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Free State dispatches Shawnee Mission South in state semifinals, putting Firebirds on cusp of back-to-back state titles
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Lights out: Shaw records 13 Ks as Free State knocks off Liberal to advance to regional title game
A dominant pitching performance by ace Zane Shaw, coupled with ample run support, lifted Free State to an 11-0 run-rule victory over Liberal in the regional semifinals on Monday.
Perry-Lecompton baseball experiences heartbreaking loss in regional opener against Silver Lake
Mac Moore/Lawrence Sports, File Photo Perry-Lecompton baseball head coach Kent Houk consoles...
A numbers game: As technology aimed at development of baseball players advances, high school teams in Lawrence accept growing price tag in order to keep up
Nate Willems/FSJournalism Free State’s Ryan Vigna throws a pitch from the mound while a...
Free State esports team provides welcoming environment for students to participate in friendly gaming competitions
Starting this year, students at Free State High School had the opportunity to join an esports team, competing in Rocket League, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The season wrapped up with a state championship in January, and Free State’s Rocket League team finished 30, Smash Bros. placed 36 and Mario Kart 40.
Eudora baseball bounces back from loss to Spring Hill, trounces Santa Fe Trail in doubleheader sweep
The Eudora Cardinals showed their resiliency with a doubleheader sweep of the visiting Santa Fe Trail Chargers on April 16, after coming off a stinging 16-1 loss against Spring Hill two days earlier.
Fatigued Baldwin girls soccer team took early lead, but Eudora’s Kerr hits late equalizer in tie during Frontier League action
Kambrea Kerr’s late-match equalizer brought the Eudora girls back from the brink as the Cardinals emerged with a 1-1 double overtime tie against rival Baldwin Thursday night on the pitch.
Baldwin boys capture 1st place at Perry-Lecompton Invitational track and field meet, girls place 4th
The Baldwin boys track and field squad rack up multiple first-place finishes en route to a gold medal team finish at Tuesday’s Perry-Lecompton Invitational, while the girls also impressed with a fourth-place showing.
Perry-Lecompton girls deliver runner-up finish at track and field home invitational, boys take 3rd
Perry-Lecompton secured a runner-up finish in the 12-team girls’ field, while the Kaw boys placed sixth of 13 schools during the track and field team’s home invitational.
Surging Firebirds sweep Perry-Lecompton in softball doubleheader, extend win streak to 5 straight
Free State softball rolled to a doubleheader sweep of Perry-Lecompton on Friday to extend its win streak to five games.
Lawrence High’s Besson delivers hat trick, helps Lions overcome early deficit to win 4-2 against Free State in City Showdown for girls soccer
Lawrence High girls soccer leveraged several Free State miscues into a 4-2 victory in the City Showdown Thursday night.
Free State softball relies on ‘timely hitting’ to manufacture enough runs, holds off Lawrence High in City Showdown thriller
Timely hitting and clutch defense lifted Free State softball to a 4-3 victory over reeling Lawrence High in Thursday night’s City Showdown rivalry clash.
Free State track & field teams bring home dozen gold medals from Coach Beardslee Invite at Washburn Rural
Free State’s boys and girls track and field teams combined for a dozen first- and second-place finishes during Thursday’s Beardslee Invite at Washburn Rural High School.
Lawrence High track & field’s Woods, Pope key Lions’ multiple gold-medal haul at Washburn Rural’s Coach Beardslee Invite
Lawrence High’s LaKeyshia Woods, Tyler Dye, and Truth Pope starred for the Lions during the Washburn Rural-hosted Beardslee Invitational on Thursday.
Free State bats falter in 4-3 loss to Olathe Northwest in softball season opener
Austin Van Meter/Lawrence Sports Free State’s Jace Feurt and Rory Scarlett collide as the...
Reynolds, Jones dazzle at Free State’s Early Bird Invitational track and field meet
Free State girls track and field stars Sadie Reynolds and Parker Jones are already off to fast starts to open the 2026 campaign, as both Reynolds and Jones posted first-place finishes at the Free State-hosted Early Bird Invitational on Friday.
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