Recovering from a first-round defeat, the Free State boys wrestling team commanded a 54-24 victory over Dodge City in a home dual on Friday night. The win marks another step forward for the Firebirds, fresh off a first-place team finish at the Leavenworth Challenger last weekend. The night ...

Prairie Village – An edge-of-your-seat overtime battle didn’t quite pan out for Free State and first-year head boys basketball coach Dwayne Paul on Tuesday. The Firebirds fell to Raytown South (Mo.) 71-70 in the first round of the Varsity Classic at Shawnee Mission High School. A game-high ...

Back on the mat over the weekend, the Free State and Lawrence High wrestling teams made their first stop of several tough tournaments this season at the Leavenworth Challenger on Saturday. FSHS took first overall (352.5) in team scoring, with the Chesty Lions (191.5) falling in fifth ...

Free State head girls basketball coach Summer Frantz had plenty of positive takeaways from a 53-30 loss to Blue Valley West in Thursday night’s season opener on the road. Her group fought well into the second half, but endurance waned for the Firebirds, as Frantz’ young squad fell to 0-1 ...

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World's sports staff. • Player of the Year: Fisayo Afonja, Baldwin High Afonja averaged 5.7 kills per set with 567 total kills during her senior season with the Bulldogs, including 74 blocks and 299 digs. As a ...

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World's sports staff. • Player of the Year: Cooper Carr, Baldwin High Carr topped his breakout freshman season this fall with 18 goals and 14 assists, finishing just two points behind the school record (52) in his ...