It is that time of the year again. The area basketball scene will be in full swing this week, with multiple teams slated to compete in tournaments next week. Over half of the area boys basketball programs advanced to the state tournament last year, and many of them have similar expectations ...
Just before the 100 butterfly began, a group of Free State swimmers started a chant. “Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt.” Matthew Reimer was who the chant was for. And it boosted Reimer to a sixth-place finish in the event during the first meet of the season, which took place Wednesday afternoon at ...
The 2019 girls basketball season begins today with multiple area teams taking the court. Last season, a pair of area teams qualified for the state tournament and many individuals had successful seasons as well. This year should be just as intriguing with interesting storylines to monitor ...
The latest winter sports season officially begins this week for Lawrence High. Both wrestling and swimming will be in action Wednesday afternoon, while the girls basketball team is slated to begin its new campaign on Friday. The boys basketball team will take the floor on Saturday to help get ...
Garrett Cleavinger got the call around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The former Lawrence High pitcher was informed that he had been officially added to the Philadelphia Phillies’ 40-man roster. It was a move that came on the deadline to protect minor league players from exposure to the Rule 5 ...
Tonganoxie senior Cooper Cunningham realized that this season would be special back in early June. During a football camp at the University of Kansas, the Chieftains held their own against some quality programs. The two-day event featured a number of 6A and 5A teams, including squads that are ...
Lawrence High was eliminated by Topeka High Friday night at Hummer Sports Park. The Lions finished the year with a 8-2 record. Photos by Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Journal-World
Set up at his own 49-yard line, Topeka High senior running back Ky Thomas took the handoff on fourth-and-1, exploding up the middle for a 51-yard touchdown to take the Trojans’ first lead of the game. The one-two punch of Thomas and senior quarterback Da’Vonshai Harden wore the Lawrence ...
The scoreboard at Free State remained the same for the duration of the summer. Visitors 41, Home 19. It wasn’t until just before the season opener against Olathe West that the scoreboard was finally cleared. It served as a daily reminder of how the 2018 season ended for the Free State ...
As Free State senior Charlie Johnson hit the skyline portion of the course at Rim Rock Farm, he heard the familiar call in his head of former Kansas runner Billy Mills’ victory in the 1964 Olympic games. “I hear, ‘Look at Mills! Look at Mills!’” Johnson said. “I always think of ...
Lawrence High's football team secured a 38-21 win over Washburn Rural Friday night at LHS. Photos by Nick Krug/Lawrence Journal-World
It was a simple response, but one that helped Lawrence High’s football team avoid a scare during a 38-21 win Friday night over Washburn Rural at LHS in the opening round of the Class 6A playoffs. The Lions never wavered after the Junior Blues pulled within 10 points late in the third ...
As senior defender Hayden Robinson’s penalty kick sailed into the back of the net, pandemonium ensued on Free State’s soccer field, with players and fans alike swarming the team in celebration “When Hayden made that (last kick), I just wanted to cry,” senior midfielder Peter Boncella ...
The Lawrence High football team is in unfamiliar territory, at least for this season. LHS is coming off a 31-30 loss to Free State in the regular-season finale, which marked the team’s lone defeat during what has been an impressive 2019 campaign. It was a result that caught the Lions (7-1, ...
All in or all out. That has been the motto of the Free State volleyball team since the first day of summer workouts. It is a slogan that was introduced by head coach Jayme Savage when she took over the program after being the team's assistant coach for nine years. And it has helped define the ...
Free State’s gymnastics team came home with some hardware to finish off the 2019 season. The Firebirds placed third at the state gymnastics meet Saturday afternoon at Olathe South after entering the meet in second place. FSHS finished finished inside the top three in all but one meet this ...
Free State earned a 31-30 win over Lawrence High in the 23rd edition of the City Showdown Friday night at LHS on Oct. 24, 2019. Photos by Mike Yoder/Lawrence Journal-World
As soon as Lawrence High quarterback Jackson Dooley’s fourth down pass attempt fell harmlessly to the turf, Free State’s defense sprinted to the sideline in celebration with 3:19 remaining in the game. The FSHS crowd roared in approval, as the failed conversion essentially capped off a ...
Regardless of what happens this weekend, head coach Katrina Farrow wants both her teams to be proud of what they accomplished in 2019. Entering the state gymnastics meet, which will be held at Olathe South on Saturday, Free State is ranked second in the team standings. Lawrence High, ...
Lawrence High senior Deshon Lewis still vividly remembers the chant. During the boys basketball version of the City Showdown this past winter, Free State’s student section broke out in a “Let’s play football” chant. It came two years after FSHS students painted their chests “56-7”, ...