Topeka — Free State and Lawrence’s girls swim and dive teams competed in the 6A KSHSAA state tournament from Thursday to Saturday, with the Firebirds finishing ninth and the Lions tying for 25th. Saturday was the final day, with prelim and semifinal rounds of dive taking place on Thursday ...
The Free State and Lawrence track and field teams competed in two regional track meets this week, with the Firebirds at Wichita Northwest on Thursday and the Lions at Mill Valley on Friday. Free State girls finished third in the Wichita Northwest regional track and field meet, coming in ...
The regional week of the spring sports season outside of track and field concluded on Thursday, determining which teams and athletes will advance to state tournaments. Here's how local teams fared in those tournaments: Baseball Free State held the No. 1 seed in the 6A West and won the ...
As the top seed in the West region of the Class 6A state playoff bracket, it could have been easy for the Free State baseball team (24-2) to get ahead of itself and turn its attention to championship weekend. However, during Thursday night’s regionals, the Firebirds never wavered and stayed ...
The Free State softball team entered the regional tournament as the No. 10 seed and collected 12 hits in the semifinal to propel past No. 7 Wichita Northwest, 16-7, before recording just three hits in the championship game, falling to No. 2 Derby, 5-0, on Tuesday evening. Free State (11-16) ...
Regional tournament assignments were announced for baseball, softball and girls soccer on Saturday by KSHSAA. Here’s where each local team will be next week: Baseball The Sunflower League champion Free State Firebirds enter the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the 6A West and will host a ...