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WICHITA, Kan. – Brock Rodden has been named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Loren Hibbs has been named Coach of the Year, highlighting the conference's 2023 year-end honors announced Monday. FULL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS All told, nine Wichita State players were honored, including league-best five on the First Team All-Conference (RHP Grant Adler, RHP Clark Candiotti, ...

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With a pair of dramatic wins on Thursday, the Abilene Cowboys advanced to the 4A State Baseball Tournament in Salina. The Cowboys made their first-ever appearance in the Baseball State Tournament a year ago, and have now advanced to Dean Evans Stadium in consecutive years. Abilene won its opening round Regional contest in a 4-3 thriller over ...

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Several local High School Softball teams qualified for their respective State Tournaments throughout this week. The following list is a complete rundown of each local team and their State Brackets and information.   2-1 STATE SOFTBALL - PRATT-GREEN SPORTS COMPLEX Round 1 to be played on Thursday, May 25th 5:00 PM, FIELD A - [1] McLouth HS (23-0) vs. ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State's Brady Day delivered the game-winning hit to give the Wildcats a 7-6 victory over TCU in the series opener at Tointon Family Stadium. "That was a fun, crucial win for our program," head coach Pete Hughes said on his team's victory. "Just a great college baseball game. Great atmosphere, the back-and-forth and the importance of it." K-State (33-20, ...

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Box Score | Season Statistics | Conference Statistics | Gallery LUBBOCK, Texas – After an 80-minute weather delay, Friday’s game between Kansas and Texas Tech began under a rainbow in center field and ended with a home run into the night sky from Cole Elvis to give the Jayhawks a 3-1 victory. The 2-run homer by Elvis broke a 1-1 tie with two ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (2022-23 Commissioner's Cup Standings) — Kansas Wesleyan University has won the KCAC Commissioner's Cup for the 2022-23 academic year, the conference office announced Thursday. The KCAC Commissioner's Cup is awarded annually as a symbol of excellence in athletics representing 21 championships. Member institutions can earn points for their finish of each varsity team in those 21 officially recognized conference ...

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ATLANTA, Ga. – Kansas Wesleyan Flag Football was scheduled to play two games to start play in the 2023 NAIA Flag Football Finals event on Thursday, but only ended up playing once, but advanced in the bracket.   The Coyotes picked up a forfeit win over Reinhardt (Ga.), which advanced the Coyotes in the bracket.   KWU then faced St. ...

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FAYETTE, Mo. – Kansas Wesleyan Baseball faced the NAIA's top-ranked team in the Southeastern Fire for the second time in as many dates on Thursday morning as the teams met in the championship game of the Fayette Bracket of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round at Estes Field.   The Fire would come away with an 11-3 ...

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The Sacred Heart Knights boys golf team won its 2A Regional on Monday at the Salina Municipal Golf Course, dominating the field with an 8-over 288 as a team, winning by more than 80 strokes on the day. The Knights bolstered the Tournament's top-five entrants on their roster, highlighted by Junior Michael Matteucci's even round of ...

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The Salina South boys golf team captured a 5A regional title on Monday, winning at Smoky Hill Country Club in Hays by two strokes over Hutchinson, and six over Hays. Sophomore Jackson Perry led South with a 10+ round of 81 on the day, finishing second overall. Closely behind Perry was him teammate, Maddox Xaysongkham, who ...

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2023 NCKL Softball Standings Overall                                 NCKL Team                     W           L                              W           L Wamego              8              0              1.000     15           1              .938 Clay Center         7              3              .700        14           6              .700 Abilene                5              5              .500        10           10           .500 Chapman             4              4              .500        9              9              .500 Concordia            3              7              .300        12           8              .600 Marysville           1              9              .100        4              14           .222 2023 NCKL Baseball Standings Overall                                 NCKL Team                     W           L                              W           L Clay Center         10           0              1.000     19           1              .950 Concordia            5              5              .500        12           8              .600 Abilene                6              4              .600        13           7              .650 Wamego              4              4              .500        11           7              .611 Chapman             2              6              .250        10           8              .556 Marysville           1              9              .100        7              11           .389 By CHRISTIAN D ORR Kansas Preps Weekly The 2023 spring high school sports regular season in the North Central Kansas League is now complete, with league champions being determined this past week and postseason opportunities await all six NCKL schools this week. The Wamego Lady Raiders won the 2023 NCKL ...