Overland Park — Six wrestlers between Lawrence and Free State advanced to the second day of the 6A Kansas state girls wrestling tournament on Friday. After the first day, Lawrence is 23rd with 10.0 team points, and Free State is 25th with 6.0 points. Lawrence brought six wrestlers for the ...
Overland Park — After the first day of the 6A state boys wrestling tournament, Free State ranks seventh with 60.0 points, while Lawrence is 19th with 13.0 points. The Firebirds brought a school record 12 wrestlers to the tournament, and the Lions brought three. Nine Firebirds and two Lions ...
This last week featured the boys swim and dive state meet with wrestling regionals and a few end-of-season basketball games. Here are two weeks whose performances stood out to be this week's Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Ryan Lane, Lawrence Ryan Lane ended his high school career as a ...
Gwen Wedd and her husband Dirk were driving to Texas to visit their son when she received a phone call. It was from Mike Gillman, who was then the athletic director of Lawrence High School. “We’re having problems,” he said. “We need somebody to help us out.” Wedd stepped up to ...
The Lawrence girls basketball team started the year with one goal: Make it to state. After a year in which the Lions missed the state tournament, this goal is significant for the senior class, which includes four players. It is important for the seniors not only to end their careers on a high ...
Overland Park — The Lawrence boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Shawnee Mission North on Tuesday, with the girls hanging on to win 54-51 while the boys lost 67-49. The Lawrence girls basketball team held off a late push from Shawnee Mission North to win 54-51 on the road. The Lions ...