4 years ago
The calendars in the world have turned to September, which means fall is in the air, and here in Kansas, fall in the air also means crowds grow each Friday night at local high school football stadiums to watch the current year’s athletes try to bring honor for their respective schools and towns. The North Central ...

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HASTINGS, Neb. – Kansas Wesleyan Women's Volleyball splits its two matches on the second day of the Hastings Classic at Lynn Farrell Arena at Hastings College. The Coyotes fell in four sets to Presentation College, and defeated Oklahoma Panhandle State in four sets.   PRESENTATION 3, KWU 1 (25-22, 26-24, 20-25, 25-20): Kansas Wesleyan dropped a four-set decision to ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas won its third straight game on Sunday afternoon against Drake by a score of 3-1 at Drake Stadium. Junior forward Shira Elinav scored two goals marking her first career multi-goal game. “I think it was a good performance,” Head Coach Mark Francis said. “The surface was definitely challenging, but I thought we ...

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Kansas City closed its preseason schedule with a 17-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The on-field play; however, wasn't the biggest story of the evening. On the Chiefs' first possession of the contest, Quarterback Patrick Mahomes stood in front of his offense, who was in two rows, the front ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Shira Elinav scored a goal in the 53rd minute of the match to give KU a 1-0 victory against Iowa on Thursday night at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex. The goal was Elinav’s first of the season. Kansas came out strong against Iowa and had multiple opportunities in the first half. Sophomore midfielder ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Josie Deckinger (JR/Wichita, Kan.) has been named as the KCAC Women's Volleyball Setter of the Week for her efforts in matches last week for the Coyotes.   The KCAC Player of the Week program is selected by a vote of conference sports information directors.   Deckinger helped the Coyotes post wins in their first two matches of the season ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – Former Kansas assistant coach Joe Dooley has returned to the KU men’s basketball program as director of student-athlete development, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self announced Thursday. “Joe was here for 10 seasons and then went to Florida Gulf Coast and East Carolina,” Self said. “When he became available for employment, I thought it was ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced the 2022 KCAC Women's Cross Country Preseason Team. Kansas Wesleyan's Daniella Gaona (JR/Clifton, Texas) was named to the Preseason Team.   The group is made up of the top returning runners from the 2021 season.   Saint Mary leads the conference with eight honorees. The Spires return four of the top five finishers from last ...

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MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State Sports Properties, a property of LEARFIELD, announced today a new day for the Chris Klieman Radio Show in addition to its affiliates for the 2022 season and the return of the Chris Klieman TV show. The radio show will now air on Wednesday nights from 7-8 p.m., and will continue to originate from Powercat ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced its 2022 KCAC Women's Soccer Preseason Team. The team is comprised of returning All-KCAC first and second team players from the 2021-22 season.   Kansas Wesleyan had a pair of student-athletes named to the list in Kayla Deaver (SR/Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Yarellie Galindo (SR/Lynwood, Calif.).   Both Deaver and Galindo were first-team All-KCAC selections a ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced its 2022 KCAC Men's Cross Country Preseason Team. Kansas Wesleyan had three student-athletes earn spots on the team.   The group is made up of the top returning runners from the 2021 season.   Shane Calvin (JR/Lakin, Kan.), Giovanni Rios (SO/Temecula, Calif.) and Austin Hess (JR/Garden City, Kan.) were named to the Preseason Team.   Saint Mary leads the way ...