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Free State falters in state soccer final
November 8, 2009
The Free State High boys soccer team came up one victory short, falling Saturday to Washburn Rural, 3-0, in the Class 6A state championship game at Blue Valley District Soccer Complex.
Surprise! Firebirds share state gymnastics crown
November 8, 2009
It took 13 years, but Free State High finally got the fall sports state title it had been missing. Saturday, at the all-class state gymnastics meet at Newton High, the Firebirds outclassed the field to win the 2009 state championship.
LIVE: State Soccer: Washburn Rural defeats Free State, 3-0
Firebirds finish 16-5, school’s best record of all-time
01:54 p.m., November 7, 2009 Updated 03:55 p.m.
The Free State High boys soccer lost to Washburn Rural, 3-0, in today’s Class 6A state championship game at Blue Valley District Soccer Complex.
FSHS gymnastics eyeing title
November 7, 2009
After finishing less than two points shy of a state championship at last year’s state meet, the Free State High gymnastics team is back and has its sights set on moving its way to the top.
Role reversal
FSHS forces — not commits — five turnovers this time
November 7, 2009
Turnover turnabout is fair play.
Firebirds to play for soccer title
November 7, 2009
Shortly after his team’s 2-0 victory against Dodge City in the Class 6A state semifinals on Friday, Free State High boys soccer coach Jason Pendleton conducted an informal poll of his players.
Free State soccer to face Washburn Rural
November 7, 2009
It’s been said that in order to be the best you have to beat the best.
Free State football crushes Olathe East, 38-7
08:15 p.m., November 6, 2009 Updated 09:18 p.m.
The Free State football team leads Olathe East, 24-7, on Friday at the Firebirds field in the opening round of the Class 6A state playoffs.
LIVE: State Soccer Semis: Firebirds win, 2-0; headed to state title game
Free State will play Washburn Rural at 2 p.m. Saturday for the Class 6A state championship
06:27 p.m., November 6, 2009 Updated 07:39 p.m.
Free State defeated Dodge City, 2-0, in a Class 6A state soccer semifinal tonight at Blue Valley District Soccer Complex.
Here they go again
Free State, Olathe East to clash in rematch
November 6, 2009
Olathe East has improved. So has Free State. Obviously, these aren’t the same football teams that clashed way back on the opening week of the high school season.
No guarantees made this time around
November 6, 2009
The last time the Olathe East and Free State High football teams met in the Class 6A state playoffs, Hawks coach Jeff Meyers found a unique way to catch the attention of the Firebirds.
Firebirds soccer puts spotlight on defense vs. Dodge City
November 6, 2009
Among the many philosophies emphasized by the Free State High boys soccer team’s coaching staff is this all-too-simple gem that seems to illustrate best why the Firebirds are still playing at this point in the season.
The magnificent 7
Free State’s goal: Win state gymnastics this weekend
November 5, 2009
When the 2009 high school gymnastics season first kicked off, the Free State High girls expected that they would have a chance to challenge for a state championship in November.
FSHS seniors different
November 5, 2009
An old-school coach who has his rules and believes in sticking to them with his Free State High soccer teams, Jason Pendleton usually doesn’t keep more than eight seniors on his boys soccer team. In part because there was little normal about the dedication of this senior class, Pendleton kept 11.
Free State soccer set to tangle with Dodge City in 6A playoffs
November 5, 2009
The Free State High soccer team, set to make its first appearance in the Class 6A state semifinals in school history on Friday, learned who its opponent would be on Wednesday morning.

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