6 years ago
Following a monster win over the Omaha Beef, the Salina Liberty viewed Sunday's showdown with Wichita as a trap game. Salina made sure to take control early. The Liberty built a 40-6 halftime advantage and cruised to a 49-12 blowout of the Wichita Force at Intrust Bank Arena. With the victory, Salina improved to 7-3, a half game ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- For the second straight day, the Royals got an outing from their starter that was worthy of victory. But again Sunday, right-hander Glenn Sparkman, who has been a pleasant addition to the rotation, was outdueled by White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez in Chicago’s 5-2 victory at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals have lost eight of ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Even before White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito began dominating the rest of the league, he owned the Royals. Coming into Saturday’s game, Giolito had won five and lost none against Kansas City with a 2.43 ERA in nine career starts. Giolito again overmatched the Royals this time, striking out a career-high 11 -- five ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals have had trouble lately with runners in scoring position, especially at the top of the lineup. But that wasn’t the case on Friday night in a 6-4 win over the White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. That snapped a six-game losing skid for the Royals. Adalberto Mondesi came through with a big two-out ...

6 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism commission meeting is Thursday June 13th 1:30 at Rolling Hills Zoo west of Salina. Bob Roberts talks with Gerald Lauber , chairman of the commission about the meeting. If you fish, ...

6 years ago
Topeka, KS –The Kansas State High School Activities Association has selected the following venues to host respective championship events for the fall and winter seasons during the 2019-20 school year: Girls Tennis (October 18-19) 6A – Topeka Washburn Rural @ Kossover Tennis Center 5A – Pittsburg HS 4A – Wellington HS @ TH Vaughn Tennis Center, Winfield 3-2-1A – PV ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Three takeaways from the Royals’ 7-5 loss to the Red Sox on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium, the club's sixth straight defeat and 12th in 14 games:   Missed chances One of the usual hallmarks of any losing spell is a failure to cash in on scoring opportunities, and the Royals sure had plenty on Thursday. The ...

6 years ago
Purple and silver invaded Oakdale Park for the 2019 Catbacker Tour Picnic, presented by the Salina Area Catbackers. Various Kansas State fans enjoyed the free event Wednesday that featured games, pictures with KSU equipment, and goodie bags. Fans in attendance also heard from Wyatt Thompson, Voice of the Wildcats, Bruce Weber, head men's basketball coach, Buddy ...

6 years ago
Standing in front of a packed crowd, the 2018 Salina Falcons state championship squad smiled, sporting flashy rings from a historic season. Hutchinson didn't flash the jewelry. Instead, Hutch unveiled plans to spoil Opening Day. Starter Ryan Cherry limited Salina's bats, Hutchinson capitalized with five runs in two innings and went on to down the Falcons, 6-2, ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Royals right-hander Jakob Junis was coming off two solid outings in which he twice went six innings for quality starts, and he struck out seven in each turn. But Junis got roughed up by the Red Sox in an 8-0 loss on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium. Junis got in trouble from the get-go. ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- After selecting Texas high school shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., with the second overall pick on Monday, the Royals went heavily back to the college ranks -- as they did in 2018 -- on Day 2 of the MLB Draft. Here’s a look at the club's selections for Rounds 3-10:   Third round (No. 80 overall): ...