3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan Competitive Dance finished second in the KCAC Competitive Dance Championships held last weekend at Friends University in Wichita.   Several Coyotes received postseason awards, headlined by coach Claire Schmidt named as KCAC Competitive Dance Coach of the Year.   Kiran Bailey (SO/Fort Scott, Kan.) was named to the All-KCAC first-team. Kyla McLaughlin (JR/Havensville, Kan.) and Tru Haesemeyer (FR/Lincoln, Kan.) were named to the second-team, ...

3 years ago
WICHITA – Kansas Wesleyan Competitive Cheer placed sixth at the KCAC Championships last weekend in Wichita at Friends University.   The Coyotes finished with a final score of 64.59 after the preliminary and final round scores were compiled.   KWU also had a pair of student-athletes earn All-KCAC honors in Karsen Smith (JR/Hoyt, Kan.) named to the second-team, and Ashley Hawthorne (SO/Henderson, Nev.) ...

3 years ago
SALINA, Kan. – Night with the Yotes has been important for Kansas Wesleyan University since its inception, but it reached new heights this past Friday, Feb. 17, when the 12th annual event was held in Mabee Arena. It was the first time the event had been held on campus and it likely will not be the ...

3 years ago
Melinda Nguyen admits she's a flag football junkie.   She started playing at age seven, competed in college at the University of Maryland and played professionally including a stint with the Vietnamese National Team during the two years she lived and taught there.   She also has considerable experience coaching the sport, most recently serving as the offensive coordinator for ...

3 years ago
Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Kansas Game Notes LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 3 Kansas (23-5, 11-4) returns home against West Virginia (16-12, 5-10) Saturday, Feb. 25. The game from Allen Fieldhouse will begin at 3 p.m. (CT) and will be televised on ESPN. TIPOFF Kansas and Texas sit atop the Big 12 standings with 11-4 league records, two games ahead of Baylor ...

3 years ago
Shaquelle Lewis had a firm answer ready when a coach at his high school in Kingston, Jamaica asked if he'd like to try out for the track team. The encounter occurred during summer tryouts for soccer.   "I was avoiding the track team and he was like 'you should come and try out,'" said Lewis, now an assistant ...

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GAME 29 14/16 KANSAS STATE (21-7, 9-6 Big 12) at OKLAHOMA STATE (16-12, 7-8 Big 12) Saturday, February 25, 2023 >> 1:05 p.m. CT >> Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) >> Stillwater, Okla. TELEVISION ESPNU / WatchESPN (link here) Drew Carter (play-by-play) Fran Fraschilla (analyst) Kyle Binder (producer) RADIO K-State Sports Network Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580 Satellite Radio: Sirius XM 85 or 200 Online: Varsity ...

3 years ago
Kansas Wesleyan's attempts to overcome a deficit one final time came up short.   Trailing by seven points with three minutes left in their Kansas Conference tournament quarterfinal against Ottawa the Coyotes narrowed gap to two twice in the final minute but couldn't catch up in a 74-70 loss Thursday night inside Mabee Arena.   The third-seeded Coyotes end ...

3 years ago
WSU Leaders: Points: Rojas (19), Pierre (15), Porter (15), Walton (14) Rebounds: Porter (7), Rojas (6) Assists: Porter (7), Walton (6) Blocks: Poor Bear-Chandler (4) Steals: Porter (5), Pohto (2), Rojas (2) ### MBB: SHOCKER CAN’T KEEP PACE WITH MEMPHIS   James Rojas’ torrid start and Jaron Pierre Jr.’s second-half binge weren’t to get Wichita State over the hump in an 83-78 loss to Memphis Thursday evening at Charles Koch ...

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Oakland (0-3) vs. Kansas (2-1) When Feb. 24-27 Where Cleburne, Texas // The Depot at Cleburne Station Live Video None Radio Jayhawk Sports Network Live Stats Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday Social Media @KUBaseball | @kubaseball | Facebook    Probable Starting Pitchers Day Kansas Oakland Fri. 3 p.m. CT RHP Collin Baumgartner (1-0, 1.80 ERA) LHP Travis Densmore (0-0, 9.00 ERA) Sat. 2 p.m. CT RHP Sam Ireland (0-1, 4.76 ERA) RHP Brett Hagen (0-0, 1.93 ERA) Sun. 1 p.m. CT RHP Hunter Cranton (0-0, 2.25 ERA) RHP Sean ...

3 years ago
Sterling outscored Kansas Wesleyan 25-9 the final 13 minutes and pulled away for a 75-66 upset victory in a quarterfinal game of the Kansas Conference Championship on Wednesday night inside Mabee Arena.   The No. 12-ranked and second-seeded Coyotes (25-4) will now wait to see if they receive an expected at-large bid when the field for the ...