Four local golfers, two from Free State and two from Lawrence, finished in the top 50 of the individual leaderboard after the first day of the 6A state golf tournament in Mayetta at the Firekeeper Golf Course. Free State also finished the day 12th in the team rankings with a collective score ...

OVERLAND PARK — Tie game. Bases loaded. Full count. It’s every young baseball player’s dream. Free State baseball (25-4) faced that situation at a decisive moment of Tuesday’s state quarterfinal in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Ben Graves managed to draw a walk, bringing Ferris ...

The Lawrence and Free State track and field teams were in Olathe and Topeka on Friday for the Olathe North 6A regional and Washburn Rural 6A regional meets. Lawrence was in Olathe and scored a combined 52 points between the boys and girls teams. La'Keyshia Woods was Lawrence’s lone regional ...

LENEXA — Three Free State swimmers finished with all-state honors as the Firebirds placed fifth as a team in the 6A state swim and dive meet. Junior Helena Mattes, freshman Siggi Mattes and freshman Ella Marsh all scored enough points to earn all-state recognition, and Marsh did enough to be ...

Playoffs are here and seasons are coming to an end as local athletes are finishing strong with memorable performances to cap off their high school years. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Sidra Besson, Lawrence Besson scored the golden goal in overtime ...