While all four Lawrence and Free State boys and girls teams had runners qualify for the 6A state cross-country meet on Saturday in Manhattan, the Lawrence boys and Free State girls also both qualified as teams. The Lawrence boys were the runners-up in the Manhattan substate race, scoring 66 ...

More fall sports seasons concluded this past week, while others are diving into postseason competition. Whether it was at state events or in regular-season finales, local athletes shone in their sports. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Oliver Schwartz, ...

For the first time since 2020-21, the Lawrence football team claimed consecutive wins in the City Showdown by beating crosstown rival Free State on Friday night. The win over the Firebirds puts the Lions (6-2) in a favorable spot heading into postseason play as the No. 4 seed on the east side ...

Lawrence scored 34 unanswered points, including 27 in the second half, en route to defeating Free State 41-10 in the City Showdown for the second year in a row. “It’s special to get a win over anybody,” Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said. “That was a good one. We had to scratch and claw. ...