5 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The calendar has flipped to June, but Andrew Benintendi is still hitting like it is May. The Royals’ left fielder crushed his second career grand slam on Tuesday night, pushing his team to a 10-5 win over the Pirates and a two-game series sweep of its Interleague opponent at Kauffman Stadium. Benintendi came to the plate with the ...

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Columbus, Ga. - Swedes Softball Senior Rayleen Castro came up huge for the Swedes collecting her second hit of the game in the top of the seventh to drive in Millenni Lucero to give the Swedes a 5-4 lead. Samantha Quezada was then able to retire the Madonna offense as the Swedes finished off the victory. The Swedes bats were rolling as the put ...

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals’ offense continued its run of key situational hitting and big blasts Monday night in a 7-3 win over the Pirates at Kauffman Stadium. With two outs in the fifth inning, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi crushed a two-run home run for his second homer in seven games after coming off the injured list. This ...

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There isn’t too much on the line this early in the season. Sure, the All-Star break is rapidly approaching, but, for the most part, it’s still too early to decide each team’s future. But the Royals weren’t going to take any chances against a divisional rival that’s making strides in the AL Central. A four-run fifth ...

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While starting quarterback Tyrie Adams is dealing with an injury on the sidelines, Mitch Kidd is making the case to stay as the main signal caller. Kidd was unstoppable, racking up eight total touchdowns in the Salina Liberty's 61-54 win over the Dodge City Law Saturday night at the Tony's Pizza Events Center. With the victory, ...

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After missing out on state track and field last year, the 2021 edition features THREE days of action. Meridian Media has you covered every step of the way. Catch hourly reports on Sports Radio 1150 KSAL, The General 1560 KABI, Y93.7, FM 104.9, 92.7 The New Zoo, and 95.5 The Rock starting at 9:30 am Thursday ...

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The Royals will need to improvise how they’ll go about the starting rotation in the near future, and whether or not Ervin Santana will be a part of it as the fifth starter. The 38-year-old made the spot start after manager Mike Matheny announced the right-hander would toe the rubber following the Royals’ emphatic win Friday. His second ...

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For the second straight season, the Minneapolis Lions succumbed to the Class 3A state champions. Rock Creek starting pitcher Brooks Whaley kept the Minneapolis offense at bay in an 8-3 victory in the state semifinals. The Mustangs went on to dominate top-seeded Anderson County 19-0 in four innings for the state title while Minneapolis fell to ...

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For the first time this season, the Royals featured a lineup close to the one they thought they would have on Opening Day in their 8-3 win over the Twins on Friday night at Target Field. Adalberto Mondesi returned from the injured list this week and has three doubles in four games. Hunter Dozier returned from the IL ...

5 years ago
Join outdoor expert Bob Roberts on Saturday mornings on 1150 KSAL for the latest edition of Central Kansas Outdoors. Memorial day weekend is a great time to get out and fish and fishing for Crappies and Walleyes is usually good.  Crappies reports from area lakes are good with most of the fish still spawning on the ...

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Back in 2019, the Minneapolis baseball team received a taste of a state tournament victory for the first time. Fast forward to 2021 and the Lions didn't lose their appetite. Colton Bradford recorded four of the 14 hits for the Lions, Spencer Davidson kept the Spartans guessing, and No. 7 Minneapolis pounced on No. 2 Wichita Collegiate ...