8 years ago
Our Rocking M Media High School Football Tour comes to a close. Every day this week, the staff at KSAL Sports is previewing the 2018 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The final stop was at Salina Central High School, home of the Mustangs. Salina Central enters 2018 following back-to-back winless seasons. Central almost snapped the ...

8 years ago
Our Rocking M Media High School Football Tour comes to a close. Every day this week, the staff at KSAL Sports is previewing the 2018 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The latest stop was at Salina South High School, home of the Cougars. After a one-win campaign in 2016, the Cougars took a step forward ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Add another intriguing candidate for a possible future rotation spot. Royals right-hander Glenn Sparkman made his first big league start on Thursday night and he offered four serviceable innings, giving up four hits and two runs while striking out three in the 6-2 victory over the Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. The finale was ...

8 years ago
With preseason practices underway, football has returned to Ell-Saline High School in Brookville, and along with it, high expectations for success, both inside and outside the locker room. On paper, it's easy to see why.  The Cardinals finished the 2017 season with an 8-2 record, including a thrilling 44-41 playoff victory over arch-rival Sedgwick in the ...

8 years ago
The Rocking M Media High School Football Tour previews area teams as they prepare for the upcoming high school football season. Next up: Sacred Heart. Coming in to year two of the Garrett Galanski era for Sacred Heart, the Knights appear to have real momentum coming in to 2018. Sacred Heart has seen its win total decrease in ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- It wasn't the Royals debut that right-hander Jorge Lopez was looking for. But then again, Lopez likely was one pitch away from that goal. That pitch instead turned his night around as he served up a 2-0 fastball to the Blue Jays' Curtis Granderson, who ripped a grand slam in a five-run fourth ...

8 years ago
Our Rocking M Media High School Football Tour continues to roll on. Every day this week, the staff at KSAL Sports is previewing the 2018 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The latest stop was in Lindsborg, Kan., home to the Smoky Valley Vikings. Excitement was swirling in the air all last year, and rightfully so ...

8 years ago
Our Rocking M Media High School Football Tour continues to roll on. Every day this week, the staff at KSAL Sports is previewing the 2018 season, venturing to different parts of central Kansas. The latest stop was in Gypsum, Kan., home to the Southeast of Saline Trojans. Southeast of Saline dropped to 4-5 last year after posting four ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- The skillset of Royals future shortstop Adalberto Mondesi was on full display on Tuesday night. You want defense? Mondesi made a brilliant lunging, spinning play up the middle in the second inning to throw out a runner. You want offense? Mondesi recorded his first career four-hit game, which included two doubles. Speed? Mondesi ...

8 years ago
KSAL Sports continues its High School Football Tour around central Kansas previewing the 2018 high school football season. Next team up: Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Lions' football program continues to build under fifth-year head coach, Jhon Haehn. The Lions are coming off of a 2-7 year in 2017, however, it was a one win improvement for the Lions ...

8 years ago
KANSAS CITY -- Royals rookie right-hander Brad Keller was jolted by a home run from the second hitter of the game, Devon Travis. Keller, though, shook that off and pitched his best game in over two months, throwing seven innings of four-hit, one-run ball in the Royals' 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Monday night ...