5 years ago
Rose Wittman might be stepping down from the head coaching spot, but she'll stay by the side of a trusted assistant coach that'll take over the program. Arnold Schmidtberger, assistant coach under Wittman for the last three seasons, is the new volleyball coach at Salina South High School. Wittman remains on staff after a 14-19 campaign ...

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Baseball Salina Central swept Newton 8-1, 5-4 in eight innings. Central jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first on a sacrifice fly by Nolan Puckett. Newton plated the tying run in the ensuing frame before Central set the cruise control. Kade Cyre registered the complete game on the hill, giving up five hits and ...

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YORK, Neb. – York scored six times after Kansas Wesleyan had taken a 1-0 first-inning lead and then held off a rally attempt by the Coyotes to knock off KWU 6-2 on Wednesday at Levitt Stadium. A pair of walks to William Dryburgh (SO/St. Joseph, Mo.) and Trey Lopez (SR/Burlington, Wash.) in the top of the first set up Dryburgh scoring ...

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Kansas Wesleyan played Ottawa on nearly even terms in both of their Kansas Conference softball games Wednesday, but it wasn't enough against the No. 21-ranked team in the NAIA. Big innings late in both contests were the difference as Ottawa swept the doubleheader 8-0 and 14-5 in eight innings at Salina South High School. The Braves scored ...

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KANSAS CITY -- When the game is on the line, who else would the Royals want at the plate? Salvador Perez came through once again in the Royals’ 9-8 walk-off win over the Rays at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night, lining an RBI single down the third-base line with two outs in the ninth. In a game that ...

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MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State men’s basketball team has been selected to play in the 21st annual Hall of Fame Classic powered by ShotTracker, which is set for Monday-Tuesday, November 22-23, 2021 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. This will be the third time that K-State has participated in the event. K-State will be ...

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GARDEN CITY – Kansas Wesleyan is back-to-back Kansas Conference Men's Golf Champions – two years apart. After claiming the 2019 title, and there not being a 2020 championship due to COVID, the Coyotes claimed a second straight conference crown when the Second Leg at Buffalo Dunes was cut to 27 holes after inclement weather hit the area ...

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Kansas Wesleyan's Kaden Sitzman (SR/McCook, Neb.) has been named as the KCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week for his efforts for the Coyotes last week. Sitzman's selection comes as part of nominations made and voted upon by conference sports information directors. Kaden Sitzman tossed a great game against a very good Tabor team. He held the Bluejays to one ...

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals’ offense did what it could to catch up to the Rays on Tuesday night, but what transpired early ended up costing too much. Another short start from Brad Keller and key defensive miscues for the second consecutive night gave the Royals a 14-7 loss to the Rays at Kauffman Stadium for ...

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There is a new leader in charge of the Smoky Valley girls basketball program. Smoky Valley High School announced Monday the hiring of Jason Drouillard as girls basketball head coach. Drouillard replaces Larry VenDerWege, who was the head coach for the past two seasons. During that same two-year span, Drouillard served as the Smoky Valley Middle School ...

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Kansas Wesleyan University director of athletics Steve Wilson has selected LeBaron Hollimon as the Coyotes' head men's soccer coach, succeeding Miguel Prieto, who announced that he would step down at the end of the 2020-21 season. Hollimon's decorated coaching career includes his most recent stop, as an assistant coach for the Ontario Fury of the Major Arena Soccer League ...