Free State High football players warned everybody that they were a lot better than their record showed this season and they had a lot of confidence heading into Friday's game against Shawnee Mission East, the defending state champions. Message received, loud and clear. The Firebirds ...

One week after Lawrence High and Free State football teams beat up on each other in the City Showdown, they unleashed on other teams this weekend. Both schools won in blowouts with strong defensive nights. Lawrence High (4-0) [went through the air to open up its offense in a 41-6 ...

In a game that had more twists and turns than most roller coasters, Friday's football City Showdown lived up to the hype, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Both schools had opportunities to win the game, but Lawrence High made some big defensive plays in the fourth quarter ...

For the second straight week, Lawrence High's football team raced out to a huge lead in the first half and cruised to a big victory, while Free State made some costly mistakes in a narrow loss. Same results in the record book, but both teams looked improved on Friday. The Firebirds ...

One of the toughest things to do is predict how a team will play in its first game of the season. How will a newcomer adjust to the big stage? How will returners look in bigger roles? Both Lawrence High football coach Dirk Wedd and Free State coach Bob Lisher said last week that they ...

There's still a few months before the start of football seasons for Lawrence High and Free State, but both schools have have been going full-speed ahead at team camps over the past week. The two schools spent two days at the Kansas University team camp last week, along with about 15 ...