free state firebirds update

Free State Firebirds Update

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Updates from the Firebirds Athletic Department

Baseball Congratulations!

Lawrence Free State 10 - SM South 0

Boys Golf Congratulations!

1st Leg of Sunflower League at Deer Creek5th Place

Jack Randall - Tournament CHAMPION!

Softball Congratulations!

Lawrence Free State 15 - SM South 0

Lawrence Free State 27 - Lansing 5

Girls Swim & Dive Congratulations!vs. Bishop Miege, Lawrence, SM Northwest | 2nd Place

200 Yard Medley Relay | Emma Day, Mina Khosh, Lolly Hindmann, Liza Englebrecht - 2nd Place200 Yard Medley Relay | Abbey Hossler, Rudy Benton, Clare Benton, Molly Nuckolls - 7th Place

200 Yard Free | Savannah Randall - 4th Place, Rudy Benton - 5th Place, Margo Cooper - 8th Place

200 Yard IM | Liza Engelbrecht - 2nd Place, Nisa Kay Khosh - 4th Place50 Yard Free | Silvia Liu - 2nd Place, Abbey Hossler - 6th Place, Mina Khosh - 8th Place

1 Meter Diving | Maya Hung - 3rd Place, Audrey Hoey-Kummerow - 4th Place, Josephine Warrior - 5th Place, Tori Crockett - 7th Place, Kate Bartle - 10th Place

100 Yard Fly | Lolly Hindmann - 1st Place, Molly Nuckolls - 3rd Place

100 Yard Free | Silvia Liu - 3rd Place, Emma Day - 4th Place, Liza Engelbrecht - 5th Place500 Yard Free | Molly Nuckolls - 1st Place, Nisa Kay Khosh - 2nd Place, Savannah Randall - 3rd Place

Girls Swim & Dive Congratulations!vs. Bishop Miege, Lawrence, SM Northwest | 2nd Place

200 Yard Free Relay | Silvia Liu, Mina Khosh, Emma Day, Liza Engelbrecht - 2nd Place

200 Yard Free Relay | Clare Benton, Karsyn Robertson, Rudy Benton, Nisa Kay Khosh - 5th Place

200 Yard Free Relay | Allison Cindrell, Anna Hayden, Rorie Sturgeon, Savannah Randall - 8th Place

100 Yard Backstroke | Lolly Hindmann - 1st Place, Abbey Hossler - 5th Place, Allison Cindrell - 10th Place

100 Yard Breaststroke | Mina Khosh - 3rd Place, Emma Day - 4th Place, Rorie Sturgeon - 9th Place

400 Yard Free Relay | Silvia Liu, Abbey Hossler, Molly Nuckolls, Lolly Hindmann - 2nd Place

400 Yard Free Relay | Margo Cooper, Savannah Randall, Karsyn Robertson, Nisa Kay Khosh - 6th Place

Girls Swim & Dive Congratulations!vs. Lawrence, Mill Valley | 2nd Place

200 Yard Medley Relay | Lolly Hindmann, Mina Khosh, Liza Englebrecht, Silvia Liu - 2nd Place

200 Yard Medley Relay | Abbey Hossler, Rudy Benton, Molly Nuckolls, Nisa Kay Khosh - 5th Place

200 Yard Free | Emma Day - 2nd Place

200 Yard IM | Siliva Liu - 4th Place, Molly Nuckolls - 5th Place

1 Meter Diving | Maya Hung - 2nd Place, Audrey Hoey-Kummerow - 3rd Place, Josephine Warrior - 4th Place

100 Yard Fly | Liza Englebrecht - 2nd Place, Molly Nuckolls - 5th Place100 Yard Free | Lolly Hindmann - 1st Place, Silvia Liu - 3rd Place

Girls Swim & Dive Congratulations!vs. Lawrence, Mill Valley | 2nd Place

500 Yard Free | Emma Day - 3rd Place

200 Yard Free Relay | Silvia Liu, Mina Khosh, Emma Day, Liza Engelbrecht - 3rd Place

100 Yard Backstroke | Lolly Hindmann - 1st Place, Abbey Hossler - 4th Place

100 Yard Breaststroke | Liza Englebrecht - 2nd Place, Mina Khosh - 5th Place

400 Yard Free Relay | Emma Day, Molly Nuckolls, Abbey Hossler, Lolly Hindmann - 2nd Place

400 Yard Free Relay | Karsyn Robertson, Savannah Randall, Nethni Weerasekara, Nisa Kay Khosh - 6th Place

Boys Track & Field Congratulations!

at Little KU Meet100 Meter Dash | Jackson Barnett - 2nd Place, Logan Schwab - T-3rd Place,

