The spring sports season continued throughout the week as more sports and more local athletes got started with competition. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: AJ Kimzey, Free State Kimzey got off to a hot start in the golf season with a win in the ...
Free State and Lawrence girls swim and dive teams competed in their second meet of the season on Tuesday with an invitational at Lawrence High. Free State coach Janna Skinner and Lawrence coach Elle Weber saw good things from their teams in Tuesday’s meet, as well as a few key areas for ...
After a three-run first inning, Free State softball was silenced at the plate for the remainder of Tuesday’s contest, resulting in a 4-3 season-opening loss at home to Olathe Northwest. “We saw some good things,” head coach Charley Bowen said. “We came out in the first inning, scored ...
Free State baseball had as good of a season as possible in 2025, winning 28 games, the Sunflower League and the 6A state title. But for the Firebirds still on the team, they’re not resting on their laurels. The reminders of last year's success have only made the team hungrier to repeat it in ...
The Free State baseball team had to overcome an early four-run deficit on Saturday and ultimately hung on to an 11-6 win over Harrisburg High School of South Dakota to improve to 5-0 on the season. Head coach Mike Hill said that despite the result, it was “pretty ugly all the way ...
Going into the top of the seventh inning, Free State pitcher Zane Shaw was aware he was staring history in the face. Up to that point, Shaw had faced 18 batters and had gotten all 18 out. “It’s hard not to realize,” Shaw said. “I try not to think about it at all, obviously.” Only ...