Twenty-nine Free State Firebirds signed their college letters of intent at the Free State gymnasium on Wednesday. Four Firebirds signed with Division I programs, five signed with Division II teams, 10 with junior colleges and 10 with NAIA schools. The football team had the most representatives with seven, and the baseball team was second with six. Cayman Cook, Wesley Cupps, Blaine Larkin, Isaiah Wiedeman, Cole ...
For four years, Daijah Preston helped build the girls wrestling program at Free State to grow large enough to separate from Lawrence High School and require a full-time head coach. Now, she’s off to help build a college wrestling program at Avila University, where she will be coached by Sara Hilliard, a Free State graduate in her second year leading the program. “I think that was a sign that I was meant to ...
Lawrence girls soccer (5-8) lost 4-0 to Shawnee Mission East in the Lions' final home game of the season. The game served as a senior night for Lawrence’s seven seniors: Katie Daughtery, Hannah Jenicke, Aaliysah Lanning, Eliza Pultz-Earl, Elise Rathmel, Reann Rodriguez and Giova Rubenstein. Lawrence coach Joe Comparato said it was a special moment, as that group was his first freshman class when he took over ...
Free State baseball had what some players called a statement win over Olathe West on Thursday, beating the top team in the 6A East 3-2. It was a big win, and the team celebrated it for a short time. Pitcher Ben Graves said the win was important after the team had fallen short and lost 11-1 against Olathe East, the other top team in the region. But the Firebirds didn’t let the win overshadow their next game. ...
Olathe — The final round of the Sunflower League boys tennis tournament concluded on Monday after a rain delay postponed the final round on Friday. Lawrence and Free State did well in the tournament, with the Lions finishing third and the Firebirds coming in fourth. The success, particularly in the final rounds, will help those players in their regional seeding on Saturday. Lawrence’s Jun Brewer had the ...
Free State baseball relied on its pitching to get a 1-0 win over Shawnee Mission South at home on Saturday. The Firebirds (18-2) had a hard time getting their offense going, but the team got seven runless innings from pitchers Cayman Cook and Ben Graves. Cook, who started, pitched five innings and threw five strikeouts against three hits. Graves pitched the final two and threw three strikeouts against one hit. ...