High school boys soccer in Lawrence belongs to the Lions. Lawrence High got a goal in each half and its defense stood tall in the final 20 minutes to lift the Lions to a 2-1 victory over arch-rival Free State in the City Showdown Thursday night in front of a standing-room-only crowd at Free ...

Another week of the fall high school sports season brought dominating performances and comeback heroics from local athletes. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Claire Heinritz, Free State Heinritz finished second in the Chesty Lion Shootout girls golf ...

Lawrence High football (0-2) is back at the College Boulevard Activity Center for a Thursday night game against Olathe Northwest (1-1) and searching for its first win of the season. The Lions are still adjusting to the new systems in place under coach Jason Thoren, and he expected there to be ...

Despite Lawrence volleyball’s 3-0 loss at home to Shawnee Mission Northwest, Lawrence coach Deborah Newkirk was pleased with the team’s swagger, saying “they looked like they were up 10 the whole time.” “They are confident because they know they have the skills and ability, it’s ...

The Lawrence girls tennis team hosted a quad against Shawnee Mission South, Topeka and Washburn Rural at Sports Pavilion Lawrence on Monday, giving the Lions a chance to see some familiar faces and new opponents. The Lions started with Topeka and won both the No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles ...