2 dual record, a Frontier League championship and sent 10 girls to state.
• Wrestler of the Year: Audrey Darnell, Baldwin High School
Darnell, finishing ...
Twenty-three members of the Free State and Lawrence High track and field teams set new personal records during day two of the Kansas Relays on Friday at Rock Chalk Park.
Free State and LHS competed in a combined 62 total events during a full day of competition that featured more than 400 high schools from seven states. The meet, which features both college and high school events, has not been held since 2019 ...
The Free State baseball team got out of a jam in the sixth inning and cruised to a 2-0 home win over Shawnee Mission Northwest on Thursday.
Junior Kyle Graves got the the start for the Firebirds (10-1), and he allowed just four hits, two walks and 12 total strikeouts through seven innings. He kept Northwest quiet for most of the afternoon, but his biggest challenge came in the sixth.
The Cougars were down ...
Despite tight defensive play all game long and more than 30 saves by senior goalkeeper Cree Stewart, the Lawrence High girls soccer team came up short to Olathe East, 1-0, at home on Tuesday night.
The Lions (0-6) stood tall on 11 of the 12 corner kicks that O-East barreled toward them, but LHS coach Joe Comparato said his group needed to pressure the ball more.
“One thing we did better tonight than we did ...
The Lawrence High baseball team rallied past Shawnee Mission Northwest late in the game on Wednesday, winning 8-6 on the road and snapping a five-game losing streak.
Entering the seventh, the Lions were down by a run, but junior Sammy Stoll tied the ballgame at 6-6 with an RBI single. Fellow junior Connor Nowak, in his third base hit and second RBI of the afternoon, gave LHS the lead and the Lions (3-5) ...
