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Courtesy of Salina Central Athletics, seniors pictured left to right- Ellie Riekhof, Madison Berndt and Brooke Banninger. GAME 1:  DERBY 6 CENTRAL 1 The final regular season games of 2026 presented Salina Central with an opportunity to knock off the top team in Class 6A, the undefeated Derby Panthers. Derby entered Tuesday 24-0 poised to keep its perfect record ...

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The North Central Kansas League has entered the final week of the 2026 spring regular season, with some NCKL schools already preparing for the postseason in baseball and softball and others still preparing for the final games of the regular season. Chapman and Wamego currently lead the NCKL softball standings with identical 18-4, 9-1 records and ...

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Image courtesy of Kansas Wesleyan Athletics Kansas Wesleyan Baseball, seeded second in the NAIA Opening Round being played at Dean Evans Stadium faced a strong Concordia University (Neb.) team in the first game of the day and the Coyotes came away with a 5-4 win over the Bulldogs. With the win, the Coyotes moved to 49-7 on ...

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Local College (KCAC / MIAA) Spring Week 18 schedule/results Monday, May 11 KCAC Baseball Kanas Wesleyan vs. Concordia, Neb. – NAIA National tournament Oklahoma Wesleyan vs. Huston Tillotson – NAIA National tournament KCAC Softball Friends vs. Morningside, Iowa - NAIA National Tournament Evangel vs. Faulkner, Ala. – NAIA national tournament   Tuesday, May 12 KCAC Baseball Kanas Wesleyan in 2nd round NAIA national tournament Oklahoma Wesleyan in ...

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The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association completed its 2026 postseason baseball and softball tournaments this past week where Missouri Southern captured the softball championship while Pittsburg State won the baseball title. While Missouri Southern softball and Pittsburg State baseball are now guaranteed NCAA national tournament berths, the rest of the MIAA will learn this week whether they ...

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The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference learned this past week it will be represented by four different schools in the 2026 spring baseball and softball NAIA national tournaments. The KCAC baseball teams will be represented by Kansas Wesleyan and Oklahoma Wesleyan, with Kansas Wesleyan serving as one of the sites for opening round action. Kansas Wesleyan is the ...

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Local College (KCAC / MIAA) Spring Week 17 schedule/results Wednesday, May 6 MIAA Baseball Missouri Western 7, Fort Hays State 5 – MIAA postseason tournament Central Oklahoma 5, Washburn 3 – MIAA postseason tournament MIAA Softball Washburn 4, Missouri Western 2 – MIAA postseason tournament Northeastern State 7, NW Missouri State 4 – MIAA postseason tournament   Thursday, May 7 MIAA Baseball NW Missouri ...

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Allison Robinett spent the first three years of her Salina Central track and field career waiting for a breakthrough that never really came. Sure, she showed promise throughout, qualifying for the Class 5A state meet in the discus as a freshman and in all three throwing events — discus, shot put and javelin — last year. ...

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The Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League II has entered the final stretch of the 2026 spring regular season with the baseball, softball and girls’ soccer teams looking to put together the final touches for a run in postseason action. Salina Central currently sits in 1st place in the AVCTL II softball standings with a 19-3, 9-3 ...

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File photo of Abilene Junior, Jake Bartley, image courtesy of Brad Anderson of Abilene Reflector Chronicle  WAMEGO: The Abilene High School baseball and softball teams were both swept in their regular season finale Friday (5/8).  Both Abilene teams will await their playoff fate as multiple teams around them in the 4A West Standings have games to ...

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Seniors pictured from left to right- Kolton Herbel, Aidan Speilman, Bronx Sitton, Easton Wilcox, and Landon Huffman. GAME 1: EISENHOWER 8 SOUTH 5 The Cougars entered Friday playing some of their best baseball of the season with just four games remaining before regionals, and the atmosphere at Dean Evans Stadium was elevated even further by Senior Day. A team ...