There are few positions in sports as high-stress as pitching. It all starts in the circle, and a game can flip with one pitch. The good thing for Lawrence pitcher and outfielder Julia Norris is that she’s confident — she doesn’t let the pressure get to her. And now, as she enters her ...

Lawrence Athletic Director Nick Wood approached Sean Dooley about filling the vacant head coach position for the Lions, and Dooley started thinking about the opportunities for him and his family. Dooley’s youngest son, Joey, is a rising junior at Lawrence and a two-year starter for the ...

Hudson Hardesty competed in the High School Baseball National Championship Series this summer with the hopes that the exposure would help in his recruitment. As it turns out, college coaches were watching and noticing Hardesty, especially as he threw his best game of his career and earned the ...

Ivy Ford was preparing for the 6A East regional tournament last year with a path to the state tournament in sight. Then came a cold. “I didn't have it until like the night before at 9 p.m.,” Ford said. “If I did try to go, it probably wouldn't have ended well. And I didn't want to risk ...

Lawrence High School's next basketball coach won't have to go far to settle in. Sean Dooley, the longtime men's basketball coach at Baker University, will lead Lawrence's boys basketball program after the hiring was approved by the USD 497 school board on Monday. "Sean Dooley brings a wealth ...

Former Lawrence High pitcher Grant Cleavinger has found a professional home after signing a contract with the Chicago White Sox. Cleavinger went undrafted in the MLB Draft but signed with the White Sox on July 16 and was assigned to the Arizona Complex League White Sox, the rookie-level ...