Winter sports are beginning to hit the postseason as the calendar turns to February. Some local athletes are helping lead their teams to important wins and others are gearing up for league tournaments in several sports. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the ...
Free State boys wrestling lost its home dual against Mill Valley on Wednesday 38-34 in Free State’s final dual ahead of the Sunflower League tournament on Saturday.
The Firebirds struggled with mounting injuries and illnesses hitting the team late in the season, as well as a couple losses ...
EMPORIA – Free State girls basketball suffered a lackluster offensive performance on the final day of the Glacier’s Edge Tournament, falling to Blue Valley 49-33 in the fifth-place game on Saturday at Emporia High School.
Free State head coach Summer Frantz said she was proud of her team ...
With January almost over, the winter sports season is entering its final full month, and teams and athletes are preparing for postseason competition and peaking at the right time. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week:
Addie Fulscher, Free State
Fulscher ...
Tatum Clopton's story is one of perseverance, courage, rebirth and the triumph of the human spirit.
Now a fifth-year senior in college, the former Free State High School pitching phenom fought through shoulder surgeries that could have ended her career and endured nearly three years between ...
TOPEKA — The Free State and Lawrence boys swim and dive teams placed first and second, respectively, in the Topeka High Invitational on Tuesday.
The Firebirds and the Lions competed against 10 other teams, nine of which were non-Sunflower League teams. That allowed the swimmers who have ...