The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Chuck Law, Free State Free State finished 12th in the 6A state golf tournament and qualified six golfers for the state tournament, two of which made it to the second day and placed in ...
When Maddon Brittingham is on the football field, he’s running through someone. It doesn’t matter if the Free State senior is at wide receiver, safety or running back — the latter being the position he’s found a home in — he’s a physical player who likes to punish defenses over and ...
The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Aaron Clark, Free State For the first time in school history, the Free State boys tennis team finished second in the 6A state tournament after the team’s two singles players placed ...
The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Joe Comparato, Lawrence The Lawrence girls soccer team set a school record in wins with 11 while reaching the team’s first-ever regional championship. The Lions finished seventh ...
Finn Moore’s up and working out at 6:45 a.m. with the Free State football team, and later in the day, he’s at baseball practice with his club team. When he’s not lifting or practicing, he’s often at baseball tournaments. It’s a busy summer for Moore, who is gearing up for one final ...
Following a standout junior season, Free State’s Zane Shaw knew he had a chance to have another impressive showing as a senior. Long before the 2026 season even started, as every Firebird player does, he sat down with then-head coach Mike Hill to go over goals for the next year, and at the ...