6 years ago
OAKLAND -- Twilight time proved to be bad luck for the Royals on Thursday when an otherwise catchable fly ball off the bat of the A's Matt Chapman went for a tiebreaking sixth-inning double in Oakland's 4-1 win over Kansas City. With the sun down but not entirely set and the Coliseum lights not yet having ...

6 years ago
From 2003 to 2007, Bryson Flax led Southeast of Saline as a starting point guard on the boys basketball team. Now, his leadership starts at the very top. The Southeast of Saline graduate returns to his alma mater to be the head coach of the boys basketball program. Flax takes over for Jeff Wells, who resigned in ...

6 years ago
ANAHEIM -- Right-handed reliever Scott Barlow raised plenty of eyebrows in the Royals organization when he completely dominated in his last two outings, going seven innings of long relief and giving up just three hits and one run while striking out 10. But Barlow got a reminder on Wednesday that for him to be that effective, ...

6 years ago
Cheney welcomed Salina with seven games already under its belt. Meanwhile, the Shock were starting the 2018 campaign. The play on the diamond reflected that. Cheney (5-3) pounded out 11 hits, plated seven runs in the first three innings and went on to down Salina 12-2 Wednesday night. Clay Durin coughed up seven runs, but only one was ...

6 years ago
ANAHEIM -- The Royals' off-season goal of restocking their farm system got a turbo-charged boost the past three days with their picks in the MLB Draft. The rebuild got another boost Wednesday when the Royals traded outfielder Jon Jay to Arizona for Minor League pitchers Elvis Luciano and Gabe Speier. Luciano, an 18-year-old right-hander, will report to ...

6 years ago
The first-ever First Bank Kansas Smoky Hill Showdown wrapped up with the completion of the KCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and the Showdown ended in a 22-22 tie between Bethany and Kansas Wesleyan. KWU took an early 11-3 lead in the Showdown through fall sports, but Bethany would come back to tie things at the ...

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Over the weekend, the Salina Falcons opened the 2018 campaign with four stellar pitching performances. At McPherson, the offense stole the show. Zach Farmer homered for one of his five hits, Salina pounded out 22 hits in total and the Falcons handled McPherson 14-1 and 10-3. Salina increased its record to 6-0. In the opener, the Falcons wasted ...

6 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals' first five selections in the 2018 Draft had one thing in common: They were all college pitchers. Right-handers Brady Singer (No. 18), Jackson Kowar (No. 33) and Jonathan Bowlan (No. 58) and lefties Daniel Lynch (No. 34) and Kris Bubic (No. 40) were the Day 1 additions to a farm system ...

6 years ago
ANAHEIM -- Some days you just tip your cap. Tuesday was one of those days as the Royals fell victim to what was the best start of left-hander Andrew Heaney's career. Heaney, on his 27th birthday, pitched a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 Angels victory at Angel Stadium. That lone hit came by Hunter Dozier, a solid ...

6 years ago
With the temperatures heating up, so is the baseball. The Salina Shock are ready for their second season in the Sunflower Collegiate League. The summer college baseball squad consists of 10 Kansas natives to go with players from five other states. Two Salina products highlight this year's bunch. Southeast of Saline product Bryce Banks and Salina Central ...

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LINDSBORG, Kan. – The Bethany College athletic department announces the hiring of Brandi Fairbank as the new head of the Swedes volleyball program. "Coach Fairbank has the competitive background, professional drive, and driven personality that will inspire our volleyball program to continue to work towards excellence in the years to come," Bethany College President, Will Jones ...