Bob Lisher’s phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since he announced Tuesday morning via his personal Twitter account that he was going to be a head coach in the area once again. Lisher, who spent 22 years at the helm at Free State, will take over the Baldwin football program. Lisher accepted the ...
Even if Free State’s baseball team had played its best game, head coach Mike Hill knew it would have been a challenge to defeat a talented Olathe West squad. Yet the lopsided 12-0 defeat was a result of the Firebirds struggling in all three phases of the game Monday night at FSHS. Free State ...
Both Free State and Lawrence High softball squads competed in the Sunflower League Softball Festival Friday afternoon in Olathe on April 16, 2021. The Lions lost both of their games, while the Firebirds went 1-1 on the day. Photos by Chance Parker/Lawrence Journal-World
For the first time in school history, Lawrence High School has a DiRenna Award winner. Lawrence senior Zeke Mayo was named the male DiRenna Award winner, sharing the selection with Bishop Miege junior Mark Mitchell. It is only the third time in the 68-year history of the male award that there ...
OLATHE — The bad news: Free State softball came up short, 3-2, against Washburn Rural on Friday. The good news? In 2019, the Firebirds were forced to recover from a similar regular-season loss to Washburn Rural — and they bounced back big, eventually avenging that defeat in the 6A state ...
Plenty of local track and field athletes earned victories during Wednesday’s Little KU meet at Lawrence High School. Athletes or relay teams from Lawrence High, Free State or Bishop Seabury won 34 events at the meet. Topeka West also competed. LHS senior Graham Hough won multiple ...