Topeka — Despite a strong start from beyond the arc and a late push, Free State came up short in the second half as the Firebirds fell to Washburn Rural 66-57 in the sub-state semifinals Tuesday. The Firebirds finish the season 8-13 in head coach Nick Wood’s first season at the ...
Moments before what could be the final practice of her illustrious high school basketball career, Caely Kesten swept the basketball floor with a push broom. It is a job she has fully embraced during her final season with the Free State girls basketball team. Nobody would blame Kesten if she ...
This week is the start of the postseason for all area basketball teams, and area basketball squads are hoping to end the year with a trip to their respective state basketball tournaments. Fresh off sharing the Sunflower League title, Free State and Lawrence High have a strong shot of doing ...
For the second year in a row, Tonganoxie’s wrestling team had two individuals secure state titles to end the season. Sophomore Grayson Sonntag won the 120-pound weight class and senior Connor Searcy netted a state crown in the 220-pound weight class at the Class 4A state tournament at ...
Free State’s boys basketball team knew what was at stake in the regular-season finale. Despite the slow start, Free State accomplished what it set out to do from the very beginning of the season: win the Sunflower League title. With a 74-48 victory over Gardner Edgerton on Friday night at ...
It was an ending that couldn’t have been scripted any better for Free State senior Caely Kesten. On a night where she was honored for being the program’s all-time assist leader, Kesten broke her own single-game record for dimes. Kesten dished out 13 assists in a 60-38 win over Gardner ...