3 years ago
Memphis 10, Wichita State 6   W: Warren (5-5) L: Adler (5-4) S: None CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Wichita State out-hit Memphis 11-8 but committed three costly defensive miscues, allowing the Tigers to claim a 10-6 win in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Championship. The game began at 10:30 pm local time and was not completed until early on Wednesday morning. Wichita ...

3 years ago
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kevin McCullar Jr. has announced he will return to Kansas for the 2023-24 season. Following the 2022-23 season, McCullar declared for the NBA Draft and participated in the recent NBA Combine, however he has elected to return to Kansas for his final year of eligibility. “How about one more year Jayhawk nation,” McCullar said. ...

3 years ago
Several area High School golfers posted impressive showings at their respective tournaments, with Sacred Heart claiming a record 8th-straight 2A Championship, and Solomon's Spencer Coup claiming the 1A individual title as well, but there were several others with impressive finishes. Here is a rundown of the top local finishes on the golf links. In class 5A, ...

3 years ago
Eryk Kyser (JR/Caney, Kan.)'s approach entering this week's NAIA National Outdoor Track and Field Championships long jump competition is straightforward: now or never.   "I've worked so hard; the results just came up short every time so the last time I might as well make the most of it and get the results I want," he said. "Everyone's ...

3 years ago
Solomon High School Sophomore Spencer Coup claimed the Kansas Class 1A Boys Golf individual State Championship on Tuesday, capping off his outstanding spring season with a total score of 154 over the two day tournament in Emporia. Coup shot 77 on both days, for a +12 score to take the title by exactly one stroke, ahead ...

3 years ago
The Sacred Heart Knights have done it again! And again! And again! And again! Well, you get the idea! For the eighth-straight spring, Sacred Heart was crowned as the 2A State Golf Champion, after yet another impressive showing in the final tournament of the season. This year, Sacred Heart claimed the crown with a dominant showing at ...

3 years ago
West Virginia second baseman JJ Wetherholt was named Big 12 Player of the Year and Texas lefthander Lucas Gordon was named Pitcher of the Year as the Conference unveiled its 2023 All-Big 12 Baseball Awards. The honorees were selected in a vote of the league’s head coaches, who could not vote for their own players. WVU’s ...

3 years ago
All three Big 12 national seeds advanced to the Super Regional round of the 2023 NCAA Division I Softball Championship. This marks the fourth consecutive season the Conference has had 43% of the league advance past regionals. The Big 12 was the only Conference with multiple national seeds that went undefeated during the weekend. Oklahoma, ...

3 years ago
For the first time in Conference history, three teams shared the Big 12 baseball regular season title as Oklahoma State, Texas and West Virginia finished the year knotted at 15-9. Additionally, seeds and game times have been announced for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship, to be held May 24-28 in Arlington, Texas. Texas rallied ...

3 years ago
ATLANTA, Ga. – Kansas Wesleyan Flag Football saw its best season in program history come to a close on Friday as the Coyotes split two games in the NAIA Flag Football Finals Tournament.   The Coyotes used a come from behind win against Warner to advance in the losers bracket after a loss on Thursday, to advance to ...

3 years ago
WICHITA, Kan. – Brock Rodden has been named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Year and Loren Hibbs has been named Coach of the Year, highlighting the conference's 2023 year-end honors announced Monday. FULL ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS All told, nine Wichita State players were honored, including league-best five on the First Team All-Conference (RHP Grant Adler, RHP Clark Candiotti, ...