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WICHITA, Kan. – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, are excited to announce that Assistant Coach John Gurskis has accepted the Head Coaching position with the SPHL's Knoxville Ice Bears. Gurskis just completed his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Thunder. ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (June 20) – The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's San Jose Sharks, AHL's San Jose Barracuda and powered by Toyota, announced today that they have completed two future consideration trades. Wichita receives forward T.J. Walsh from Orlando to complete the deal for forward Kelly Bent. Wichita sends forward Brandon Saigeon to Idaho ...

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UPDATED WITH QUOTES Solomon High School will have a new Head Football Coach this fall. Athletics Director Kyler Stein tells KSAL that Devin Rizzo has been tabbed to lead the Gorillas in 2024. Rizzo replaces Andrew Capsey who led Solomon for one season, amassing a 2-7 record in 2023. Rizzo has served as an assistant coach for ...

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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 ...

2 years 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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...