Three Free State baseball players are a part of the 2025 Kansas High School Baseball National Championship Series team, the most from any Kansas high school this year. Ben Graves, Ryker Mahnke and Zane Shaw are three of 19 players on the 2025 Kansas team in the three-day baseball tournament in ...
Coach of the Year: Randy Clark, Free State High School Free State sent everyone but its No. 2 doubles team to the 6A state tournament, despite having a young roster that relied on several underclassmen. The Firebirds will bring five of their top-six players back in 2026, four of whom will have ...
Coach of the Year: Ivo Ivanov, Bishop Seabury The Seahawks had the best season in program history with a 10-3-0 record and the No. 4 seed in the playoffs. Bishop Seabury hosted its regional and the Seahawks made the regional championship where they lost to the eventual state champions Bishop ...
Coach of the Year: Mike Hill, Free State High School Free State won the Sunflower League and the 6A state championship game with a 28-2 record. In the postseason, the Firebirds outscored their opponents 38-3, including 17-2 in the 6A state tournament. Player of the Year: Eli Dean, ...
Coach of the Year: Bill Finucane, Eudora High School Eudora went 27-2 in 2025 while reaching the state championship game, where the Cardinals recorded their only 4A loss of the year (their two losses during the regular season were against 6A team Olathe North). The Cardinals won the Frontier ...
Coach of the Year: Chuck Law, Free State High School Free State sent three golfers to the 6A state tournament and placed eighth with a 316 team score. Two of the Firebirds at the tournament placed in the top-25 on the individual leaderboard, including one top-15 finish. Player of the Year: ...