The 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher, Scott Engler, is back in his hometown playing professional baseball - marking him the first Wichitan to ever suit up for the Wichita Wind Surge.
Kapaun Crusaders Baseball is already on a hot streak to start their 2024 season, from the very first pitch on the diamond. A lot of that success can be attested to the newest man at the helm, head coach Mike Pelfrey.
Kapaun Mt. Carmel senior Will Thengvall scored 31 points and led the Crusaders back from a double-digit deficit in the second half, eventually defeating Topeka-Highland Park 67-64 in overtime Friday in Emporia’s White Auditorium.
Jack Ulwelling's talents as a sharpshooter and a leader became noticed at at Derby North Middle School by boys basketball coach Bryan Chadwick, who made him a captain in eighth grade. But in April 2021, just months before his middle school graduation and a move to Derby High School, his life and career trajectory was changed by a hip injury.
The Goddard Lions wrestling team bounced back from a down year by returning to the top of Class 5A wrestling Saturday. For the ninth time in ten years, Goddard lifted the State Championship trophy.
“There’s always pressure,” said Eck. “Having the three state titles and going for the fourth added a lot of pressure but I just had to stay focused and trust in what I’ve worked on in the room every day for the past four years.”
Kansas high school wrestlers took the mat for the second day of state wrestling. Here are the results from the semifinal matches of of Saturday’s final consolation and championship rounds.
Earlier this month, Wichita Collegiate boys basketball coach Mitch Fiegel earned the 600th win of a career that has spanned nearly four decades. A run that started for a few years at Quivira Heights came to Collegiate in the late ‘80s and has been magical ever since.
More than 30 family members and friends were on hand at the Paycom Center on Sunday to watch Gradey Dick’s first game in the closest NBA city to his hometown in Wichita.
The first time Cevin Clark heard his name announced at a sporting event was before a football game in second grade. Then started a pattern that still continues to this day - as a senior on the men’s basketball team at Southwestern College.
New Mexico State football coach Jerry Kill is stepping down after two successful seasons and will be replaced by receivers coach Tony Sanchez. Kill had health issues at a previous stop and said the past season was difficult for him. Kill led New Mexico State to consecutive bowl games for the first time in 60 years and had the second-highest two-season win total in program history by going 17-11. New Mexico State was Kill’s first head coaching job since he stepped down at Minnesota in 2015 after having multiple seizures on the sideline. Sanchez played a New Mexico State and joined Kill's staff in 2022. He previously served as UNLV's head coach from 2015-19.
Former Wichita State star P.J. Couisnard, an instrumental piece in the turnaround success that made the Shockers a national name, coaches Zion Pipkin at the Houston charter school, Legacy The School of Sport Sciences.
The Hoxie Indians have dominated small-school wrestling for quite some time. This year, their group, returners and newcomers alike, are hunting the school's 14th wrestling title.
With winter weather anticipated to impact most of the state, the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA) announced changes to kickoff times for Saturday state championship football games.
Storm Team 12 has issued Weather Alert Days for Monday through Friday as temperatures are expected to surpass the century mark across Kansas, with indices making it feel like 110-120 degrees in some areas.
