Former Free State pitcher Zac Thornton has thrown 21 1/3 innings since being called up to the New York Mets in May, and over the last 18 innings, nobody has scored a run against him. On Tuesday, the former Firebird earned his first MLB win by pitching six scoreless innings in a 4-0 win over ...

Free State senior Sarai Preston’s first love was softball, but it wasn’t her last. Preston grew up in a sporting house, and that included throwing around the football. Playing flag football was a small consideration before she got to high school with other clubs, but it didn’t work ...

Amid the music, whistles, celebrations and, eventually, a slip-n-slide, Free State’s flag and tackle football teams spent four days this week as ambassadors for football. Free State held a flag football camp from Monday to Thursday that consisted of hour-and-a-half sessions for two youth age ...

Lawrence rising senior Hudson Hardesty knew that Kansas had the potential to win it all when the team upset Texas 6-3 on the second day of the High School Baseball National Championship Series. Kansas — which included Hardesty and two rising seniors from Free State, Ryker Mahnke and Owen ...

Anniston Clark is a competitor. It shows on her face after a kill: there’s usually a stare down involved before she joins her team to celebrate the point. Clark’s competitive spirit has pushed her in volleyball throughout her life, helping her secure a scholarship to play volleyball at ...

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Thomas Broxterman, Baldwin Baldwin’s girls track and field team finished third in the 4A state meet, scoring 57 points and combining to earn five state titles, two of which were ...