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As senior Aaron Funk winds up, he prepares for the pitch. Funk has been a part of the baseball team for three years. I think we have a solid chance on making another run at the state championship, Funk said.

Spring sports preview

Will Cook, Reporter March 13, 2017

Senior Nate Stathman winds up for the pitch. The Firebirds finished 19-4 last year.

Baseball

March 13, 2017

After a second-place finish at the state tournament last year, the team looks to have another impactful season. “[We are going to] do everything we can to try to win a state championship,” Senior...

Tennis

March 13, 2017

The team has high hopes for the season following an eighth-place finish at the state tournament last year. The team’s first meet is on April 1 at Emporia.

Golf

March 13, 2017

Returning five out of six starters, the team looks to perform well this season. “I am hoping we make it to state this year and place top-three; that would be ideal,” said Jack Junge, senior team...

Softball

March 13, 2017

With the loss of ten seniors from last year, the team is prepared to be successful again even with the loss of depth in the lineup. “Our team is going to be very different this year, and I hope that...

Girls Swim and Dive

March 13, 2017

Following a second place finish at the state tournament last year, the team looks to have another reputable season. “We are getting some really good freshmen and our upperclassmen continue to improve,”...

Track and Field

March 13, 2017

With high hopes for the season, Coach Jordan Rose believes the team has potential to do well this season. “Our goal is to try to qualify our teams for state and to get up there in those top spots,”...

Girls Soccer

March 13, 2017

The team returns with all but the four starters from last year’s team. “[I hope that] every single one of my players can get so much better at understanding the game and playing it really well,”...

Starting for Free State, junior Garrett Luinstra scored 8 points in Wichita at the semifinals. After a tough loss we gotta move on and worry about the next game. We always play to win, he said. He has high expectations for next years season.

Firebirds fall to Huskies in tough semifinal loss, finish strong against Blue Valley North for third place title

Jax Egan and Will Davis March 11, 2017

[nggallery id=37 template=carousel] As the student section’s “Thank you seniors” chant rang out in Koch Arena as a memorial to the the boys’ past four years, the future of the program played...

Senior Cameron Clark warms up before the game. Playing hard, smart and together is one of the mentalities we keep in mind, he said. With teammate Garret Luinstras help the two players scored 18 of the teams 23 points in the first half.

Firebirds advance to state semifinals for second time in school history

Jax Egan, Will Davis, Kaya Shafer, and Sam Spencer March 9, 2017

As senior Jacob Pavlyak dribbled out the clock with Firebirds leading the Wichita South Titans 48-42, he looked to his right to see the Free State bench celebrating their quarter-final win in the Kansas...

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