The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Joe Comparato, Lawrence The Lawrence girls soccer team set a school record in wins with 11 while reaching the team’s first-ever regional championship. The Lions finished seventh ...
Finn Moore’s up and working out at 6:45 a.m. with the Free State football team, and later in the day, he’s at baseball practice with his club team. When he’s not lifting or practicing, he’s often at baseball tournaments. It’s a busy summer for Moore, who is gearing up for one final ...
Following a standout junior season, Free State’s Zane Shaw knew he had a chance to have another impressive showing as a senior. Long before the 2026 season even started, as every Firebird player does, he sat down with then-head coach Mike Hill to go over goals for the next year, and at the ...
Lawrence and Free State boys basketball teams have been hard at work over the summer in regional basketball tournaments as they lay the groundwork for the upcoming basketball season. Both the Firebirds and Lions have spent the last two weekends competing against high school teams at Pittsburg ...
The spring sports season ended over the weekend as local athletes competed in baseball, boys golf and track and field meets. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Ben Graves, Free State Graves threw seven innings and allowed five hits and one walk against ...
As long as there’s been a Free State baseball team, Mike Hill has been the one leading it. Since the school opened in 1997, Hill has been the baseball coach, and through 29 years with Free State, Hill led the Firebirds to three state titles, four second-place finishes, 10 Sunflower League ...