Anthony Barberena - 5th Place, Quez Lee - 6th Place, Roman Jasso - T-7th Place, Ebuka Ennyinnaya - 9th Place, Elijah Sabatini - 10th Place

200 Meter Dash | Jackson Barnett - 2nd Place, Logan Schwab - 4th Place, Emmett Jones - 5th Place, Roman Jasso - 6th Place, Anthony Barberena - 8th Place, Michael Romito - 9th Place

400 Meter Dash | Roman Jasso - 1st Place, Elijah Sabatini - 2nd Place, Anthony Barberena - 4th Place, Jamie King - 5th Place, Devon Bontrager - 6th Place

800 Meter Run | Ryan Whittlesey - 1st Place, Max Bates - 2nd Place, Michael Leonard - 5th Place, Ethan Mason - 6th Place, Jakub Jezuk - 10th Place

1600 Meter Run | Ben Shryock - 1st Place, Jake Loos - 4th Place, Carson Marsh - 5th Place, Ryan Whittlesey - 7th Place, Blake Wohler - 8th Place, Max Bates - 10th Place


at Little KU Meet3200 Meter Run | Christopher Stone - 1st Place, Ethan Sharp - 2nd Place, Brock Cordova - 3rd Place,

Braiden Bangalan - 4th Place, Santino Jasso - 8th Place, Chase Ramirez - 9th Place

110 Meter Hurdles | Cole Wenger - 1st Place, Yoav Gillath - 2nd Place, Thomas Henderson - 3rd Place, Trevor Sidabutar - 4th Place

300 Meter Hurdles | Yoav Gillath - 1st Place, Cole Wenger - 2nd Place, Trevor Sidabutar - 3rd Place, Thomas Henderson - 7th Place

4x100 Relay | Logan Schwab, Emmett Jones, Anthony Barberena, Jackson Barnett - 1st Place

4x400 Relay | Michael Romito, Jack Keathley-Helms, Emmett Jones, Jackson Barnett - 1st Place

4x800 Relay | “A” - 1st Place


at Little KU MeetHigh Jump | Yoav Gillath - T-4th Place, Jakub Jezak - T-4th Place, Gavin Johnson - 9th Place

Pole Vault | Cooper Stone - 1st Place, Tim Huffman - 2nd Place, Logan Schwab - T-5th Place, Jalen Jordan - T-5th Place, Sheppard Morrison - T-8th Place, Elijah Ditto - T-8th Place

Long Jump | Ebuka Ennyinnaya - 4th Place, Jerred Willits - 7th Place, Elijah Sabatini - 10th Place

Triple Jump | Jerred Willits - 2nd Place

Shot Put | Tyler Gourley - 2nd Place, Ian Shire - 9th Place

Discus | Luke Wheeler-Halsted - 3rd Place, Preston Tran - 8th Place, Cason Cregg - 10th Place

Javelin | Brain Lane - 3rd Place, Ian Shire - 6th Place, Cason Cregg - 7th Place, Titus Birdashaw - 10th Place

Girls Track & Field Congratulations!at Little KU Meet

100 Meter Dash | Lauren Sinclair - 3rd Place, Taniyah Cox - 5th Place, Nomso Ennyinnaya - 7th Place, Emma Evans - 9th Place, Ta’Mya Douglas - 10th Place

200 Meter Dash | Taniyah Cox - 6th Place, Mattie Smith - 7th Place, Ana Holladay - 8th Place, Lauren Sinclair - 9th Place

400 Meter Dash | Miah Cheatham - 1st Place, Samantha Whittlesey - 3rd Place, Ana Holladay - 4th Place, Emma Evans - 5th Place, Ta’Mya Douglas - 6th Place, Taniyah Cox - 7th Place

800 Meter Run | Isabelle Pro - 3rd Place, Ella Marshall - 5th Place, Harper Merrill - 6th Place, Allison Babbit - 8th Place

1600 Meter Run | Isabelle Pro - 1st Place, Delaney Rockers - 4th Place, Allison Babbit - 5th Place, Harper Merrill - 6th Place

Girls Track & Field Congratulations!

at Little KU Meet3200 Meter Run | Olivia Goeser - 2nd Place, Sina Boeger - 3rd Place, Janice Werth - 4th Place

100 Meter Hurdles | Marrah Spriggs - 1st Place, Mattie Smith - 5th Place

300 Meter Hurdles | Marrah Spriggs - 1st Place, Mattie Smith - 2nd Place, Ava Rivera - 4th Place

4x100 Relay | Ana Holladay, Alannah Lohfeld, Lauren Sinclair, Kenzie Vaughn - 1st Place

4x400 Relay | Alannah Lohfeld, Miah Cheatham, Samantha Whittlesey, Kenzie Vaughn - 2nd Place

