Lawrence softball’s offense went cold after the first inning as the Lions lost 8-2 to Olathe South on Tuesday. Lawrence coach Michael Byrn was pleased with the team’s approach in the first inning, which led to the Lions scoring two runs on five hits, but a change in the team’s approach ...

The Free State boys tennis team finished as the runner-up in Thursday’s Sunflower League tennis meet in Olathe, as the Firebirds’ top-two singles players finished first and second in the singles bracket. The Firebirds finished with a total team score of 72, which was four points behind ...

It took over 75 minutes before the Lawrence girls soccer team scored, but persistence paid off as the Lions secured a 2-0 win over Shawnee Mission South on Thursday. “We won the game in the midfield and defense,” Lawrence coach Joe Comparato said. “We thwarted every one of their ...

With the end of April, spring sports are entering their final month, as some sports are rapidly approaching the end of the season. Here are this week's selections for Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Finn Moore, Free State Finn Moore tossed a shutout on Saturday as Free State baseball ...

Fresh off a 4A state championship with Tonganoxie, Brett Delich is off to Owasso, Oklahoma, to take over Owasso High School’s boys wrestling program. Delich is a longtime member of the wrestling community in northeast Kansas, having graduated from Mill Valley before wrestling for Labette ...

Things got out of hand quickly in Lawrence baseball’s 12-0 loss to Blue Springs South on Friday as the Lions were run-ruled in the second day of the River City Baseball Festival. The Jaguars built an early, insurmountable lead against the Lions while holding the Lions to one hit across five ...