Plenty of local track and field athletes earned victories during Wednesday’s Little KU meet at Lawrence High School. Athletes or relay teams from Lawrence High, Free State or Bishop Seabury won 34 events at the meet. Topeka West also competed. LHS senior Graham Hough won multiple ...
Free State’s softball team took control down the stretch in its 13-6 road victory over Olathe West Saturday afternoon. With the score tied at 4-4 through four innings, the Firebirds (5-0) grabbed the lead for good with three runs in the top of the fifth. They then added four runs in the ...
In the final lap, the boys 1,600-meter run at Lawrence High’s track and field quadrangular turned into a two-man race for first place — between Free State’s Brock Cordova and his teammate Ethan Sharp. They both leapfrogged an Olathe East runner who had been leading for much of the race. ...
Former Bishop Seabury standout Zach Bloch finally knows where he will be playing collegiate basketball. Bloch, who last played for the Seahawks as a junior during the 2019-20 season, announced his verbal commitment to the University of Northern Colorado. Bloch posted a statement via his ...
Despite not playing in 2020 due to the pandemic, Free State’s softball team picked up where it left off by earning a 10-2 road win over Olathe Northwest in the season opener Tuesday. The Firebirds, who are coming off back-to-back state titles, didn’t score in the top of the first before ...
Player of the year: Shannon Clarke, Free State Clarke came through with a standout senior season with the Firebirds. Despite being face-guarded frequently, she produced an average of 13.9 points per game. She also averaged 5.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The 6-foot wing was a disruptive defender ...