The Free State girls swim and dive team flew past nine other schools for a first-place finish at the Topeka High Invitational last week. Opening the meet with a first-place finish, the Firebirds’ 200-yard medley relay team – seniors Lolly Hindman, Halle McCullough, Samantha Packard and sophomore Jocelyn Wilson – took the gold with a final time of 1:55:75. Free State picked up another gold medal in the ...
A one-run seventh inning spoiled a shutout for the Free State baseball team, but it didn’t prevent the 2-1 victory over Olathe East on Saturday at home. Even with five total hits on the afternoon, the Hawks were unable able to cross home plate until Reece Magathan slashed the Firebirds’ two-run lead in half with an RBI single in the top of the seventh. With two outs away from the win, Free State (8-1) ...
A bumpy seventh inning didn't stop the Free State softball team from finding the win column on Thursday, as the Firebirds passed Shawnee Mission Northwest 9-6 at home for their second win of the season. Junior Elsa Carrillo earned the start, going a complete seven innings with six runs allowed on three hits, eight walks and 10 strikeouts. Carrillo and the Lady Firebirds (2-2) watched their six-run lead shrink ...
After a stretch of lackluster seasons, including a 5-15 showing last year, Lawrence High softball is getting back on track under its new coach, Mike Byrn. The Lions have had a rough stretch over the past few years, and nobody on the roster —not even the team’s three seniors — has been part of a winning season at LHS before. According to Byrn, the team has won just eight games in the past three ...
The Lawrence High track and field team’s girls placed first at the Lawrence Invitational on Friday at LHS, and the boys finished second. Senior Natalie Kennedy took the gold in the 1600-meter and the 3200-meter runs. The 4x400 meter relay team – sophomore Harper Dye, senior Bre Jackson, freshman LaKeyshia Woods and junior Gabrielle Reed – placed first, along with the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relay ...
A sixth-inning stand wasn’t enough to push the Lawrence High baseball team past Shawnee Mission East in a 6-3 loss on Tuesday, but LHS showed signs of its resiliency throughout junior righty Vaughn Wells’ first start of the season. The Lions (2-4) scored two runs in the sixth after a remarkable recovery by Wells. After a shaky start, he composed himself for a strong fifth inning before letting senior righty ...