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KANSAS CITY -- The message trickling through the Royals' dugout in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon was simple. “All we need is a bloop and a blast.” The “bloop” was provided by Whit Merrifield, who found a way to get on base with an infield single that Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario bobbled. The blast was ...

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Class 5-1A CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE RESULTS Salina Central Results 200 medley relay - Zoe Burmaster, Kate Jennings, Azbey Peckham, and Olivia Moore, 5th, 1:55.25 200 individual medley - Zoe Burmaster, 16th, 2:27.32 50 freestyle - Olivia Moore, 13th, 25.87 100 butterfly - Azbey Peckham, 9th, 1:04.29 200 freestyle relay - Zoe Burmaster, Kate Jennings, Azbey Peckham, and Olivia Moore, 9th, 1:45.56 100 ...

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KANSAS CITY -- A few weeks ago, as the calendar flipped closer to May, Royals manager Mike Matheny hinted at Andrew Benintendi's rising confidence at the plate, suggesting that his swing was close to where it needed to be for an offensive breakout. Benintendi hasn’t stopped hitting since. The left fielder put together his ninth multi-hit game of ...

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Softball Class 2-1A - Pratt #1 Jayhawk Linn (22-1) vs #8 Belle Plaine (19-4) #4 Marion (21-2) vs #5 Burlingame (20-3) #2 Spearville (22-1) vs #7 St. Mary's Colgan (19-3) #3 Mission Valley (22-1) vs #6 Ell-Saline (20-3) Check back for more information on radio coverage of Ell-Saline softball. Baseball Class 3A - Manhattan #1 Anderson County (20-3) vs #8 Hugoton (15-8) #4 Frontenac (17-5) ...

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Class 5A - Valley Center CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE RESULTS Salina South State Qualifiers (11) 110 hurdles - Seth Robben, 4th 4x800 relay - Salina South girls, 4th 100 dash - Que Hill, 4th 1600 - Grace Allen, 4th 300 hurdles - Seth Robben, 4th Shot Put - Aunisty McNeal, 3rd Shot Put - Kayson Dietz, 4th High Jump - Darell Evans, 4th Long Jump - ...

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KANSAS CITY -- Just as it looked like the Royals had singled and homered their way to a series-opening win over the Tigers on Friday night, it was the Kansas City bullpen -- a strength this season and especially lately -- that cracked in the late innings. Miguel Cabrera’s grand slam off Greg Holland in the ...

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SILVIS, Ill. – The Kansas Wesleyan Men's Golf team finished in 16th place at the NAIA National Championships on Friday at TPC Deere Run. The Coyotes reached the final two rounds of the tournament by making the cut after Wednesday's second round. Wesleyan shot a 308 in the third round on Thursday and then closed the tournament with ...

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Softball Class 5A - Regional #1 #1 Bishop Carroll (18-0) vs #16 Andover Central (4-16) - #1 Bishop Carroll 10-0 #8 Salina South (11-9) vs #9 Kapaun (10-10) - #8 Salina South 14-7 #1 Bishop Carroll (19-0) vs #8 Salina South (12-9) - #1 Bishop Carroll 8-1 Class 5A - Regional #3 #3 Andover (16-4) vs #14 Salina Central (6-14) - ...

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Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Bob Roberts talks about some fishing possibilities for Memorial day weekend. Walleye-Saugeye fishing should be good with those fish biting well as water temperatures get into the mid to high  60’s.  Crappies will  be spawning on the banks ...

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In the final doubleheader of the regular season, Ell-Saline's Raleigh Kramer reached a milestone. The junior pitcher logged her 100th strikeout of the 2021 campaign. Nine days later, Kramer powered the Cardinals to their first state tournament appearance in six years. The exceptional hurler scattered six hits in 14 innings of work and drove in three at ...

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LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Jayhawks are among the eight-team field to play at the 2021 ESPN Events Invitational, the tournament announced on Thursday. The tournament will be held November 25-28, 2021 at HP Field House at ESPN World of Sports near Orlando, Florida. The eight-team field will include Kansas, Alabama, Belmont, Dayton, Drake, Iona, Miami (Fla.) and ...