Firebirds split softball twinbill in league mix
Olathe Northwest pitcher Brandi Seeker held Free State to five runs over two games, earning a 5-0 win in Game One and a 6-1 victory in Game Two. Free State’s Ashley Wagner shone with a four-hit shutout and a two-run homer in Game One, but Northwest pounced in Game Two aided by Firebird errors. Free State (6-6, 3-3 Sunflower) hosts Shawnee Mission South next, while Northwest improves.
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Brandi Seeker
Ravens
Free State High
Firebirds
Seeker
Free State
FSHS
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Ashley Wagner
Wagner
Northwest
Wagn
Tricia Dunham
Dacia Sprow
Aleese Kopf
Shawnee Mission South
Olathe Northwest
Ashe Wao
Carissa Art
Olathe South nips Lawrence in 10 innings rally
Olathe South baseball rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the seventh to beat Lawrence 4-3 in 10 innings at the Falcons field. Brett Urban reached on a hit by pitch and scored on a Hutchison sacrifice, then Carl Lisher’s two run single tied it. John Parker pitched into the seventh for Lawrence with nine hits and three earned runs allowed, while McBride and Downs pitched well for their teams in a tense Sunflower League contest. The Lions fall to 5-7, 2-4 in league play and will host SM South on Thursday at Ice Field.
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Olathe
Olathe South
Lawrence
U-South
LHS
David Petry
John Parker
Petry
Brett
McBride
Lions
SM South
Ice Field
Firebirds Rally Powers Sixth Straight Victory in Sunflower League
FSHS baseball edged SM West as Ryne Price belted a towering two inning homer and Dreiling was forced out on a fielder's choice. Price drove in six RBIs while Brett Lisher homered and Tyler Blankenhip added two hits. The win moved the Firebirds to 10-2 overall and 6-1 in league as they prep two home games against Emporia and Leavenworth after River City Festival washouts.
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Bobby Price
Dreiling
Ryne
Ryne Price
SM West
Firebirds
Hill
Price
Brett Li
Tyler Blankenship
Emporia
Leavenworth
River City
Firebirds win tennis dual at Free State High
OVERLAND PARK Charles Guard and Mark Whittemore secure singles victories as Free State High defeats Shawnee Mission West 6-3. Guard wins 8-2 over Evan Manning at No 2 while Whittemore wins 8-4 over Raj Sharmacharyn at No 4. The Firebirds combine for an 8-2 doubles win over Sharmacharyn and Ted Kim at No 2. They travel today to Junction City.
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Charles Guard
Mark Whittemore
Free State High
Shawnee Mission West
Guard
Evan Manning
Whittemore
Raj Sharmacharyn
Firebird
Sharmacharyn
Ted Kim
Firebirds
Junction City
LHS tennis quad goes 2-1 amid limited lineup
LHS competed in a Tuesday one day tennis quad with only three Lions in each dual. Noah Welch won one singles and lost another while pairing with Sam Goodell for a doubles loss. Rahul Gogineni and Ryan Robinson won two of three doubles matches defeating Shawnee Heights and Seaman before losing to Topeka West.
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Lions
Noah Welch
Topeka West
Topeka Seaman
Shawnee Heights
Sam Goodell
Rahul Gogineni
Ryan Robinson
Heights
Matt Halderbach
Moritz Winter
Seaman
Luis Gonzalez
Paul Cox
Brian Reynolds
Phil Carr
Berkley scores four as Free State falls to Berkeley Raiders
Free State rallies early but Berkley dominates with a four goal performance. Pendleton praises Berkley as a big time all state player while noting other Firebirds fall short. Berkley capitalizes with goals at 33 34 and 12 41 to seal the win and boost her Hall of Fame imagery. The Firebirds drop to 2 6 1 after the loss to Berkeley.
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Jason Pendleton
Free State
Berkley
Raiders
Clare Robinson
Firebirds
Wallis Romzek
Pendleton
Junction City
LHS Soccer Dominates Shawnee Mission North 6 0
Lawrence High crushed Shawnee Mission North 6 0 to end a seven game skid. Megan Johnson scored three goals Abby Vestal added two and Leslie Belt one with assists from Whitney Lopez Kendal Forio and Raya Bowden. Shannon Fisher posted the shutout.
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Overland Park
Megan Johnson
Abby Vestal
Leslie Belt
Lawrence High
Shawnee Mission North
LHS
Matt Makens
Whitney Lopez
Kendal Forio
Raya Bowden
Shannon Fisher
Free State Beats SM West In High School Baseball Thriller
Free State 11 SM West 10 with a dramatic scoring sequence. Travis Blankenship pitched for W, Andy Chatelain took the loss. SM West’s Zach Carter Matt Huhnerboch Joe Shull Grant Lambert contributed. FSHS standout Ryne Price 2 for 5 with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs, Tyler Blankenship 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs, Brett Lisher 1 for 4 with a homer.
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Free State
SM West
Travis Blankenship
Andy Chatelain
SMW
Zach Carter
Matt Huhnerboch
Joe Shull
Grant Lambert
Scott Heitshusen
Anthony Dreiling
Brett Lisher
Ryne Price
Tyler Blankenship
Olathe East sweeps LHS in softball
Olathe East defeats Lawrence High 1-0 in nine innings and 5-0 in the nightcap at the Olathe District Activities Center. LHS pitcher Whitney Juneau allows two hits and no-hits through seven in the first game, signaling the Lions can compete with top teams. Olathe East improves to 9-0? with the two wins as LHS drops to 3-7.
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Olathe
Lawrence High
Olathe East
Olathe District
Lions
Reenie Stogsdill
LHS
Whitney Juneau
Stogsdill
Whitney
Shawnee Mission West
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