Free State

LHS holds off Free State for long-awaited City Showdown victory, 2-1

High school boys soccer in Lawrence belongs to the Lions. Lawrence High got a goal in each half and its defense stood tall in the final 20 minutes to lift the Lions to a 2-1 victory over arch-rival Free State in the City Showdown Thursday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd at Free ...

Preview: Free State football looking to bounce back at Shawnee Mission West

Free State football (1-1) will look to bounce back from its first loss of the season, going on the road for the first time Friday night to take on Shawnee Mission West (1-1). The Firebirds have undergone a “roller-coaster start,” in the words of head coach Kevin Stewart, after a pair of ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Claire Heinritz and Oscar Paden

Another week of the fall high school sports season brought dominating performances and comeback heroics from local athletes. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Claire Heinritz, Free State Heinritz finished second in the Chesty Lion Shootout girls golf ...

Free State defender Jeffries commits to Missouri Western State women’s soccer

Cara Jeffries went to a women’s soccer ID camp at Missouri State this past summer, which featured over 20 different colleges from around the area, including Missouri Western State. After the camp, Jeffries wanted to talk with Missouri Western State’s coaches, and the coaches wanted to ...