Free State entered the bottom of the seventh on Thursday with a one-run lead after the Firebirds allowed Lawrence to score three runs the prior inning. Even then, with the game on the line, the Firebirds were confident. They trusted their pitcher, AJ Collins, to get the job done. “I trust her to get us out of any situation,” left fielder Sarai Preston said. “She trusts us behind her. We’re a ...
TOPEKA — The Free State and Lawrence girls swim and dive teams took advantage of a fast pool on Wednesday as the Firebirds won the Topeka Invitational and the Lions placed fourth. The Capitol Federal Natatorium is a pool that hosts state events and is a faster pool than what the Lions and Firebirds have seen this season. That helped swimmers on both teams put up some best times as the work from the first few ...
Two tag outs at home plate ended up being the difference in Lawrence’s 4-2 loss to Olathe South on Tuesday in an otherwise solid outing for the Lions. Lawrence finished the game with nine hits and two walks but couldn’t bring enough runs home in the contest. In the later innings, there were two close calls at home plate that would’ve extended the game, but Lawrence coach Adam Green said that the team’s ...
The Lawrence boys tennis teams hosted Free State, Olathe East and Shawnee Mission Northwest on Monday at Sports Pavilion Lawrence. It was Free State’s first competition of the season, while Lawrence is in its second week of action. Free State won all 12 matches in the quad, while Lawrence went 6-6. “We’ve seen some good things at practice, but you always want to see it transition to competition,” Free ...
Jack Bauch wasn’t sure if he’d be playing tennis his senior year of high school. After surgery to fix a herniated disk last summer, he hadn’t played tennis since the end of his junior season. “I’m still recovering,” Bauch said. “It’s been nine months. I couldn’t move for three months — they told me to be stationary.” Bauch decided to try out for the team and made it, and is now one of ...
SHAWNEE — Shawnee Mission East scored first in Thursday’s softball game against Lawrence, a home run to left-center field in the bottom of the sixth. Despite playing well, the Lions suddenly trailed late. “We just had to keep our heads up and keep it locked in the game,” catcher Addie Foley said. “We can’t get our heads down, because that really fails us in the end.” The Lions didn’t blink. ...