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Kansas’ premiere all-star event returns to Emporia Just weeks ahead of their 50th event in Hays, the Kansas Shrine Bowl Board of Directors is excited to announce the return of the Kansas Shrine Bowl to Emporia in 2024. The 51st Kansas Shrine Bowl presented by Mammoth will be held Saturday, June 29th, 2024, at Welch Stadium on the ...

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David Toelle's work ethic, loyalty, longevity and patience at Kansas Wesleyan have been rewarded. Toelle '01, '08, sports information director since 2001, has been promoted to associate athletic director of athletics communications.   "For me this is a promotion that has been waiting for a very long time," KWU Director of Athletics Miguel Paredes said in making the ...

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Jayhawks Ascend takes significant step forward in the NIL era, among eight nominees for Best Institutional Program. ATLANTA – Kansas Football’s Jalon Daniels was named the Male Scholar Athlete of the Year at the 2023 INFLCR NIL Summit in Atlanta this past weekend. The national award recognizes a student-athlete that achieved exceptional results in the classroom and in ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas City Royals announced details for Chiefs Day at the K, a way for the club and its fans to celebrate our neighbors’ Super Bowl LVII championship. The Royals will host Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid and many members of the team for the game against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, June 12 at 7:10 pm. Many ...

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Today, the Big 12 Conference announced the launch of Big 12 Mexico, the Conference’s first international extension that will see Big 12 men’s and women’s basketball, women’s soccer and baseball games held in Mexico. Big 12 Mexico’s first contest will be a men’s and women’s basketball matchup between Kansas and Houston, held in Mexico City ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas Wesleyan's Jarrett Gable has been named as a NAIA All-American. Gable was named to the NAIA All-America Second Team as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2022-23 Baseball All-America teams as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches' Association All-America Committee, including Player and Pitcher of the Year.   Gable was phenomenal for ...

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WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State and head softball coach Kristi Bredbenner have agreed to a contract extension that runs through 2028, director of athletics Kevin Saal announced Tuesday morning. "Coach Bredbenner, her staff and our student-athletes are tremendous representatives of Wichita State University and Shocker Athletics," Saal said. "Shocker softball is committed to developing young people as ...

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Salina-native and Kansas State alum, Terence Newman has been named to the College Football Hall of Fame Ballot for the class of 2024. The list includes 78 players and nine coaches from the FBS, as well as 101 players and 32 coaches from other divisions. The ballots collected from more than 12,000 National Football Foundation members and ...

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Non-Con Schedule in PDF LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas men’s basketball announced its non-conference schedule today, featuring a contest against the defending national champions at Allen Fieldhouse, a neutral site matchup with Kentucky and a road trip to Indiana among other intriguing games. “Once again, our non-conference schedule will be one of the toughest in America, as it has ...

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WICHITA, Kan. – A veteran leader with nine seasons of head coaching experience, Brian Green was named the fifth head coach in the modern era of Wichita State baseball, Director of Athletics Kevin Saal announced Monday. Wichita State Athletics will introduce Coach Green at a press conference this Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the home locker room ...

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2023 NCKL Softball Standings NCKL                                     Overall Team                     W           L                              W           L Wamego              8              0              1.000     20           1              .952 Clay Center         7              3              .700        14           7              .667 Abilene                5              5              .500        11           11           .500 Chapman             4              4              .500        10           10           .500 Concordia            3              7              .300        12           9              .571 Marysville           1              9              .100        6              15           .286 2023 NCKL Baseball Standings NCKL                                     Overall Team                     W           L                              W           L Clay Center         10           0              1.000     21           2              .913 Concordia            5              5              .500        12           9              .571 Abilene                6              4              .600        15           8              .652 Wamego              4              4              .500        12           8              .600 Chapman             2              6              .250        10           9              .526 Marysville           1              9              .100        7              12           .368 By CHRISTIAN D ORR Kansas Preps Weekly The 2022-2023 high school sports season in the state of Kansas is now complete and the North Central Kansas League had three teams place in the top four in its respective sport and state classification. Wamego High School laid claim to two of ...