The fall sports season is here, and local athletes have already started the year with strong performances in the first few weeks of action. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Zoey Barber, Lawrence Lawrence flag football is off to an undefeated start to ...

Free State volleyball’s middle and outside hitters have created a thunderous offense this year, dominating teams as the Firebirds have compiled an undefeated record. But a big reason why they are able to have the offensive success they’ve had is the Free State defense, a deep group of ...

Headline: Free State football cruises to 38-20 statement win at Blue Valley West OVERLAND PARK – Free State football scored just over three minutes into Thursday night’s game and never looked back, defeating Blue Valley West 38-20 at the Blue Valley District Athletic Complex ...

OVERLAND PARK — The Free State volleyball team continued its undefeated start on Thursday with a 3-0 road win over Shawnee Mission North. The Firebirds dominated the first two sets, and even after allowing the Bison to take the lead in the third set, Free State battled back to finish the set ...

Free State flag football entered the year on a high from a playoff run last season with returning talent to be one of the top rosters in the state. A blowout 48-0 win over Shawnee Mission East in the first game of the season only added to that hype. Wednesday gave the Firebirds their first ...