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Softball scoreboard raises questions about equal funding

kenneth palmer, reporter • May 16, 2014

A picture of the softball and baseball scoreboards side by side, one dilapidated and one brand new, respectively, appears on sophomore Elizabeth Patton’s Twitter feed. Moments later, controversy and...

Batter Up

ryan liston, reporter • April 30, 2013

Eleven straight wins is always better than six straight losses. This season, the baseball team started off with an 11-game winning streak--a significant improvement from last year’s six-game losing...

Field Frustration

miranda davis • March 21, 2010

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...

Inside the New Athletic Buildings

katherine c • November 4, 2009

A glass door opens into a freshly painted hallway lined with photos of some of Free State's greatest athletes. Had I not known that I was in a high school, I might have assumed I was walking through the...

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