4x800 Relay | “A” - 1st Place

High Jump | Reese Hulcher - 1st Place, Aubrey Duncan - 3rd Place, Olivia Roderick - T-5th Place

Girls Track & Field Congratulations!at Little KU Meet

Pole Vault | Ashley Mai - 1st Place, Mackenzie Vaughn - T-2nd Place, Isa Evans - T-2nd Place,Avery Qualseth - T-4th Place, Chaney Finkeldei - T-4th Place, Mallory Qualseth - T-7th Place,

Ryan Viscomi - T-9th Place, Natalie Riley - T-9th Place, Marlow Greenwell - T-9th Place

Triple Jump | Emma Evans - T-3rd Place

Shot Put | Soledad Edison - 1st Place, Madison Base - 2nd Place, Cameron Vaughn - 3rd Place

Discus | Olivia Fergeson - 1st Place, Madison Base - 2nd Place, Allison Reed - 3rd Place, Cameron Vaughn - 5th Place, Soledad Edison - 6th Place

Javelin | Aubrey Duncan - 1st Place, Carlie Miller - 3rd Place, Taylor Veeder - 4th Place, Olivia Fergeson - 6th Place, Reese Hulcher - 8th Place

Spring Sports Senior Spotlight Softball

Spring sports Senior Spotlight | Softball

Samantha Bradbury02-Year Member of the Free State Softball Team

Post-Secondary PlansNext Fall, I plan to attend the

University of Kansas, majoring in Marketing.


Tatum Clopton04-Year Member of the Free State Softball Team

Other Activities at Free StateChoir, FCS, Hype Club, Volleyball

Post-Secondary PlansI will be playing softball at

Oklahoma State University next Fall.

Favorite Free State MemoryMy favorite Free State memory was winning

a State Championship in 2018.


Morgan HoeckerMember of the Free State Softball Team

Post-Secondary PlansI plan to attend Johnson County Community College

in the Fall and pursue a career in Nursing.

Favorite Free State MemoryMy favorite Free State memory was camping

with my softball team my freshman year.


Anna McIntire02-Year Member of the Free State Softball Team

Other Activities at Free StateBasketball, Cross Country, Orchestra, Soccer

Post-Secondary PlansI will continue my commitment to the

Kansas National Guard after graduation.

Favorite Free State MemoryMy favorite Free State memory was

playing LHS at Allen Fieldhouse.

Spring sports Senior Spotlight | SoftballGeorgia Rea

04-Year Member of the Free State Softball TeamOther Activities at Free State

FFA Officer, Hype Club, Link Crew, National Honor Society, S.A.L.T. of the Firebirds,

S.A.L.T. of the Firebirds Planning Committee, VolleyballPost-Secondary Plans

I will be attending Western Illinois University, where I will continue my softball playing career.

I plan to study Fire Science and Coaching.Favorite Free State Memory

My favorite Free State memory was winning State my freshman year and after the dog pile with all my teammates, looking up into the stands and seeing all our classmates and supporters and staff all from free state cheering us on, then

to sing the alma mater with all of my bestest friends.

Spring sports Senior Spotlight | SoftballSara Roszak

04-Year Member of the Free State Softball Team

Other Activities at Free StateHype Club, Link Crew, National Honor Society,

S.A.L.T. of the Firebirds, Student Council

Post-Secondary PlansI will be attending the University of Kansas,

where I will continue my softball playing career. I plan to major in Business.

Favorite Free State MemoryMy favorite Free State memory was

winning a State Championship in 2018.


Robin Todd04-Year Member of the Free State Softball Team

Other Activities at Free StateBasketball, Volleyball

Post-Secondary PlansI plan to study Business Administration and

continuing my softball playing career at Allen County Community College next Fall.

Favorite Free State MemoryMy favorite Free State memory is winning State!

Free State Firebirds UPdates

Free State Debate Congratulations!

At the East Kansas NSDA National Qualifier tournaments this season, Free State qualified and/or deferred 24 events for the NSDA National Tournament, that includes 18 different students - both are school records!

*1st Place District Sweeps*1st Place Debate Sweeps*1st Place Speech Sweeps

*2nd Place Congress Sweeps

*Three students qualified and/or deferred spots at Nationals in three events ( max number a student can enter): Senior Tim Huffman, Senior Audri Gutierrez, Sophomore Kady Bischmann.

Free State Debate Congratulations!

Public Forum Debate**Senior Audri Gutierrez & Junior Abbey Hossler

Lincoln-Douglas Debate*Senior Ethan Harris - 2nd Place, *Senior Jacob Wilkus - 5th Place

Informative*Senior Timothy Huffman - 1st Place, **Sophomore Emma Hefty - 2nd Place, **Freshman Sophie Racy - 4th Place

Original Oratory*Sophomore Emma Hefty - 2nd Place, *Sophomore Kady Bischmann - 3rd Place

Domestic Extemporaneous** Senior Timothy Huffman - 1st Place, **Sophomore Kady Bischmann - 3rd Place

International Extemporaneous**Sophomore Ezra Joseph - 4th Place

*Qualified and/or deferred at least one spot in each of the 13 main events offered by the NSDA. **13 events that will compete at NSDA Nationals in June.

