Topeka — Free State and Lawrence’s girls swim and dive teams competed in the 6A KSHSAA state tournament from Thursday to Saturday, with the Firebirds finishing ninth and the Lions tying for 25th. Saturday was the final day, with prelim and semifinal rounds of dive taking place on Thursday and the prelim swim events on Friday. Free State scored 127 points, while Lawrence scored two. Neither school had a ...
The regional week of the spring sports season outside of track and field concluded on Thursday, determining which teams and athletes will advance to state tournaments. Here's how local teams fared in those tournaments: Baseball Free State held the No. 1 seed in the 6A West and won the regional games by a combined 21-1, setting the Firebirds up for another state tournament berth. The Firebirds enter the 6A ...
The Free State and Lawrence track and field teams competed in two regional track meets this week, with the Firebirds at Wichita Northwest on Thursday and the Lions at Mill Valley on Friday. Free State girls finished third in the Wichita Northwest regional track and field meet, coming in behind Manhattan and Washburn Rural with 89 points. The boys placed sixth with 44 points. For the Free State boys’ runs, ...
Olathe — Lawrence softball’s season ended in the regional championship game against Olathe North, with the Lions losing 5-4 after a late-game comeback fell short. “We had them where we wanted them,” Lawrence coach Mike Byrn said. “You can point to a lot of things. We were set up for a fly ball ties it and (senior third baseman) Maddy Crawford up at the plate, and we let them off the hook a ...
Eudora — The Eudora Cardinals are returning to the 4A softball state tournament after two run-rule wins in the regional tournament on Wednesday. “We had a lot of expectations going into here since we won the last three, so we knew what we had to do and came in here and got our job done,” catcher Reese Pattison said. Eudora secured its spot at state with a 13-0 win over No. 9 Chanute in the regional ...
Lawrence baseball's season came to an end with a 3-0 loss to No. 1 Olathe West in the regional tournament at the College Boulevard Activity Center on Wednesday. The Lions finished with three hits and no walks on offense while being struck out 12 times. At the mound, pitcher Brady Wollesen started and threw 4.2 innings, allowing seven hits and three walks against four strikeouts. Logan Sheldon pitched the final ...