Cooper Jackson’s scoring carried Free State High’s boys basketball team much of Friday night in a marquee Sunflower League battle with Shawnee Mission East. But it was Jackson’s defense that put the Firebirds over the top in a 78-75 overtime victory at FSHS. The Firebirds had just ...

Free State’s girls basketball team was held to its lowest scoring output of the season in an eventual 47-14 road loss to Shawnee Mission East on Friday. The Firebirds, who have lost all three of this week’s games so far, never managed more than their 7-point effort in the first quarter. ...

Free State’s girls basketball team ultimately ended up on the wrong end of a hard-fought 47-43 battle at Notre Dame Sion. The Firebirds fell to 4-8 on the year following Thursday’s narrow defeat. Senior Shannon Clarke, who will eventually continue her basketball career at the Naval Academy ...

Thanks to a shutout in the second quarter, Free State’s boys basketball team cruised to a 54-26 road win over Shawnee Mission West Thursday night. Shawnee Mission West (2-11) jumped out to a 12-11 lead after the first quarter, but the Firebirds (14-2, No. 5 in Class 6A) took over the game in ...

Because of a different postseason schedule this year, the stakes are even higher this week for the local wrestling programs. Rather than the usual two-day regional meet, both Free State and Lawrence High will compete in a one-day regional event on Friday. Free State will be in action at the ...

A lopsided second half sunk the Free State’s girls basketball team during its 62-34 loss to Olathe West Tuesday night at FSHS. The Owls (6-4, 4-2 Sunflower League) outscored the Firebirds, 39-18, over the final two quarters to pull away in a league tilt. FSHS (4-7, 2-6 Sunflower League) only ...