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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Kansas City Royals announced this afternoon that catcher Salvador Perez and right-handed pitcher Seth Lugo have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for March/April. The awards are determined by a local media vote. Perez ranked among American League leaders in several offensive categories through the first month of the season, including 1st in ...

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Baseball | Box Score GREAT BEND - The Kansas Wesleyan Baseball team opened the KCAC tournament with a 5-1 win over the Evangel Valor on Thursday at the Great Bend Sports Complex. Thursday's games were delayed by two hours on Thursday morning due to a line of storms that developed in the area and continued to plague the ...

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Kyle Taylor was named Head Varsity Basketball Coach of the Abilene Cowboys on Tuesday.  Taylor has served as the Freshman Coach the last five seasons at AHS, where he compiled an 83-13 record.  His first year, at AHS, he served under his father, Terry Taylor and his previous four seasons under Erik Graefe.  Kyle Taylor, ...

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Kansas Wesleyan Baseball earned its second-straight KCAC Regular Season title last week, putting together an outstanding campaign with an overall record of 41-8 and a Kansas Conference record of 32-4, winning their final 27 league contests. With the KCAC title, the Coyotes have secured their third-straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament, following their run ...

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Softball | Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 GREAT BEND - Kansas Wesleyan Softball saw its season come to an end as the Coyotes dropped a pair of games at the 2024 KCAC Softball Tournament on Wednesday at the Great Bend Sports Complex. The Coyotes dropped the first game against Ottawa 4-1, and then lost to Tabor 7-1 in ...

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Six Salina Central student-athletes signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday afternoon, making their college decisions in front of a large crowd of family, friends, and students. Of Central's six signees, four will stay in-state, and two will attend Kansas Junior Colleges. Four different sports were represented as well.   SALINA CENTRAL SIGNEES Football - Dezmyn Gibson, Butler ...

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Salina South High School saw eight student-athletes celebrate the singing of their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday afternoon. Six different Cougar athletic programs are represented by the spring signing class of 2024, and six of the eight have signed with junior colleges. Of the signees, seven will stay in-state at the next level.   SALINA SOUTH SIGNEES Track ...

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SOFTBALL ABILENE SPLITS WITH CHAPMAN GAME 1: CHAPMAN 3, ABILENE 0 Abilene was held to just three hits in the loss. GAME 2: ABILENE 16, CHAPMAN 3 Maddie Murray drove in four runs on a pair of home runs, leading Abilene to the run-rule win. 10 of the Cowgirls' runs were scored in the second ...

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#14 Oklahoma State 21, Wichita State 6 (7 inn.)   W: Reid (1-0) L: Zang (2-4) S: None   STILLWATER, Okla. -- #14 Oklahoma State hit nine home runs, including four from Nolan Schubart, rolling past Wichita State 21-6 on Tuesday night at O'Brate Stadium. The game was called after seven innings due to run rule. Schubart became the first player in Oklahoma ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Following a successful 12-year NFL career that included four Pro Bowl appearances, All-Pro honors and a Super Bowl 50 title, Kansas Jayhawk Chris Harris Jr. announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday. An undrafted free agent out of Kansas, Harris signed with the Denver Broncos in 2011 and spent his first nine seasons ...

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Kansas Wesleyan head coach Dustin Sahlmann was named as a Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Co-Coach-of-the-Year headlining KWU's 2024 list of All-GPAC selections in men's volleyball in Wesleyan's final season as a member of the conference for men's volleyball. KWU also had its first-ever First Team All-GPAC selection, and the highest total of All-GPAC selections in program history in 2024 ...