After a shocking 24-6 loss to Lawrence last season, Free State football isn’t worried about what happened on the field a year ago. The Firebirds caught an unexpected surprise in last year’s City Showdown, as the Lions picked up their first and only win. But for the Firebirds, it’s a new ...
Local golfers competed in state golf tournaments on Monday and Tuesday, with Lawrence and Free State having golfers at Firekeeper Golf Course and Eudora, Baldwin and Tonganoxie having golfers at Turkey Creek Golf Course. 4A GOLF TOURNAMENT Baldwin was the runner-up in the 4A state golf ...
Seasons came to an end this weekend while others got deeper in the postseason, and in both cases, local athletes showed out with peak performances. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Grayson Masterson, Eudora Eudora cross-country raced in the Frontier ...
WICHITA — It’s a rare sight, but in the 6A singles state championship match, Eli Ward had to ask herself, "What am I doing?" Ward, a sophomore at Free State, won the first set 6-1 and took a commanding lead in the second. She was a game away from clinching the title, but just couldn’t ...
Free State football’s four-game losing streak came to a screeching halt on Friday, as the Firebirds rushed for 310 yards of offense to defeat Shawnee Mission South on senior night, 41-14. “We knew that we were going to have to step up to the plate,” senior running back Maddon Brittingham ...
In the midst of a four-game losing streak, it’s easy for teams to fold and lose confidence. But with Free State football (2-4), head coach Kevin Stewart says there’s still plenty of trust throughout the roster. “I think there’s a belief that they feel like, ‘Hey, we can do ...