The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World's sports staff. • Player of the Year: Colton Brusven, Tonganoxie Brusven logged 377 carries for 2,047 yards and 28 touchdowns as the top rusher in 4A in his senior campaign. The Cardinals’ star running back ...
A 3-pointer by senior Cyrenity Hardy-Billy lifted the Lawrence High girls basketball team over Blue Valley West 53-50 in overtime on Tuesday, capping off an impressive come-from-behind victory at home. Falling with just four seconds remaining, Hardy-Billy’s late 3 concluded a scrappy ...
Recovering from a first-round defeat, the Free State boys wrestling team commanded a 54-24 victory over Dodge City in a home dual on Friday night. The win marks another step forward for the Firebirds, fresh off a first-place team finish at the Leavenworth Challenger last weekend. The night ...
Stilwell – The growing pains continued for Lawrence High boys basketball in a 60-56 loss to Lee’s Summit on Thursday at the Blue Valley-Rick Taylor Shootout. Late-game mistakes caused the Chesty Lions to cough up a one-possession lead, handing LHS a third consecutive loss to begin the ...
Prairie Village – An edge-of-your-seat overtime battle didn’t quite pan out for Free State and first-year head boys basketball coach Dwayne Paul on Tuesday. The Firebirds fell to Raytown South (Mo.) 71-70 in the first round of the Varsity Classic at Shawnee Mission High School. A game-high ...
Back on the mat over the weekend, the Free State and Lawrence High wrestling teams made their first stop of several tough tournaments this season at the Leavenworth Challenger on Saturday. FSHS took first overall (352.5) in team scoring, with the Chesty Lions (191.5) falling in fifth ...