The winter sports season came back into session at the start of the new year with basketball teams around the county returning to competition, and local athletes led their teams with winning performances. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Brendan Barrett, ...
The Free State boys basketball team returned from winter break and began the calendar year with a season-defining win, taking down class 5A No. 2-ranked Topeka West 53-49 on Monday at home. The Firebirds (4-3) held the Chargers to a season-low point total, and senior Ethan Prescott credited ...
Atchison — Despite not having played in 14 days, the Free State girls basketball team quickly shook off any possible rust and maintained full control on the road against Atchison on Friday night. The Firebirds (3-4) trailed by three just a few minutes in, but quickly turned the tide and ...
A little over a year ago, Gavin McIntosh had never dove competitively before. Now, he’s qualified for state after his first meet of the season. McIntosh, a sophomore at Free State, had always been around the sport of diving to some extent. His dad, Randy, dove in high school and was a ...
Free State boys wrestling finished its fall semester by winning the Scott Bacon Classic at Blue Valley High School on Friday and Saturday. The Firebirds accrued 386.0 points, beating the runner-up Blue Valley Southwest by 2.5 points. The win gave the Firebirds their fourth in as many years at ...
The Free State boys and girls basketball teams were in action for the final time of the calendar year on Friday night, as the boys defeated Shawnee Mission West 58-48, while the girls fell to the Vikings 44-36 at Free State. Read more about it ...