SHAWNEE — Shawnee Mission East scored first in Thursday’s softball game against Lawrence, a home run to left-center field in the bottom of the sixth. Despite playing well, the Lions suddenly trailed late. “We just had to keep our heads up and keep it locked in the game,” catcher Addie ...
The spring sports season continued throughout the week as more sports and more local athletes got started with competition. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: AJ Kimzey, Free State Kimzey got off to a hot start in the golf season with a win in the ...
GARDNER — The Lawrence boys tennis team competed in its second competition of the season for the second day in a row at a tennis quad at Gardner Edgerton High School on Wednesday. “I’m thrilled with how we’re doing so far,” Lawrence coach Stephen Hudson said. “We started the season ...
Free State and Lawrence girls swim and dive teams competed in their second meet of the season on Tuesday with an invitational at Lawrence High. Free State coach Janna Skinner and Lawrence coach Elle Weber saw good things from their teams in Tuesday’s meet, as well as a few key areas for ...
The 2025 girls soccer season was important for Lawrence High. After a few years of rebuilding, the Lions were able to compete with anybody in the state. This year’s team has almost the same roster, and the Lions are ready to go from battling in any given game to winning. For a Lawrence team ...
Lawrence girls soccer came into the season in the best shape that coach Joe Comparato has seen, and in Friday’s 6-0 win over Topeka, that conditioning helped the Lions run over the Trojans. “They’re fit and don’t want to come out,” Comparato said. “That’s good. In the past ...