Preps Notebook

Fall sports preview: LHS football leaning on returning depth, strong summer

With August in full swing, fall sports are soon to follow and the Journal-World has everything you can expect from Lawrence High athletics. Here’s the outlook for the LHS squads: Football It’s safe to expect more from the Lawrence High football team in 2023. There’s been plenty going ...

Two area players competing at annual Kansas Shrine Bowl

Two recent area high school graduates are slated to participate in the 50th all-time Kansas Shrine Bowl on Saturday night at Fort Hays State University. Free State offensive lineman Kaden Lonard and Eudora safety Kale Hammerschmidt will represent their respective high school alma maters with ...

Senior Spotlight: Jack Harvey playing his part in lifting Baldwin football

Senior Spotlight is a summer series highlighting incoming area high school senior athletes. Jack Harvey is another piece of the puzzle for a Baldwin High football team desperate to compete this fall. The Bulldogs, who won seven combined games over the past four years, are a work in progress ...

Several changes coming to high school football, other sports in 2024

All state high school football championships will be held at three locations beginning in 2024, the Kansas State High School Activities Association executive board announced, along with several other key changes to activities approved during a June board meeting, on Wednesday. All three state ...

2022-23 Journal-World All-Area Teams: Boys Golf

All-Area selections are made by the Journal-World sports staff. • Coach of the Year: Mike Rack, Seabury Mike Rack sent six boys — five seniors and a freshman — to the Class 1A state championship in his first year as head boys golf coach at Seabury. He led three Seahawks to top 10 ...

2022-23 Journal-World All-Area Teams: Girls Soccer

All-Area selections are made by the Journal-World sports staff. • Coach of the Year: Andrew Ising, Baldwin Coach Andrew Ising led Baldwin to a 14-6-0 campaign that slotted the Lady Bulldogs fourth in Class 4A-1A competition. After a 1-3 start, Baldwin won seven consecutive matches between ...