Free State Debate Congratulations!Duo Interpretation

*Senior Audri Gutierrez & Junior Abbey Hossler - 2nd Place, **Senior Anton Santangelo & Sophomore Julia Ruddy - 3rd Place

Humorous Interpretation*Senior Emily Bial - 4th Place

Dramatic Interpretation**Freshman Marcella Allison - 6th Place

Program of Oral Interpretation**Senior Emily Bial - 4th Place

House*Sophomore Kady Bischmann - 4th Place, **Sophomore Emma Stammeyer - 5th Place, *Junior Ezra Joseph - 8th Place

Senate*Senior Tim Huffman - 5th Place, *Senior Audri Gutierrez - 6th Place

Policy Debate**Senior Jacob Wilkus & Senior Simon Ruland - 1st Place,

**Junior Serena Rupp & Junior John Marshall - 2nd Place, **Senior Ethan Harris & Senior Aiden Basore - 3rd Place

Senior Newspaper Classified Ad Reminder

This has been a hard year, but Seniors are looking forward to an in-person graduation! One way you can join in on the celebration is by including a message for your senior in the "Senior Edition" of the Free Press student newspaper coming out Thursday, May 20th at FSHS.

You may want to take out classified ads in the Free Press to wish your Senior good luck. You may also congratulate a group of Seniors. Please feel free to pass along this offer to grandparents or other important family members, too.

How to OrderFor $15, you can USE THIS ONLINE FORM to craft a personal message of up to 50 words (NO PHOTOS).

https://forms.gle/Tc9R7vyxwGQJR4qY8

April Birthday Shoutouts!

April Birthday Shoutouts!

Amanda Faunce | April 19th

Debby Ziegler | April 23rd

Blake Swenson | April 23rd

Ednice Metz | April 23rd

Upcoming Events this Week

Monday, April 19th

Varsity Boys Tennis at Plaza Invitational | 7:30am, Plaza Tennis Center

Varsity Boys Golf at SM Northwest Invitational | 1pm, Sunflower Hills GC

Varsity Baseball vs. Olathe West| 5:30pm

Tuesday, April 20th

Varsity Softball at Mill Valley | 3&2 West Complex

Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Gardner-Edgerton | 7pm

Wednesday, April 21st

Varsity Boys Golf at Topeka-Seaman Invitational | 1pm, Village Greens GC

8th Grade Open House | 5:30-8pm

Thursday, April 22nd

Varsity Boys Track & Field at Barrier Breakers | 3pm

Varsity Girls Swim & Dive vs. Lawrence, Washburn Rural | 3:30pm, LIAC

Varsity Softball vs. SM West | 5:30pm

Varsity Baseball vs. Topeka-Hayden | 6pm, KU-Hoglund Stadium

Varsity Girls Soccer at Olathe West | 7pm, CBAC

Saturday, April 24th

Varsity Baseball vs. Raymore-Peculiar | 11:15am, KU-Hoglund Stadium

Next Week At-a-Glance

Next Week At-a-Glance

Monday, April 26th

● Varsity Boys Golf at Topeka-West Invitational | 1pm, Topeka CC● Senior Scholarship Night | 7pm, Auditorium

Tuesday, April 27th

● Varsity Baseball at Mill Valley | 4:30pm, Mill Valley● Varsity Softball at Gardner-Edgerton | 5:30pm, Gardner-Edgerton● Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Mill Valley | 7pm

Wednesday, April 28th

● Football Parent Meeting | 6:30pm, Commons● Varsity Girls Soccer vs. Manhattan | 7pm

Next Week At-a-GlanceThursday, April 29th

● Varsity Boys Tennis at 2021 Sunflower League Tournament | 8am, CBAC● Varsity Girls Swim & Dive vs. LHS, Olathe South, SM North | 4pm, Chisholm Trail● Varsity Baseball vs. Olathe South | 5:30pm● Varsity Softball vs. Olathe East | 5:30pm● Varsity Girls Soccer vs. SM North | 7pm

Friday, April 30th

● Varsity Boys and Girls Track & Field vs. Lawrence, SM Northwest | 3:30pm, LHS

Saturday, May 01st

● Varsity Girls Diving at SM Invite | 9am, SM Aquatic Center● Varsity Softball vs. Olathe West | 1pm● 2021 Prom | 7:30-9:30pm, West Parking Lot

Let’s Go State!

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