Sports

2024 Journal-World All-Area Baseball Team

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 ...

2024 Journal-World All-Area Girls Soccer Team

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 ...

2024 Journal-World All-Area Track and Field Team

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 ...

KU adds in-state athlete Nagy, safety Jones to 2025 class

Updated 7:47 p.m. Sunday, June 23: The Kansas football team picked up another in-state recruit on Sunday night in Tate Nagy, who plays quarterback at Blue Valley West but is expected to help KU bolster its future group of wide receivers. Nagy joins Jackson Cook from Snellville, Georgia, among ...