A strong finish by junior starting pitcher Elsa Carrillo in the final two frames led the Free State softball team past Mill Valley 7-1 on Thursday night. The road win snaps a three-game losing skid for the Lady Firebirds (5-7). Carrillo went a full seven innings, allowing just a single run on ...
In his first varsity start, junior Kyan Guss extended LHS baseball’s winning streak to three games with a 2-1 home victory over Shawnee Mission North on Wednesday — and got a bit of revenge along the way. Through seven innings, Guss allowed a single run on four hits, one walk and six ...
The Free State baseball team grabbed its eighth consecutive win Tuesday at Shawnee Mission West with a 3-0 victory over the Vikings. A two-run RBI by Ryan Weishaar fueled the Firebirds’ (11-1) three-run fourth inning that ended up being all the power needed to top the Vikings. Freshman Ben ...
The Free State and Lawrence High boys golf teams returned to the links for the second round of the Sunflower League tournament on Monday at Falcon Ridge. Free State sophomore Adam Hemker carded an 81 tying for 20th place with Shawnee Mission East's Jack Shelton. Fellow sophomore Aiden ...
The following selections were made by the Journal-World's sports staff. • Coach of the Year: Donald Blanchat, Baldwin High School Blanchat, wrapping his third season with the Bulldogs' program, resurrected a lowly BHS team back to winning status. This year's team finished 18-4 with a ...
The following selections were made by the Journal-World sports staff. • Coach of the Year: Jeff Dickson, Lawrence High School Dickson, closing in on a decade at LHS, led four seniors and the rest of the Lady Lions to the Class 6A state tournament for the first time since 2017. Following a ...