The Free State swim team surged past the competition at the Class 6A state championship on Saturday in Topeka. The Lady Firebirds defended their state title from a year ago, picking up the program’s fourth all-time championship victory – a strong finish for outgoing coach Annette McDonald. Seven state champions bolstered Free State’s team score (364), pushing the Lady Firebirds over 100 points past ...
Saturday's state swimming championship is the end of the road for longtime Lawrence area swim coaches Annette and Kent McDonald. Over 30 years of coaching experience will be on display when the Free State and Lawrence High swim and dive teams hit the water in Topeka. Annette, serving as Free State’s girls head swim coach since 2007 and coaching the boys’ program since 2000, announced her retirement earlier ...
In a game that was forced into extras, the No. 10-seeded Free State softball team rode a three-run bomb by junior Cydnee Price to knock off No. 2-seeded Garden City 5-2 in the regional championship on Thursday. The Lady Firebirds (10-12) walked into the title game easily after a convincing 16-0 win over Wichita North in the semifinal round earlier in the day. Free State junior Elsa Carrillo and Garden City’s ...
It only took six innings for Free State to punch its ticket to the state baseball tournament, besting crosstown rival Lawrence High 13-3 in the Class 6A regional baseball championship on Wednesday night. Free State junior Kyle Graves and LHS junior Brooks Jones had a true battle on the mound, pitching nine combined innings. Graves, with help from his younger brother, Ben, pushed the Firebirds (16-6) past LHS, ...
The Free State girls soccer team tested top-seeded Garden City through three overtimes in a 3-2 loss in the Class 6A regional semifinal match on Tuesday night. Winning at LHS the night before, the Lady Firebirds turned around and drove five hours to Garden City for the 6 p.m. playoff match with one of the state’s best teams. Free State coach Joe Waldron said his senior trio — Ella McCleary, Raelynn Keefer ...
Kansas football received a commitment from former Auburn defensive end Dylan Brooks on Monday. Brooks, who entered the transfer portal last month, recently wrapped up a visit with Lance Leipold and the Jayhawks’ program. Seeking a new home, Brooks reopened his recruitment after his former position coach, Roc Bellantoni, took the defensive coordinator and linebackers coaching roles at Florida Atlantic. Passing ...