All-Area selections are made by the Journal-World sports staff.
• Coach of the Year: Joe Pickett, Eudora
Joe Pickett’s team took third (girls) and sixth (boys) in Class 4A events in Wichita, leading multiple Cardinals to Frontier League and regional titles.
• Player of the Year: Eli ...
All-Area selections are made by the Journal-World sports staff.
• Coach of the Year: Mike Hill, Free State
Mike Hill led a fairly young Firebirds team back to state for the program’s seventh all-time state semifinal appearance, where Free State’s postseason ended in a 2-1 loss to Blue ...
All-Area selections are made by the Journal-World sports staff.
• Coach of the Year: Aaron Clark, Free State
Clark sent two singles players and a doubles team to state this year. Each Firebird on Clark’s varsity roster earned a winning record.
• Player of the Year: Britton Snyder, ...
All-Area selections are made by the Journal-World sports staff.
• Coach of the Year: Bill Finucane, Eudora
Bill Finucane led the Eudora softball team to a 15-5 finish and a third-place title at the Class 4A state championship. Originally a volunteer recreation softball coach, Finucane led ...
High school basketball coaches want more action.
That’s the message 12 Kansas high schools promoted at the first-ever Shot Clock Showdown on Saturday at Mill Valley High School in Shawnee. Schools ranged from Class 6A-4A.
The two-day tournament, organized by Mill Valley head girls ...
The Free State and Lawrence High baseball teams landed a total of five players on the 2023 All-Sunflower League team at the end of the high school baseball season last week.
Here’s the rundown on this year’s Lawrence-area selections:
Kyle Graves (P), Free State — First Team
Free State ...