Free State

Five Lawrence ballplayers named All-Sunflower League

The Free State and Lawrence High baseball teams landed a total of five players on the 2023 All-Sunflower League team at the end of the high school baseball season last week. Here’s the rundown on this year’s Lawrence-area selections: Kyle Graves (P), Free State — First Team Free State ...

Preps Notebook: State track highlights; area softball, soccer and golf results

Six area schools were in action at the state track and field championships in Wichita over the weekend. The two-day event, often regarded as the largest high school track meet in the country, saw over 200 programs make the trip to Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State. As usual, all ...

Free State baseball earns third-place state title after loss to Blue Valley West

One game away from the Class 6A state title game, the No. 3-seeded Free State baseball team came up just shy against the No. 2 seed Blue Valley West 2-1 in the semifinal matchup on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark. Knotted at 1-1 by the end of the second, the Firebirds (18-7) and Jaguars (18-5) ...

Free State routs SM East 10-0 in just six innings, advances to state semifinal

It was smooth sailing for the No. 3-seeded Free State baseball team in a 10-0 win over 6-seed Shawnee Mission East in the state quarterfinal on Thursday night at Hoglund Ballpark. Free State (17-6) will now meet Blue Valley West in the state semifinal on Friday for a chance at the state title ...

Free State baseball, softball eyeing lengthy runs at state

It’s only natural the Free State baseball team is included in the Class 6A state championship, as the tournament returns to Lawrence for the first time since 2019. The No. 3 seed Firebirds (16-6) are set to meet No. 6 seed Shawnee Mission East (14-8) after rolling through Lawrence High at ...