Lawrence scored six points, while Free State scored five in the 6A boys state tennis tournament in Junction City over the weekend. Jun Brewer was the only Lion at the tournament, but he made the school’s presence felt with a ninth-place finish. Brewer started with the ninth seed and lost a ...
A few Free State and Lawrence swimmers competed in the Shawnee Mission last-chance meet on Wednesday in hopes of earning a qualifying or consideration time before the state championships. Lawrence’s Ashlyn Tell was the only Lion to compete in the last-chance meet. She swam the 200-yard ...
Free State finished its girls soccer regular season with a 3-2 loss to Shawnee Mission South on Thursday. The Firebirds started slow, which made a comeback difficult. The team did fight back and brought the game down to the wire, but the Firebirds were unsuccessful in taking the win. “We ...
The final week of the regular season for most of the spring sports is here, while other athletes are competing for regional, league and state honors. With that came star performances from local athletes in various contests. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the ...
Free State baseball entered the season with two objectives: to win the Sunflower League and the state. With a 13-1 Sunflower League record, the Firebirds have hit their first goal. The Firebirds are Sunflower League champions for the first time since 2019. The team has only lost two games so ...
Free State baseball beat Lawrence 10-2 at Hoglund Ballpark to sweep the Lions in City Showdown games and secure a Sunflower League championship. “Going into the game, we were thinking, ‘Let’s win a league championship,’ not necessarily ‘Let’s beat Lawrence,’” Cole Wright said. ...