Olathe — Free State volleyball went 2-3 in a tournament against Blue Valley North, Blue Valley Northwest, Lee’s Summit, Mill Valley and Olathe South. Free State coach Jayme Savage said that tournaments are for the team working through issues, and that duals are for solidifying lineups. In ...
In a battle of the top teams in class 6A, Free State (1-1) struggled in all facets of the game on Friday night in Lawrence, falling to Manhattan (2-0), 47-7. “Truthfully, we were pretty much outclassed and outmatched in every part of the game,” head coach Kevin Stewart said. “As prepared ...
Nathan Young planned on going the junior-college route to continue his baseball career. Coming from Free State, where winning is the expectation, Young wanted to go to a program he considered a winner. After visiting Barton, Butler and Cloud County, Young landed on Barton and announced his ...
The second full week of the high school sports season is over, and athletes across the area turned in highlight performances. Here are this week's selections for Athletes of the Week: Liv Maddox, Veritas Christian Maddox placed fifth out of 142 runners in the Basehor-Linwood Bobcat Invite, ...
Following its statement Week 1 win over defending state champion Gardner Edgerton, Free State football will be tested once again in Week 2 when the Firebirds host Manhattan. This will be the third straight season that the two teams meet, with the Indians having won both back-to-back games and ...
Every day, Free State seniors Taryn Jones and Annie Pilakowski think about the girls tennis state meet. Jones and Pilakowski are longtime friends and teammates on Free State’s girls tennis team, but this is their first time working together on the No. 1 doubles team as Pilakowski makes the ...