Topeka — The Free State girls basketball season concluded on Wednesday night as the Firebirds fell 72-26 to No. 3-seeded Washburn Rural. It was the second time the Firebirds and Junior Blues had played this season; Washburn Rural also beat Free State 76-25 in the first round of the Capital ...
The ninth-seeded Free State boys basketball team (9-12) opened postseason play with a 69-62 win over No. 8 Wichita East on Tuesday night in Wichita. Senior Korbin Dowdell led the Firebirds with 25 points, grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists. It was the second time the ...
Substate assignments have been released for all area basketball teams as the postseason begins. At the 6A level, Lawrence competes in the East region, while Free State competes in the West. The Lawrence boys basketball team (6-14) enters as the No. 15 seed against No. 2 Shawnee Mission ...
Overland Park — Lawrence junior Goldy Stephens became the school’s first state placer after finishing fifth in the 235-pound weight class in the 6A state girls wrestling tournament on Saturday. “I’m really grateful, and I’m really excited for next year. Hopefully, I can do better,” ...
Overland Park — Free State placed four of the 12 wrestlers the team brought to the 6A state boys wrestling tournament on Saturday, while Lawrence finished with one placer out of its three qualifiers. The Firebirds scored 100.0 points, which placed them sixth in the tournament. The Lions ...
The Free State boys and girls finished the regular season at home on Friday night, against Mill Valley, with the girls losing 59-22 after a second-half slump and the boys falling in a wire-to-wire showdown, 57-51. The girls’ game had an emotional opening 30 seconds, as Firebird senior Hadley ...