There will be plenty of volleyball this weekend for teams from Freeman Public and Menno as they take part in the eight-team Bridgewater-Emery Tounament Saturday, Sept. 16. The Flyers are in Pool A with Bridgewater-Emery, Howard and Viborg Hurley and will face Howard at 8 a.m., the host team at 10 a....

There will be plenty of volleyball this weekend for teams from Freeman Public and Menno as they take part in the nine-team Bridgewater-Emery Tounament Saturday, Sept. 16. Menno will face Bridgewater-Emery at 8 a.m. and Freeman will play Canistota at 9 a.m., with additional matches to follow. Other t...

One of the most distinctive qualities about the Freeman Academy soccer team is its cultural diversity. But that can also be one of the challenges. It’s a good thing 11-year-old Jose Gonzalez is there to help.   BY JEREMY WALTNER A celebration knows no language barrier, so when Lesther Rocha scored f...

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy was off Friday with its bye week, but there’s still news out of the Phoenix camp — and it’s not good. As suspected following the team’s game against Avon Friday, Sept. 1, sophomore quarterback Riley Tschetter will miss the rest of the season due to a torn ACL. The inju...

Playing at home Friday evening, Freeman Academy built a 2-0 lead at the half and came away with a 5-1 victory over Hot Springs in Sept. 8 soccer action. The win improved the Bobcats to 2-1-1 while the Bison dropped to 0-4-1. Four players scored for FA: Yonathan Lopez had 2 goals and Liam Ortman, Les...

Freeman 3, Centerville 1 The Freeman High School volleyball won its fourth match in a row with a 3-1 home victory over Centerville Tuesday night, Sept. 5. The Flyers beat the Tornadoes 25-20, 27-25, 21-25, 25-18 to improve to 5-2 on the season. Centerville dropped to 2-5. Freeman had three players i...

Miller/Highmore-Harrold scored first and Scotland/Menno answered, but the Rustlers maintained a one-touchdown lead throughout the game en route to a 24-20 win in Menno Friday night, Sept. 1. The Trappers fell to 0-3 with the loss while M/H-H improved to 1-2. Scotland/Menno’s touchdowns came on a 38-...

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy survived its first true test of the season — and then some. Playing against Class 9B No. 3 Avon, the Phoenix jumped out to a 24-12 lead after one and outscored the Pirates 28-6 the rest of the way en route to a 52-18 win at home Friday night, Sept. 1. F/M/FA improved t...

Freeman Public hung on for a five-set win over Howard Thursday night in Freeman, winning 25-16, 25-27, 25-20, 21-25, 15-13 to improve to 4-2 on the season. The Tigers fell to 0-4. Ashlin Jacobsen had 15 kills and 2 blocks to lead the way for the Flyers. Cami Fransen had 24 set assists, Emily Mendel ...