Lenexa — The Free State and Lawrence girls swim teams concluded the preliminary races of the three-day Sunflower League tournament on Friday. Both teams will return to the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center on Saturday for the final round of swim and dive events. The preliminary ...
Free State girls soccer tied 2-2 against Olathe North at home on Thursday, moving to 5-7-1 on the season. The Firebirds got down early in the game but were able to fight back and tie it up late in the second half. The resiliency of the team was a major positive of the game. Free State coach ...
The Free State softball team led 2-1 through three innings in its senior-night game on Thursday night before giving up six runs in the fourth inning, ultimately falling 7-2 to Olathe East. After the loss, head coach Charley Bowen credited his seniors for their contributions to the program over ...
The spring sports season is entering its final stretch with some sports concluding their regular seasons in the next week and others already starting postseason activity. With that are local athletes making big plays for their teams in big moments. Here are this week's selections for Athletes ...
For four years, Daijah Preston helped build the girls wrestling program at Free State to grow large enough to separate from Lawrence High School and require a full-time head coach. Now, she’s off to help build a college wrestling program at Avila University, where she will be coached by Sara ...
Twenty-nine Free State Firebirds signed their college letters of intent at the Free State gymnasium on Wednesday. Four Firebirds signed with Division I programs, five signed with Division II teams, 10 with junior colleges and 10 with NAIA schools. The football team had the most representatives ...