Coach of the Year: Joe Pickett, Eudora High In addition to leading the EHS girls to a runner-up finish at state, Joe Pickett pushed a talented crop of boys to sixth place, where the Cardinals finished one point ahead of Tonganoxie in the final Class 4A standings. Athlete of the Year: Ben ...
Coach of the Year: Joe Pickett, Eudora High Loaded with a group of talented veterans and strong underclassmen, Joe Pickett led the EHS girls to a second place finish in Class 4A at the state meet — as the clear second-best team in the class — and also guided the boys team to a ...
Coach of the Year: Mitch Loomis, Tonganoxie Mitch Loomis led the Chieftains on a wild ride in 2022, guiding the team to its first Frontier League title since 1995 and watching his crew compete for a 4A state championship in May. Although the Chieftains came up short in the title game — 5-2 ...
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 ...