When a young camper stole the ball and stormed down the floor for a layup Monday afternoon at the Firebirds' team camp, newly hired Free State girls basketball coach Summer Frantz couldn’t hold back a smile. That’s because basketball’s been important to Frantz since her days on the Free ...
Kansas basketball legend Sherron Collins has been hired to lead the Free State High boys basketball program starting next season, pending board approval. Collins, 35, replaces former Free State coach Sam Stroh, who resigned earlier this spring to get out of coaching altogether. “I’m so ...
In his first race on the final day of his decorated Free State High running career, FSHS senior Ben Shryock was right where he wanted to be, running with his friends and helping the Firebirds to a second-place finish in the boys 4x800 relay at Saturday’s state track meet in Wichita. After ...
Fort Scott — The sixth-seeded Free State baseball team chased No. 3 Olathe West all game in the first round of the Class 6A state playoff, clawing for bases and holding off challenges, before falling 6-2 on Saturday at LaRoche Baseball Complex. Free State senior Maddox Burkitt pitched 3.1 ...
State championship showings by Free State High’s Isa Evans in the girls pole vault and Ben Shryock in the 3,200-meter run highlighted Day 1 at the all-class state track meet at Wichita’s Cessna Stadium for the track and field teams from Lawrence. Evans, who lost just one meet all season ...
After a week of waiting out the rain, the Free State baseball team is finally ready to open play in the Class 6A state tournament in Fort Scott. While the Firebirds are certainly used to being in this position, this is not your typical Free State team. A former outfielder playing third ...