Free State athletes in football, baseball, basketball, softball and several other sports have officially signed to play at the college level, and the school held a ceremony to recognize them on Wednesday. In baseball, Gage Callaghan is planning to compete for Baker University and Matt Gabriel is headed to Benedictine College. Shannon Clarke will play women’s basketball at the United States Naval ...
If you ask Free State senior pitcher Michael Uhler, his favorite out of the Firebirds’ win over Lawrence High on Tuesday night was the last one. Uhler was responsible for all 21 outs of Free State’s 5-2 win at Hoglund Ballpark. And the key to his complete-game effort in the rivalry game was that he had total confidence in his teammates behind him, which was never more obvious than on the final pitch. LHS ...
It didn’t take long for Free State’s softball team to wrap up its outright Sunflower League title. The Firebirds needed just three innings to earn a 17-0 road win over Shawnee Mission East on Monday. With the victory, the Firebirds (16-1) won all 13 games of Sunflower League play to win the title outright. It marks the fourth league crown in program history, as Free State won back-to-back titles in 2005 and ...
There will be two City Showdowns taking place at the same time Tuesday night in Lawrence. Free State and Lawrence High will square off in baseball at Hoglund Ballpark at 7 p.m., while girls soccer will begin a little before that when LHS hosts FSHS at 6:30 p.m. Both games figure to be competitive with the programs sharing a lot of similarities with each other. It is eerie how much the Firebirds and Lions have ...
Seven Sunflower League titles were won either by Lawrence High or Free State swim during the league meet Saturday at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center. Both squads came home with high finishes in the team standings. Lawrence claimed runner-up with a total score of 332. Free State took third with a mark of 296 as a team. Shawnee Mission East won the league title with a final score of 428. LHS ...
Free State’s boys tennis team took home a regional title for the first time in a decade on Friday in the Class 6A regional meet at Gardner Edgerton. The Firebirds had both doubles teams finish inside the top five and two singles players earn top-six finishes on the day. They scored 15 points as a team, which bested Olathe West’s mark of 10 points. It was enough for FSHS to win a regional crown in boys ...