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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. – Changes to postseason formats and championship sites for basketball, football, wrestling and track and field highlight actions approved at the June 12-13 KSHSAA Executive Board Meeting. The postseason formats are set by the KSHSAA Executive Board each year.   Basketball - Beginning in March of 2026, the state basketball tournaments will be moving to four ...

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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State head men's basketball coach Paul Mills added frontcourt help with the signing of graduate transfer Zane Meeks to the 2024-25 roster. The Prairie Village, Kan., native comes back to his home state after spending a season at Arizona State (2023-24), two seasons at San Francisco (2021-23) and two seasons at Nevada (2019-21). "Zane is known ...

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LINDSBORG, KAN. - Bethany College and the Department of Athletics have announced Ayona Tharps as the new Head Volleyball Coach.  "We are thrilled to welcome Ayona Tharps to Bethany College and our Swedes family," said Dean of Athletics Laura Moreno. "From the moment we started talking, and throughout the entire hiring process, Coach Tharps' energy was contagious. ...

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WICHITA, Kan. (June 11) – 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 forward Jay Dickman has been selected as a finalist for the Wichita Professional Athlete of the Year. The award will be presented at the 26th Annual Greater Wichita Area Sports ...

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Pronounced ooo-GAH-na ON-yen-so   MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang secured the services of one of the top shot blockers with the signing of elite big man Ugonna Onyenso (Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria/NBA Africa/Putnam Science Academy/Kentucky) to a Financial Aid Agreement on Tuesday (June 11). A 7-foot, 247-pound center and former consensus top-25 recruit, Onyenso arrives at K-State after spending the ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Fresh off its three-game sweep of the Fayetteville Regional, K-State is set to compete in the program's second NCAA Super Regional and face No. 12 national seed Virginia in a best-of-three series, starting Friday at Disharoon Park in Charlottesville Va., The Fayetteville Regional Champions (35-24) are two wins away from Omaha, as the winner ...

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Bryce Ware had a simple goal when he signed with Kansas Wesleyan three years ago. "I wanted to play tennis for another four years and get a degree," he said. "That was the big goal. All that extra hard work that I put in on top of it, seeing all the awards come in, is really nice." Three ...