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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 ...

Preview: KU looks to start with clean slate against OSU

Kansas center Hunter Dickinson correctly predicted after the Jayhawks’ 91-57 loss at BYU on Tuesday that KU was about to receive widespread criticism from fans and national media. After four days of hearing that criticism — head coach Bill Self said there could be an opportunity to “pull ...