If you ask Free State senior pitcher Michael Uhler, his favorite out of the Firebirds’ win over Lawrence High on Tuesday night was the last one. Uhler was responsible for all 21 outs of Free State’s 5-2 win at Hoglund Ballpark. And the key to his complete-game effort in the rivalry game ...
A thrilling city showdown girls soccer game came down to a bouncing ball in front of the Lawrence High net with less than a minute to play on Tuesday night at LHS. And Free State freshman Kate Foust knew just what to do with it. With time winding down in the rivalry game, Foust’s ...
It didn’t take long for Free State’s softball team to wrap up its outright Sunflower League title. The Firebirds needed just three innings to earn a 17-0 road win over Shawnee Mission East on Monday. With the victory, the Firebirds (16-1) won all 13 games of Sunflower League play to win ...
There will be two City Showdowns taking place at the same time Tuesday night in Lawrence. Free State and Lawrence High will square off in baseball at Hoglund Ballpark at 7 p.m., while girls soccer will begin a little before that when LHS hosts FSHS at 6:30 p.m. Both games figure to be ...
Seven Sunflower League titles were won either by Lawrence High or Free State swim during the league meet Saturday at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center. Both squads came home with high finishes in the team standings. Lawrence claimed runner-up with a total score of 332. Free ...
Free State’s boys tennis team took home a regional title for the first time in a decade on Friday in the Class 6A regional meet at Gardner Edgerton. The Firebirds had both doubles teams finish inside the top five and two singles players earn top-six finishes on the day. They scored 15 points ...
A no-hitter from pitcher Grant Cleavinger and an offensive onslaught by the lineup led Lawrence High’s baseball team to a convincing 15-0 win at Mill Valley on Thursday. The game was called after five innings, and the Lions (11-7) extended their win streak to four in a row. Cleavinger ...
A combination of stellar pitching and clutch hitting led Lawrence High’s baseball team to a 6-4 victory at Shawnee Mission West on Tuesday. Trailing 3-2 entering the final inning, the Lions put together a four-run rally in the top of the seventh to come away with the road win. It was a frame ...
Free State's softball team secured a 15-2 win over Lawrence High Tuesday night at LHS on May 4, 2021. FSHS senior Sara Roszak clobbered a pair of home runs and eight RBIs to lead the way for the Firebirds in the win. Photos by Chance Parker/Lawrence Journal-World
Free State’s softball team overpowered Lawrence High in a 15-2 rivalry win Tuesday night at LHS. The Firebirds collected 19 hits, which included three home runs to go along with another five extra-base hits, on their way to a convincing win in the latest installment of the City Showdown. It ...
Free State’s softball team scored in all but one inning of its 13-1 win over Olathe West on Saturday at FSHS. The Firebirds (12-1) grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the first before adding three more runs in the third. They exploded with nine home runs in the fourth, while recording 13 hits as a ...
Behind a balanced effort, Free State’s tennis squad earned a runner-up finish at the Sunflower League tournament on Thursday at the College Boulevard Activity Center. The Firebirds had both doubles teams and one singles player earn a medal on the day. They scored 79 points a team, trailing ...
In Free State’s 7-0 victory over Olathe East on Thursday night, the Firebirds got a rare surprise — a game that lasted all seven innings. The Firebirds, who have run-ruled plenty of opponents this season, went the distance on Thursday — although, being the home team, they didn’t have ...
Lawrence High’s offense bounced back in a big way Tuesday with a 12-1 road win over Shawnee Mission North. Just a few days after not scoring a run against Blue Valley North, the Lions (8-7) only needed five innings to roll to a lopsided win. They put together three big innings, with four-run ...
After being postponed to after the weekend, the Barrier Breakers track meet was finally completed on Monday at FSHS. Only girls competed in the second day of the two-day meet, which was originally scheduled to take place last Friday. And a number of Free State and Lawrence High athletes had ...
Free State’s baseball team turned in its best offensive performance of the season in a 16-6 win over Raymore-Peculiar on Saturday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. It was a good offensive weekend in general for the Firebirds. They scored a total of 34 runs while winning all three games in the ...
In its 9-2 home victory over Belton on Friday night, the Free State baseball team was scoreless for the first two innings — but then the floodgates opened. The Firebirds (7-7) erased an early 3-0 deficit, scoring multiple runs in four consecutive frames to notch their second straight win. ...
Behind a big third inning, Free State’s baseball team secured a 9-2 victory over Topeka Hayden during the first day of the River City Baseball Festival on Thursday at Hoglund Ballpark. After Hayden evened the score up at 2-2 in the top of the third, the Firebirds (6-7) responded by scoring ...
The River City Baseball Festival will make its much-awaited return on Thursday after not having the event in 2020 due to COVID-19. This year’s event will last three days between Thursday through Saturday, and will feature 38 teams after a few late cancellations. That means it will have just ...
For the third time this season, the Lawrence High’s girls swim and dive team won a home meet. The Lions, who won a state title in 2019, have won all three home meets during the new season. The latest victory came on senior night during a four-team event Tuesday afternoon at LHS. Lawrence ...