SHAWNEE — The Free State girls and boys basketball teams lost a pair of close games on Tuesday night at Shawnee Mission Northwest, with the girls losing 47-44 and the boys falling 51-50. In the girls game, Free State (7-15) mounted a furious comeback in the fourth quarter, but it ultimately ...

Anderson Bateman looked up to the video board following his finals swim in the 100-yard freestyle and celebrated with a quick arm pump. Next to his name read 47.29 seconds, which was 0.92 seconds faster than Bateman’s seed time. But what Bateman was really looking at was the number three ...

Eight Free State wrestlers and four Lawrence wrestlers earned a spot in the 6A boys state wrestling tournament after placing in Saturday’s regional tournaments. Lawrence wrestled in the 6A East regional tournament and scored 74.0 points, which was 13th in the tournament. The Lions’ four ...

LENEXA — The Free State and Lawrence boys swim and dive teams concluded their seasons on Saturday in the 6A state boys swim and dive meet at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center. Free State finished 12th in the state with 92 team points, while the Lions earned 16 points from ...

Free State trailed or was tied for exactly zero seconds of Friday's City Showdown boys basketball game against Lawrence. Before the clock even started, the Firebirds (7-14) took the lead with a technical free throw from sophomore Brendan Barrett, which was followed by a layup from senior Ethan ...