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Free State finishes 13th, Lawrence 17th in 6A state swim and dive meet

Lenexa — The Free State and Lawrence boys swimming and diving teams concluded their season with the final day of the 6A state meet at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center. Free State finished 13th as a team with 65 points, and Lawrence came in 17th with 47 points. For relays, ...

KU gets back on track by blowing out OSU 96-64

On the day Kansas retired Naismith Hall of Famer Dutch Lonborg’s jersey, Lynn Lonborg Loveland told reporters a story from her grandfather’s coaching career. One day Lonborg’s charges escaped a dramatic game with a triple-overtime victory, and Loveland asked her grandfather what he had ...

Free State boys looking to build momentum after rivalry win

Before Friday night’s City Showdown, Free State boys basketball (8-10) had lost two consecutive games, a 27-point loss to Shawnee Mission South and more recently a winnable 10-point defeat to Shawnee Mission East. The Firebirds were able to right the ship against Lawrence High, which they ...

City Showdown: Free State shooting takes over in 69-49 win over Lawrence

After back-to-back boys basketball losses to their rivals, the Free State Firebirds won 69-49 over Lawrence at LHS on Friday. “I haven’t heard a crowd that loud that I’ve played in,” senior Korbin Dowdell said. "It felt good to have their arena feel like ours. It was a good time for ...

Lawrence girls ride big second half to City Showdown win over Free State

Through one half of the girls’ City Showdown on Friday night at Lawrence High, not a lot was separating Lawrence from Free State. However, the Lions came out of the locker room and used a big second-half run to defeat the Firebirds, 69-39. The difference in the second half for Lawrence High ...