Overland Park — Lawrence junior Goldy Stephens became the school’s first state placer after finishing fifth in the 235-pound weight class in the 6A state girls wrestling tournament on Saturday. “I’m really grateful, and I’m really excited for next year. Hopefully, I can do better,” ...
Overland Park — Free State placed four of the 12 wrestlers the team brought to the 6A state boys wrestling tournament on Saturday, while Lawrence finished with one placer out of its three qualifiers. The Firebirds scored 100.0 points, which placed them sixth in the tournament. The Lions ...
Gardner — The Lawrence High School boys basketball team finished its regular season with a 74-57 road win over Gardner Edgerton, while the girls basketball team lost earlier in the evening, 73-59. The girls basketball game was a back-and-forth battle until the Trailblazers pulled away in the ...
Overland Park — Six wrestlers between Lawrence and Free State advanced to the second day of the 6A Kansas state girls wrestling tournament on Friday. After the first day, Lawrence is 23rd with 10.0 team points, and Free State is 25th with 6.0 points. Lawrence brought six wrestlers for the ...
Overland Park — After the first day of the 6A state boys wrestling tournament, Free State ranks seventh with 60.0 points, while Lawrence is 19th with 13.0 points. The Firebirds brought a school record 12 wrestlers to the tournament, and the Lions brought three. Nine Firebirds and two Lions ...
This last week featured the boys swim and dive state meet with wrestling regionals and a few end-of-season basketball games. Here are two weeks whose performances stood out to be this week's Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Ryan Lane, Lawrence Ryan Lane ended his high school career as a ...