TOPEKA — The Lawrence girls basketball team (5-5) came up a little short in pulling off a road upset over Washburn Rural (7-3) on Tuesday, falling 45-40 to the Junior Blues. Lawrence’s young squad showed winning basketball plays, and the team has shown coach Jeff Dickson continual ...

HALSTEAD — Lawrence boys basketball's inconsistent play across 32 minutes led to a 75-56 loss to Andale in the first round of the Adolph Rupp Classic on Monday. LHS coach Nick Wood saw a lot of highly competitive minutes from the Lions, moments where players were fighting for loose balls, ...

With only weeks left in the wrestling season, Lawrence senior Lou Elsten is making the most of his time. Elsten has his mind set on winning a state championship, something he’s come close to accomplishing the last few years. As the wrestling season enters its final stretches, Elsten is ...

SHAWNEE — Slow offensive nights for both the Lawrence boys and girls basketball teams led to road losses to Mill Valley on Friday night. The Lions lost 42-39 in the girls basketball game after a slow start in the opening half. What kept the Lions in the game was their defense, with the ...

On senior night, the Free State swim and dive team won its home quad against Manhattan, Washburn Rural and Lawrence. The Firebirds have a small senior class this season, but the four-man class of Ewan Campbell, Owen Carnagey, Nathan Friedman and Hank Walter have helped lead the team to an ...

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 ...