Free State senior Colter Maldonado has had experience playing safety. And that has made the midseason position change much easier. Entering the year, Maldonado was taking a bulk of the reps at quarterback in the first year with Kevin Stewart at the helm. But an injury forced the Firebirds to make an adjustment on the fly, and now everyone is seemingly better for it. “He can do a lot of things for us back ...
Free State’s volleyball team has known since last Thursday, but it waited until the end of Sunflower League play to officially say anything about it. On Tuesday, FSHS volleyball posted a team picture on social media to announce that it had won the Sunflower League title. The Firebirds, who are coached by first-year head coach Jayme Savage, ultimately shared the league crown with Gardner Edgerton. Free State ...
Behind a balanced effort, Free State’s girls golf team secured a second-place finish at the 6A regional meet Monday afternoon at Lake Shawnee Golf Course. All six players finished inside the top 19 for the Firebirds, who qualified for the 6A state tournament as a team with their runner-up finish. FSHS shot 381 as a team, trailing only Washburn Rural’s mark of 332. Kennedy Birk led the way for Free State, ...
Free State’s girls tennis team will be sending three athletes to the Class 6A state tournament. One singles player and one doubles team qualified for the final meet of the year for the Firebirds after a strong showing at regionals. FSHS claimed second place as a team Saturday afternoon at Harmon Park Tennis Complex. Junior Keegan VanPelt netted third place in the singles bracket, finishing the day with a ...
Those who have played for Brent Dearmon have become all too familiar with one particular Bible verse. “No one can serve two masters.” Matthew 6:24 has practically become Dearmon’s mantra. Dearmon, who was promoted to KU’s offensive coordinator earlier this week, has a run-pass-option background that originated from his days as an analyst at Auburn. He’s even written a book on the scheme. And the ...
One Sunday morning in late June really tells the whole story. Free State senior Marcus Preston was running drills with his family. Jordan Preston, who is now a quarterback at KU, was throwing to his younger brother. The two had linked up multiple times at Mill Valley the year before. The Preston brothers were perfecting their craft under the guidance of their father, Asheiki Preston, even though temperatures ...