The Lawrence girls basketball team overperformed expectations in the 2025-26 season as the young roster managed to host and win a substate game.
A key to that success last year was junior center Cami Nauholz, who was one of the top point scorers in the Sunflower League and led the league in both rebounds and blocks. Now that she’s a senior, Nauholz is ready to lead the team further to the state tournament for ...
Over the last year, Cami Nauholz’s recruitment took off.
Colleges from Division II and Division I started to reach out last summer, thanks to her summer work with club team Della Lamb and her sophomore year at Lawrence High. The interest and offers only grew after she averaged over 20 points per game and led the Sunflower League in blocks and rebounds this last season.
But pretty quickly, North Dakota State ...
As long as there’s been a Free State baseball team, Mike Hill has been the one leading it.
Since the school opened in 1997, Hill has been the baseball coach, and through 29 years with Free State, Hill led the Firebirds to three state titles, four second-place finishes, 10 Sunflower League titles and over 450 wins.
But next year, the Firebirds will have their first season without Hill after he announced his ...
The track and field season concluded at Wichita State University on Saturday for all area schools, and that included several teams placing in the top five as local athletes finished their seasons as state champions.
6A
Free State’s girls team scored 44 points and tied for fifth with Manhattan among 6A schools. The Firebird boys scored seven points, which put them tied for 24th.
The Free State boys ...
MAYETTA — Free State golfers Henry Thompson and A.J. Kimzey finished the 6A state boys golf tournament in the top 20 of the individual leaderboard at Firekeeper Golf Course.
Thompson and Kimzey were the two Firebirds to qualify for the second round, and both improved upon their first-round score to finish their seasons in the top 20. Thompson shot a 73 on Wednesday, a four-stroke improvement from Tuesday. His ...
