Free State flag football entered the year on a high from a playoff run last season with returning talent to be one of the top rosters in the state. A blowout 48-0 win over Shawnee Mission East in the first game of the season only added to that hype. Wednesday gave the Firebirds their first ...
Following a 37-13 season-opening victory at Shawnee Mission West, Free State football will hit the road once again in Week 2 to take on Blue Valley West. With one game complete, Firebird head coach Kevin Stewart says his group is starting to find a team identity, which has made it a fun team ...
OVERLAND PARK – The biggest question Free State head coach Kevin Stewart wanted answered in week one was how his team was going to respond to adversity. But adversity was in short supply for the seven-year head coach's Firebirds, who led from start to finish on Friday, defeating Shawnee ...
After a long summer and nearly two weeks of practices, the Free State football team is prepared for Week 1. The Firebirds will begin the 2026 season on the road at Shawnee Mission West, which finished 1-8 in 2025 in its second season led by coach Craig Lewis. That season featured a young but ...
After a deep playoff run in Free State’s trial year with a flag football team, the Firebirds picked right back up with a 48-0 blowout home win over Shawnee Mission East on Wednesday. “I was happy for the kids,” Free State coach Adam Barmann said. “They competed. We had a great crowd ...
Free State boys soccer got its first win of the season by beating De Soto 3-2 in the home opener. “We saw some things we needed to correct (from Free State’s 3-1 season-opening loss to Olathe Northwest) and I think the boys did that tonight,” Free State coach Tyson Heck said. “They ...