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Senior Ben Sloan signs to swim at the University of Massachusetts in the Free State library in December. Coach Annette McDonald looks on from his side.

Swimmer Sloan Signs with University of Massachusetts

sarah lieberman, reporter January 15, 2013

Google Maps directs any Kansan on their way to the University of Massachusetts to pull into I-70 to begin the 21-hour drive to Amherst, Mass.  Even for an athlete like senior Ben Sloan, the distance is...

photo credit to 007NASCARCovert

NFL Player to Talk at Free State

sam boatright, co-editor-in-chief January 11, 2013

This Monday, January 14, Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Anthony Collins will be at Free State to talk to any Can We Talk members and other students that want to attend. Collins, a KU grad, will speak...

The Life and Times of Title IX

kyra haas, Reporter December 10, 2012

In 1975, Linda Wedge’s sister Rose made a monumental transition from playing church youth league basketball to playing varsity for her school. She was one of the first girls to don a jersey for her school,...

The Boys of Fall

ryan liston, reporter December 10, 2012

A nearly undefeated football season ended on November 16 with a 48-21 loss to Shawnee Mission West. However, senior Kyle McFarland still feels that the season was a success. “We had a successful season,”...

photo by darian koenig

Commitment for Success

hannah reussner, reporter November 8, 2012

Kennedy Kirkpatrick: Basketball  Senior Kennedy Kirkpatrick is home free. To start off year next year as a freshman in college, she is signing for a division one basketball school at Bowling Green University...

Sports Conditioning

kimberly messineo, reporter August 30, 2012

Summer has drawn to an end, but the fall sports season has already begun.  Late night games and celebrations haven’t started, but the preparation has been under way. Athletes have been preparing for...

Khadre Lane: Small School Player

kimberly messineo, reporter May 14, 2012

“I just couldn't get over how many people are at Free State,” sophomore Khadre Lane said. Lane transferred from Bishop Seabury Academy during the middle of his sophomore year so he could experience...

Senior Sports: Fall vs. Spring

kimberly messineo, reporter March 12, 2012

With the third quarter coming to an end, and graduation getting closer, seniors have a lot on their minds. For some, it’s finishing scholarship applications and awaiting acceptance letters. But for others,...

Wheeling to Victory

ciara sayler, reporter March 7, 2012

When senior Lucas Mehl was first diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he was in sixth grade. Still a young boy, he didn’t know what to think. “I was diagnosed and I really didn’t know what...

Sporting the Signature

Catherine Prestoy March 6, 2012

Somewhere, some kid is kicking a soccer ball or throwing a football and telling his family and friends, “Someday, I’m gonna be a college sports player!” To be honest, though, six months later he’s...

Splashing Success

Splashing Success

hannah moran, reporter January 20, 2012

“When I’m on the blocks, I say, ‘It’s go time,’” sophomore Canaan Campbell said. “I just tell myself ‘I can do it!’ I’ve put in the effort. When the gun goes off, I react. I don’t...

Get to the 'Pointe'

Get to the ‘Pointe’

kate mccauley, beg. journalism student January 5, 2012

“And 1, and 2, and 3, and 4...” The instructor stood front and center, demanding the attention of her pupils without uttering a word. She concocted a series of steps in her head and demonstrated...

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