For the second year in a row, Baldwin’s boys soccer team has won a regional title. The Bulldogs had to beat a familiar foe to do so in 2020, earning a 3-0 win over Eudora at BHS on Friday in the regional championship. "It's always an intense game when Baldwin and Eudora play,” Baldwin ...
Lawrence High earned a 66-6 win over Wichita North in the opening round of the Class 6A postseason on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at LHS. Photos by Nick Krug/Lawrence Journal-World
The public address system at the stadium wasn’t working for much of the first two drives of Lawrence High’s playoff matchup against Wichita North, but it came back on just before Lawrence High senior running back Devin Neal scored the first touchdown of the contest. That was about the only ...
Two days before its opening-round matchup with Wichita North, Lawrence High quarterback Jackson Dooley had probably the best practice of his career. LHS head coach Steve Rampy actually told Dooley that, calling him to deliver the message about 30 minutes after Wednesday’s practice had ended. ...
Lawrence High's boys soccer team earned a 2-1 win over Free State Tuesday night at FSHS on Oct. 27, 2020 to advance to the regional championship. The Lions will travel to Olathe West, the defending Class 6A champions, at 6 p.m. Thursday. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence ...
Free State’s last-ditch effort soared out of bounds just as time expired. The entire Lawrence High boys soccer team rushed to the center of the field in celebration following a 2-1 win over FSHS in the opening round of the Class 6A postseason on Tuesday at Free State. The win helped the ...
When Free State’s volleyball team won a substate title and a state tournament berth on Saturday, senior Jani McAlister-Harms wasn’t shy about how much the game meant to her — in fact, she cheered so loudly for her teammates that she lost her voice. She had good reasons to be excited ...
For the third year in a row, Free State’s boys cross-country secured a regional crown. The Firebirds had five runners finish inside the top-14 on their way to a first-place finish at the Class 6A regional meet on Saturday at Frontier Trail Middle School. Free State scored 38 points as a ...
Free State’s volleyball team is headed to the Class 6A state tournament for the second year in a row. It wasn’t always easy, but the Firebirds found a way to make the necessary plays to win a substate title at Olathe West High School on Saturday. Free State earned a two-set win (25-18, ...
Lawrence High defeated Free State, 49-20, Friday night at FSHS. It marked the Lions' first win in the City Showdown since 2015. Photos by Nick Krug/Lawrence Journal-World
Even against crosstown rival Free State, it was business as usual for the Lawrence High football team on Friday night. After a somewhat shaky start, the Lions found their rhythm and cruised to a 49-20 win over the Firebirds at FSHS. “They shook (the nerves) off after the first drive,” LHS ...
Lawrence High head coach Steve Rampy still shoulders the blame for last year’s 31-30 home loss to Free State in the regular-season finale. Rampy didn’t surrender a kickoff return for a touchdown to start the third quarter, and he certainly wasn’t responsible for two costly second-half ...
Baldwin senior Grady McCune set another record this week to add to a long list of achievements throughout his soccer career. McCune recorded all five assists in Baldwin’s 5-1 win over Midland Academy Monday night at BHS. Not only was McCune responsible for every score in that win, but it set ...
Free State’s girls golf team ended on a strong note to finish in a tie for fourth place at the Class 6A state golf tournament on Tuesday at Hesston Golf Course. All but one of Free State’s golfers posted a better score in the second round compared to what they did during the opening round ...
Free State’s boys cross-country team won the Sunflower League meet in convincing fashion Saturday night at the Olathe District Activity Center. In a twilight meet that started at 7 p.m., the Firebirds were dominant in the varsity boys competition. Five FSHS runners finished inside the top ...
Lawrence High remained undefeated on the year with a 21-20 win over Olathe North Friday night at LHS on Oct. 16, 2020. Photos by Chance Parker/Lawrence Journal-World
Free State senior Claire Covert was determined to get back to the state tournament for a third and final time in 2020. As the only senior on the varsity squad, Covert helped lead the way for the FSHS girls golf team at the regional meet. Covert was one of four individuals to finish inside the ...
Lawrence High head coach Steve Rampy wasn’t surprised in the least to see who made the game-clinching stop on a two-point conversion in the team’s 21-20 victory over Olathe North Friday night at LHS. Senior linebacker Cole Mondi came through when his team needed him the most, making the ...
Lawrence High’s offensive line should have no shortage of confidence ahead of the final two games of the regular season before a likely deep postseason run. Last time out, the five players in the trenches for the LHS offense rose to the challenge in its toughest test yet. Lawrence’s o-line ...
Free State senior Keegan VanPelt will end a sensational high school tennis career this weekend at the Class 6A state tournament. The two-day event, which is slated to take place at the College Boulevard Activity Center, will begin Friday and end Saturday. VanPelt, who is coming off a ...