When the 2021-22 campaign begins in December, Free State’s boys basketball team will undoubtedly be one of the top contenders to capture the Class 6A state title at the end of the season. After all, the Firebirds return six of their top-eight players from last year’s squad that made it all ...
Head coach Kevin Stewart can’t help but get excited when talking about his coaching staff entering his third year leading the Free State football program. Due to some coaching turnover, Stewart brought in four new assistants to join an experienced staff this offseason. All four new coaches ...
Three area football players will compete in the Kansas Shrine Bowl later this month: Thad Metcalfe and Hayden Robb of Perry-Lecompton and Branden Martin of Tonganoxie. All three players will compete for the East team in the annual event, which is scheduled for June 26 at Hutchinson Community ...
What does head coach Chris Linner expect from this year’s Free State girls basketball team? He has no idea — and he can’t wait to see what happens. Last year’s team, which went 6-12, leaned heavily on its seven seniors. Some of them, including Shannon Clarke and Evy Harrell, had ...
Free State's girls basketball team competed in a summer camp Wednesday morning at FSHS on June 16, 2021. Photos by Shane Jackson/Lawrence Journal-World
This past week, Free State volleyball’s summer camp had to work around a few scheduling headaches and a class of more than 30 newcomers. No big deal. Last year, they didn’t even have a net. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the team out of its gymnasium in 2020, so the players had to move to ...