Some sports concluded their fall seasons, while others are closing in on the postseason, and local athletes have made critical plays to lead their teams. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Cami Lee, Free State Cami Lee finished seventh in her final 6A ...

Ethan Prescott’s first college football offer came this past spring from Nebraska-Kearney, which he visited during the school’s spring game. Prescott fell in love with the school, the coaches and the team. As other schools in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association reached ...

Two and a half months ago, both Free State and Lawrence’s girls flag football teams started their inaugural seasons. Both teams were hoping at least seven girls would show up, just enough to field a team and allow a few backups while a number of girls played both offense and defense. What ...

Olathe — Free State sent four girls to the 6A state girls tennis tournament and came away with all four Firebirds placing in the tournament, leading the Firebirds to a second-place team finish. The highlight came from freshman Eli Ward, who won the singles bracket and finished the season as ...

Olathe — Free State’s first girls flag football season went all the way to the state semifinal round, two months into every member of the team’s first-ever flag football season. "These kids were unbelievable in the growth and maturity they showed," Free State coach Adam Barmann said. ...