Free State’s girls soccer senior night ended in a disappointing 2-0 loss to Gardner Edgerton as the eight seniors played their final game at Free State High School. Despite entering with a 3-10-1 record, the Firebirds continued to play hard and come out ready to play. Free State coach Tyson Heck said it’s because of the senior class’s competitive spirit and drive to win. “The seniors have never let me ...
For the fifth straight time, Free State baseball got the win over Lawrence, as the Firebirds took advantage of early miscues to win 6-3 at Hoglund Ballpark on Monday. For the seniors on Free State’s roster, their last loss to Lawrence High came as freshmen during a regular-season matchup at Hoglund Ballpark — the rest of the team is undefeated against the Lions. To have gone the majority of their high ...
Before the Free State girls swim and dive team arrived for the Sunflower League swim meet, coach Janna Skinner made sure freshman Ella Marsh was aware of the league’s 200-yard individual medley record. Marsh has spent her first season at Free State inching closer to passing Free State’s school record in the event, and Marsh came 0.16 seconds away from that record in a swim meet on April 15. Marsh swam close ...
LENEXA — Free State swimmer Ella Marsh made Sunflower League history with a record-breaking swim while leading the Firebirds to a third-place finish in the Sunflower League swim meet. Marsh, a freshman, broke the Sunflower League meet record in the 200 individual medley during preliminary races on Friday. She came back and broke it again during the finals swim on Saturday, all without a taper before the ...
OLATHE — The Free State boys tennis team qualified all six members of its team for state while finishing second overall in the 6A Gardner Edgerton regional tournament in Olathe. Through several rain delays, an impromptu Lawrence vs. Free State football scrimmage and five rounds of tennis, the Firebirds finished with 18 points, trailing only Blue Valley Northwest with 20 points. Lawrence qualified its top ...