All winter sports fully returned from winter break this past week, and local athletes helped their teams come back strong with impressive performances. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Annabelle Ackerman, Lawrence After going 3-1 in the Dodge City ...
Lawrence’s boys and girls wrestling teams hosted their first dual of the season against Baldwin on Wednesday, where both Lawrence teams lost. The boys lost 53-30 and won three of nine matches. After a strong showing at several wrestling tournaments over the weekend, Lawrence coach Patrick ...
OLATHE — Lawrence boys and girls basketball traveled to Olathe East on Tuesday, where the girls got a big 63-44 win thanks to their defense, while the boys lost 70-24. The Lawrence girls basketball team pulled off the road win after a full-court press both forced the Hawks to turn the ball ...
The Lawrence girls wrestling team returned to action from winter break in Dodge City on Saturday and competed against 19 other teams in the Dodge City Lady Demon Showdown. The Lions placed 11th in the tournament with three wrestlers finishing in the top five of their weight classes. Goldy ...
The Lawrence and Free State boys wrestling teams competed in the Dodge City Showdown on Friday and Saturday in both teams’ first tournament of the new year. The Firebirds brought six wrestlers to Dodge City and scored 74.0 points. Zane Shaw in the 190-pound weight class had the highest ...
Lenexa — Lawrence and Free State swim and dive were at the Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center on Friday for a five-team meet in which the Firebirds came second and the Lions placed fifth. Free State scored 131 team points, second only to Shawnee Mission East's 218. Lawrence ...