Free State Clinches Fourth Title At Coach’s Final Meet
Free State girls swimming dominated the Class 6A state championship in Topeka, earning the program’s fourth all-time title with a 364 point tally, over Blue Valley North by more than 100. Four Free State swimmers earned First Team All-State as the Lady Firebirds swept all three relays and claimed multiple individual golds led by Ward and Packard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conner Becker
Journal-World Photo
Annette McDonald
Firebirds
Capitol Federal Natatorium
Topeka
Free State
Lady Firebirds
Blue Valley North
McDonald
Bradie Ward
Halle McCullough
Lolly Hindman
Liza Engelbrecht
Engelbrecht
McCullough
Jocelyn Wilson
Samantha Packard
Wichita East
Packard
Molly Nuckolls
Wilson
Ward
Baker Wildcats Advance To NAIA Softball World Series
Baker defeats top seed College of Idaho 5-3 in a deciding Game 3 to clinch NAIA World Series berth. The 47-10 team, led by coach Dana Goss, bounced Indiana Southeast and Mount Mercy earlier and conclude a hectic 12-game stretch within 15 days before the conference run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
College of Idaho
Yates
Wildcats
Mount Mercy
Indiana Southeast
Yotes
HAAC
Dana Goss
States plan to spend millions to prepare KC for World Cup
Missouri and Kansas leaders unveiled a new nonprofit and outlined a multi state effort to ready Kansas City for the 2026 Men's World Cup venue. The plan totals about 60 million dollars with 50 from Missouri and 10 from Kansas for stadium and infrastructure upgrades. Mayor Quinton Lucas announced improvements to public transit from the renovated airport and city center and called for proposals, without final figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
United States
Mexico
Canada
Quinton Lucas
Kansas City International Airport
Lucas
National Treasure wins Preakness after Havna euthanized
Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert choked back tears as National Treasure won the Preakness hours after Havna meltdown was euthanized on the track. Baffert said the day mixed triumph with tragedy, noting the sport’s ups and downs and recalling his Derby ban at Churchill Downs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Bob Baffert
National Treasure
Baffert
Mage
Joy
Havna
Churchill Downs
Medina Spirit
Julio Cortez
AP Photo
John Velazquez
Irad Ortiz Jr
Pimlico Race Course
Also Mentioned on This Page
Annika Finzen
Blue Valley West
Gayla Gao
Journal-World
Win
Softball World Seres
Kansas News Service
By Stephen Whyne
Associated Press
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!