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With high school girl's and boy's basketball tipping off later this week, many around the area look forward to seeing where their postseason assignments will fall. On Wednesday, the Kansas State High School Activities Association announced Regional & Sub-State assignments for all classes. Here's how it affects central Kansas teams: Class 5A: (Sub-States from March 3-7, 2020) West-Andover, ...

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KANSAS CITY -- After two seasons as the Royals' first-base coach and outfielders instructor, Mitch Maier is being promoted to the front office, taking over as the team's director of baseball operations. Maier, 37, previously served as the organization's Minor League outfielders/baserunning coordinator in 2017, and also was an interim first-base coach late in that season ...

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Career outings from sophomore Devon Dotson and senior Udoka Azubuike were enough to propel No. 4/5 Kansas past the Dayton Flyers in an overtime thriller, 90-84, and claim the Maui Jim Maui Invitational championship Wednesday afternoon inside the Lahaina Civic Center. Dotson and Azubuike combined for 60 points, the most by a KU duo in ...

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The Kansas Wesleyan Coaches Show puts a spotlight on various programs, coaches and student athletes at KWU. Join voice of the Coyotes Pat Strathman at Burger Theory inside the Holiday Inn on Mondays from 6 to 7 pm. If you’re a student, head out to BT and flash your student ID to receive 15 percent off ...

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The Bethany Swedes women's basketball team lost their second straight game as they fell 50-45 to the Friends Falcons in Wichita Monday night. Bethany led 35-28 with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter, but were outscored 16-7 in the fourth. The Swedes didn't connect on a single field goal in the final frame with all seven ...

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Kelcey Hinz (SO/Whitewater, Kan.) had a simple and logical explanation for her rebounding success. "Get the ball and get it back to my teammates because I knew they could score if they need to," she said following Kansas Wesleyan's 72-60 Kansas Conference victory over Avila on Monday night at Mabee Arena. Hinz's strategy was devastatingly effective as ...

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Simply stated, everything that went right in the first half, didn't in the second half. "Avila played with more effort and more energy than we did in the second half," Kansas Wesleyan head coach Anthony Monson said. "We talked the past couple days about effort and energy. I didn't like our body language all night long. ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – A strong first half performance on the offensive side of the ball propelled Kansas State to a 76-58 win over Florida A&M on Monday night, ending a two-game losing streak for the Wildcats. Shaking off a tough two games in Florida last week, the Wildcats used strong first half performances from junior guard ...

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WICHITA, Kan.— Peyton Hatter of Kansas Wesleyan University, and Donovan Sinegal of the University of Saint Mary have earned the KCAC Men's Basketball Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively, the conference office announced Monday. The two student-athletes were selected for their performances from Nov. 25-Dec. 1 by a vote of conference sports information directors. Offensive Player of ...

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IRVING, Texas – After earning co-MVP honors of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Kansas sophomore Devon Dotson has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Dotson won the weekly accolade in a vote by a media panel which covers the conference. This is the second time Dotson has ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – With his 93-yard kickoff-return touchdown to open the game and set the tone for Kansas State’s 27-17 victory over Iowa State, freshmen wide receiver/returner Joshua Youngblood earned his second-consecutive Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honor, the conference office announced Monday. Youngblood is the only true freshman in the conference this ...