Free State’s boys basketball earned its second win in as many days to begin the 2021 portion of its schedule. Despite playing in the second game of a back-to-back, the Firebirds had enough juice to pull out a 52-50 overtime victory over Grandview on Saturday evening at Grandview. Free State (No. 9 in Class 6A) improved to 3-1 on the year with its latest victory. Kris Daniels led the way with 14 points for ...
The Veritas boys basketball team erased an early deficit in its 61-52 home win over St. Mary’s on Saturday. In the second game in as many days, Veritas faced a 18-15 deficit after the opening period. But, like Friday's win over Bishop Seabury, the Eagles responded and took control of the game. They even scored 21 points in the fourth period to pull away. It was a strong showing by the Eagles, who actually ...
First-year Free State bowling coach Taylor Stuart has already been warned about the proper etiquette at bowling meets. Stuart, who has been an assistant for the Free State football program for six years, has often been the source of energy on the sideline during football games. He is constantly chest bumping his players in celebration. Bowling is a different sport entirely, however, and Stuart has been advised ...
After an extended break due to quarantine and winter break, Lawrence High’s girls basketball team suffered a 63-19 loss to Shawnee Mission West in its first game back Friday night at LHS. Shawnee Mission West jumped out to a 24-7 lead after the opening quarter, and never looked back. The visitors had two players finish in double figures. “It was good for us to play a team that good and have a chance to ...
When former Free State High School volleyball coach Nancy Hopkins went into cardiac arrest earlier this week, her friend Lori Stussie knew she had to find a way to help. She created a GoFundMe page to help pay for medical expenses, as well as to help out Hopkins' wife, Deb Bamrick, and the couple's two Labrador retrievers. She set a goal of $10,000 — a number that she said was "a shot in the dark." And she ...
It had been exactly one month since the Free State girls basketball team had played in a competitive game, and that was never more obvious than the first five minutes of 56-41 loss to Gardner Edgerton Friday night at FSHS. The Firebirds, who hadn’t played since their narrow win over Shawnee Heights on Dec. 8 because of a quarantine before winter break, didn’t hit their first shot from the floor until the ...