The NCAA tournament is halfway over. Weaker teams have been eliminated, the hometown favorite University of Kansas joining them. KU fan and senior Avalon Cook believed that the college on the hill would...

As basketball season comes to a close, so does the cheer season, and with it the high school cheer careers of the squad’s senior captains Aly Frydman, Korie Reed and Cali Brasseur. All three have been...

 “I have always enjoyed bowling just for fun and so I thought it would be fun to try competitive bowling,” Senior Mckenzie Dever said. Often times, bowling is thought of as a recreational sport....

Athletic seniors say goodbye to their school sports and teammates. Entering high school as sophomores students have a chance to try out for as many sports as they want. Many seniors realize their...

When I asked Reilly Moore if I could shadow her for a day, I had only a slight idea of what I was getting myself into. I knew she was our student body president, a member of Chamber Choir, Chamber...

The spreading cold of the winter season isn’t stopping winter sports from heating up. Memories of disappointing seasons past and hopes for a chance to reach state-level drive our athletes to improve....

If there is strength in numbers, this year’s cross country team has strength in surplus. The Free State cross country team is the largest it’s ever been. With over 80 members, the team has more...

Drills and keep-away aren’t the only activities preparing soccer players for their time on the field. Kelly Barah, the new head coach of the soccer program, is making some important additions to what...

Spring sports are around the corner, and construction has been going on for a year and a half on Free State athletic fields. Yet not all sports have fields ready.   "The original completion date for...

"One year [the bowling team] is really hungry to win," bowling coach Anita Carlson said. "the next year sometimes we come out a little bit flat."  This year they are starving for those wins.   "[They...

Starting out at a new school is difficult enough, it's even harder when it's your first year at public school and your a foot taller than almost everyone else. Josh May moved to Lawrence from Derby, Kansas...