The Rolla Bulldogs started the Labor Day weekend with a football game in Bolivar's home field Plaster Stadium. Rolla came off a loss to Camdenton the week before 41-21. They brought a young team and a new coach trying to find some traction for their first win. more

Bolivar High School Lady Liberators had their home opener on Monday night where they hosted an energetic crowd and a solid senior-led Marshfield Lady Jays. Coming off a very difficult tournament in Branson on Saturday where they went 1-4 including a 3-set thriller over Reeds Spring and almost taking a set from two-time state-appearing Strafford. more

The West Plains Zizzers rolled into Plaster Stadium facing the heat and humidity and a pushed-back game time to face the Bolivar Liberators in the first football game of the season. more

At just 50 years of age, a former sports reporter for the Bolivar Herald-Free Press passed away last week. more

The Bolivar Herald-Free Press welcomes their readers to help support local students by purchasing some discounted tickets to the Mid-Season Championships at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland on Saturday, June 10. more

This year’s annual Bolivar Educational Advancement Foundation (BEAF) golf tournament will partner with the Doug Potts Memorial Scholarship to raise monies to support the overall BEAF programs, including a newly created scholarship in Potts’ memory. more

Bolivar Night at Hammons Field will return on Thursday, June 8 as the Springfield Cardinals face Northwest Arkansas at 7:05 p.m. Sponsored by the Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce, the popular annual event has been a chamber tradition since 2004. more

The Lady Liberator varsity soccer team competed in and won the Willard Tourney that took place on Friday through Saturday, April 14-15. more

Baseball is catching on in the community, as Bolivar resident Joe Arnold makes it his mission to play a game of catch with someone new every day for an entire year. more

Liberator Wrestlers competed in the Class 3 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena February 24-25, 2023. The team placed 8 out of 47 and four wrestlers brought home hardware: Cooper Moore, Blake Goodman, Riley Beckman and Trey Brewer. more