Free State freshman Eli Ward was as about as dominant as possible during the 2025 girls tennis season. Ward won every set this season with a 24-0 record, winning the Sunflower League singles, regional singles and state singles brackets. She dominated every game, never allowing more than four points. For her season, the Women’s Intersport Network for Kansas City recognized Ward at an event on Wednesday that ...
Free State and Lawrence’s boys wrestling teams competed in the Sunflower League tournament on Saturday, with the Firebirds placing seventh and the Lions 13th. Free State started with a first-round dual win over Olathe East, 54-29. The Firebirds won nine matches in the dual, three of which were open wins. Damian Quick won the 120-pound match with a pin, as did Emmett Williams in the 126-pound bout. Free State ...
LENEXA — Free State and Lawrence’s boys swim and dive teams competed in the Sunflower League meet at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center, which culminated in the finals on Saturday. The Firebirds tied with Olathe East for fourth, scoring 204 points. The Lions scored 104 team points, which put them 10th. “We came away with a lot of personal bests, especially for this season,” Free State ...
The Lawrence and Free State girls wrestling teams competed in the Sunflower League wrestling meet on Friday, with Free State taking third and the Lions placing eighth out of 13 teams. Free State started with a dual match against Shawnee Mission North, which the Firebirds won 48-36. The Bison won the 100- and 105-pound weight classes, the latter by forfeit. Brielle Preston got the Firebirds a win with a pin in ...
Lawrence basketball went 2-0 against Shawnee Mission West in Lawrence on Friday, with the girls basketball team winning by 22 and the boys gritting out an overtime win. To start the doubleheader, a 25-point second quarter led the Lawrence girls basketball team to a 64-42 win over Shawnee Mission West. It took a few minutes for the Lions to get going offensively, as the first couple of possessions ended in ...
KANSAS CITY — Lawrence boys basketball got a double-digit road win 56-35 over F.L. Schlagle on Thursday. Lawrence coach Nick Wood wasn’t satisfied with the team’s energy or effort at the start of the game, as the Lions were slow to get going offensively with only nine first-quarter points. “Our energy wasn’t up to where our standard needs to be, so it wasn’t a great start,” Wood said. “But they ...