- Free State football star Wyatt tears ACL
- June 18, 2013
- Free State football senior Fred Wyatt, a 6-foot-4, 260-pound Northwestern University football commit, found out late last week he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. By Benton Smith
- Decisions, decisions: Free State’s Khadre Lane turning heads in football, too, to go with basketball reputation
- June 15, 2013
- Pretty much ever since he first grew comfortable dribbling and shooting, Khadre Lane has identified himself as a basketball player. As he approaches his senior year at Free State High, though, others have begun to look at him in another light. By Benton Smith
- World Company Cup returns to Free State
- June 12, 2013
- For the seventh time in eight years, the World Company Cup belongs to Free State High. The trophy, awarded since 2006 to the school that prevails most often in City Showdowns and other competitions between rivals Lawrence High and Free State, spent the last year on display at LHS. However, the Lions’ claim to the cup proved short-lived, as Free State conquered the Lions, 17-9, in the standings. By Benton Smith
- Bob Lisher: Camp benefitted FSHS football
- June 11, 2013
- After spending Friday through Sunday in Maryville, Mo., for Northwest Missouri State University’s football camp, Free State High coach Bob Lisher returned to Lawrence feeling optimistic. By Benton Smith
- FSHS football forced to replace stars in secondary
- June 8, 2013
- After four days of football camp this week at Free State High School, coach Bob Lisher knows the biggest holes in the defense could be in the secondary. Although senior free safety Joe Dineen still roams the field looking to dish out punishment, the Firebirds lost the services of recent graduates Kyle McFarland and Demarko Bobo on the corners. By Benton Smith
- Mixing it up: New offense focus at FSHS football camp
- June 4, 2013
- The Firebirds still managed to look unrecognizable at times during the first day of camp. By Benton Smith
- Firebird Fred Wyatt wowed by Northwestern
- June 1, 2013
- During a Memorial Day weekend trip to visit Northwestern University, Free State High senior Fred Wyatt realized he wanted the Big Ten football program, located in Evanston, Ill, just north of downtown Chicago, to be his future home. By Benton Smith
- Div. I schools recruiting FSHS football duo
- April 11, 2013
- Free State High football juniors Fred Wyatt and Joe Dineen already are sorting through offers to play Div. I college football. By Benton Smith
- Firebirds’ Tye Hughes Shrine addition
- March 28, 2013
- Free State High senior football receiver and special-teams standout Tye Hughes has been added to the East all-star roster for the 2013 Kansas Shrine Bowl.
- FSHS football meeting set
- March 28, 2013
- The Free State High football program will host a parent and player meeting Monday for students interested in joining the team next fall.
- Area prep athletes sign with college teams
- 06:45 p.m., February 6, 2013 Updated 12:43 a.m.
- Wednesday, better known in the recruiting world as national signing day, marked not only the culmination of high school careers, but also the beginning of the future for numerous area high school athletes who will move on to compete in the collegiate ranks. And even more will follow suit in the days to come. By Benton Smith
- FSHS long snapper earns top ranking
- January 30, 2013
- Reid Buckingham, a junior center and long snapper for the Free State High football team, earned the No. 7 spot in the Top 12 among underclassmen at the 11th Annual National Chris Rubio Long Snapping Event, held Jan. 19-20 in Las Vegas.
- Area athletes invited to Shrine Bowl
- December 27, 2012
- Area football players Nick Becker of Eudora High, Dayton Valentine of Baldwin, Marc Walbridge of McLouth and Staton Rebeck of Mill Valley have been selected to represent the East all-star team in the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
- Two city preps land Shrine Bowl invites
- December 26, 2012
- Lawrence High senior quarterback Brad Strauss and Free State High lineman Cody Stanclift on Wednesday were named to the East roster of the Kansas Shrine Bowl.
- City football preps honored
- December 4, 2012
- The honors keep pouring in for the city’s top high school football players in the wake of a fantastic fall.
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