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 ...

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 ...