The Sunflower League’s girls wrestling tournament switched to a dual-style tournament this year, with wrestlers competing against other lineups, rather than by weight class. However, coaches at Free State and Lawrence said it was too soon for a dual-style tournament, as too many teams lack ...
OVERLAND PARK — Lawrence girls wrestling is set to send five wrestlers and Free State will send four to the 6A state tournament in two weeks following regional tournaments on Saturday. Lawrence competed in the 6A East in a tournament at Shawnee Mission South, while the Firebirds wrestled at ...
OLATHE — The Lawrence boys and girls basketball teams lost two close games on the road against Olathe Northwest on Friday, with the girls losing 56-50 and the boys losing 53-51. Both Lawrence teams were coming off substantial losses from Tuesday’s road games against Shawnee Mission South, ...
The postseason has arrived for wrestling and boys swim and dive, and local athletes helped lead their teams in key moments during league championships. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Anderson Bateman, Free State Free State swimmer Anderson Bateman ...
OVERLAND PARK — Lawrence’s boys and girls basketball teams faced a pair of state championship favorites on Tuesday, with Shawnee Mission South defending its home court with two commanding wins over the Lions. The Raiders won the girls basketball game 82-42 and won the boys game ...
Free State and Lawrence’s boys wrestling teams competed in the Sunflower League tournament on Saturday, with the Firebirds placing seventh and the Lions 13th. Free State started with a first-round dual win over Olathe East, 54-29. The Firebirds won nine matches in the dual, three of which ...