Jordan Dempsey always hovers above the coaches seats next to the wrestling mats at tournaments, never sitting down. She screams until her voice is gone, usually needing two days for it to come back. Dempsey’s coaching style is reminiscent of her wrestling, and also of the fiery spirit of her ...
Axl and Landon Bland moved to Lawrence in October, just a month before the start of the boys basketball season, leaving the two without much time to get acclimated. It’s been a challenge to learn the players on the Lawrence High team and to learn the system and the actions. Luckily, the two ...
It’s been four years since Goldy Stephens first stepped on a wrestling mat at Lawrence, joining the team in its inaugural year. Stephens came in without much of a wrestling background, but she did come in with a few goals in mind. On Friday, Stephens hit one of the biggest ones — winning ...
Prairie Village — Lawrence basketball finished its December stretch of games at Shawnee Mission East on Friday, with the girls team winning and the boys losing. The girls got a 45-42 win over the Lancers with a strong defensive effort from the Lions. “To go out on a win on the road is ...
Kansas City, Mo. — The Lawrence and Tonganoxie girls wrestling teams faced some of the top competition in the region at the KC Stampede girls wrestling tournament on Thursday and Friday. The tournament brought tough competition, including several placers and winners at the Fargo Women’s ...
Local athletes continued with impressive performances ahead of the winter break this week, with some athletes achieving long-term accomplishments and others showing potential for their futures. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Owen Metz, Free State In ...