It took over 75 minutes before the Lawrence girls soccer team scored, but persistence paid off as the Lions secured a 2-0 win over Shawnee Mission South on Thursday. “We won the game in the midfield and defense,” Lawrence coach Joe Comparato said. “We thwarted every one of their ...
With the end of April, spring sports are entering their final month, as some sports are rapidly approaching the end of the season. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Finn Moore, Free State Finn Moore tossed a shutout on Saturday as Free State baseball ...
Fresh off a 4A state championship with Tonganoxie, Brett Delich is off to Owasso, Oklahoma, to take over Owasso High School’s boys wrestling program. Delich is a longtime member of the wrestling community in northeast Kansas, having graduated from Mill Valley before wrestling for Labette ...
Things got out of hand quickly in Lawrence baseball’s 12-0 loss to Blue Springs South on Friday as the Lions were run-ruled in the second day of the River City Baseball Festival. The Jaguars built an early, insurmountable lead against the Lions while holding the Lions to one hit across five ...
Lawrence baseball couldn’t get enough offense together as the Lions lost 6-2 to Rockhurst on the first day of the River City tournament in Lawrence. The Hawklets scored first with a run in the top of the first inning. Rockhurst shortstop Peter Nickson got a leadoff walk and advanced to ...
The spring sports season is around a month away from its conclusion, and local teams and athletes are battling for seeding positions to enter the postseason at the top of their sports. Here are this week’s selections for Athletes of the Week: Erin Derby, Lawrence Lawrence beat Shawnee ...