Coach of the Year: Brandon Parker, Eudora
Parker led the Eudora Cardinals to a Frontier League championship and substate championship in the 2025-26 season. The Cardinals went 21-4 overall this season while making it to the 4A state quarterfinal.
Player of the Year: Cami Nauholz, ...
Coach of the Year: Don Blanchat, Baldwin
Blanchat led the Bulldogs to the school’s first 4A state championship with a 22-6 overall record. After a 2-4 stretch in the middle of the season, Baldwin finished on a 10-game win streak that included beating two previously undefeated teams in the ...
SHAWNEE — Shawnee Mission East scored first in Thursday’s softball game against Lawrence, a home run to left-center field in the bottom of the sixth. Despite playing well, the Lions suddenly trailed late.
“We just had to keep our heads up and keep it locked in the game,” catcher Addie ...
The spring sports season continued throughout the week as more sports and more local athletes got started with competition. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week:
AJ Kimzey, Free State
Kimzey got off to a hot start in the golf season with a win in the ...
GARDNER — The Lawrence boys tennis team competed in its second competition of the season for the second day in a row at a tennis quad at Gardner Edgerton High School on Wednesday.
“I’m thrilled with how we’re doing so far,” Lawrence coach Stephen Hudson said. “We started the season ...
Free State and Lawrence girls swim and dive teams competed in their second meet of the season on Tuesday with an invitational at Lawrence High.
Free State coach Janna Skinner and Lawrence coach Elle Weber saw good things from their teams in Tuesday’s meet, as well as a few key areas for ...