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 Solomon, home to the Gorillas. For the second consecutive year, Solomon finished 4-5. The Gorillas opened 2020 with four straight wins. A loss at Bennington in ...

3 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Hunter Dozier had not hit a home run in 100 at-bats before his blast in Monday’s series opener against the Astros. He only had to wait six at-bats before his next one. Dozier hammered his second home run of the week on Wednesday night, giving the Royals a 3-2 win at Kauffman Stadium and a series victory over ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan had two women's soccer student-athletes selected to the 2021 KCAC Women's Soccer Preseason All-KCAC team, selected by the conference coaches and announced by the conference office on Tuesday. Reigning KCAC Newcomer of the Year Kayla Deaver (SR/Lee's Summit, Mo.), and fellow returning first-team All-KCAC selection Yarellie Galindo (SR/Lynwood, Calif.) were named to the team. Deaver was a force for ...

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 Ellsworth, home to the Bearcats. Season number four under coach Josh Homolka had a rough start. The Bearcats held team camp right before jumping into official ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan, coming off a second-place finish in the 2020-21 season, was picked by the Kansas Conference coaches for another second-place finish in the 2021 KCAC Women's Soccer Preseason Poll released on Tuesday by the conference office. The Coyotes are coming off a 14-5-1 campaign in 2020-21, where KWU finished second in the conference, and appeared ...

3 years ago
KANSAS CITY (August 17, 2021) — Kansas City NWSL announced the acquisition of U.S. Women’s National Team and Portland Thorns FC goalkeeper Adrianna Franch in a trade. In exchange, the Thorns FC receive goalkeeper Abby Smith and $150,000 in allocation money. “Bringing AD home is an important strategic move for our team as we continue to add exceptional players ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan had four student-athletes named to the 2021 KCAC Volleyball Preseason All-KCAC team as selected by conference coaches and released by the conference office on Tuesday. The group is made up of returning 2020 All-KCAC first and second-team performers. Emily Monson (SR/Cheney, Kan.), Maddy Beckett (JR/Halstead, Kan.), Morgan Bryand (JR/Wichita, Kan.) and Elizabeth Hardacre (JR/Kensington, Kan.) were selected to the Preseason team. Monson had a ...

3 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Former Kansas guard, Jeremy Case, has been named an assistant coach for Kansas men’s basketball, head coach Bill Self announced today. A member of the 2008 National Championship team, Case had been serving as interim assistant coach since April 2021, and has been on the KU staff in multiple roles since 2016. “I’ve known Jeremy ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan was picked to finish fifth in the 2021 KCAC Men's Soccer race as the results of the 2021 KCAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll were released on Tuesday by the conference coaches. The poll was conducted by the conference coaches. KWU is coming off a 4-8-2 season in 2020-21 and a 4-5-1 KCAC record. The ...

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 Bennington, home to the Bulldogs. Head coach Bryan Shamburg returns for his second season. The Bennington alum and former assistant had the challenge of navigating through ...

3 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- With two runners on and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Royals needed a run to break through a tie game. Who better to step to the plate than Salvador Perez? The Royals' catcher delivered an opposite-field single to score Whit Merrifield and Nicky Lopez in the Royals’ 7-6 win over the ...