Taylor Woods has been the Free State girls soccer team’s leading scorer for several years. Now, she has a freshman alongside her who is equally adept at scoring goals: her sister, Lauren. For the first time in their lives, Lauren and Taylor Woods play soccer on the same team. It’s something they’ve always wanted to do with each other, and now they have their chance. This season will be particularly ...
Lawrence girls soccer fell 2-1 in overtime to Olathe North at home on Thursday, dropping to 2-2 on the season with the team’s second straight loss. Despite the loss, coach Joe Comparato was overall pleased with the team's performance, particularly across regulation. “We really played a good game,” he said. “We lost because of a couple of mistakes we made, especially the early goal we gave up. We ...
The Lawrence baseball team had its first look at league play on Tuesday with Olathe North at home, and pitcher Hudson Hardesty rose to the occasion. Hardesty pitched a no-hitter in a 6-0 win in seven innings. He threw 11 strikeouts against three free bases. In 97 total pitches thrown, Hardesty threw 58 strikes. He faced 24 batters total. Hardesty wasn’t only effective on the mound, as he went 2-for-3 at the ...
Lawrence boys tennis started its season with a home quad at Sports Pavilion Lawrence on Wednesday and won 11 of 12 matches. The Lions hosted Olathe West, Shawnee Mission South and Gardner Edgerton. Lawrence started with Olathe West and won all four matches. This was the first competition of the season for the Lions after Tuesday’s invite at Emporia was canceled. “I really enjoyed the outcome — some of ...
Lawrence and Free State’s girls swim and dive teams competed in the second meet of the season at Lawrence High School on Tuesday. The Free State girls won the meet, and Lawrence placed third. Free State scored 351 points, 35 points more than the runner-up Lansing team. Lawrence finished with 210, beating Piper by four points. “We are still figuring out what lineup we’re going to do, and for some of our ...
Free State's girls soccer team won 1-0 at home against Topeka-Hayden at Free State High School on Tuesday, improving its season record to 2-1. "We came out strong and moved the ball well,” coach Joe Waldron said. “A 1-0 win over a good Hayden team is good. A shutout is good, too.” The Firebirds took the lead early in the game and played well defensively to hold the win. Junior midfielder Wittney Bogart ...