After a weather delay, the Liberators celebrated their 2024 Courtwarming on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  more

The Bolivar Liberator wrestling team traveled to Granite City, Illinois over the Christmas break to compete in the Granite City Tournament. more

Bolivar's Lady Liberator's 2023-24 version was introduced Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the nearby Polk County Morrisville Tournament. more

Bolivar tennis had a very long and hard season this year. The Liberators were able to squeeze out wins from matches that had seemed lost. Monday’s match against Republic was one that the team was unable to get over the hump losing 4-5. Getting wins for the Liberators was Kami Bryan and Emma Goodman as the #2 doubles team, and Bryan also won her singles match 8-2. Also getting wins in singles was Jillian Horner at the #4 spot with a hard fought tiebreaker winning 9-7, and Goodman wins at the #5 spot 8-5. Republic has a very hard and talented team from top to bottom. more

Celebrate homecoming today, Sept. 22. Enjoy the annual homecoming parade, starting at 2:30 p.m. at the Bolivar High School and making their way to the square. The Liberators take on Glendale at Plaster Stadium at 7 p.m. The coronation ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. before kick-off.  more

Golfers and sponsors alike will have the chance to turn an upcoming round of golf play into a tremendous benefit for a serious cause this October during the first Play Fore Pink golf tournament. more

Bolivar hosted its home golf tournament on Monday, Sept. 11, at Silo Ridge Country Club. Silo Ridge is a well known course for being one of the best places to play in the state. more

Bolivar tennis has done very well over the past couple of years and is looking to carry this success into this long season. more

Lady Liberator softball returns a majority of their very young squad. Coming back this season includes three All-Conference players KaCee Jenkins, Carly Cribbs, and Haley Hale. more

On a beautiful evening, Friday, Sept. 8, with a hint of fall, the Parkview Vikings traveled to Plaster Stadium at Southwestern Baptist University to meet the Bolivar Liberators in an Ozark Conference matchup. more

Liberator soccer prevailed in their match at home against Rolla on Tuesday, Sept. 5. The team showed fantastic perseverance throughout a physical game. Headed by seniors and captains Jonathon Peters and Ben Tull the defense withstood Rolla’s aggressive offense. Standing out with many crucial saves to secure the overtime victory was sophomore goalkeeper Wyatt Viles. more

Saturday, Sept. 2, Bolivar Cross Country hosted the SWCCCA meet for 2023. more

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

The Boys Liberator Wrestling team competed in the Class 3 District 3 tournament February 17-18, finishing behind Carl Junction for 2nd Place. Bolivar filled all more

The man whose 27-year tenure boosted the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame into one of the premier Halls of Fame in the United States – and who championed local children’s charities – finally had … more

Families new to the Bolivar R-1 School District are invited to the New to Bolivar Tailgate from 5 to 6:45 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14 on the south end of the Southwest Baptist University’s Plaster … more