1 year ago
One year ago, nobody knew what to expect from the Kansas Wesleyan men's soccer team. The Coyotes had won two games in 2022 - one in the Kansas Conference - had a new coach in Bruce Palmbaum and a slew of new players, many of them from foreign countries. What transpired from late August to early November was nothing ...

1 year ago
Minneapolis Head Football Coach Tom Flax visits with Meridian Media Sports Director Jackson Schneider to preview the 2024 season. Newsradio 1150 KSAL · Tom Flax - Minneapolis (8-20)  

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New Salina South Head Football Coach Christien Ozores and Senior Quarterback Landon Putman visit with Meridian Media Sports Director Jackson Schneider to preview the 2024 season. Newsradio 1150 KSAL · Christien Ozores, Landon Putman - Salina South (8-20)  

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Talent: check. Experience: check. Depth: check. Previous success: check. On top of that the Coyotes are 24th in the NAIA's coaches' preseason poll and second in the Kansas Conference coaches' preseason poll. Potential galore but it does not mean coach Jessica Biegert and her staff are content. KWU was 12-1 in the KCAC and shared the title with Oklahoma Wesleyan in 2023. The ...

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Meridian Media Sports Director Jackson Schneider visits with Ellsworth Bearcat Head Football Coach Josh Homolka to preview the start of the 2024 season. Newsradio 1150 KSAL · Josh Homolka, Ellsworth (8-20)

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Meridian Media Sports Director Jackson Schneider visits with Salina Central Head Football Coach Mark Sandbo at their first practice of the season. Newsradio 1150 KSAL · Mark Sandbo - Salina Central Football (8-19) 

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) were recognized in the 2024 NAIA Football GoRout Preseason Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Monday. Three of the four teams were ranked in the Top 25, with Evangel University leading the KCAC pack at No. 14, followed by Friends University and Kansas Wesleyan University, which were tied ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (Aug. 19) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, announced today the re-signing of forward Declan Smith and defenseman Nicholas Favaro for the 2024-25 season. Smith, 26, turned pro last March after signing with the Thunder. A native of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, the 5-foot-11, ...

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For the second straight season, the Big 12 has four teams in the American Volleyball Coaches Association's (AVCA)/TARAFLEX Preseason Division I Women's Volleyball Poll. It marks the first time since 2005-09 that the league has had four preseason top 25 teams in consecutive seasons. Kansas, the Conference's preseason favorite, is ranked No. 13, the Jayhawks' highest start ...

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Southeast of Saline High School and Athletics Director Doug Minneman announced Thursday the hiring of Tyler Smith as the school's next Head Softball Coach. Smith has been a fixture in the Salina community for quite some time, and has been an assistant coach at either the high school or collegiate level for over 20 years. Smith ...

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Southeast of Saline High School and Athletics Director Doug Minneman announced the hiring of the school's next Head Volleyball Coach in Julianna Yanez. Julianna Yanez, a former collegiate volleyball player at nearby McPherson College, enters the fold at SES following a stint as an assistant coach at Kansas Wesleyan University. Yanez will begin her tenure as ...