The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Matt McCune, Baldwin The Baldwin Bulldogs had their best record in school history while winning the Frontier League for the second-straight year. The Bulldogs finished third in the ...

The winter sports season has started and local athletes have already made their impact felt for their respective teams. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Addie Fulscher, Free State Fulscher and the Free State Firebirds won their season opener 62-46 over ...

Lawrence will send two high school football players to Division I teams this year. Lawrence High School quarterback Banks Bowen signed with the University of Tulsa, and Free State linebacker Parker Moore signed with the University of Wyoming. Both players committed to their respective schools ...

Local area athletes earned recognition for their fall sports seasons with all-state and all-conference teams, while others signed with colleges to continue their athletic careers. Here are this week's Journal-World Athletes of the Week selections: Yusef Iskandrani, Free State High ...

Baker University junior Ahmed Mahgoub was named Heart Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for the third time this season. Mahgoub helped the No. 15 Wildcats (9-1 overall, 6-0 Heart) defeat Peru State last Wednesday, holding the Bobcats to a season-low 64 points. He also tallied five steals ...

Haskell Indian Nations University junior Tierzah Penn was named the Continental Athletic Conference Women’s Offensive Basketball Player of the Week for her performance last week. Penn, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, put up back-to-back 3s last Tuesday in a 72-62 victory over Saint Mary and ...