Coach of the Year: Bill Finucane, Eudora High School Eudora went 27-2 in 2025 while reaching the state championship game, where the Cardinals recorded their only 4A loss of the year (their two losses during the regular season were against 6A team Olathe North). The Cardinals won the Frontier ...
Coach of the Year: Chuck Law, Free State High School Free State sent three golfers to the 6A state tournament and placed eighth with a 316 team score. Two of the Firebirds at the tournament placed in the top-25 on the individual leaderboard, including one top-15 finish. Player of the Year: ...
Coach of the Year: MaryJo Swann, Eudora Eudora's girls track and field team placed second overall in the 4A state meet with three state champions in four events. Player of the Year: Hanna Keltner, Eudora Keltner finished her Eudora career as a state champion in the 3200-meter run and the ...
Charlie Peters grew up around baseball. As a young kid in Reno, Nevada, Peters spent a lot of time around the sport with his family, going to Reno Aces games and playing with his friends. Baseball has always been a part of his life. The Peters family moved to Lawrence for more opportunities ...
Henry Thompson hadn’t played the course at the Kansas Junior Amateur golf tournament before. Once he went through a practice round the day before, he felt good about his chances. Thompson turned in a top-10 performance last week. He finished the three-day tournament -2, seventh among 113 ...
For the last three years, the Free State girls basketball team has had a trial by fire as young players stepped into prominent roles against tough competition. Rising senior Addie Fulscher is one of those Firebirds, and she has risen to the challenge each year. Since she arrived, Fulscher has ...