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WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State senior shortstop Sydney McKinney has been named one of 25 finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, it was announced Wednesday morning. A top 10 finalist a season ago, McKinney is once again putting the nation on notice. The Norborne, Mo., native leads the country in batting average (.544) and ...

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STILLWATER, Okla. – A pair of freshmen lifted No. 23 Wichita State to an extra inning win, 3-1, at No. 3 Oklahoma State Tuesday night at Cowgirl Stadium. Sami Hood hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning with two outs and Alex Aguilar held the potent Oklahoma State offense to just ...

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Sacred Heart Jr/Sr High School has hired Norman Jennings as new Head High School Football Coach. According to the school, Jennings joined our team last year as the assistant head coach and this year will mark his 15th year coaching. With over 30 seasons of experience, he has coached football, baseball, basketball, and wrestling. In 2022-23 Jennings ...

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By CHRISTIAN D ORR Kansas Preps Weekly The spring high school athletic season has progressed to the point in 2023 where league teams are now battling each other for league supremacy in baseball and softball. This past week saw Salina Central High School open its AVCTL II baseball and softball seasons against Andover Central with up and down ...

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By CHRISTIAN D ORR Kansas Preps Weekly Spring sports season is well underway across the state of Kansas at the high school level including the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League I which saw baseball and softball teams begin facing each other in league contests. The Salina South baseball and softball met up against Campus High School in AVCTL ...

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By CHRISTIAN D ORR Kansas Preps Weekly The spring season is in full swing across the scene in Kansas High School athletics, including the NCAA league where teams have begun play each other in NCAA action, which saw Saline county rivals Southeast of Saline and Sacred Heart meet up on the baseball and softball fields this past ...

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By CHRISTIAN D ORR Kansas Preps Weekly The Kansas high school spring sports season is in full swing to the point where baseball and softball teams across the North Central Kansas League have begun facing off in NCKL showdowns. This past week Abilene and Marysville met up Tuesday on the baseball and softball field where the Cowboys swept ...

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Box Score | Season Statistics | Conference Statistics | Gallery LAWRENCE, Kan. – On a windy Sunday afternoon, the Kansas State Wildcats defeated the Kansas Jayhawks, 21-18, in the highest scoring game all-time between the two schools in the Dillons Sunflower Showdown. KU sophomore Chase Jans tied the program record with nine RBIs for the game, a mark that was also set in ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – In the highest scoring game in series history, K-State won 21-18 over Kansas to complete the Dillons Sunflower Showdown sweep at Hoglund Ballpark on Sunday. The Cats (24-14, 9-6 Big 12) used a season-high 19 hits to score 21 runs in the series finale to grab the program's first road sweep over the Jayhawks ...

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Watch Coach Malone’s Press Conference  |  Listen to Coach Malone’s Press Conference  |  Listen to Player Breakout Interviews MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State assistant head coach/cornerbacks coach Van Malone and select players met with members of the media on Wednesday inside the Vanier Family Football Complex as the Wildcats close out spring practices this week. Links to video and audio of ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas track & field senior Rylee Anderson was named the Big 12 Track and Field Athlete of the Week, the Big 12 Conference announced on Wednesday, after winning the high jump at the LSU Lloyd Wills Invitational on April 8. The Athlete of the Week honor is Anderson’s third of her career, after being ...