Free State

Free State baseball coach Mike Hill announces retirement

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 ...

Graves’ complete-game gem propels Free State baseball to 6A state championship game

WICHITA — In his first pitching start of the season, Free State senior Ben Graves did not disappoint. The Oral Roberts commit tossed a complete-game, 106-pitch effort to advance the Firebirds to their second consecutive state championship game, as they defeated Shawnee Mission South 3-2 on ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Helena Mattes and Toby Wagner

The high school sports year is nearly completed as the girls swim and dive and boys golf seasons ended, while girls soccer, baseball, softball and track and field wrap up this weekend. In state and regional tournaments, local athletes finished their seasons strong and performed in the playoffs. ...