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WICHITA, Kan. (June 14) – The Wichita Thunder, powered by Toyota, are excited to announce that they have extended their affiliation agreement with the NHL's San Jose Sharks and the AHL's San Jose Barracuda for the 2024-25 season.   "We're happy to continue our partnership with San Jose," stated General Manager Joel Lomunro. "It was exciting to see ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. – Changes to postseason formats and championship sites for basketball, football, wrestling and track and field highlight actions approved at the June 12-13 KSHSAA Executive Board Meeting. The postseason formats are set by the KSHSAA Executive Board each year.   Basketball - Beginning in March of 2026, the state basketball tournaments will be moving to four ...

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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State head men's basketball coach Paul Mills added frontcourt help with the signing of graduate transfer Zane Meeks to the 2024-25 roster. The Prairie Village, Kan., native comes back to his home state after spending a season at Arizona State (2023-24), two seasons at San Francisco (2021-23) and two seasons at Nevada (2019-21). "Zane is known ...

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LINDSBORG, KAN. - Bethany College and the Department of Athletics have announced Ayona Tharps as the new Head Volleyball Coach.  "We are thrilled to welcome Ayona Tharps to Bethany College and our Swedes family," said Dean of Athletics Laura Moreno. "From the moment we started talking, and throughout the entire hiring process, Coach Tharps' energy was contagious. ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (June 11) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, are excited to announce that forward Jay Dickman has been selected as a finalist for the Wichita Professional Athlete of the Year. The award will be presented at the 26th Annual Greater Wichita Area Sports ...

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Pronounced ooo-GAH-na ON-yen-so   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang secured the services of one of the top shot blockers with the signing of elite big man Ugonna Onyenso (Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria/NBA Africa/Putnam Science Academy/Kentucky) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Tuesday (June 11). A 7-foot, 247-pound center and former consensus top-25 recruit, Onyenso arrives at K-State after spending the ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fresh off its three-game sweep of the Fayetteville Regional, K-State is set to compete in the program's second NCAA Super Regional and face No. 12 national seed Virginia in a best-of-three series, starting Friday at Disharoon Park in Charlottesville Va., The Fayetteville Regional Champions (35-24) are two wins away from Omaha, as the winner ...

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Bryce Ware had a simple goal when he signed with Kansas Wesleyan three years ago. "I wanted to play tennis for another four years and get a degree," he said. "That was the big goal. All that extra hard work that I put in on top of it, seeing all the awards come in, is really nice." Three ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas Wesleyan's Jarrett Gable and Tyler Favretto have been named as NAIA and ABCA All-Americans as selected by the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association All-America Committee. Gable earned repeat Second Team All-America honors, while Tyler Favretto earned Third Team All-America honors. Gable had 95 hits on the season, which led the Coyotes and the KCAC and ranked fourth best in ...

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AUSTIN, Texas - Kansas Wesleyan's Alex Sherer has been selected as a College Sports Communicators NAIA Men's Tennis Second Team Academic All-America ® as announced by CSC. Sherer was one of two Kansas Wesleyan men's tennis student-athletes to be selected to the prestigious award that recognizes both athletic and academic excellence. Sherer posted a 15-10 overall record on the ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The University of Kansas announced Thursday that Head Women’s Basketball Coach Brandon Schneider has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him in Lawrence through the 2027-28 season. The upcoming 2024-25 campaign will be Schneider’s 10th season on the Kansas sideline. He was named the sixth coach in program history on April 20, ...