MAYETTA — Free State golfers Henry Thompson and A.J. Kimzey finished the 6A state boys golf tournament in the top 20 of the individual leaderboard at Firekeeper Golf Course.
Thompson and Kimzey were the two Firebirds to qualify for the second round, and both improved upon their first-round score to finish their seasons in the top 20. Thompson shot a 73 on Wednesday, a four-stroke improvement from Tuesday. His ...
Four local golfers, two from Free State and two from Lawrence, finished in the top 50 of the individual leaderboard after the first day of the 6A state golf tournament in Mayetta at the Firekeeper Golf Course.
Free State also finished the day 12th in the team rankings with a collective score of 328, which was 40 strokes above the par. Two teams, Blue Valley North and Shawnee Mission East, are tied for first by ...
The Lawrence and Free State track and field teams were in Olathe and Topeka on Friday for the Olathe North 6A regional and Washburn Rural 6A regional meets.
Lawrence was in Olathe and scored a combined 52 points between the boys and girls teams. La'Keyshia Woods was Lawrence’s lone regional champion, as she won the 400-meter dash at 58.10 seconds. She also placed seventh in the 200-meter dash at 26.39 ...
LENEXA — Three Free State swimmers finished with all-state honors as the Firebirds placed fifth as a team in the 6A state swim and dive meet.
Junior Helena Mattes, freshman Siggi Mattes and freshman Ella Marsh all scored enough points to earn all-state recognition, and Marsh did enough to be named first-team all-state after winning a state championship in the 200-yard individual medley. Helena Mattes earned ...
SHAWNEE – The 2026 season was the best season in Lawrence girls soccer history, with 11 wins and a first-ever regional championship appearance. But on Thursday, the season ended as Lawrence fell 5-1 to Mill Valley in the regional championship.
"I'm super proud of how they've been all year," Lawrence coach Joe Comparato said. "I told them it's OK to be sad that the season is over and that they won't play ...
STILWELL – Lawrence softball's season came to an end on Thursday as the Lions were shut out in a 2-0 loss to Blue Valley in the regional semifinal.
The Lions played it close against the Tigers, who had beaten Lawrence twice by a combined three runs earlier this season, but the lack of hits kept Lawrence from pulling off the road upset.
Lawrence started by getting its first two batters on base. Leadoff hitter ...
