Free State

Free State guard takes lessons on personal and team growth from first club season

Free State guard Addie Fulscher’s first club basketball season culminated in six games at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Chicago over the weekend and a lot of lessons learned. The rising junior played for the Missouri Phenom team, specifically with the KC Myles/Roth squad. Its club ...

2024 Journal-World All-Area Baseball Team

Coach of the Year: Mike Hill, Free State Mike Hill and the Free State Firebirds posted a 23-6 overall record in 2024 and finished third in the 6A baseball state championship. It was the third time in four years that the Firebirds have placed third in the state tournament. Player of the ...

2024 Journal-World All-Area Girls Soccer Team

Coach of the Year: Drew Ising, Baldwin Ising finished his Baldwin coaching tenure with a 12-7 record in 2024 and the team's third straight regional championship. The Bulldogs also had their second-best offensive and defensive goal totals. Player of the Year: Bailey Smith, Baldwin Smith ...

2024 Journal-World All-Area Track and Field Team

Coach of the Year: MaryJo Swann, Eudora Eudora’s track and field team had a dominant showing at the 4A state meet, taking first among girls and seventh among boys. Combined, the teams scored 105 points, which led all area teams over the course of the state meet. Player of the Year: Vivian ...

2024 Journal-World All-Area Boys Golf Team

Coach of the Year: Chuck Law, Free State The Firebirds finished fifth in Sunflower League play, and Law sent three golfers — senior Jack Randall and sophomores Cash Nelson and Henry Thompson — to the 6A state championship in Garden City. Player of the Year: Jack Randall, Free ...