Athlete of the year: Ben Shryock, Free State Shryock was the only male athlete in the Lawrence area to earn an individual state crown this season — the Class 6A 3,200-meter run, which he won with a school-record time of 9:15.01. He was also on Free State’s 4x800-meter relay team, which won ...

Athlete of the year: Aubrey Duncan, Free State In her first season competing in track, Duncan was the only female athlete in the Lawrence area to earn an individual state title. She ended her sophomore season by winning the 6A girls javelin competition with a school-record throw of 142-10, and ...

Player of the year: Lauren Russell, Baldwin Russell is a skilled on-ball defender, and she was a big reason that Baldwin’s defense exceeded expectations this season. Opposing coaches often commented on how much she impacted the match as the senior center back. Russell will not be playing ...

After a few years of competing in the event, local golfer Will Hedges finally broke through with an individual victory during the Kansas Junior Optimist golf tournament last Friday at the Emporia Golf Course. Hedges, who just completed his junior year at Bishop Seabury, shot 69 (-2) and had ...

Jack Randall ended a brilliant freshman campaign with a top-10 finish at the Class 6A state golf tournament on Tuesday at the Quail Ridge Golf Course. Randall finished with a two-round score of 154, which was 10 shots over par for the tournament. Only seven individual golfers shot better than ...

Free State’s boys golf team is not just content with going to the Class 6A state tournament. The Firebirds want to play on the second day. FSHS, which is coming off a runner-up finish at regionals, will begin this year’s state meet on Monday at Quail Ridge Golf Course in Winfield. The top ...