Free State finished its girls soccer regular season with a 3-2 loss to Shawnee Mission South on Thursday. The Firebirds started slow, which made a comeback difficult. The team did fight back and brought the game down to the wire, but the Firebirds were unsuccessful in taking the win. “We caught ourselves outmatched emotionally and at every level for the first 20 or 30 minutes,” Free State coach Joe Waldron ...
On the Lawrence softball team’s senior night, the Lions finished their Sunflower League schedule with an 11-1 run-rule win over Shawnee Mission North, in which every senior recorded at least one hit. Senior shortstop Harper Dye, senior third baseman Maddy Crawford, senior catcher Lillian Spinelli, freshman outfielder Kate Neilson and senior outfielder Reese Dannevik all had two hits. Senior first baseman ...
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 ...
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 ...