The 2026 boys soccer City Showdown between Free State and Lawrence was postponed and will be made up on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Free State High School. The City Showdown was moved up from a typical 7 p.m. start time to 5 p.m. to avoid the storm, but 18 minutes into the game, lightning struck in ...

Free State, Lawrence flag football teams go undefeated in weekend doubleheader The Free State and Lawrence flag football teams both went 2-0 over the weekend in games against Olathe South and Olathe North. Free State started with a 39-12 win over Olathe South, scoring 26 points in the opening ...

The fall sports season is here, and local athletes have already started the year with strong performances in the first few weeks of action. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Zoey Barber, Lawrence Lawrence flag football is off to an undefeated start to ...

JUNCTION CITY — Lawrence football got its first win of the season on Friday in a 31-7 road victory over Junction City. “That felt great,” senior linebacker Will Grimes said. “We’ve worked so hard all year… we had a rough year last year, but all that hard work the last two years is ...

Lawrence fell short 28-26 in a heartbreaking season opener loss to Gardner Edgerton a week ago, but the loss hasn't kept the Lions down heading into Friday's game against Junction City. "We did a lot of good things, and I was proud of how our guys handled adversity," Lawrence coach Jason ...

Some self-inflicted errors cost Lawrence volleyball the win against Shawnee Mission North on Tuesday, as the Lions lost 3-1. “It came down to our mistakes,” Lawrence coach Michael Dunlap said. “We have to be able to take care of our side of the net. The reality is we are still working to ...