Through 25 games, Free State’s Donnie Krehbiel had made nine appearances solely as a courtesy runner. But in his first at-bat of his varsity career, the sophomore made the most of his opportunity. With Thursday’s regular-season finale against Park Hill South tied at two, Krehbiel made a ...
Spring playoffs have arrived for several spring sports, while others are wrapping up the regular season this week. As the postseason looms, local athletes are making plays for their teams to gear up for the end of the season. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the ...
The Kansas softball team earned a regional bid and a No. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament on the strength of some significant late-season victories. Now the Jayhawks’ focus will turn to actually advancing out of their regional — something the program has done just once, when it hosted in 1992 ...
CHICAGO — Jarred Kelenic had two hits and two RBIs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Colson Montgomery homered during a three-hit performance, helping Chicago improve to 15-8 in its last 23 games. Tyler Davis (1-1) ...
No matter what has happened during the regular season for Free State girls soccer, the Firebirds have had a trend of going into the playoffs and upsetting teams. The Firebirds hold a 3-11-1 record with one game left in the regular season. They've struggled to score, having never scored more ...
Situational hitting has been the biggest point of emphasis for Free State baseball all season, and on Wednesday, timely hits wound up making the difference. The Firebirds (21-4) took advantage of an early opportunity in the first inning on a two-RBI single and never looked back, taking down ...
