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Lawrence High girls thump Free State 63-28, win City Showdown for 5th straight year
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Free State girls derailed by cold shooting, turnovers in loss to league foe Shawnee Mission West
Mac Moore/Lawrence Sports Shawnee Mission West’s Palmer McLaughlin blocks the shot of Free...
Free State’s Wilmes ready to bring strength, smarts to ACC as senior OT signs with Clemson football
Mac Moore/Lawrence Sports Free State’s Braden Wilmes makes his commitment to Clemson...
Free State drops boys basketball season-opener in 64-51 home loss against Junction City
Free State Firebirds’ head coach Dwayne Paul was left with more questions than answers following Tuesday night’s 64-51 season-opening loss to the visiting Junction City Blue Jays.
Free State’s fiery freshmen allow Firebird girls to overcome slow start in season-opening rout of Junction City
Led by freshman Morgan McClorey’s 16-point outburst, the Free State Firebirds overcame an ice cold start to trounce the visiting Junction City Bluejays 53-28 in season-opening hoops action Tuesday night.
Battered & Beaten: Injury-riddled Free State football unable to contain Woodruff, Shawnee Mission Northwest rushing attack in 38-31 regional championship game
In a battle of prolific rushing attacks, the Free State Firebirds were derailed by the Shawnee Mission Northwest Cougars 38-31 in Friday night’s Class 6A regional championship in Overland Park.
Free State football falls 38-31 against Shawnee Mission Northwest in regional final
Shawnee Mission Northwest senior quarterback Trai Woodruff tallied five touchdowns and 334 rushing yards — four scores coming in the second half — to lead the No. 3 Cougars to a 38-31 victory over the No. 6 Lawrence Free State Firebirds in the Class 6A regional round Friday night inside the Shawnee Mission North stadium.
Johnson leads senior-heavy Free State boys to 5th-place finish at state XC meet; Hulcher paces Firebird girls in strong 6th-place showing
The Free State boys had high hopes for their team finish at state. Although the Firebirds ultimately did not bring home a team trophy, their squad did deliver a fifth-place finish in a stacked 6A field.
Worth the Fight: Free State volleyball ends season in state tourney pool-play; coaches, players proud of journey
Mac Moore/Lawrence Sports Free State volleyball players celebrate winning a set against Olathe...
Video game numbers: Brittingham’s record-breaking performance propels Free State football to 61-47 opening-round playoff victory over Olathe East
Maddon Brittingham had a record-smashing performance that propelled the sixth-seeded Firebirds to a 61-47 victory over the visiting 11th-seeded Olathe East Hawks in the opening round of the class 6A playoffs Friday night.
Free State’s Stancil reaches Day 2 of 6A state golf, finishes 42nd; youthful Firebirds hope state experience will benefit team’s future
Free State sophomore Laurel Stancil led the way for the Firebirds at the 6A state tournament. Stancil shot a 90 on Day 1, allowing her to make the cut for Day 2 by a few strokes. Free State collectively shot a 397.
Lawrence high school gymnasts compete in emotional final meet; Sunflower League ends program
The combined Lawrence high school girls gymnastics program ceases to exist following the team’s final bow on the mat over the weekend. Free State finished fifth as a team while freshman Harper Huston took third in the all-around competition.
Free State boys, girls XC teams earn top-3 finishes at regionals to punch tickets to state; Lawrence High’s Schwartz and Garrett also qualify to compete at Rim Rock
Lawrence Free State’s boys and girls cross country teams, along with Lawrence High runners Oliver Schwartz and Andie Garrett, punched their tickets to the KSHSAA Class 6A champion meet on Saturday.
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