Midway through the regular season, Lawrence holds a 3-1 record and a three-game winning streak, which the Lions hadn’t done since 2023. Lawrence is on the road on Thursday against Shawnee Mission South, looking to get its fourth win in a row, which would be the longest streak since ...
For the first four weeks of the football season, Lawrence football has faced a string of run-first offenses trying to establish physicality in the trenches. So far, it hasn’t gone well for those opposing teams. Lawrence holds a 3-1 record at the midway point of the regular season, and ...
The first full month of the high school sports season is over, and local teams and athletes are finding their stride as playoff season looms. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Ethan Curry, Lawrence Ethan Curry had nearly 300 all-purpose yards in ...
Ethan Curry got loose early and often in Lawrence’s 48-13 senior night win over Olathe East on Friday night, going for 292 yards from scrimmage with four touchdowns. "It felt so surreal," Curry said. "To do it with this group of guys, that's what we practice for." Lawrence coach Jason ...
The Free State and Lawrence volleyball teams circle the City Showdown every year, and for the third year in a row, the Firebirds were the ones to get the glory. Free State never trailed against Lawrence as the Firebirds went into Lawrence High and came away with a 3-0 win. “We did a nice ...
Despite being a legendary place for basketball, Lawrence is just as much a football town. It’s palpable at Lawrence High and Free State football games. The history goes as far back as Al Woolard in the '50s and '60s, where undefeated seasons became the norm. Coaches Bill Freeman and ...