By Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Lawrence Free State High School went 8-2 in their first season under Kevin Stewart reaching the second round of the Kansas state playoffs. Now one year later, Coach Stewart has a strong senior core that is ready to take this program on an even longer playoff run led by defensive back Ryley Wheat. Wheat stared […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 High school students are encouraged to play multiple sports during the school year to help them become more successful athletes which leads to better performances both on the field and in the classroom. One good example of a stellar student-athlete is junior Gage Callaghan at Lawrence Free State in Lawrence (KS) who stars on the […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel Twitter: @charlie_cds3 Tai Newhouse is one of the rising stars among the high school football ranks in the whole state of Kansas. The 6’3”, 295-pound, beast racked up 46.5 total tackles including 7.5 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks during his sophomore campaign while helping the Firebirds of Lawrence Free State reach the second round of […]
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Written by Charlie Beuttel After an exciting weekend of quarterfinal action in Kansas 6A playoffs, the semifinal matchups have been set with Blue Valley taking on Olathe North and Lawrence Free State facing Derby. On Friday, Olathe North took down defending champion Shawnee Mission East, 44-30, behind great performances from Isaiah Simmons and Storey Jackson. Another great performance came from Derby’s […]
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