Junction City — Playing on the road in the playoffs didn’t stop the Lawrence High football team from finding a rhythm early at Junction City in Friday night’s regional round. And the Lions stayed in control late to come away with a 38-21 win and remain one of the eight teams still in the ...

One of the Lawrence High football team’s standout linemen, senior Noah Smith announced this past week he plans to play collegiately at the University of South Dakota. Smith, a 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive tackle who is rated as a two-star prospect by 247 Sports, announced his commitment on ...

It’s round two of the Class 6A playoffs and Lawrence High and Free State both will have to win on the road to advance. Sixth-seeded LHS (7-2) plays at No. 3 Junction City (8-1) and the fifth-seeded Firebirds (7-2) will play at No. 4 Washburn (8-1) Rural on the west side of the bracket. Both ...

Ranked seventh in their class heading into Saturday’s 6A state cross country meet, the Free State High boys turned in a solid day and took home fourth place. The Firebirds missed out on cracking the top three by a single point, finishing with 121 points, just behind Olathe East with 120. ...

If Lawrence High’s football team was worried that Topeka might pull off an upset in the first game of the postseason on Friday night, those worries didn’t last long: The Lions ran away to capture a 37-7 win at home. LHS (7-2) racked up 301 yards of total offense, including 203 through the ...