A smaller-than-usual roster size from Free State on Saturday didn’t keep the Firebirds from having a good meet with personal bests at the Shawnee Mission School District Invitational. Diver Harper Huston qualified for state as she finished with 189.20 points in the diving semifinal on ...

Free State junior Finn Moore tossed seven innings of shutout baseball as Free State defeated Arkansas City 5-0 to conclude the River City Baseball Festival on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark. “I thought he did a good job,” head coach Mike Hill said. “We didn't expect seven out of him today, ...

Following a win over Blue Springs on day one of the River City Baseball Festival, Free State baseball notched its second win in as many days, defeating Raymore-Peculiar 11-0 on Friday at Free State. After a slow start offensively, the Firebirds scored three runs in the third inning and eight ...

After nearly two full seasons at Barton Community College, former Free State Firebird Kyle Graves is committed to Pittsburg State to finish out his college career. “I have a pretty good relationship with the head coach over there,” Graves said. “He recruited me during high school, and ...

The spring sports season is around a month away from its conclusion, and local teams and athletes are battling for seeding positions to enter the postseason at the top of their sports. Here are this week’s selections for Athletes of the Week: Erin Derby, Lawrence Lawrence beat Shawnee ...