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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Senior Markquis Nowell was among 15 players nationally selected to The Sporting News’ Midseason All-American Team, as recently announced by the organization. Nowell was named to the Second Team, along with North Carolina’s Armando Bacot, Xavier’s Souley Boum, UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez and TCU’s Mike Miles, Jr. The First Team consisted of Purdue’s Zach Edey, Alabama’s Brandon Miller, Gonzaga’s Drew Timme, Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis and Kansas’ Jalen Wilson. The Third Team ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 2 Kansas (16-3, 5-2) hits the road to face No. 21 Baylor (14-5, 4-3) on Jan. 23 for an ESPN Big Monday battle in Waco, Texas. The contest from the Ferrell Center begins at 8 p.m. (Central) and will be televised on ESPN. This contest pits the last two NCAA National Champions, ...

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SEWARD, Neb. – The Kansas Wesleyan Indoor Track record book continued its trend of weekly updates as the Coyotes ran, and threw, to more records as KWU continued its season at the Concordia Polar Dog Invitational hosted by Concordia University on Saturday.   The Coyotes set four new school records on Saturday, all on the men's side.   Mark Benjamin (SO/Houston, ...

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GIRLS -  1st - Andover 2nd - Liberal 3rd - Salina Central 4th - Salina South 5th - Junction City 6th - Abilene 7th - Highland Park 8th - Buhler All-Tournament Team: Claira Dannefer (Abilene), Alana Shetlar (Andover), Amyah O'Neal (Junction City), Hailey Contreras (Liberal), Elle Denning (Salina Central), Brooke Walker (Andover), Amelia Ramsey (Highland Park), Keyona Hall (Liberal), Tyler Vidricksen (Salina Central), Paityn ...

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Salina Central opened Saturday morning's early start with a 10-0 run, but Salina South battled back, taking the 44th annual Salina Invitational Third Place game to overtime. Salina Central would prevail in the extra period, winning 49-45. After falling behind 10-0, South would rally, closing the second half on a 16-10 advantage to close within four ...

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Box Score | Season Stats AMES, Iowa – Kansas was held to a season-low 50 points as the Jayhawks were defeated 64-50 by No. 18 Iowa State on Saturday evening at Hilton Coliseum. Kansas fell to 13-5 on the year and 3-4 in Big 12 play, while the Cyclones improved to 13-4 and 5-2 in league play. Taiyanna Jackson recorded her ...

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WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State committed a season-high 27 turnovers in a 66-57 loss to East Carolina Saturday afternoon in Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State (12-8, 2-5) and East Carolina went into the final quarter tied at 46, but the Pirates outscored the Shockers 20-11 over the final 10 minutes. Trajata Colbert recorded her third double-double of the ...

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The Wichita State track and field team claimed the women’s team title and men’s runner-up finish without their distance runners at the Ralph Lindeman Invitational in Colorado, while the distance squad raced at the Cyclone Classic in Ames, Iowa. The Shocker women scored 125.33 points to beat second-place Sacramento State (96.33) by 29 points, and the ...

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FREMONT, Neb. – Kansas Wesleyan Competitive Cheer opened its 2023 season on Saturday at the Midland Invitational.   The Coyotes posted a second place finish in the event that featured three teams.   KWU went up against No. 7 ranked and event host Midland, along with Bethany in the cheer competition.   KWU finished with a score of 71.65 in the event.   Midland ...

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NORTH NEWTON – It took the 17th-ranked Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes precisely 23 minutes, 13 seconds to shake the hangover from Wednesday's road loss to rival Bethany.   Trailing Bethel 39-34 early in the second half Saturday night Cory Kaplan (JR/Merritt Island, Fla.) made a 3-point field goal with 16:47 left in the game. It cut the deficit to 39-37 but ...

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NORTH NEWTON – Kansas Wesleyan women's basketball trailed 16-14 after the first quarter of Saturday's game with the Bethel Threshers inside Thresher Gymnasium.   A 21-7 surge by the Coyotes turned the tides and the Coyotes would come away with a 70-62 win to complete the season sweep of the Threshers.   Tylieea Wallace (SO/Overland Park, Kan.) again had a ...