The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Joe Comparato, Lawrence The Lawrence girls soccer team set a school record in wins with 11 while reaching the team’s first-ever regional championship. The Lions finished seventh ...

Lawrence and Free State boys basketball teams have been hard at work over the summer in regional basketball tournaments as they lay the groundwork for the upcoming basketball season. Both the Firebirds and Lions have spent the last two weekends competing against high school teams at Pittsburg ...

Lawrence boys basketball coach Nick Wood is stepping down from the position to take over as the school’s athletic director and assistant principal, starting July 1. “Lawrence High School and this community has provided me with so much, and I feel as if it's important to do my absolute best ...

The Lawrence girls basketball team overperformed expectations in the 2025-26 season as the young roster managed to host and win a substate game. A key to that success last year was junior center Cami Nauholz, who was one of the top point scorers in the Sunflower League and led the league in ...

Over the last year, Cami Nauholz’s recruitment took off. Colleges from Division II and Division I started to reach out last summer, thanks to her summer work with club team Della Lamb and her sophomore year at Lawrence High. The interest and offers only grew after she averaged over 20 points ...

The track and field season concluded at Wichita State University on Saturday for all area schools, and that included several teams placing in the top five as local athletes finished their seasons as state champions. 6A Free State’s girls team scored 44 points and tied for fifth with ...