Prairie Village – An edge-of-your-seat overtime battle didn’t quite pan out for Free State and first-year head boys basketball coach Dwayne Paul on Tuesday. The Firebirds fell to Raytown South (Mo.) 71-70 in the first round of the Varsity Classic at Shawnee Mission High School. A game-high ...

Back on the mat over the weekend, the Free State and Lawrence High wrestling teams made their first stop of several tough tournaments this season at the Leavenworth Challenger on Saturday. FSHS took first overall (352.5) in team scoring, with the Chesty Lions (191.5) falling in fifth ...

Free State head girls basketball coach Summer Frantz had plenty of positive takeaways from a 53-30 loss to Blue Valley West in Thursday night’s season opener on the road. Her group fought well into the second half, but endurance waned for the Firebirds, as Frantz’ young squad fell to 0-1 ...

With the Thanksgiving holiday in the rear-view mirror, it’s time for winter sports season and the Journal-World has you covered on all things Lawrence Free State. Here’s the outlook for the Firebirds this season: New-look FSHS boys hoops to include familiar faces Some might’ve been ...

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World's sports staff. • Player of the Year: Fisayo Afonja, Baldwin High Afonja averaged 5.7 kills per set with 567 total kills during her senior season with the Bulldogs, including 74 blocks and 299 digs. As a ...

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World's sports staff. • Player of the Year: Cooper Carr, Baldwin High Carr topped his breakout freshman season this fall with 18 goals and 14 assists, finishing just two points behind the school record (52) in his ...