The regional week of the spring sports season outside of track and field concluded on Thursday, determining which teams and athletes will advance to state tournaments. Here's how local teams fared in those tournaments: Baseball Free State held the No. 1 seed in the 6A West and won the ...
A few Free State and Lawrence swimmers competed in the Shawnee Mission last-chance meet on Wednesday in hopes of earning a qualifying or consideration time before the state championships. Lawrence’s Ashlyn Tell was the only Lion to compete in the last-chance meet. She swam the 200-yard ...
Three former Lawrence and Free State football players found their first professional football homes in the NFL last week. The New Orleans Saints drafted former Lawrence Lion Devin Neal, while former Free State Firebirds Keenan Garber and Gabe Clark received opportunities after going ...
The Lawrence baseball team had its first look at league play on Tuesday with Olathe North at home, and pitcher Hudson Hardesty rose to the occasion. Hardesty pitched a no-hitter in a 6-0 win in seven innings. He threw 11 strikeouts against three free bases. In 97 total pitches thrown, Hardesty ...
Substate assignments have been released for all area basketball teams as the postseason begins. At the 6A level, Lawrence competes in the East region, while Free State competes in the West. The Lawrence boys basketball team (6-14) enters as the No. 15 seed against No. 2 Shawnee Mission ...
Former Free State wrestlers Matthew Marcum and Eric Streeter have qualified for the NJCAA National Championships. Marcum (197-pound weight class) and Streeter (149-pound weight class) graduated from Free State in 2023 as state champions with over 100 high school wins and joined the Labette ...