7 months ago
The 2023-24 Big 12 Athlete of the Year nominees will be featured in alphabetical order by school starting Monday, June 17 through Tuesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. CT and 2 p.m. CT. Each institution nominated one male and one female athlete of any classification that competed for their institution during the 2023-24 school year. Student-athletes ...

7 months ago
Kansas Wesleyan University Athletic Director Miguel Paredes has been selected as the 2023-24 Athletic Director of the Year by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Paredes' selection from a pool of nominees comes after a vote by conference athletic directors. The award is managed by the KCAC Nominating Committee. "I am extremely humbled to receive the KCAC Athletic ...

7 months ago
WICHITA, Kan. — Miguel Paredes of Kansas Wesleyan University has been named the 2023-24 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Athletic Director of the Year, the conference office announced Thursday. “I am extremely humbled to receive the KCAC Athletic Director of the Year award,” Paredes said. “However, I couldn’t have done all the things we have done by myself. ...

7 months ago
Earlier this week, the Salina Liberty's plans for its next game were put on hold. The Liberty (5-2) were scheduled to take on the West Texas Desert Hawks; however, unexpectedly the Desert Hawks have ceased operations effective immediately. Last week, the Liberty defeated the Wichita Regulators 37-12 to clinch a playoff spot in the Arena Football ...

7 months ago
The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers. The House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one ...

8 months ago
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang added yet another talented wing to his 2024-25 roster with the signing of 2024 All-Big Ten selection Coleman Hawkins (Sacramento, Calif./Prolific Prep/Illinois) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Tuesday (June 18). A 6-foot-10, 230-pound wing, Hawkins arrives at K-State after spending the last 4 seasons (2020-24) at Illinois, where he was apart of ...

8 months ago
WICHITA, Kan. - CC Wong will take her talents to the global stage after earning a spot on the Canadian Women's National Softball Team, it was announced Tuesday afternoon by Softball Canada. The Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, native is one of 21 athletes on the 2024 Team Canada roster. Team Canada is set to compete in the P5 Colorado ...

8 months ago
WICHITA, Kan. - More All-America honors roll in for Wichita State seniors CC Wong and Addison Barnard, this time in the classroom. Wong and Barnard have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® Softball Teams, it was announced Tuesday morning. Wong is a first-time Academic All-American, earning CSC First Team honors. She is the sixth ...

8 months ago
The Salina Liberty announced via social media Monday that admission to the team's June 22nd home game will be free through the Sunflower Summer App. Any Kansas resident with children aged Kindergarten thru 12th grade will be able to see the Liberty take on the West Texas Desert Hawks free of charge. The game will be ...

8 months ago
A pair of Kansas Wesleyan baseball players have signed professional baseball contracts and will join their new team on Friday evening. Kendall Foster and KT Gearlds have inked deals with the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association. The American Association is highly regarded as the top independent baseball league in the country and is an official partner league ...

8 months ago
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 ...