Free State baseball entered the season with two objectives: to win the Sunflower League and the state. With a 13-1 Sunflower League record, the Firebirds have hit their first goal. The Firebirds are Sunflower League champions for the first time since 2019. The team has only lost two games so far this year, one against St. Thomas Aquinas — the top 5A school in Kansas — and one against Olathe East. That ...
In a game where Lawrence softball's offense wasn't generating hits the way it can, pitcher Keira Norris carried the load, as she threw 15 strikeouts en route to a 3-1 win over Shawnee Mission South on Tuesday. The Lions (16-8) found offense when they needed it, but the pitching made the difference in the game. Norris allowed only three hits and one walk in seven innings and didn’t give up an earned ...
Free State baseball beat Lawrence 10-2 at Hoglund Ballpark to sweep the Lions in City Showdown games and secure a Sunflower League championship. “Going into the game, we were thinking, ‘Let’s win a league championship,’ not necessarily ‘Let’s beat Lawrence,’” Cole Wright said. “But it still feels great to beat those guys across town.” The Lions started at the plate and opened the game with ...
Olathe — Free State will send three entrants, and Lawrence will send its top singles player to the 6A boys tennis state tournament. Both boys tennis teams competed in the Olathe South 6A East regional at the College Boulevard Sports Complex on Saturday. The top six singles players and top six doubles teams in the tournament advanced to state. “Getting three entrants in is about as good as it can get,” ...
Lenexa — Free State placed sixth, while Lawrence placed 12th after the final day of the Sunflower League girls swim meet at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center on Saturday. The Firebirds scored 183 points, 34 points ahead of seventh-place Mill Valley and 33 points behind fifth-place Shawnee Mission Northwest. The Lions scored 69 points, 35 more than Shawnee Mission West and 9.5 points behind ...
Lenexa — The Free State and Lawrence girls swim teams concluded the preliminary races of the three-day Sunflower League tournament on Friday. Both teams will return to the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center on Saturday for the final round of swim and dive events. The preliminary and semifinal diving rounds had taken place on Thursday. Free State junior Taylor Andrew placed 21st after scoring ...