End 1Q: Free State boys 19, SM Northwest 18. Free State manager Kyle Portela scored the first two points of the game. Fellow senior Ryan Stacey leads the Firebirds with five points.
Down goes the three-time champs! Lawrence closes this one out with a 52-47 win over Blue Valley Northwest. Everyone did their part, much-deserved celebration by the Lions.
Free State pitcher Tatum Clopton has been named the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year. Clopton is the first player from FSHS softball to receive this honor in 34 years.
The Free State High softball team won its first state title in school history with an 8-3 victory over Olathe NW on Friday evening. Here's what went down, how the Firebirds got there in the first place & why they think they can do it again in 2019...