Lawrence High School’s cross-country team took a 10-hour bus ride and gained around 9,000 feet in elevation for a change of pace in its summer training. For the second straight year, the team traveled to Bellevue, Colorado, and the Colorado State University Mountain Campus. There, the Lions ...

It only took one year of playing quarterback for Lawrence High School’s Banks Bowen to earn Division I scholarship offers, and on Wednesday, Bowen committed to the University of Tulsa. The rising senior for the Lions played safety for most of his football career, along with many other ...

Coach of the Year: Mike Hill, Free State Mike Hill and the Free State Firebirds posted a 23-6 overall record in 2024 and finished third in the 6A baseball state championship. It was the third time in four years that the Firebirds have placed third in the state tournament. Player of the ...

Coach of the Year: Drew Ising, Baldwin Ising finished his Baldwin coaching tenure with a 12-7 record in 2024 and the team's third straight regional championship. The Bulldogs also had their second-best offensive and defensive goal totals. Player of the Year: Bailey Smith, Baldwin Smith ...

Coach of the Year: MaryJo Swann, Eudora Eudora’s track and field team had a dominant showing at the 4A state meet, taking first among girls and seventh among boys. Combined, the teams scored 105 points, which led all area teams over the course of the state meet. Player of the Year: Vivian ...

Coach of the Year: Chuck Law, Free State The Firebirds finished fifth in Sunflower League play, and Law sent three golfers — senior Jack Randall and sophomores Cash Nelson and Henry Thompson — to the 6A state championship in Garden City. Player of the Year: Jack Randall, Free ...