TOPEKA — The Free State and Lawrence girls swim and dive teams took advantage of a fast pool on Wednesday as the Firebirds won the Topeka Invitational and the Lions placed fourth. The Capitol Federal Natatorium is a pool that hosts state events and is a faster pool than what the Lions and ...
Two tag outs at home plate ended up being the difference in Lawrence’s 4-2 loss to Olathe South on Tuesday in an otherwise solid outing for the Lions. Lawrence finished the game with nine hits and two walks but couldn’t bring enough runs home in the contest. In the later innings, there ...
The Lawrence boys tennis teams hosted Free State, Olathe East and Shawnee Mission Northwest on Monday at Sports Pavilion Lawrence. It was Free State’s first competition of the season, while Lawrence is in its second week of action. Free State won all 12 matches in the quad, while Lawrence ...
Jack Bauch wasn’t sure if he’d be playing tennis his senior year of high school. After surgery to fix a herniated disk last summer, he hadn’t played tennis since the end of his junior season. “I’m still recovering,” Bauch said. “It’s been nine months. I couldn’t move for ...
SHAWNEE — Shawnee Mission East scored first in Thursday’s softball game against Lawrence, a home run to left-center field in the bottom of the sixth. Despite playing well, the Lions suddenly trailed late. “We just had to keep our heads up and keep it locked in the game,” catcher Addie ...
The spring sports season continued throughout the week as more sports and more local athletes got started with competition. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: AJ Kimzey, Free State Kimzey got off to a hot start in the golf season with a win in the ...