Free State’s boys and girls wrestling teams spoiled Lawrence’s senior night with two dual wins, but the Lions came away with confidence after pulling off big wins, particularly from the seniors. The boys wrestling dual ended with the Firebirds winning 45-31. Free State has dominated the ...

Free State coach Janna Skinner was unsure of how the boys swim and dive team would swim on Jan. 9 at a meet in Lenexa. Coming off a winter break and with a young team, rust was a possibility for the Firebirds. Instead, the Firebirds swam hard, impressing their coach. The following week, they ...

Before Friday night, the last time the Free State girls basketball team had won a game in Sunflower League play was Feb. 19, 2021, a 55-46 victory over crosstown rival Lawrence. That winless streak, lasting 1,792 days, came to a screeching halt as it took a fourth-quarter comeback for the ...

It was an eventful night at Free State High School on Friday as the Firebirds girls basketball team knocked off Olathe East, 50-48, while the boys team lost to the Hawks 51-38. In a chaotic turn of events, the Free State girls team came back from a 12-point second-half deficit to take down ...

On senior night, the Free State swim and dive team won its home quad against Manhattan, Washburn Rural and Lawrence. The Firebirds have a small senior class this season, but the four-man class of Ewan Campbell, Owen Carnagey, Nathan Friedman and Hank Walter have helped lead the team to an ...