WRITER: David Rodish

Preps Notebook: Regional tournaments conclude for baseball, boys golf, girls soccer and softball

The regional week of the spring sports season outside of track and field concluded on Thursday, determining which teams and athletes will advance to state tournaments. Here's how local teams fared in those tournaments: Baseball Free State held the No. 1 seed in the 6A West and won the regional games by a combined 21-1, setting the Firebirds up for another state tournament berth. The Firebirds enter the 6A ...

Free State, Lawrence track and field teams compete in regional meets Thursday and Friday

The Free State and Lawrence track and field teams competed in two regional track meets this week, with the Firebirds at Wichita Northwest on Thursday and the Lions at Mill Valley on Friday. Free State girls finished third in the Wichita Northwest regional track and field meet, coming in behind Manhattan and Washburn Rural with 89 points. The boys placed sixth with 44 points. For the Free State boys’ runs, ...

Lawrence softball season ends with 5-4 loss to Olathe North in regional championship

Olathe — Lawrence softball’s season ended in the regional championship game against Olathe North, with the Lions losing 5-4 after a late-game comeback fell short. “We had them where we wanted them,” Lawrence coach Mike Byrn said. “You can point to a lot of things. We were set up for a fly ball ties it and (senior third baseman) Maddy Crawford up at the plate, and we let them off the hook a ...

Eudora softball secures state tournament berth with two walk-off home runs in regional tournament

Eudora — The Eudora Cardinals are returning to the 4A softball state tournament after two run-rule wins in the regional tournament on Wednesday. “We had a lot of expectations going into here since we won the last three, so we knew what we had to do and came in here and got our job done,” catcher Reese Pattison said. Eudora secured its spot at state with a 13-0 win over No. 9 Chanute in the regional ...

Lawrence baseball loses 3-0 to Olathe West in regional tournament

Lawrence baseball's season came to an end with a 3-0 loss to No. 1 Olathe West in the regional tournament at the College Boulevard Activity Center on Wednesday. The Lions finished with three hits and no walks on offense while being struck out 12 times. At the mound, pitcher Brady Wollesen started and threw 4.2 innings, allowing seven hits and three walks against four strikeouts. Logan Sheldon pitched the final ...

Bishop Seabury girls soccer beats Bishop Ward 8-0 in regional semifinal, will host regional championship

The Bishop Seabury Seahawks advanced to the girls’ soccer regional championship after an 8-0 win over Bishop Ward on Tuesday. The Seahawks moved to 11-3 on the season, setting them up to host Bishop Miege on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Regardless of the next game’s result, the season has been one of the best in Bishop Seabury history. “I think that’s historic — I don’t think the girls have ever had a ...