Brooks Jones’s second visit to Lincoln, Nebraska, went well. Having already visited Nebraska a year ago, the visit wasn’t an introduction to the school and the baseball team but rather a chance to confirm his feelings about the school. Jones, a former Lawrence High School baseball player ...
State cross-country meets took place in Wamego and Lawrence, with the Eudora and Baldwin girls cross-country teams both placing in the top three of the 4A race. The Cardinals placed second as a team with 89 points, while Baldwin finished in third with 90 points. Eduora’s Hanna Keltner won ...
Overland Park — Friday night’s playoff football game between Shawnee Mission East and Lawrence in Overland Park was decided in the run game. Where the Lancers continued to drive downfield and score, the Lions struggled to stay on schedule. It culminated in a season-ending 28-14 loss for ...
Free State’s boys soccer season came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Washburn Rural on Thursday in Topeka. The Junior Blues took an early lead that the Firebirds couldn’t overcome. Six minutes into the match the Junior Blues scored after the ball took an awkward bounce into the goal after a ...
The football regular season didn’t end the way the Lawrence Lions hoped, but the Lions have a chance to turn it all around in the playoffs, starting with Shawnee Mission East on Friday. Once playoffs start, all bets are off. Anyone can win the state championship. “Everyone has a ...
More playoff games have brought out strong performances from around the area. Here are the Journal-World sports staff's selections for Athletes of the Week: Cayman Barnes, Free State High School Cayman Barnes placed seventh at the 6A regional cross-country meet at Hummer Park in Topeka with a ...