TOPEKA — Lawrence girls basketball lost its first-round matchup of the Capital City Classic against Shawnee Heights 74-61 on Thursday, despite a generally strong and impressive showing from the Lions. The Thunderbirds started hot from beyond the arc, hitting two 3-pointers in their first two ...

With January almost over, the winter sports season is entering its final full month, and teams and athletes are preparing for postseason competition and peaking at the right time. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Addie Fulscher, Free State Fulscher ...

Defense led to offense on Wednesday night as the Lawrence boys basketball team beat St. Mary’s Academy 53-39 as turnovers led to numerous transition offense opportunities. The Crusaders did get off to a fast start, hitting two 3s and a midrange jump shot to take an 8-0 lead. After that, the ...

TOPEKA — The Free State and Lawrence boys swim and dive teams placed first and second, respectively, in the Topeka High Invitational on Tuesday. The Firebirds and the Lions competed against 10 other teams, nine of which were non-Sunflower League teams. That allowed the swimmers who have ...

John Ely worked in the admissions office as a student at Baker University and would often give football recruits tours, which would often include watching film with the Baker coaches that Ely would sit in on. Eventually, he asked a question. “I started asking questions, and next thing you ...

HALSTEAD — Lawrence boys basketball finished with back-to-back wins in the Adolph Rupp Classic at Halstead High School, including a win over Winfield to take fifth-place in the tournament on Friday. “This was a great tournament for us,” Lawrence coach Nick Wood said. “Our goal coming ...