Lenexa — The Free State and Lawrence girls swim teams concluded the preliminary races of the three-day Sunflower League tournament on Friday.
Both teams will return to the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center on Saturday for the final round of swim and dive events.
The preliminary and semifinal diving rounds had taken place on Thursday. Free State junior Taylor Andrew placed 21st after scoring ...
Free State girls soccer tied 2-2 against Olathe North at home on Thursday, moving to 5-7-1 on the season.
The Firebirds got down early in the game but were able to fight back and tie it up late in the second half. The resiliency of the team was a major positive of the game. Free State coach Joe Waldron said there are some ties where a coach doesn’t feel good about it afterward, and there are some ties that do ...
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. ...
