3 years ago
SEATTLE -- Edward Olivares did not start Friday night’s game after he was recalled from Triple-A Omaha in a pregame roster move. He didn’t have an at-bat, even, until all nine innings were complete and the Royals and Mariners played on in extra frames. But Olivares ended up being a major part of why the Royals walked out of ...

3 years ago
HASTINGS, Neb. – Kansas Wesleyan split its two matches on Friday at the Hastings College Classic inside Lynn Farrell Arena. The Coyotes lost to Mayville State, but came back to beat Haskell to finish the day 1-1. The Coyotes fell in straight sets to the Mayville State Comets 25-16, 29-27, 25-19 in the first match of the ...

3 years ago
It's the final day of our High School Football Preview Tour. The Meridian Media sports staff is previewing the 2021 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The last stop was in Salina, home to the Salina Central Mustangs. Last fall was, well, frustrating to say the least for Salina Central. On the surface, the 1-8 record ...

3 years ago
It's the final day of our High School Football Preview Tour. The Meridian Media sports staff is previewing the 2021 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The last stop was in Salina, home to the Salina South Cougars. With South's strength of schedule each year, wins can be tough to come by. The Cougars didn't face ...

3 years ago
Girls Tennis Salina Singles Salina Central - placed first as a team #1 singles - Janae Montoya, 3-0 #2 singles - Katelyn Rupe, 3-0 #3 singles - Kinsley Foth, 1-2 #4 singles - Hadley Johnston, 1-2

3 years ago
SEATTLE -- Salvador Perez came through once again for the Royals, and on Thursday, it was in a grand way. Perez’s grand slam rocketed the Royals to a 6-4 series-opening win over the Mariners at T-Mobile Park, snapping Kansas City’s two-game losing streak and giving the club its eighth win in the past 11 games. One day after Whit ...

3 years ago
Our High School Football Preview Tour continues to roll on. The Meridian Media sports staff is previewing the 2021 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The latest stop was at Sacred Heart, home to the Knights. Shane Richards' first year as head coach started off in a peculiar way. Sacred Heart's week one opponent had to ...

3 years ago
WICHITA – Kansas Wesleyan Volleyball improved to 4-0 on the season as the Coyotes beat the Friends Falcons in four sets – 23-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-19 – in a non-conference match-up inside the Garvey Center. The 4-0 start is the best start to a season for the Coyotes since at least 2001 when rally scoring began in ...

3 years ago
HOUSTON -- All of the momentum from Whit Merrifield’s grand slam in the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon slowly shifted over to the Astros' dugout over the next three innings. Houston mounted a comeback against the Royals' bullpen with runs in the eighth and ninth innings before Jake Meyers’ grounder off reliever Joel Payamps in the bottom ...

3 years ago
Our High School Football Preview Tour continues to roll on. The Meridian Media sports staff is previewing the 2021 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The latest stop was in Brookville, home to the Ell-Saline Cardinals. The Joe Roche era started off well in 2020. The Cardinals outscored Marion and Sacred Heart 62-0 in the first ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan's Stephanie Martinez (SR/Horizon City, Texas) and Tabetha Deines (SR/Salina, Kan.) were named to the 2021 KCAC Women's Cross Country Preseason All-KCAC team, as selected by conference coaches and announced by the conference office. Martinez is the defending KCAC individual champion and NAIA National Qualifier from last seasons. Martinez ran a 19:08.40 in the NAIA National Championship in April. Deines ...