BoomerGirl.com, KUsports.com win national awards

Lawrence-based BoomerGirl.com and KUsports.com are among the best Web sites in the world.

The sites, which are owned by The World Company, won EPpy Awards Friday from Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek at the annual Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show in Miami.

BoomerGirl.com, a site dedicated to women of the Baby Boom generation, was named “The Best Newspaper-Affiliated Web site” with under 1 million unique monthly visitors. While KUsports.com, a site dedicated to Kansas University athletics, has won the award for “Best Sports Web Site” with fewer than 1 million viewers per month.