Free State flag football’s first official season concluded on Saturday with a 13-12 regional championship loss to Maize South. The Firebirds went 9-1 in the regular season, setting themselves up as the No. 3 seed with regional hosting duties. Free State dominated its first regional game with a 53-0 win over Wichita Southeast, but a couple of PATs in the regional championship ended the Firebirds’ ...
OLATHE — Free State’s Eli Ward won her second regional tennis championship on Friday, setting the sophomore up to defend her singles state title. “I’m very happy to be back in season,” Ward said. “I feel like I’ve had a good start to my season so far, and I hope I can continue going with it through state.” Ward and the Firebirds competed alongside the Lawrence tennis team in the Blue Valley ...
Lawrence fell short on homecoming night, allowing 25 unanswered points in a 35-28 loss to Olathe Northwest on Friday. A pick-6 with under a minute left in the second quarter gave Lawrence a 28-10 lead and all the momentum, but the Lions couldn’t stop the Ravens’ run game in the second half and allowed three touchdowns and a field goal to go unanswered. The Lions got the ball to start the game but didn’t ...
Lawrence football is back at home on a four-game winning streak to host Olathe Northwest, with Friday’s game doubling as the homecoming game. The win streak and homecoming are two things that could provide distractions for the Lions going into the game, but Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said the team has done well at showing up each day at practice with attention to detail. “It's kind of been a year of ...
A volleyball match between Mill Valley and Free State, the two 6A region-leading teams, ended in disappointment for the home Firebirds, who were swept by the Jaguars on Thursday. Free State’s offense struggled with consistency in the game, especially in a lopsided second set that the Jaguars won by 16. “The big thing I reminded them was that it’s just one match,” Free State coach Joel Grillot said. ...