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Pictured: Salina Central seniors Warrick VanBlaricon (left) and Parker Pinks More than eight months have passed since Salina Central football ended its 20-year state championship drought, but for Mustang offensive lineman Parker Pinks, the memory is still fresh. "It was amazing," Pinks said. "It felt surreal." But don't think for a minute, he added, that the 2026 Mustangs ...

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Image courtesy of Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals will celebrate Team Captain Salvador Perez becoming the club’s all-time home run leader during a special pregame ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 4, before the Royals take on the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium. Perez made history in Detroit on July 25 when he hit his 318th career ...

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Image courtesy of KU Athletics Kansas men’s basketball will host Duke in the Blue Blood Classic on Sunday, Oct. 25, Homecoming Weekend, in an exhibition contest to be played in historic Allen Fieldhouse. Tip time for the contest will be released later. Kansas will make a return exhibition trip to historic Cameron Indoor Stadium to face Duke ...

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Picture courtesy of Montana Skye (@montanaskyephoto) Central Kansas United believes this run is meant to be. Perseverance has defined CKU’s journey through the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL) National Tournament, and against all odds, the club now finds itself one win away from the Final Four. “That’s something we talk about often as a team,” head coach Juan ...

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Picture courtesy of Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Miguel Paredes will conclude a successful stint as Athletic Director at Kansas Wesleyan University this week in acceptance of a position at William Penn University. "I am proud of the things that we have done under my tenure here," Paredes said. "We have done a lot of great things, improved GPA, ...

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Image courtesy of K-State Athletics Nine home games at Bramlage Coliseum, including a visit from BIG EAST foe Creighton, highlight the non-conference schedule for first-year head coach Casey Alexander and his Kansas State men's basketball team in 2026-27. Season tickets for the 2026-27 season went on sale June 16. Fans who had season tickets for the 2025-26 ...

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Griffin Hall and Armane Redmond are living proof that in the world of high school football, good things come in small packages. Take Hall, Salina Central's 5-foot-9, 175-pound quarterback, who enjoyed a breakout junior season in 2025, putting up better than 2,800 yards in total offense while helping the Mustangs claim their first Class 5A state ...

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In conjunction with Major League Baseball, the Kansas City Royals today announced their 2027 regular season schedule. All game times will be announced at a later date. Opening Day is scheduled for Thursday, March 25 at Kauffman Stadium vs. the Minnesota Twins. This will mark the earliest Opening Day in franchise history, two days earlier than ...

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The NCAA announced Thursday afternoon that Wichita has been selected to host opening round games for the 2027 and 2028 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at INTRUST Bank Arena. Wichita and Dayton, Ohio, which has served as the host city for the start of the tournament since 2001, both will host three games each day ...

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Picture courtesy of Brandon Huynh Central Kansas United continues to make history. Salina's United Premiere Soccer League (UPSL) team claimed its first-ever Midwest South Championship last Saturday over one of the league's preeminent powers, the Dodge City Toros. A 3-1 victory in the championship match marked CKU's club-record 9th win of the season and helped clinch its ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is pleased to announce that the 2027 KCAC Baseball and Softball Championship tournaments will once again be held in Salina, Kan., following the success of those tournaments located in Salina in the 2026 season. Kansas Wesleyan University will once again serve as the host institution for these championship events. The ...