State cross-country meets took place in Wamego and Lawrence, with the Eudora and Baldwin girls cross-country teams both placing in the top three of the 4A race. The Cardinals placed second as a team with 89 points, while Baldwin finished in third with 90 points. Eduora’s Hanna Keltner won ...
Fourth-seeded Free State football (6-3) opened its playoff run with an offensive explosion, scoring a season-high 49 points on its way to a 49-26 home victory over 12th-seeded Olathe West on Friday night. The key for the week was being able to eliminate negative plays, and put the defense in ...
Free State’s boys soccer season came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Washburn Rural on Thursday in Topeka. The Junior Blues took an early lead that the Firebirds couldn’t overcome. Six minutes into the match the Junior Blues scored after the ball took an awkward bounce into the goal after a ...
After a 5-3 regular season finish that saw an abundance of highs and lows, the fifth-seeded Free State football team opens its playoff push on Friday night, hosting 12th-seeded Olathe West (3-5). The Firebirds are coming off of a 24-14 win over Lawrence High in the City Showdown, one of many ...
More playoff games have brought out strong performances from around the area. Here are the Journal-World sports staff's selections for Athletes of the Week: Cayman Barnes, Free State High School Cayman Barnes placed seventh at the 6A regional cross-country meet at Hummer Park in Topeka with a ...
On Tuesday night, the Lawrence High School boys soccer team used a windy evening to its advantage in a 3-2 regional win over Olathe Northwest at the Olathe District Activity Center. The Lions scored all three goals when they were going with the wind. When going against the wind, they played a ...