Free State junior George Thornton and sophomore Jake Hedges, the No. 2 seed, were crowned the Sunflower League doubles champions on Tuesday when they defeated top-seeded Shawnee Mission East freshman Jacob Hanson and sophomore George Kahl 8-3 at Shawnee Mission West. Free State finished second ...

In an emotional back-and-forth battle, the Free State softball team took down Lawrence High 12-10 in the City Showdown on Tuesday at Firebird Softball Stadium. The Firebirds (9-7) scored nine runs between the fourth and sixth innings to outpace the Lions (3-12), who scored six runs in the ...

Golfers from Lawrence and Free State high schools participated in the Justin Siler Memorial Tournament at the Lawrence Country Club on Monday.

Coach of the year: Darin Gray, Free State In his first year in charge of the Free State and Lawrence High girls teams, Darin Gray helped lead his daughter, Madyson, to her third consecutive girls state title. After his daughter’s win in the state finals, Gray said the emotions of being both ...

Coach of the Year: Brett Delich, Tonganoxie High Brett Delich, who actually spent time in Lawrence growing up, led the Chieftains to a Class 4A state title this season, with THS edging out Augusta 136-127.5 at the state tournament. Four Tonganoxie wrestlers reached the finals and several ...

Coach of the Year: Sam Stroh, Free State Free State High coach Sam Stroh led the Firebirds to their sixth straight appearance in the Class 6A state tournament, reaching the semifinals yet again and finishing with a third-place trophy to add to the trophy case. As has been common during his ...