There will be no surprises when Free State and Olathe East square off in the opening round of the Class 6A state baseball tournament. Both teams know what to expect when they take the field Thursday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark. The clash between a pair of Sunflower League foes figures to be a low-scoring game that features a pair of talented starting pitchers. At least that was the case in the regular-season ...
This time last year, Free State slugger Kay Lee Richardson was watching from the crowd. Richardson, who was in the eighth grade a year ago, watched from the seats in Arrocha Ballpark as FSHS softball made history by claiming its first-ever state title. The Firebirds stormed through the Class 6A bracket as an eighth seed en route to three wins. “It was excitement,” Richardson said of watching state last ...
Free State junior Camden Karlin has never wasted an opportunity to get better as a baseball player. When he was in elementary school, Karlin used to bring his glove and a baseball to the bus stop. He would throw about 20 pitches to his dad, who made Karlin play both pitcher and catcher as early as little league. The morning bullpen session would take place at the end of their street before the bus ...
It is almost expected for a senior to handle a leadership role of some kind. For the 2019 Kansas football team, especially on the defensive side of the ball, a majority of those responsibilities figure to fall on the shoulders of Bryce Torneden. The soon-to-be senior safety is the only returning player who finished in the top-three in tackles last year. As a result, Torneden assumed he’d have to embrace a ...
It will be an unfamiliar feeling for Free State senior Landon Berquist. Berquist has plenty of experience with postseason golf, as Monday marks his fourth trip to the state tournament in as many years. But it will be his last action as a Firebird, capping a stellar high school career. “It is surreal that it has flown by,” Berquist said. “But I have enjoyed every second of it.” Berquist will be going ...
TOPEKA — It wasn’t until Lawrence High senior Emily Guo raised her head above water that she realized what had just happened. Guo, who was the final leg of the 400 freestyle relay, looked toward her teammates after touching the wall on the final race of the 6A state meet Saturday afternoon at the Capitol Federal Natatorium at Hummer Sports Complex in Topeka. Guo saw seniors Morgan Jones and Jamie Abernathy ...