*Editor's note: As the Lawrence fall sports seasons are ending, we'll start to reflect on their seasons and possibly take a look at how they will look next year. Today we'll tackle gymnastics, volleyball, girls golf and girls tennis. The breakdown for the cross country, boys soccer and football ...

After eight weeks, for a lot of football teams, all of those offseason workouts, practices, close games — everything — comes down to one game to make the state playoffs. Free State already clinched its spot with a road victory against Manhattan, but Lawrence High will likely need to a ...

Free State and Lawrence High football teams both picked up wins in the first week of districts and are in a good spot for the upcoming two weeks. However, that doesn't make the road forward much easier. The Firebirds will go on the road to face two teams that have been ranked in the ...

After six weeks of high school football, now's the time when the stakes get raised. This upcoming week is the start of district playoffs. Free State won't face another Sunflower League opponent for the remainder of the season unless it's in the state championship. Instead they look ...

There's not many tougher tasks in sports than defending a championship. It's tough to keep that edge needed to compete at a championship level, the spotlight is always bright, and there's no sneaking up on anybody. But that's the goal for Free State High's gymnastics team. The Firebirds ...

It's almost playoffs time. Regionals start on Saturday for girls tennis, next week for girls golf, and most of the other high school sports follow over the next several weeks. You can tell it's that time of the year because players and coaches are talking about it more, and you can see ...