From 2008 to 2012, Tyshawn Taylor helped lead Kansas basketball to Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles and an NCAA championship, but little did he know that basketball would lead him back to Lawrence years later in a different capacity. After stints in the NBA and overseas, Taylor ...

The Bishop Seabury girls soccer team knew Thursday’s game against Maranatha Christian Academy was a chance to show what the Seahawks could do at full strength. The Eagles won the first matchup between the two teams 3-2 on April 2, which was the Seahawks’ second game of the year with the ...

Coach of the Year: Don Blanchat, Baldwin Blanchat led the Bulldogs to the school’s first 4A state championship with a 22-6 overall record. After a 2-4 stretch in the middle of the season, Baldwin finished on a 10-game win streak that included beating two previously undefeated teams in the ...

Free State’s boys and girls basketball teams went across the state for an end-of-week tournament in Garden City. The boys went 2-1, starting the tournament with two wins before a loss in the final game. The girls went 1-2, starting with its two losses before ending on a high note with a ...

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Jayme Savage, Free State Free State got back to the state tournament in 2025 after missing it a year ago as the fifth-seeded Firebirds pulled off an upset in the substate bracket. ...

The winter sport season continued into its second week with more sports getting started, and several local athletes have had high-level performances early on. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Jace Hoffman, Bishop Seabury Hoffman has been the leading ...