The fall postseason has begun for football, volleyball and boys soccer. Teams around Douglas County will begin their playoff runs this week. Here is a breakdown of which teams are playing, where the games are located, and on which days they take place. Football All week one playoff games occur on Friday. Free State went 5-3 in the regular season, with a 24-14 win over Lawrence to cap it off. That earned the ...
Lawrence High School entered the second half of its football game against Free State with a 14-10 lead. When the Firebirds moved downfield and scored twice in the second half, though, the Lions offense had trouble avoiding negative plays, particularly from penalties. Free State went on to win 24-14, dropping Lawrence to a 4-4 regular season record and the East’s ninth seed in the 6A playoffs. The Lions will ...
Lawrence High School (4-4) and Free State High School (5-3) went back and forth in Friday’s City Showdown, but the Firebirds came away with the 24-14 win with a stout defensive second half and critical plays on offense when they needed it. Both teams relied heavily on the run game in the first half. Free State had 98 rush yards, while Lawrence had 107 through two quarters. To start the game, the Firebirds ...
Kansas City, Mo. — The Big 12 Conference will be in some uncharted territory this upcoming men's basketball season. The conference currently has five of the preseason top 10 teams, leading to a belief among pundits and coaches that it is the premier basketball conference in the country. “I can tell you hands down, this is going to be the hardest year to win in our league,” Kansas coach Bill Self said at ...
If it didn't already mean a lot to the Lawrence High School football team to beat Free State High School, ever-important playoff seeding and a home playoff game might be on the line on Friday's matchup at Free State. The Lions (4-3) have faced a plethora of offensive systems and schemes. From spread offenses to wishbone triple option to a wing-T offense, the Lions have seen just about all that there is to see. ...
Baldwin High School’s girls golf team placed sixth in the 4A state golf tournament at Hesston Golf Course that concluded on Tuesday with a score of 754, while more golfers from in and around Lawrence competed across the various state tournaments. This was the first season that the Bulldogs could compete as a team, and only the second year that the school has featured a golf team. The results were promising ...