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Maddy Beckett (SO/Halstead, Kan.) of Kansas Wesleyan University, Cynarah Rodriguez of McPherson College, and Emily Monson (SO/Cheney, Kan.), also of Kansas Wesleyan, have earned this week's KCAC Attacker, Setter, and Defender of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Tuesday. The three student-athletes were selected for their performances from March 15-21 by a vote of conference sports information directors. Beckett had ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State men’s basketball received some good news on Tuesday afternoon (March 23) when senior Mike McGuirl announced that he was utilizing his extra season of eligibility and returning to the Wildcats for the 2021-22 season. “This was an easy decision for me,” said McGuirl. “The coaches and the Kansas State community have been so great ...

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INDIANAPOLIS – The third seeded Kansas Jayhawks fell to the six seeded USC Trojans, 85-51, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament inside Hinkle Fieldhouse on Monday Night. The loss ends Kansas’ season at 21-9 (12-6 Big 12), while USC improves to 24-7 (12-3 Pac-12) and advances the Trojans to the Sweet Sixteen, where they will ...

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The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show is back and with a new location! The KWU Coaches Show puts a spotlight on various programs, coaches and student athletes at Wesleyan. Join voice of the Coyotes Pat Strathman at the new Library Sports Bar & Grill on Mondays from 6 to 7 pm. The Library is located just a couple ...

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An historic day for the Kansas Wesleyan women's flag football teams featured two games with polar opposite scripts but identical outcomes. The Coyotes' first victory in program history came with no angst or suspense as they steamrolled Cottey College 55-0 at Graves Family Sports Complex. The second victory, four hours later, wasn't decided until the final few ...

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals star prospect Bobby Witt Jr. will not be on the Opening Day roster in Kansas City. The team hasn't officially sent Witt down, but he will begin to get more work on the backfields at the Royals Spring Training complex with the Minor League players there instead of starting Cactus League games. General manager Dayton ...

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SURPRISE, ARIZ. (March 21, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have agreed to a four-year contract extension with catcher Salvador Perez that begins with the 2022 season and has a team option for 2026. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Perez, 30, is coming off a 2020 season in which he ...

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A pair of extra-inning games for the Kansas Wesleyan softball team as the Coyotes opened KCAC play on Saturday with the Friends Falcons at the newly improved Salina South High School fields. Friends would win the opener 4-1 in nine innings, while the Coyotes came back to earn a 3-2 win in eight innings in ...

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INDIANAPOLIS – Third seed Kansas overcame a 10-point second-half deficit behind five players in double figures to defeat 14th-seed Eastern Washington, 93-84, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum Saturday afternoon. Kansas improves to 21-8 (12-6 Big 12) this season, giving the Jayhawks 21 or more victories for the 32ndconsecutive season, which ...

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For the second-consecutive day, Kansas Wesleyan used a lopsided third inning to beat Ottawa University, this time totaling eight runs to douse a seven-run deficit in the bottom of the third, claiming a 9-7 win Saturday at Dean Evans Stadium. The Coyotes (14-10, 7-4 KCAC) claimed their second Kansas Conference series in three weekend tries, although ...

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Maddy Beckett (SO/Halstead, Kan.) needed just five words to succinctly sum up Kansas Wesleyan's volleyball match against Oklahoma Wesleyan. "It was definitely a rollercoaster," she said shortly after the Coyotes' wild 3-2 (25-18, 28-26, 25-27, 23-25, 15-13) Kansas Conference victory Saturday afternoon inside Mabee Arena. KWU defeated Southwestern 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-13) in its first game of the ...