Playoffs are here and seasons are coming to an end as local athletes are finishing strong with memorable performances to cap off their high school years. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Sidra Besson, Lawrence Besson scored the golden goal in overtime ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jarren Duran's opposite-field two-run homer in the seventh inning rallied the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. With one on and one out in the seventh, Duran sent reliever Steven Cruz's fastball 366 feet into the bullpen in ...
When the Lawrence girls soccer team needed someone to step up ahead of the playoffs, freshman Layla Simmons answered the call. Simmons started the season strong, showing off her speed and scoring ability in more of a reserve role for the Lions. But an ankle injury sidelined her for a late ...
TOPEKA – Before postseason play began, Free State softball head coach Charley Bowen knew his team had to limit mistakes to give itself a chance. The 10th-seeded Firebirds played a relatively clean game through four innings before two costly errors in the bottom of the fifth allowed No. ...
The Kansas men’s golf team concluded its season on Wednesday at the Athens Regional at the University of Georgia Golf Course, as it finished in a tie for 11th in the 13-team field at 7-under and fell 12 strokes short of fifth place and qualification for the NCAA Championship. As a team, No. ...
