It is officially the second full month of the fall sports season and another week of sports is almost over. With that comes another edition of the Athletes of the Week from the local area teams. Here are this week's selections: Noah Simpson, Free State High School Noah Simpson had 16 carries ...
Free State football (2-2) will open up the second half of the regular season with the first of two straight road trips. On Friday night, the Firebirds will visit Olathe West at the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe. The Owls (2-2) are coming off of a tight 24-23 victory over district ...
It’s been a good season for the Baldwin girls golf team this year. Despite this season only being the second year in program history and the first that the Bulldogs can field a full team, the Bulldogs have won all but one of their five tournaments this season. The latest win came in the ...
Following back-to-back weeks with gut-wrenching losses to two of the best teams in the state of Kansas, getting back into the win column was the only thing that mattered for Free State football as it faced Olathe Northwest on homecoming night. The Firebirds (2-2) left no doubt on the field, ...
For the Free State football team, the 1-2 start to the season isn’t necessarily one to hang its head about. After all, the Firebirds have played one of the toughest schedules in the state, playing two-possession games in all three matchups with Shawnee Mission East (2-1), Manhattan (3-0), and ...
The first full month of sports in the fall season is about over, and the stakes for the postseason is only getting higher. With that are more impressive performances from local athletes. Here are the Journal-World sports staff's selections for this week: Jonah Frye, Free State High ...